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Peter Blood is a physician who becomes a pirate not for infamy and riches, but out of a rankling sense of injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating a wounded rebel fighting the oppressive King James, Blood is unjustly transported to a Barbados plantation. Upon his escape, no ship sailing the Spanish Main is safe from Blood and his companions. Abounding with adventure, color, romance, and strong social commentary on the evils...
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"Spring, 1924. Recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a serious illness that left her near death, Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr vows that for once she will live life on her own terms. Breaking free from the stifling social constraints of the aristocratic society in which she was raised, she travels to France to stay with her free-spirited aunt. For one year, she will simply be Miss Parr. She will explore the picturesque streets of Paris,...
3) Dead heat
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Hard on the heels of the triumph Under Orders comes Dead Heat, set against the backdrop of Britain’s famed 2,000 Guineas stakes.
Max Moreton is a rising culinary star, and his Newmarket restaurant, the Hay Net, has brought him great acclaim and a widening circle of admirers. But when nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victim to severe food poisoning, his kitchen is...
Max Moreton is a rising culinary star, and his Newmarket restaurant, the Hay Net, has brought him great acclaim and a widening circle of admirers. But when nearly all the guests who enjoyed one of his meals at a private catered affair fall victim to severe food poisoning, his kitchen is...
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A remarkably handsome youth, Dorian Gray, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a life of terrible evil. Granted eternal youth, Dorian Gray lives a wild, dissipated life while his portrait grows old and haggard. Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is one of his most popular works. Written in Wilde's characteristically dazzling manner, full of stinging epigrams and shrewd observations,...
6) 1984
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Para controlar todo no basta con apropiarse sólo de la voluntad y de la conciencia de los individuos hay que hacerse dueño de su lenguaje. En 1984 encontramos al líder único cuya presencia es antes que nada una abstracción, la negación del individuo, la sustracción de la información: el Gran Hermano, el Big Brother. 1984 es al mismo tiempo una advertencia y un deseo: advertencia de habitar un mundo cerrado donde el Otro es impensable, y donde...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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First edition.
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Spanning Gaiman’s career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating collection from one of the world’s most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers.
A brilliant representation of Gaiman's groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly imaginative fiction, this captivating volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults —Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and...
10) Frankenstein
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Victor Frankenstein apasionado por los avances cientificos, se muda de Ginebra a Ingolstadt para continua sus estudios y llevar a cabo sus investigaciones; en busca del secreto de la vida y sin medir las consecuencias que esto le traera, intenta crear un nuevo ser con partes de cadaveres de seres humanos. Pero su tranqulidad se vera interrumpida al conseguir darle vida a una criatura cuya sombra lo perseguira incansablemente el resto de su vida. El...
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Subterranean Press
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Signed limited edition
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Before I Wake is a thriller fan's dream, a rich, resonant collection that reminds us, once again, of its author's enduring and unmistakable importance. This is popular fiction as it should be written. It doesn't get better than this. Before I Wake shows us Morrell at the top of his game. Each of the stories gathered here is a compelling, beautifully crafted gem. Each is the clear product of a world-class storyteller. There are fourteen stories included...
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While contending with wounded soldiers and influenza patients, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford stumbles upon the body of an officer and family friend who has been murdered, and uses her father's connections in the military to search for an elusive killer.
17) The adventuress
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Minotaur Books
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"Emily and husband Colin have come to the French Riviera for what should be a joyous occasion - the engagement party of her lifelong friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge, and Amity Wells, an American heiress. But the merrymaking is cut short with the shocking death of one of the party in an apparent suicide. Not convinced by the coroner's verdict, Emily must employ all of her investigative skills to discover the truth and avert another tragedy"--
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Atria Books
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"A fiendishly fun and charming novel echoing the quirky works of brilliant director Pedro Almodóvar, The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman follows an uptight Englishman who is sent to Madrid to close a literary magazine and the five fiery, close-knit Spanish women who must devise a plan in order to keep the jobs they love. Atticus Craftsman never travels without a supply of Earl Grey, an electric kettle, and a teacup--so he...
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Nhà Xuất Bản Văn Học
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Tuy Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), nhà văn duy mỹ xuất sắc, người để lại một dấu ấn đậm nét trong nền văn học Anh, không bao giờ coi các sáng tác của mình thuộc thể loại Truyện thần tiên, nhưng chúng ta vẫn có thể gọi Họa mi và Hoa hồng là một tập truyện cổ tích, có lẽ dành cho người lớn hơn là cho trẻ em. Vì sao vậy? Bởi trong tập truyện này, có những ông...
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