AMERICAN INDIAN FAIRY TALES?By W.T. Larned, 1921, ?Twenty-ninth Edition??* Iagoo, the Story-Teller?* Shin-ge-bis fools the North Wind?* The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds?* The Child of the Evening Star?* The Boy who Snared the Sun?* How the Summer Came?* Grasshopper?* Mish-o-sha, the Magician?* The Fairy Bride??With one exception, all the tales in this book are adapted from the legends collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft, ethnologist and government agent for the Lake Superior country, and published in 1839 with the title, "Algic Researches."

The "Times."?"For its rapid action, in fact, we have seldom read a better story, or one which is more full of incidents, sanguinary, trenchant, and robust."??The "Daily Telegraph."?"A true and a wonderfully well-sustained piece of Oriental life and striking history."??The "Spectator."?"This is a very remarkable book. It is a determined attempt to bring the interior Hindoo and Mussulman life of a great Mahratta province during the most exciting times home to the hearts and understandings of Englishmen, to interest them in people with whom they have nothing except human nature in common."??"Morning Post."?"'Tara' is a unique work. There is nothing like it in the English literature of fiction. No other writer has ever attempted the portrayal of Indian life, society, and interests, entirely free from any European admixture of character or incident. The author himself now does so for the first time. 'The Confessions of a Thug' related to British jurisdiction in India. 'Tippoo Sultan' dealt with the gallant struggles of that monarch against the encroaching British power, but 'Tara' is all Indian."??"Saturday Review."?"It is seldom that we meet with a work of fiction executed with anything like the conscientious care and minute elaboration of Captain Meadows Taylor's Indian Tale. His characters have mostly the clearness and individuality of portraits, and his scenery exhibits all the marked and decisive features of photographs taken on the spot. The work throughout is evidently that of a master of Oriental life and character in love with his subject, to whom nothing appears trivial or beneath notice that can illustrate the peculiar traits of Asiatic nature, or kindle an enthusiasm for knowing more of the history, manners, and usages of our fellow-subjects in the east."??The "Standard."?"In no one part of the work has Captain Taylor shown more thorough art than in those pages in which he details the features of the Hindoo and Ma-homedan family life. He never overloads; his characters are not lay figures attired in triple folds of gorgeous robes to hide their nakedness. With a few subtle touches he shows us the interior life of each household, and the morning springs of every character, and he leaves us to fill in the obvious details for ourselves."???My Lord,?The scenes and characters which i have endeavoured to depict in these volumes will be necessarily new and strange to you; but if they excite interest in the native annals of a country of which i find but little real knowledge existing, the object of the work will have been attained; while, by the kind courtesy which permits me to dedicate it to you, your excellency confers upon me a very sincere gratification.??I have the honour to be,?Your Lordship's very faithful servant,??MEADOWS TAYLOR.

Now ponder well, you parents deare,?These wordes which I shall write;?A doleful story you shall heare,?In time brought forth to light.??A gentleman of good account?In Norfolke dwelt of late.?Who did in honour far surmount?Most men of his estate.??Sore sicke he was, and like to dye,?No helpe his life could save;?His wife by him as sicke did lye,?And both possest one grave.??No love between these two was lost,?Each was to other kinde;?In love they liv'd, in love they dyed,?And left two babes behinde:??The one a fine and pretty boy,?Not passing three yeares olde;?The other a girl more young than he?And fram'd in beautye's molde. Randolph Caldecott (1846 – 1886) was an English artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognised by the Royal Academy. Caldecott gre-atly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years. Caldecott also illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and out, and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy and galleries. After six years at Whitchurch, Caldecott moved to the head office in Manchester of the Manchester & Salford Bank. He lodged variously in Aberdeen Street, Rusholme Grove and at Bowdon. He took the opportunity to study at night school at the Manchester School of Art and practised continually, with success in local papers and some London publications. It was a habit of his at this time, which he maintained all his life, to decorate his letters, papers and documents of all descriptions with marginal sketches to illustrate the content or provide amusement. A number of his letters have been reprinted with their illustrations in Yours Pictorially, a book edited by Michael Hutchings. In 1870, a painter friend in London, Thomas Armstrong, put Caldecott in touch with Henry Blackburn, the editor of London Society, who published a number of his drawings in several issues of the monthly magazine. Encouraged by this evidence of his ability to support him-self by his art, Caldecott decided to quit his job and move to London; this he did in 1872 at the age of 26. Within two years he had become a successful magazine illustrator working on commission. His work included individual sketches, illustrations of other articles and a series of illustrations of a holiday which he and Henry Blackburn took in the Harz Mountains in Germany. The latter became the first of a number of such series.

