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Cinderella

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Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper (French: Cendrillon, ou La petite Pantoufle de Verre, Italian: Cenerentola, German: Aschenputtel), is a European folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression in Histoires ou contes du temps passé published by Charles Perrault in 1697,[1] and by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms' Fairy Tales.

La vida que no esperas

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Para amar de verdad, solo importa el aquí y el ahora.«Una novela fascinante que se lee de un tirón.»Marie Claire ¿Cómo, dónde y con quién estarás dentro de cinco años?¿Te gustaría tener la posibilidad de echar un vistazo a ese momento?¿Y si resultara ser completamente distinto a lo que imaginas?Danielle Kohan es una joven y ambiciosa abogada que está consiguiendo todo lo que se ha propuesto en la vida y tiene muy claro dónde va a estar dentro de cinco años: casada con su novio David y socia de un importante bufete. Sin embargo, la misma noche en la que uno de los más prestigiosos despachos de abogados de Manhattan la contrata y en la que su novio le propone matrimonio, Dannie vive una experiencia de lo más extraña: se ve en un loft de Brooklyn besando a un tal Aaron, un hombre al que ni siquiera conoce. La visión se aleja tanto de la vida que ella espera, que Dannie se convence de que ha sido solo un mal sueño. Sin embargo, unos días más tarde, Bella, su mejor amiga, le presenta a su nuevo novio, que resulta ser nada más y nada menos que Aaron.¿Existe el destino, escrito en algún sitio? ¿Nos hace visita alguna vez? ¿Puede que la vida pautada y ordenada que Dannie tiene tan asumida no sea en realidad la vida que la espera?Una combinación perfecta de alegría y drama, una historia de amor inolvidable que nos recuerda el poder de la lealtad, la amistad y lo impredecible que resulta siempre ser el futuro.Una combinación perfecta de alegría y drama, una historia de amor inolvidable que nos recuerda el poder de la lealtad, la amistad y lo impredecible que resulta siempre ser el futuro.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in The Final Problem. Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901-1902 (although setting it before Holmes' death) Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891-94, a period called "The Great Hiatus" by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson's statement in the last story of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and forbids him to publish any more stories.

Ace High: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery

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1991. The famous Las Vegas hotel The Landmark scheduled for destruction. Agirl's body found in one of the old rooms. Impossible to even tell heridentity or what happened to her.Seventeen years later Cold Poker Gang members Pickett and Sarge take upthe girl's long-cold case. And layer by layer they uncover one of the mosttwisted crimes in the history of the famous sin city.A crime that still needs to be covered up with even more death.Ace High wins the award for the most twisted crime novel yet in the seriesof Cold Poker Gang novels. If you love great mystery books, grab this one."…Dean Wesley Smith draws a royal straight flush by making the hand he deals readers seem possible with this exhilarating political poker thriller…"—Midwest Book Review on Dead Money

Stories

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An astonishing collection of all-new tales by some of the most acclaimed writers at work today. Edited by Neil Gaiman (Sandman, The Graveyard Book, Anansi Boys, Coraline) and award-winning author Al Sarrantonio, Stories presents never before published short works from a veritable Who’s Who of contemporary literature—breathtaking inventions from the likes of Lawrence Block, Roddy Doyle, Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, Walter Mosley, Joyce Carol Oates, Stewart O’Nan, Chuck Palahniuk, Carolyn Parkhurst, Jodi Picoult, Peter Straub…and, of course, the inimitable Neil Gaiman himself."The joy of fiction is the joy of the imagination. . . ."The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio prove with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.Joe Hill boldly aligns theme and form in his disturbing tale of a man's descent into evil in "Devil on the Staircase." In "Catch and Release," Lawrence Block tells of a seasoned fisherman with a talent for catching a bite of another sort. Carolyn Parkhurst adds a dark twist to sibling rivalry in "Unwell." Joanne Harris weaves a tale of ancient gods in modern New York in "Wildfire in Manhattan." Vengeance is the heart of Richard Adams's "The Knife." Jeffery Deaver introduces a dedicated psychologist whose mission in life is to save people in "The Therapist." A chilling punishment befitting an unspeakable crime is at the dark heart of Neil Gaiman's novelette "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains."As it transforms your view of the world, this brilliant and visionary volume—sure to become a classic—will ignite a new appreciation for the limitless realm of exceptional fiction.

