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The Eight Strokes of the Clock

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Trying to escape from her boring life, Hortense Daniel meets the mysterious Prince Rénine (or should we say Arsène Lupin?) who enlists her help to solve eight mysteries, starting with one that is for her very close to home. The pair’s travels take them across northern France as they help ease the path of true love, bring thieves and murderers to justice, and eventually to recover something very dear to Hortense’s heart.The Eight Strokes of the Clock is an Arsène Lupin novel by any other name, with Maurice Leblanc admitting as much in an opening note. Set in the early days of the character’s history, this collection of mysteries has the hallmarks of classic Lupin: a fervent desire to impress, dazzling jumps of logic and an ambivalent belief that the law can provide justice. This English translation was published in 1922 in the same year it was being serialized in France; it was published in novel form there a year later.

Seis problemas para Dom Isidro Parodi Duas fantasias memoráveis

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Tudo começou com um panfleto para uma fábrica de iogurte. Para atender família Casares. Para atender a encomenda, os amigos se reuniram em uma casa de campo para escrever e começaram uma parceria que deu origem não apenas a livros, mas a dois autores. A Biblioteca Azul publica novas edições dos três volumes escritos por Borges e Bioy em uma colaboração tão íntima que heterônimos,com a peculiaridade de serem “heterônimos de dois”. Em Seis problemas para "Dom Isidro Parodi | Duas fantasias memoráveis", primeiro livro atribuído a Bustos Domecq, nos apresenta Don Isidro Parodi, um astuto investigador encarcerado. A inteligência e habilidade do detetive são tais que Don Isidro é procurado pelos clientes em sua cela e ele é capaz de solucionar os casos a partir de depoimentos e pistas recolhidas em seus interrogatórios. Embora "Seis problemas para Dom Isidro Parodi" sejam contos independentes, o conjunto revela o humor de Domecq e sua maestria na construção de tramas policiais. As histórias de Parodi figuram na lista "Queen’s Quorum" dos 125 melhores livros policiais de todos os tempos. "As Duas fantasias memoráveis" – 'A testemunha' e 'O sinal' – são relatos fantásticos. Nestes textos o “terceiro homem” faz referências a outro gênero literário caro aos amigos que criaram Domecq. O escritor argentino Alan Pauls afirma que "amparados por um pseudônimo Borges e Bioy lançaram mão de elementos que não poderiam nunca figurar em suas obras individuais", como "o uso brutal da cultura popular, atrevimento e paixão rasteiras".

Midwife in a Million

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Ten years ago paramedic Rory McIver left home, promising childhood sweetheart Kate Onslow he'd return to make her his bride. But Kate abruptly called off their engagement, and Rory, devastated, stayed away. Now he's back to ask the woman who broke his heart one simple question--why?When a medical emergency forces them together, the passion between the old flames reignites! Their grueling race against time across the rugged Outback to save a patient's unborn child challenges Kate and Rory physically and emotionally. Now is the time for them to confront their past--their future together depends upon it!

Faust

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Goethe’s masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever. Here, in Faust, Part I, the tremendous versatility of Goethe’s genius creates some of the most beautiful passages in literature. Here too we experience Goethe’s characteristic humor, the excitement and eroticism of the witches’ Walpurgis Night, and the moving emotion of Gretchen’s tragic fate.This authoritative edition, which offers Peter Salm’s wonderfully readable translation as well as the original German on facing pages, brings us Faust in a vital, rhythmic American idiom that carefully preserves the grandeur, integrity, and poetic immediacy of Goethe’s words.

7 best short stories by Ring Lardner

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Welcome to the 7 Best Short Stories book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. This edition is dedicated to English author Ring Lardner. Ring Lardner was an American sports columnist and short-story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre. His contemporaries Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all professed strong admiration for his writing. In this book you will find this stories: - Haircut; - Golden Honey Moon; - My Roomy; - Horseshoes; - Harmony; - Alibi Ike; - Champion. If you appreciate good literature, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!