O cas? perfect?. O familie perfect?. Un secret mortal…O t?n?r? mam?, blond? ?i dr?gu??, dispare din casa ei din South Boston, l?s?nd ?n urm? un singur martor – fiica de patru ani – ?i un so? chipe? ?i secretos.Din clipa ?n care detectivul D.D. Warren intr? ?n confortabila cas? a familiei Jones, instinctul ?i spune c? ceva nu este ?n regul? la imaginea de ansamblu pe care cuplul s-a str?duit at?t de mult s? o creeze.?n timp ce via?a unei femei disp?rute se afl? ?n pericol ?i o furtun? amenin?? s? izbucneasc? ?n pres?, D.D. trebuie s?-?i dea rapid seama dac? Jason Jones este vinovat sau doar ?ncearc? s? ascund? ceva. Prioritatea ei num?rul unu devine aceea de a sta ?n calea poten?ialului uciga? ?i de a ap?ra noua posibil? victim?, un copil nevinovat, care a v?zut – poate – prea multe.?Cel mai captivant roman al s?u de p?n? acum… [Gardner este] o povestitoare ne?ntrecut?.“ – The Providence Sunday Journal?Fascinant… extrem de antrenant… plin de r?sturn?ri de situa?ie spectaculoase.“ – Publishers Weekly?O carte care ?l pune pe g?nduri pe cititor ?i ?i produce fiori. O realizare de geniu marca Gardner!“ – Romantic Times Book Reviews?Iubitorii genului ar trebui s? fie avertiza?i s? ??i ?nchid? bine u?ile ?nainte de a se apuca de citit.“ – Bookpage?F?r? ?ndoial?, cel mai complex roman al lui Gardner… o adev?rat? ?nc?ntare pentru fanii autoarei.“ – Booklist Grand Prix des Lectrices de ELLE, 2011

Ce-ai face dac? propria ta sor? ar disp?rea ?ntr-o bun? zi f?r? urm??C?nd afl? c? sora ei mai mic? a disp?rut, Beatrice Hemming se ?ntoarce cu primul avion acas?, la Londra. ?n scurt? vreme, Tess este g?sit? moart?, aparent o sinucidere, iar poli?ia ?nchide dosarul. Convins? c? sora ei nu s-ar fi sinucis niciodat?, Beatrice se mut? ?n apartamentul lui Tess ?i p?trunde tot mai ad?nc ?n via?a ?i ?n secretele acesteia, ?n ?ncercarea de a-l descoperi singur? pe criminal. Pe urmele lui Tess, Beatrice afl? despre rela?ia ei ascuns?, despre participarea ei la un experiment medical, dar se afund? tot mai mult ?ntr-o ?ntunecat? camer? a oglinzilor, plin? de revela?ii tulbur?toare.C?ut?nd cu disperare adev?rul despre moartea surorii ei, va reu?i oare s? se redescopere pe sine?

Martie 1997. O t?n?r? femeie e g?sit? moart? ?n spatele unui bar din or??elul Carter Crossing, Mississippi, nu departe de o mare baz? militar?. Criminalul este un localnic sau un soldat? Maiorul Jack Reacher din poli?ia militar? prime?te misiunea de a supraveghea, sub acoperire, activitatea poli?iei locale. Folosindu-?i intui?ia ?nn?scut?, dar ?i abilit??ile dob?ndite ?n lunga sa experien?? ca militar, maiorul pune cap la cap indiciile, descoperind o conspira?ie a t?cerii ce pare s? urce p?n? la cel mai ?nalt nivel. Prins ?ntre datoria militar? ?i dorin?a de a face dreptate, Jack Reacher ??i risc? viitorul profesional pentru aflarea adev?rului. Iar farmecele ?erifului Elizabeth Deveraux, o femeie uimitor de frumoas?, fost ofi?er ?n infanteria marin?, nu fac dec?t s?-i complice sarcina.?Jack Reacher i-ar putea bate pe Bond, Dirty Harry, Jason Bourne ?i Ethan Hunt cu ambele m?ini legate la spate. Apoi, s-ar culca cu iubitele lor, c?te dou? deodat?, ?nainte de a p?r?si ora?ul cu ultimul autobuz.“ – The Sun?Cea mai bun? carte a lui Child de p?n? acum… Reacher este deopotriv? un mare lupt?tor ?i un g?nditor, deopotriv? Schwarzenegger ?i Socrate. Crezul s?u va fi ?ntotdeauna ?make love and war?.“ – The Independent ?Jack Reacher ?i-a c??tigat de mult un loc de seam? ?n panteonul eroilor americani formidabili…“ – The New York TimesC?r?ile lui Lee Child sunt traduse ?n 40 de limbi, ?n aproape 100 de ??ri ale lumii.