Then Came You

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An unexpected love story… Jules Strauss is a Princeton senior with a full scholarship, acquaintances instead of friends, and a family she’s ashamed to invite to Parents’ Weekend. With the income she’ll receive from donating her “pedigree” eggs, she believes she can save her father from addiction. Annie Barrow married her high school sweetheart and became the mother to two boys. After years of staying at home and struggling to support four people on her husband’s salary, she thinks she’s found a way to recover a sense of purpose and bring in some extra cash. India Bishop, thirty-eight (really forty-three), has changed everything about herself: her name, her face, her past. In New York City, she falls for a wealthy older man, Marcus Croft, and decides a baby will ensure a happy ending. When her attempts at pregnancy fail, she turns to technology, and Annie and Jules, to help make her dreams come true. But each of their plans is thrown into disarray when Marcus’ daughter Bettina, intent on protecting her father, becomes convinced that his new wife is not what she seems… With startling tenderness and laugh-out-loud humor, Jennifer Weiner once again takes readers into the heart of women’s lives in an unforgettable, timely tale that interweaves themes of class and entitlement, surrogacy and donorship, the rights of a parent and the measure of motherhood.

15th Birthday Collection

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From the ork-infested heights of Kill Hill to the rolling plains of Sigmar’s Empire, Black Library brings you a special collection of fifteen short stories. Featuring contributions from some of Black Library’s best-loved authors – including Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill and Aaron Dembski-Bowden – and exciting new talents like David Guymer, Laurie Goulding and David Annandale, this collection is the ultimate celebration of Black Library’s first fifteen years. Filled with Space Marines, skaven, assassins and much more, the Fifteenth Birthday Collection is not to be missed.

The Rider of Lost Creek

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Lance Kilkenny has a debt to pay, and he isn’t about to let the friend who saved his life go down in a range war. But when Kilkenny tries to stop the fighting, he finds there’s more at stake than land or wire. Whoever is stirring up trouble has big ideas for the Live Oak country—and an army of hired guns to back them up. Nita Riordan, the beautiful and fiery owner of the Apple Canyon Saloon, warns Lance that the mysterious man orchestrating the conflict wants him dead. Lance realizes that if he doesn’t watch his step, he’ll pay the debt he owes with his own blood.

Sing You Home

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From the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author whom USA TODAY calls a “master of the page-turner,” comes the spectacular story of a woman’s complex quest to form a family.Every life has a soundtrack. All you have to do is listen. Music has set the tone for most of Zoe Baxter’s life. There’s the melody that reminds her of the summer she spent rubbing baby oil on her stomach in pursuit of the perfect tan. A dance beat that makes her think of using a fake ID to slip into a nightclub. A dirge that marked the years she spent trying to get pregnant. For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love. In the aftermath of a series of personal tragedies, Zoe throws herself into her career as a music therapist. When an unexpected friendship slowly blossoms into love, she makes plans for a new life, but to her shock and inevitable rage, some people—even those she loves and trusts most—don’t want that to happen. Sing You Home is about identity, love, marriage, and parenthood. It’s about people wanting to do the right thing for the greater good, even as they work to fulfill their own personal desires and dreams. And it’s about what happens when the outside world brutally calls into question the very thing closest to our hearts: family.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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The five critical essays centre on the novella's allegorical dimensions and its narrative technique. Four scientific essays, including one by Stephen Jay Gould, discuss the concept of the divided self, multiple personality disorders and the use of narcotics.

The Practical Joke

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A practical joke[1] (also known as a prank, gag, jape or shenanigan) is a mischievous trick or joke played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort. Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks or hoaxes in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being fooled into handing over money or other valuables. Practical jokes or pranks are generally lighthearted, reversible and non-permanent, and aim to make the victim feel foolish or victimised to a degree, but may also involve cruelty verging on bullying if performed without appropriate finesse.

A ascensão da meia-noite

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Para a jornalista Dylan Alexander, o que começou como a descoberta de uma cripta oculta acabou se transformando em uma espiral de violência e mistério que colocam sua vida em perigo. Mas nada é mais perigoso do que o homem ferido e extremamente sedutor que emerge das sombras para carregar Dylan a um mundo sombrio... Irado por causa de uma traição, Rio é um guerreiro que empenhou a vida na luta contra o exército de Renegados. Ele não permitirá que nada atrapalhe seu caminho - muito menos uma mortal que pode pôr em perigo a existência da Raça dos vampiros, ameaçada agora por um sombrio mal que despertou de sua letargia eterna. Repentinamente, Dylan não consegue mais resistir ao toque de Rio, e descobre que eles estão unidos por laços fortes. Ela deverá escolher: deixar o reino da meia-noite de Rio ou arriscar tudo o que tem por esse homem que lhe mostrou o verdadeiro sentido da paixão e os infinitos prazeres do coração...

