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Spacehounds of IPC
Spacehounds of IPC
Edward Elmer "Doc" Smith
¥7.93
Spacehounds of IPC
The Scream
The Scream
Laurent Graff
¥40.79
The story of a solitary soul living at the end of the world, continuing his daily routine of going to work in a toll booth on the highway. A terrible, mysterious sound that seems to come from nowhere is wiping out the population, and every day fewer and fewer people come by in their cars. But not everyone can hear the sound, and very soon the only survivors will be those few ‘silent ones’ left unharmed. What peculiar power does a stolen painting of Munch's The Scream exert? Why does reality become stranger and indeed crueller than fiction? The Scream begins in the twilight zone of science fiction, taking the reader on a hallucinatory road trip like no other.? Reviews "...?one of his most successful books.?It must be approached like the other books of Graff: do not ask too many question at first reading, be content with being carried away by the style and adventures of the protagonist.?In the end, you will discover that the depth of the book is inversely proportional to its number of pages.?As usual." ***** Goodreads “There is no doubt about it, the writer of?The Scream?is an extravagant and profound story teller.” -- Le Monde des Livres "Laurent Graff's books are crazy, weird, outlandish, which makes them totally indispensable." --www.event.fr "...blends together reality with fiction... what the narrator is really looking for is himself." -- Le Progres ABOUT THE AUTHOR Laurent Graff?is highly-acclaimed French author who ‘cultivates discretion and self-effacement’ and hopes to live as long as he can. His novel?Happy Days?has been translated into 15 languages and Johnny Depp has been trying (and failing) to make it into a film for many years.
Looking Backward
Looking Backward
Edward Bellamy
¥7.93
Looking Backward
The World Set Free
The World Set Free
H. G. Wells
¥7.93
The World Set Free
Ada
Ada
Emily Holyoake
¥40.79
Play about Ada Lovelace, the first computer and Artificial Intelligence today. Suitable for schools, colleges and youth groups.Offers good roles for girls/women to perform relating to STEM subjects.“You may turn the handle, and I will whirr and calculate without error!”Decades before the first computers are built, Ada imagines machines that can do anything, even compose beautiful pieces of music. Far beyond Ada’s future, a learning machine called Ginny breaks free of her routine and tests the boundaries of what ought to be possible.ADA is an intricate re-telling of the life and legacy of Ada Lovelace, pioneer of computing, paralleling her history with a contemporary story about the potential of artificial intelligence.
The Girl in the Golden Atom
The Girl in the Golden Atom
Raymond King Cummings
¥7.93
The Girl in the Golden Atom
The Fox
The Fox
David Herbert Lawrence
¥7.93
The Fox
The White Invaders
The White Invaders
Raymond King Cummings
¥7.93
The White Invaders
The Demon Queen
The Demon Queen
Brandi Elledge
¥40.79
Ruling demons has never been easy. But it’s about to get a lot harder. Carmen is finally free from years of torture. And with her evil daddy—the Demon King—dead, she’s also wearing the crown and ruling with sass, even if she still doesn’t have her own body back. But being a Queen isn’t as easy as she thought it would be. Not when she has a weakness. One she must keep secret. Because unlike her demon subjects, Carmen isn’t completely evil. And that tiny spot of goodness in her heart might just be her undoing. Demons don’t take kindly to their ruler being nice, you see. When rumours of her weakness begin to circulate, the mutiny is on. And Carmen will have to look for help from an unexpected source. From someone she has every right to be wary of. Someone she really?shouldn’t?be developing feelings for. But a certain soothsayer has been guiding events behind the scenes—for the most part behind the scenes, anyway. And if those plans include Carmen getting her body back, she might just have the power to keep her crown
Dracula
Dracula
Bram Stoker
¥7.93
Dracula
Scrappy Rough Draft: Use science to strategically motivate yourself & finish wri
Scrappy Rough Draft: Use science to strategically motivate yourself & finish wri
Donna Barker
¥0.01
The canonical Gospels stand very differently, as respects origin, character and reception, with the Gospels, Acts and Apocalpyses known as ‘Apocryphal.’ These apocryphal writings began to be produced (so far as known) in the second century, mostly in Ebionitic and Gnostic circles, and, with few exceptions, were repudiated and condemned by the Church. Only later, and in modified and expurgated forms, did their stories pass into the general Catholic tradition. The second century seems to have been a perfect hot-bed for the production of this class of writings. The heretical Gospel of the Egyptians is already quoted in 2 Clement (circa a.d. 140). Iren?us speaks of the sect of the Marcosians as adducing ‘an unspeakable number of apocryphal and spurious writings, which they themselves had forged, to bewilder the minds of the foolish,’ and instances the story, found in the Gospel of Thomas, of Jesus confounding the schoolmaster who sought to teach Him His letters (Adv. Haer. i. 20). Later tradition attributed the composition of many of the apocryphal writings (Pseudo-Matthew, Acts of Apostles) to a mythical Leucius, a disciple of the Apostles (cp. art. ‘Leucius,’ Dict. of Christ. Biog.). Eusebius gives a list of spurious and disputed books: ‘That we may have it in our power to know both these books (the canonical) and those that are adduced by the heretics under the name of the Apostles, such, viz., as compose the Gospels of Peter, of Thomas, and of Matthew, and certain others beside these, or such as contain the Acts of Andrew and John, and of the other Apostles, of which no one of those writers in the ecclesiastical succession has condescended to make any mention in his works; and, indeed, the character of the style itself is very different from that of the Apostles, and the sentiments, and the purport of those things that are advanced in them, deviating as far as possible from sound orthodoxy, evidently proves they are the fictions of heretical men; whence they are not only to be ranked among the spurious writings, but are to be rejected as altogether absurd and impious’ (H. E. iii. 25). Only a small part of this extensive literature remains to us, and in no case in its original form, but solely in later, and often much-altered recensions. CrossReach Publications
Fit To Be Tied
Fit To Be Tied
Elizabeth Craig
¥40.79
Sometimes family matters can make you fit to be tied. Although the small town of Dappled Hills is better known for its quilt shop, bakery, and other small shops, it is also home to some larger ones. When a prominent local businessman decides to sell his family business, his family isn't as thrilled as he'd first expected. Some of them would rather keep the status quo instead of allowing the business to be sold off to an outsider. But when Wyatt discovers the businessman murdered before the sale goes through, Beatrice must unravel the clues, making sure there are no loose threads, before anyone else is stitched up.