LUIS AGUIRRE had been living in Gibraltar for about a month. He had arrived with the intention of sailing at once upon a vessel bound for Oceanica, where he was to assume his post as a consul to Australia. It was the first important voyage of his diplomatic career. Up to that time he had served in Madrid, in the offices of the Ministry, or in various consulates of southern France, elegant summery places where for half the year life was a continuous holiday. ??THE SON of a family that had been dedicated to diplomacy by tradition, he enjoyed the protection of influential persons. His parents were dead, but he was helped by his relatives and the prestige of a name that for a century had figured in the archives of the nation. Consul at the age of twenty-five, he was about to set sail with the illusions of a student who goes out into the world for the first time, feeling that all previous trips have been insignificant. ? AUTOR: Vicente Blasco Ibanez nacio el 29 de enero de 1867 en Valencia (Espana). Era hijo de Ramona Ibanez y del comerciante Gaspar Blanco. Estudio Derecho en la Universidad de Valencia. Participo en la politica uniendose al Partido Republicano". En 1894 fundo el periodico El pueblo. En el ano 1896, fue detenido y condenado a varios meses de prision. En 1889 contrajo matrimonio con Maria Blasco del Cacho, hija del magistrado Rafael Blasco y Moreno. Cuando subio al poder Canovas del Castillo, el escritor se exilio brevemente en la ciudad de Paris. Fue un autor vinculado en muchos aspectos al naturalismo frances. Por otra parte, la explicita intencion politicosocial de algunas de las novelas de Blasco Ibanez, aunada al escaso bagaje intelectual del autor, lo mantuvo alejado de los representantes de la Generacion del 98. Murio el 28 de enero de 1928 en Menton (Francia)a los 60 anos. Entre sus titulos destacan: "Arroz y Tartana" (1894), "La Barraca" (1898), "Entre Naranjos (1900), "Canas y Barro" (1902), "La Horda" (1905), "Sangre y Arena" (1908) o "Los Cuatro Jinetes Del Apocalipsis" (1916).

Paris, iulie 1942: Sarah, o feti?? evreic? ?n v?rst? de zece ani, este arestat? ?n toiul nop?ii, ?mpreun? cu p?rin?ii ei, de poli?ia francez?, dar nu ?nainte de a-?i ?ncuia fratele ?n ascunz?toarea lor secret?, convins? fiind c? se va ?ntoarce dup? numai c?teva ore pentru a-l elibera.Paris, mai 2002: Julia, o jurnalist? american?, stabilit? de mul?i ani la Paris ?i m?ritat? cu un francez, trebuie s? scrie un articol despre razia de la Vel’ d’Hiv, cu ocazia comemor?rii a ?aizeci de ani de la acest eveniment de trist? amintire ?n istoria Fran?ei. ?n timpul investiga?iei sale, Julia descoper? ?nt?mpl?tor o serie de secrete de familie ad?nc ?ngropate, care o leag? de Sarah, ?i simte nevoia de a reconstitui destinul tragic al fetei. Pe m?sur? ce se ad?nce?te ?n trecutul ei, lucrurile pe care le afl? o tulbur? ?i o fac s?-?i pun? ?ntreb?ri cu privire la propria existen??.Se numea Sarah este povestea ?nduio??toare a dou? familii unite de un secret teribil, dar ?i o tulbur?toare pagin? de istorie: Tatiana de Rosnay descrie un episod real din Fran?a aflat? sub ocupa?ie ?i rupe t?cerea care ?nconjoar? un subiect dureros, uneori chiar tabu, din istoria francezilor.