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Issue Zero

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The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionPulphouse Fiction Magazine: Back after over twenty years. A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, Pulphouse returns with eighteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high quality fiction equals Pulphouse.Table of ContentsEdited by Dean Wesley Smith"Spud Wrangler" by Kent Patterson"Savage Breasts" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman"The Library of Orphaned Hearts" by Annie Reed"Cooties" by J. Steven York"Don't Make Me Take off My Sunglasses" by O'Neil De Noux"A Breath Holding Contest" by Ray Vukcevich"Jesus at the Bat" by Esther M. Friesner"Inside the Sphere" by M. L. Buchman"The Bee Man" by Dan C. Duval"Catastrophe Baker and a Canticle for Leibowitz" by Mike Resnick"Back to Nature" by Jerry Oltion"Chrome Bimbos" by Steve Perry"The Writing on the Wall" by Kevin J. Anderson"Coyote and the Amazing Herbal Formula" by Sabrina Chase"Salt" by T. Thorn Coyle"Queen and Fool" by Dayle A. Dermatis"Hand Fast" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch"A Little Song, A Little Dance, A Little Apocalypse Down Your Pants" by Robert T. Jeschonek"Minions at Work 2.0: 4th Wall Broken" by J. Steven York

15 War Short Stories

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Timeless collection of the greatest war short stories including the works of Ambrose Bierce, Frederic Remington, Margaret Elizabeth Sangster, Ralph D. Paine, George Cary Eggleston, Guy de Maupassant, and more. The stories have variety in style and subject, but all are masterpieces of world fiction with enduring quality of writing.

Calico Joe

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball…“Grisham knocks it out of the park.”—The Washington Post It’s the summer of 1973, and Joe Castle is the boy wonder of baseball, the greatest rookie anyone has ever seen. The kid from Calico Rock, Arkansas, dazzles Chicago Cubs fans as he hits home run after home run, politely tipping his hat to the crowd as he shatters all rookie records. Calico Joe quickly becomes the idol of every baseball fan in America, including Paul Tracey, the young son of a hard-partying and hard-throwing New York Mets pitcher. On the day that Warren Tracey finally faces Calico Joe, Paul is in the stands, rooting for his idol but also for his dad. Then Warren throws a fastball that will change their lives forever.Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!

The Family You Make

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USA Today Bestseller“Fall in love with Jill Shalvis! She’s my go-to read for humor and heart.”— Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling authorBeloved New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis begins a new series—Sunrise Cove—set near beautiful Lake Tahoe, with a heartwarming story of found family and love.During the snowstorm of the century Levi Cutler is stranded on a ski lift with a beautiful stranger named Jane. After strong winds hurl the gondola in front of them into the ground, Levi calls his parents to prepare them for the worst…but can’t bring himself to say goodbye. Instead, wanting to fulfill his mother’s lifelong wish, he impulsively tells her he’s happily settled and Jane is his girlfriend—right before his phone dies.But Levi and Jane do not.Now Levi’s family is desperate to meet “The One.” Though Jane agrees to be his pretend girlfriend for just one dinner, she’s nervous. After a traumatic childhood, Jane isn’t sure she knows how to be around a tight-knit family that cherishes one another. She’s terrified, and a little jealous. But an unexpected series of events and a host of new friends soon show Jane that perhaps this is the life she was always meant to have.As Jane and Levi spend more time together, pretend feelings quickly turn into real ones. Now all Jane has to do is admit to herself she can’t live without the man she’s fallen in love with and the family she has always dreamed of.