L'asimmetria e la vita

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Dal 1955 al 1987, anno della sua scomparsa, Primo Levi pubblicò su giornali e riviste una serie di articoli di varia natura e occasione, che sono stati raccolti per la prima volta integralmente nell'edizione delle Opere (Einaudi, 1997). Questo volume ne ripropone un'ampia scelta, che rende ragione dei molti «mestieri» leviani: quello di testimone, di scrittore, di chimico. La prima parte riunisce i testi dell'esperienza del Lager. Scritti vari: prefazioni, tra cui quella celebre scritta per l'autobiografia di Rudolf Höss, l'indignata condanna del negazionismo e l'emblematico Deportati. Anniversario (1955) dove Levi lamenta la caduta di interesse sull'argomento dei campi di sterminio, mettendo in guardia contro la perdita della memoria collettiva. Nei saggi della seconda parte si va dall'autobiografia letteraria (Lo scrittore non scrittore, Itinerario d'uno scrittore ebreo), alle recensioni, alla storia degli Ebrei italiani ed europei, fino ad approdare a scritti di esemplare rigore scientifico (L'asimmetria e la vita) e morale (L'intolleranza razziale). Nella vastità degli argomenti, nella coerenza delle riflessioni, nella chiarezza dello stile, queste pagine ci riconsegnano il Primo Levi appassionato e antiretorico che abbiamo da tempo imparato a riconoscere come un classico delle nostre lettere.

Vesitanssija

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Parasta kirjallisuutta Yhdysvalloista Ta-Nehisi Coates nousee ensimmäisellä romaanillaan Toni Morrisonin rinnalle suurten amerikkalaisten kertojien joukkoon. Vesitanssija on syvällinen, kiehtova ja maaginen tarina identiteetistä ja sisäisestä voimasta.Hiram, plantaasinomistajan ja orjan jälkeläinen, kasvaa Virginiassa kahden maailman välissä, tietoisena isänperinnöstä, joka ei koskaan voi olla hänen, kadonnutta äitiä kaivaten, orjaväestön ja herrasväen rajalla tasapainoillen. Aikuisuuden lähestyessä Hiram alkaa ymmärtää, miten sortoon perustuva yhteiskunta murenee ympärillä ja tuo hänen kaltaisilleen vain lisää kärsimystä. Kun hän pelastuu hukkumiskuolemalta selittämättömällä tavalla, ainoana muistikuvana outo sininen valo, alkaa vaarallinen matka kohti vapautta, vastuuta ja sisäistä voimaa. HIramin on löydettävä sisältään ikiaikainen kyky, jonka avulla hän voi pelastaa myös läheisensä.Kiitetty ja palkittu kirjoittaja ja journalisti Ta-Nehisi Coates punoo Hiramin huikeana liitävään tarinaan Yhdysvaltain historian kipukohdat, orjuutettujen vapautusliikkeen legendat ja kaikille kansoille ja aikakausille yhteisen minuuden ja itsenäisyyden etsinnän.Ta-Nehisi Coates (s. 1975) on yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija, esseisti ja toimittaja, joka lukeutuu tämän hetken johtaviin ajattelijoihin ja yhteiskuntakriitikoihin. Hän on työskennellyt The Atlantic –lehdessä ja opettaa kirjoittamista New York Universityn Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institutessa. Hän on kirjoittanut useita bestsellereitä, joista Between The World And Me voitti National Book Awardin vuonna 2015. Coates kirjoittaa Marvel Comicisille Black Pantheria ja Captain Americaa.

A Princess of Mars

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A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/1903 . First edition published in 1917.. Text tagged in TEI compatible format by Jeffery Triggs for the University of Oxford Text Archive..