Atanar a civilizációtól távol, egy gyors folyású, hegyi patak partján tér magához. Megd?bbenve tapasztalja, hogy emlékeit elvesztette, eddigi életéb?l semmire nem emlékszik. Ki ?? Honnan j?tt? Hová tart? A múlt felderítésére egyetlen esélye egy r?vid levél, mely átázva kerül el? mellénye zsebéb?l. Ennek nyomán elindul, hogy felderítse múltját, ám hamarosan megtapasztalja, hogy ez nem olyan egyszer? dolog. ?tja során számtalan ellenséget, akadályt kell leküzdenie, mert ez a világ veszélyes, és a gyengék nem sokáig élnek. Azonban értékes barátokra is szert tesz kalandozásai során. ?s k?zben egy percre sem felejti el célját: felkutatni elveszett múltját. A nyomok végül egy távoli grófságba vezetnek, ahol furcsa dolgok t?rténnek…

Az els? két történet a Világállamban játszódó disztópia. A  Haszontalan mágia f?szerepl?je a szürke kishivatalnokként él? Jim Scone: kezébe kerül egy ?srégi recept. A vegyület felszabadítja az ember mentális képességeit. Scone képes lett a múltba pillantani. Így kiderítette, hogy ki er?szakolta meg brutálisan a komputerosztály csinos, fiatal alkalmazottját, aki emiatt öngyilkos lett. Ám hiába a különleges képesség, a nyomozók ?t tartják tettesnek és elmegyógyintézetbe csukják.A K?folyam egyrészt a Spear ?rhajó parancsnokának, Estellnek és a különös planéta lakójának, Ellteának története, másrészt a Világállam nev? diktatúra utolsó éveir?l, a változásról szóló novella.A szürke ország cím? hosszabb elbeszélés átmenet a valós történelmi korrajz és egy fantázia szülötte jöv? között. A közelmúlt eseményei: a kilencvenes évek közepe, a f?h?s egy pályakezd? újságíró hölgy; a jöv?beni események legyenek meglepetés...

A New York Times bestseller szerz?je, a feszültségteremtés királyn?je, 100 millió eladott példánnyal a valaha volt legnépszer?bb szerz?k egyike.Legújabb, nagy siker? krimije éppúgy felkerült a legfontosabb sikerlistákra, mint Clark szinte minden m?ve. A fiatalon meg?zvegyült Lane Harmon, az ?téves Katie édesanyja lakberendez?, fény?z? otthonokba bejáratos. Egy alkalommal, amikor f?n?ke megbízza, hogy rendezzen be egy szerény sorházat, meglepve tapasztalja, hogy a megbízó nem más, mint egy híres-hírhedt pénzember felesége. A férj, Parker Bennett, két éve t?nt el a Karib-tengeren hajózva. A cégben lév? ?tmilliárd dollárral együttVajon él-e még? Vajon k?ze van-e a milliárdokhoz? ?s vajon mit tud a feleség?Lane egyre jobban belebonyolódik az ügybe, és egyre k?zelebb kerül Bennették fiához, míg végül már megszállottan próbálja bizonyítani a család ártatlanságát. Azzal azonban nem számol, hogy ezzel magát és kislányát is veszélybe sodorja Botrány, csalás, árulás és szerelem a kritikusok és az olvasók szerint ez az ?tvenk?tetes Clark életének egyik legjobb regénye. El?sz?r a pénz a tét. Utána?a szerelem. Végül az életed.

O poveste de dragoste se înfirip? între un soldat ?i o tân?r? turist?, într?un ora? de pe litoralul albanez. Numai c? nimic nu este ceea ce pare în acest minunat decor estival. Pe fundalul ruinelor unui teatru antic, regimul comunist monteaz? o înscenare grotesc? pentru a??i ?ine sub teroare propriul popor, iar protagoni?tii devin, cu sau f?r? voia lor, actori.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a British children's book that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor.?The book is a big success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years following its debut. It has been translated into 36 languages and with 45 million copies sold it is one of the best-selling books of all time.

Enigma unor crime sângeroase din secolul al XVII?lea, tradi?ii africane aduse de sclavi, o confrerie secret? – toate acestea se împletesc în firul unei pove?ti spuse de diferi?i protagoni?ti, într?un amestec de perspective ?i rase care red? îns??i esen?a Braziliei. Iar deasupra tuturor se profileaz? figura misterioasei regine Jinga.