The Good Lord Bird

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Il romanzo da cui è stata tratta l’omonima serie trasmessa in Italia da Sky Atlantic con Ethan Hawke come protagonista.Il Kansas del 1856 è un campo di battaglia tra abolizionisti e schiavisti. La vita del giovane schiavo Henry Shackleford viene stravolta dall’arrivo in città del leggendario paladino abolizionista John Brown: quando una discussione tra il padrone di Henry e Brown si tramuta in uno scontro a fuoco, Henry è costretto a scappare insieme a Brown che, fin dal primo momento, lo scambia per una ragazza e lo considera il suo portafortuna. Henry, soprannominato “Cipollina”, si troverà così a viaggiare attraverso gli Stati Uniti insanguinati dalla guerra per la “liberazione della gente di colore” nei panni di una donzella. Dapprima profondamente a disagio per questo scambio di genere, finirà per apprezzarne i vantaggi: non dover faticare, poter passare inosservato e non dover rischiare la vita in guerra. Dopotutto, come dice lo stesso Henry, la menzogna è l’unica strategia di sopravvivenza degli schiavi neri nei rapporti con i bianchi. Insieme a John Brown seguirà le reali tappe della sua vita, compreso lo storico raid di Harpers Ferry nel 1859, uno dei grandi catalizzatori della guerra civile. Spassoso mix di storia e immaginazione raccontato con l’occhio meticoloso di McBride per i dettagli e i personaggi, The Good Lord Bird è un’avventura travolgente, ma anche una commovente esplorazione dell’identità e della lotta per la sopravvivenza.Dall’autore bestseller James McBride, un caposaldo della nuova letteratura black vincitore del National Book Award e definito dalla giuria «una voce comica e originale come non se ne sentivano dai tempi di Mark Twain».«The Good Lord Bird è davvero brillante. Ha tutto quello che secondo me deve avere un romanzo, mi ha trasportato e anche trasformato».John Green«Una commedia spassosa. McBride confeziona un ritratto magistrale, come un Mark Twain moderno».«The New York Review of Books»«Un romanzo turbolento, molto divertente e assolutamente originale... C’è qualcosa di profondamente umano in questa storia, qualcosa che ricorda l’opera di Omero o di Mark Twain». «The Washington Post»

7 best short stories by Théophile Gautier

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Théophile Gautierinfluence was strongly felt in the period of changing sensibilities in French literaturefrom the early Romantic period to the aestheticism and naturalism of the end of the 19th century. This selection chosen by the critic August Nemocontains the following stories: - Clarimonde - The Mummy's Foot - One Of Cleopatra's Night - Omphale: A Rococo Story - King Candaules - Arria Marcella - The Romance of a Mummy

The castle of Otranto: a story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. from the original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto, ...

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The castle of Otranto: a story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. from the original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto, ..., Horace Walpole. The castle of Otranto: a story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. from the original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto, ... Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797. viii,200p. ; 8⁰. London : printed for Tho. Lownds, 1765 [i.e. 1764] Onuphrio Muralto = Horace Walpole. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Hazen. Walpole, 17 English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT63198. Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).

Agenten i Paris

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TO MODIGE KVINDER. EN SKÆBNESVANGER MISSION. ET FORRÆDERI, DER ENDER FATALT.25 år efter krigens afslutning er Noah Ainsworths stadig plaget af erindringer om sin tid som britisk agent i det krigshærgede Frankrig. Efter en hjerneoperation lider han af blackouts, og særligt et uafklaret spørgsmål hjemsøger ham: Hvem var den agent, der reddede hans liv på den sidste mission, hvor alt gik så grueligt galt?Noahs datter, Charlotte, er opsat på at finde svar, og hendes søgen leder hende frem til to kvinder, Chloe og Fleur. Mens Charlotte afdækker de to kvinders heroiske indsats og forbindelse til Noah, støder hun også på foruroligende spor af en dobbeltagent. Snart er Charlotte fanget i et forræderisk spind af hemmeligheder, og en chokerende historie fra krigens sidste dage kommer endelig frem i lyset.Agenten i Paris er en medrivende fortælling om kærlighed, familie og mod under en af de mørkeste perioder i menneskehedens historie.Pressen skrev: ”Kelly Rimmer leverer altid en gribende fortælling”– Madeleine Martin, forfatter til Den sidste boghandel i London”En fortælling om helte, dobbeltagenter og mysterier. Siderne vender sig selv.”– Michelle Gable, forfatter”Kelly Rimmer fortæller en smuk og velresearchet historie om almindelige mennesker, der gør ekstraordinære ting for deres land og dem, de elsker.”– Arrow reads, bogblogger”Hvis du kan lide historiske romaner, skal du læse Agenten i Paris – den er fantastisk!”– Dive into a good book, bogblogger

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