The Man Who Was Thursday

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Sometimes described as thrilling, sometimes as comic, and sometimes as metaphysical or spiritual, The Man Who Was Thursday is perhaps a little of each. The tale begins when an undercover policeman infiltrates a mysterious Anarchist group. As the novel progresses, things become more comic and improbable, and eventually evolve in to a sort of abstract, dreamlike state. Filled with Christian allegory, Thursday is a glittering, fascinating exploration of good versus evil and theology through the lens of adventure, wit, and the surreal.

Ogres

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Ogres are bigger than you. Ogres are stronger than you. Ogres rule the world. It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It’s always been that way. It’s the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes. But when the headman’s son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord’s son, he sets himself on a path to learn the terrible truth about the Ogres, and about the dark sciences that ensured their rule.

Dune Road

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Falling and Sister Stardust comes a timely novel about the challenges of starting over.In the Gold Coast town of Highfield, Connecticut, recent divorcée Kit Hargrove has joyfully exchanged the requisite diamond studs and Persian rugs of a “Wall Street Widow” for her true dream home: a clapboard Cape with sea green shutters and sprawling impatiens. Her kids are content, her ex cooperative, and each morning she wakes up to her dream job assisting novelist Robert McClore.But when a figure from the past arrives just as the shifting financial market turns Highfield upside down, Kit is forced to realize that her blissfully constructed life and blossoming new romance aren’t as foolproof as she thought...

Always the Midwife

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The perfect midwife… Dedicated midwife Sophia Toulson always has a baby to hold—it's a special part of her job that helps her cope with her infertility. But sometimes a girl just wants to have fun—and hunky motorbike-riding paramedic Aiden Harrison has the perfect proposition… The perfect fling! Aiden devotes his life to his injured brother and his patients—he never dates a woman more than three times. Sophia should be his ideal fling…but he soon realizes that three dates may never be enough!

The Last Trail

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A woman is kidnapped from Fort Henry by a band of renegades and hostile Ohio Valley Indians. Now, Lewis Wetzel and Jonathan Zane take pursuit. With no hope of survival, they follow the trail into the unknown wilderness, vowing it to be their last venture. At trail's end, they will face their bloodiest battle.

Harlequin Desire May 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

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Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all—wealth, status, and incredibly good looks? Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles for one great price! This Desire box set includes Minding Her Boss's Business by USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard, The Sheikh's Pregnancy Proposal by Fiona Brand and Sex, Lies and the CEO by USA TODAY bestselling author Barbara Dunlop.Look for 6 new compelling stories every month from Harlequin® Desire!

Fortune's Perfect Valentine

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Now a Harlequin Movie, My Perfect Romance! BE MY (OFFICE) VALENTINE Wes Robinson may be part of the lost Fortune family, but he's more concerned with the fortunes of Robinson Tech. On Valentine's Day, his company will be rolling out a new computer app that will—allegedly—fix users up with their ideal mate. Wes has nothing against amour; he just has no faith in the perfect, lasting kind. He'll take a passionate fling any day. Tell that to Vivian Blair, however. Wes's longtime employee with the earnest heart has complete faith that her app will work. So when she and Wes are challenged to use My Perfect Match themselves, it's game on. What follows is a series of dating debacles—and Viv's horrifying suspicion that her Mr. RIght might be her curmudgeonly boss in the cubicle next door…

Fiction River: Visions of the Apocalypse

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The end of the world might come in many forms: ecological disaster, alien invasion, cosmic chaos…the possibilities for destruction seem endless. So, how will those facing the end of the world deal with impending doom? The fourteen talented authors of Fiction River’s latest volume explore just that. From an intrepid adventurer fleeing a world-destroying terror to a man who discovers the most savage destroyers of civilization are closer than he thought, to a chilling tale of our whole planet hurled into the icy black reaches of space, these gripping stories demonstrate why Astro Guyz calls Fiction River “a wonderful, mind-expanding read.” “These enjoyable twisting short stories seem more like a stop in the Twilight Zone than pulp fiction.” —Midwest Book Review on Fiction River: Recycled Pulp Table of Contents “String of Pearls” by Eric Kent Edstrom “The Shoes I Wore This Morning” by J. Daniel Sawyer “The Dust Devil, the Riffraff, and the Big Orange Sunset” by Valerie Brook “Goin’ to the Chapel” by Rebecca M. Senese “With Wings the End” by Rob Vagle “Cogs in the Machine” by Paul Eckheart “The Faerie Invasion” by Anthea Sharp “Demon-touched” by Travis Heermann “Same Time Next Year” by M. E. Owen “The Story That Has to Be Written” by Louisa Swann “Tyrph Rights” by David Stier “Paradox. Lost.” by Stefon Mears “The Night of Brahma” by Leigh Saunders “Three Degrees Above Zero” by Doug Dandridge