Ahogy a Részlegesek végs? lejárati ideje vészesen k?zeledik, a túlél?k sorsát eld?nt? háború immár elkerülhetetlennek látszik. Mindkét fél elszánta magát a végs? pusztításra, abban a biztos tudatban, hogy birtokában van a fegyver, amellyel megsemmisítheti a másikat. Samm és Kira Walker a két háborúban álló fél k?z?tt ragadt, egymástól ezer mérf?ldnyi távolságra. Samm a kontinens túlsó végén az amerikai k?zép-nyugat hatalmas mérgez? pusztaságain túl, Kira pedig dr. Morgan markában, akinek elt?kélt szándéka megmenteni a még megmaradt Részlegeseket, akár Kira élete árán is. Ekkor egy rejtélyes lény bukkan fel, sem ember, sem Részleges, és komoran figyelmezteti a harcoló feleket egy újabb apokalipszisre. Kirának egyetlen esélye van, hogy megmentse mindkét fajt és velük együtt a világot. De lehet, hogy ez az életébe kerül… A Részlegesek sorozat befejez? része epikus izgalmakat ígér, amelyben a bolygó utolsó megmaradt értelmes lényei ?sszecsapnak egymással, hogy meghatározzák a j?v?t.

EGY FONTOS ?ZENET ROSSZ KEZEKBE KER?L. S?T?T TERV L?P M?K?D?SBE. ?M A K?T TOLVAJ MOST IS A CSELSZ?V?K ?TJ?BAN ?LL. A Riyria egyik fele, Hadrian Blackwater Novron elveszett ?r?k?sének felkutatására indul. Egykori társa életét féltve, Royce Melborn ismét csatlakozik hozzá egy utolsó küldetésre, így együtt szállnak tengerre. A sikerre egyetlen esélyük, ha szembeszállnak a kíméletlen Merrick Mariusszal, a mesterb?n?z?vel, aki barátból Royce legádázabb ellenségévé vált. ?tjuk csapdák és árulás ingoványos vidékén át vezet, és Hadrian arra kényszerül, hogy szembenézzen rég eltemetett múltjával. A Smaragdvihar a magával ragadó Riyria-krónikák negyedik k?tete. A hatk?tetes sorozatot írója egyetlen, eposzi magaslatokra t?r? t?rténetként alkotta meg, amit kül?n epizódokra bontott. A cselekményszálak egybefonódnak, de minden egyes k?tet a saját t?rténetét meséli el, és kül?n, kerek egészként is élvezhet?. Az eredetileg magánkiadásban megjelent sorozatra felfigyelt egy nagy kiadó is, és az új kiadás révén az utóbbi évek legsikeresebb új fantasyjévé vált.

One of the true classics of literature, Pinocchio - The Story of a Puppet has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations.?This is a multi touch version, specially designed for the iPad, a unique experience and probably the most beautiful digital version ever made of this story. It contains gorgeous illustrations.?The book is enhanced with audio for all chapters, read by Phil Chenever.This is the wonderful story of Pinocchio, the puppet who must learn many lessons before he can become a real boy. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he dreamed of becoming a real boy but strays from the path of goodness many times and is very willing to listen to temptation. He has also been used as a character who is prone to telling lies and fabricating stories for various reasons. The story has appeared in many adaptations in other mediums. Pinocchio has been called an icon of modern culture, and one of most reimagined characters in the pantheon of children's literature. Listen to his many adventures, scrapes, misdeeds and pranks followed by bouts of sincere repentance and remorse. But these last only until the next enticing adventure or misdeed presents itself. Of course he does finally learn his lesson and does become a real boy when finally understanding that love and duty come first before pleasure and play.