Beholder Box Set: Books 1-5
Beholder Box Set: Books 1-5
Christina Bauer
¥155.24
Medieval mages … Slow-burn love … And heart-pounding action! All five books of the best-selling series are now in one ebook collection! CURSED?(Book 1)Elea doesn’t want to be a witch, but she’s been struck by a curse. The only way our heroine can survive is if she embraces her hated Necromancer powers. Elea works hard. Still, success seems just about impossible until a handsome warlock named Rowan offers to help. CONCEALED?(Book 2)?Elea is now a Grand Mistress Necromancer. Good thing, too. She’ll need all her new powers in order to save her friends from the evil Viscount Gaspard. And her heart? That might belong to Rowan, unless he breaks it forever. CHERISHED?(Book 3)Elea is done being a witch. Forget casting spells. Forget saving the realm. Especially, forget how Rowan shattered her trust. Now, Elea wants to go back to life on the farm. Trouble is, someone’s trying to kill her. The only man she doesn’t want to ever see again? That’s the only one who can help her. It’s time to see Rowan.? CROWNED (Book 4)Elea’s true identity will be revealed… as well as?who is the best man to share her future.? CRADLED (Book 5)At last, Elea and Rowan are settling in to their new lives. Trouble is, Rowan is spending a lot of time cleaning up messes from his childhood. And considering the nightmare that was his mother, those are some ugly messes indeed. In fact, the experience is enough to make Rowan vow that he never wants children of his own. Oops. "Beholder will take you on an adventure of a lifetime!"?-?The Avid Reader
Pixieland Diaries: Book One of the Pixieland Diaries
Pixieland Diaries: Book One of the Pixieland Diaries
Christina Bauer
¥57.14
“Calla is awesome!”?–?Katie, Goodreads“Never had this much fun while reading a book”?–?Diary of a Wannabe Writer“Loved meeting this sassy, sweet-and-sour pixie and her nemesis/crush/dream!”?-?Book Junkie Reads***WARNING***If you don’t like pixies, don’t read this diary.If you don’t like loud-mouthed pixies who are really cool but sometimes get told they’re immature (for no reason), then definitely stop reading.Oh, and if you’re His Awfulness The Elf Prince ‘Dare’ Darius, then you can kiss my butt. My hatred for you burns with the fire of a thousand suns. Thanks for getting me kicked out of Pixieland and exiled to attend some rando human high school on Earth. You’re the worst, even if you have a cute smile. And nice eyes. Your hair looks okay sometimes, too. But you’re still a creep and I loathe you.And to everyone else: if you’ve read this far, then you better finish my entire diary.My story is supernatural, whacked-out, and overall awesome.“Christina has done it again!! I am MADLY in love with Calla and the Pixieland Diaries!”?-?Acme Teen BooksPIXIELAND DIARIES1. Pixieland Diaries2. Calla3. Dare4. Ivy
L'Appel de la foret
L'Appel de la foret
Jack London
¥8.01
L'Appel de la foret
La Comtesse de Charny - Tome V - (Les Mémoires d'un médecin)
La Comtesse de Charny - Tome V - (Les Mémoires d'un médecin)
Alexandre Dumas
¥8.01
La Comtesse de Charny - Tome V - (Les Mémoires d'un médecin)
Le Feu- Journal d'une Escouade
Le Feu- Journal d'une Escouade
Henri Barbusse
¥8.01
Le Feu- Journal d'une Escouade
The Wouldbegoods
The Wouldbegoods
Edith Nesbit
¥8.01
The Wouldbegoods
Colette Baudoche- Histoire d'une jeune fille de Metz
Colette Baudoche- Histoire d'une jeune fille de Metz
Maurice Barres
¥7.93
Colette Baudoche- Histoire d'une jeune fille de Metz
Nouveaux souvenirs entomologiques - Livre II
Nouveaux souvenirs entomologiques - Livre II
Jean-Henri Fabre
¥8.01
Nouveaux souvenirs entomologiques - Livre II
L'Homme au masque de fer
L'Homme au masque de fer
Arthur Bernede
¥8.01
L'Homme au masque de fer