Extraits gratuits - Lectures d'été Folio

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Retrouvez dans ce dossier les premiers chapitres de 15 titres Folio incontournables pour vos lectures d'été : Malavita (Tonino Benacquista), La vie très privée de Mr Sim (Jonathan Coe), Du sel sous les paupières (Thomas Day), Incidences (Philippe Djian), Nos séparations (David Foenkinos), Les vieilles (Pascale Gautier), Mygale (Thierry Jonquet), Les gens (Philippe Labro), L'honorable société (Manotti/DOA), Un coeur si blanc (Javier Marias), Les yeux des morts (Elsa Marpeau), Du domaine des murmures (Carole Martinez), Le léopard (Jo Nesbo), Le Liseur (Bernhard Schlink) et Dans les forêts de Sibérie (Sylvain Tesson). Vous pouvez accéder directement à chaque extrait par la table des matières de ce dossier ou lire les extraits à la suite. Retrouvez aussi photographie et biographie des auteurs. Tous ces livres numériques sont en vente chez votre libraire.

Dragons

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Dragons. Who doesn't love them? But this collection isn't just about the brutes or beasts. No, there are philosophical dragons. Technological dragons. Even sexy dragons. Not just fantasy dragons. But science fantasy. Or straight science fiction. Historic and future dragons. You're going to meet dragons from all walks of life in the pages of this anthology. Mostly unexpected. Not the kinds of dragons you've met before. Come and explore all the myriad facets of these fascinating creatures.

Avete presente l'amore?

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Trentacinquenne con il sogno di diventare uno stand-up comedian di successo, Andy è un'anima che gira a vuoto. Da quando la sua ragazza l'ha lasciato, ha in testa mille domande su di sé, ma una più delle altre lo tiene sveglio e lo sballotta per le strade di Londra: perché l'unica donna che abbia mai davvero amato se ne è andata così, dall'oggi al domani? Senza più una casa, Andy si trasferisce prima dalla madre e poi nella camera degli ospiti di una coppia di amici, e intanto divaga: giorno e notte si abbandona a gratuiti esercizi mentali, compila lunghe liste di dubbi su Jen, sulla fine della loro relazione, sperando così di sciogliere il mistero dei propri insuccessi e di riuscire a voltare pagina. Tra fallimenti professionali, grotteschi tentativi di riallacciare i rapporti con ex fidanzate dei tempi della scuola, sbronze sconsolanti e coinquilini complottisti ultrasettantenni, capirà che per uscire dalla prigione della propria nostalgia e diventare finalmente l'adulto che si è sempre rifiutato di essere, dovrà mettere in discussione tutto quello che credeva di sapere sulle donne, su se stesso e sull'amore. Con l'ironia e l'acume che l'hanno resa un'autrice di culto in tutto il mondo, Alderton torna alle origini e mette in scena relazioni, rotture e cuori infranti di una generazione di uomini e donne alle prese con la sfida più grande: sopravvivere all'età adulta.

The Fiancee He Can't Forget

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Seeing ex-fiancée Amy at his brother's wedding throws Matt Walker's world dangerously off-balance. Their relationship imploded years ago, but he's never gotten her out of his head, and neither can resist a one-night-only reunion! But Matt wants a lifetime by Amy's side, not a night, and a pregnancy bombshell gives him the chance to prove it....

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