Eduard Limonov — rebel politic i comarul cel mai cumplit al lui Putin.“ – The GuardianLimonov nu este un personaj de ficiune. El exist.A fost un haiduc ucrainean; idol al underground-ului sovietic; ceretor, apoi valet al unui miliardar din Manhattan; scriitor la mod parizian; soldat pierdut pe undeva, prin Balcani; i acum, n imensa harababur postcomunist, btrn ef charismatic al unui partid al tinerilor desperados. Personal, se consider un erou, dar poate fi socotit i un ticlos. [...] viaa lui romanesc i periculoas spune ceva. Nu doar despre el, despre Limonov, nu doar despre Rusia, ci despre istoria noastr, a tuturor, de la ncheierea celui de-al Doilea Rzboi Mondial ncoace.“ – Emmanuel CarrèreRoman biografic sau biografie ficionalizat, cartea lui Emmanuel Carrère reconstruiete viaa unui personaj real, ivit parc din paginile unei cri. Un personaj excentric, ambiguu, evaziv i schimbtor, cu o via aproape neverosimil de aventuroas, care i permite autorului s traseze un portret convingtor al Rusiei din ultimii cincizeci de ani i n acelai timp s se lanseze ntr-o explorare uimitoare a paradoxurilor condiiei umane.Ca artist i politician, Limonov e, fr ndoial, unic i complex — un adevrat fenomen rusesc, o reflectare a intensitii neobinuite ce definete viaa n Rusia. i, aidoma rii din care vine, tocmai contradiciile sale l fac att de viu. – The GuardianIntimist, perspectiva lui Carrère este totodat istoric, ridicnd n jurul eroului su echivoc i temerar o vast i vibrant scen de teatru: URSS-ul izolat din anii lui Brejnev, apoi dezagregarea comunismului i, n fine, aruncarea Rusiei n capitalismul mafiot i ntr-un haos de proporii.Carrère nu-i asum niciodat poziia de judector, ns tie s insereze n amplul su roman de aventuri puternic ancorat n real meditaii profunde asupra destinului att al individului, ct i al civilizaiilor.“ – TéléramaNu mai viseaz la o insurecie violent, ci, mai degrab, la o revoluie portocalie, cum tocmai se produsese n Ucraina. O revoluie panic, democrat, de care se teme cel mai tare Kremlinul pe care e gata s l zdrobeasc prin indiferent ce mijloace. Iat de ce duce viaa asta de om hituit. Cu civa ani n urm, a fost fcut praf cu bte de baseball. Totul a renceput, abia dac a scpat unui atentat. Numele i figureaz n fruntea listei dumanilor Rusiei, adic a oamenilor de suprimat, pe care oficinele apropiate puterii i propun rzbunrii poporului, fcndu-le publice adresele i numerele de telefon. Ceilali de pe list erau Politkovskaia, ucis cu o puc cu aer comprimat, ex-ofierul FSB Litvinenko, otrvit cu poloniu dup ce denunase deriva criminal a serviciilor secrete, miliardarul Hodorkovski, nchis n Siberia pentru c a vrut s se bage n politic. Urmtorul e el, Limonov.

Jum?tatea Rea este primul volum dintr-o trilogie.E pe jum?tate Vr?jitor Alb... pe jum?tate Vr?jitor Negru. Mama lui a fost vindec?toare... tat?l lui e un uciga?. Nimeni nu-l vrea... To?i ?l v?neaz?.Noul hit mondial dup? Jocurile foamei, Harry Potter, seria Amurg.?Periculos de captivant?!“ – Time Magazine?n Anglia zilelor noastre, vr?jitorii tr?iesc la un loc cu oamenii: Vr?jitorii Albi, care sunt buni; Vr?jitorii Negri, care sunt r?i; ?i Nathan, ?n v?rst? de ?aisprezece ani, fiul unei Vr?jitoare Albe ?i al celui mai temut Vr?jitor Negru.?inut captiv ?ntr-o cu?c?, Nathan trebuie s? scape ?nainte s? ?mplineasc? ?aptesprezece ani, c?nd va primi trei daruri de la tat?l s?u ?i va deveni el ?nsu?i vr?jitor – iar dac? va gre?i, va muri.?ncercarea lui Nathan de a-?i g?si tat?l devine o lupt? cr?ncen? pentru supravie?uire, cu provoc?ri la tot pasul ?i ?n care binele ?i r?ul se dovedesc mult mai complicate dec?t ?i-ar fi imaginat.?Sally Green surprinde cu m?iestrie fr?m?nt?rile unui individ captiv ?ntre cele dou? jum?t??i ostile ale propriei identit??i.“ – Publishers Weekly.

Hanna Bota scrie cri ale descoperirii de sine prin Cellalt, prin Ceilali. Aceast mare i veche tem are, n cazul ei, o rezolvare aparte, cci Cellalt este nu doar cel din vecintate, ci i, mai ales, cel de foarte departe, tritor n orizonturi exotice, acolo unde diferena e strident i numai privirea lateral, n mai multele sensuri ale acesteia, poate conduce spre esena uman, spre miezul tare al fiinei. Punnd la btaie, n surprinztoare conexiuni, feluritele instrumente de cunoatere i interpretare pe care le-a acumulat n timp: literatur, etnologie, antropologie cultural, teologie, nu se mulumete cu privirea fix, focalizat, ghidat strict de regulile tiinei sale, ci tenteaz pai lturalnici, sensuri derivate, improvizeaz interdisciplinar, se pune pe sine n locul celuilalt pentru a-i descifra perspectiva, nelinitile, modelul de lume.Ultimul canibal ne purtase n insulele Vanuatu din Pacific. De data aceasta, jurnalul eseistic de cltorie, cu inserii poematice i desfurri epice, rotunjete povestea cutrii de sine prin iubire a Laviniei, tnr muzician romnc, urmrind-o n ara sa, mai nti, n Italia i India, apoi, ntr-o curgere de ntmplri nvolburate, rtcitor-iniiatice, ntre Occident i Orient, cu toate simurile n alert. Apa e motivul central al crii. De la Dunre la Gange, de la lacrim la diluviu, izvor susurnd ori val nfuriat, ea e simbol al vieii, al luptei pentru supravieuire i pentru nchegarea unui orict de firav rost. Tot ea traduce reverii identitare, comaruri negre, tensiuni i crize. Vrtejul explorrii de sine i asum traversarea ntunericului ca singur drum la ndemn spre lumin. Drum desenat n tine ca o hart a direciei ctre comoara de mare pre i ezitnd benefic, n noua i incitanta carte a Hannei Bota, ntre realitate i ficiune, cu irizri fantastice i nenumrate ui (ntre)deschise de-o parte i de cealalt a naintrii destinale.“ – Irina Petra

Un thriller pentru adolescen?i. Un succes interna?ional.Cite?te primul volum al trilogiei Alb?-ca-Z?pada!E cea mai grea iarn? din ultimii ani; str?zile din Tampere, Finlanda, sunt ?nghe?ate ?i acoperite de z?pad?. ?i nimic nu contrasteaz? mai tare cu albul z?pezii dec?t s?ngele.Lumikki Andersson, o adolescent? ?n v?rst? de 17 ani, locuie?te singur? ?i urmeaz? cursurile unui liceu de arte. ?i-a f?cut o regul? din a nu se implica ?n lucruri ce nu o privesc. Totu?i, aceast? regul? este pus? la ?ncercare ?n ziua ?n care Lumikki g?se?te bancnote p?tate de s?nge ?n camera obscur? a liceului.D?ndu-?i seama c? trei elevi de la liceul s?u au un amestec ?n acest incident, Lumikki se treze?te prins? ?n h??i?ul unei afaceri interna?ionale cu droguri. Via?a ?i este pus? ?n pericol.Acum ?i adolescen?ii au o Lisbeth Salander a lor!Lumikki Andersson, eroina trilogiei Alb?-ca-Z?pada, a ?nv??at s? se apere singur? ?i s? nu aib? ?ncredere ?n nimeni. E un lup singuratic ?i o supravie?uitoare. A fost agresat? brutal la ?coal?, iar acum s-a mutat ?n Tampere, unde locuie?te singur?. Lumikki e inteligent?, sarcastic?, are o anume duritate ?i ?i place solitudinea. De asemenea, ?i place s? se lupte corp la corp, s? ?noate ?n ap? ?nghe?at?, s? alerge ?i s? viziteze galerii de art?. A hot?r?t c? nu mai vrea s?-i fie niciodat? fric? de nimic.?Ro?u ca s?ngele d? startul unei aventuri provocatoare, al?turi de Lumikki, o eroin? care calc? pe urmele Larei Croft.“ – Keskisuomalainen?Romanul Sallei Simukka te prinde ?n str?nsoare ca iarna siberian?.“ – goodreads.com?Romanele acestei foarte talentate scriitoare finlandeze, Salla Simukka, au fost o revela?ie pentru mine. Lumikki Andersson, eroina curajoas? a trilogiei, ne poart? ?ntr-o c?l?torie plin? de evenimente nea?teptate, care ne ?nc?nt? ?i ne ?nfioar? deopotriv?.“ – Emily Thomas, editor, Hot Key Books