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Fata Anonimă

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Carte care a lansat cariera uimitoare a unuia dintre cei mai mari scriitori de romane de acțiune și suspans ai secolului XX, HMS Ulysses spune povestea fascinantă și plină de eroism a convoiului FR 77 către Murmansk în timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Hărțuiți permanent de atacurile inamicului și de frigul extrem al Arcticii, marinarii de pe nava Ulysses pornesc într-o călătorie care îi va împinge la limitele rezistenței umane...„HMS Ulysses merită un loc de cinste printre romanele de război ale secolului XX.”Daily Mail„O poveste irezistibilă despre fapte de un curaj excepțional.”Daily Telegraph

A Hero of Our Time

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A Hero of Our Time is a novel written by Russian author Mikhail Lermontov. It was first published in 1840 and is considered one of the foundational works of Russian literature. The novel is often regarded as a classic of Russian Romanticism and a precursor to the psychological and existential themes that would become prominent in later literature.The central character, Grigory Pechorin, is a complex and enigmatic figure who embodies the "superfluous man" archetype—a character type common in Russian literature of the 19th century. The superfluous man is typically a disillusioned and bored individual who rejects societal norms and struggles to find meaning and purpose in life.Pechorin is portrayed as a cynical and charismatic young officer in the Russian army. The novel explores his adventures and romantic entanglements, revealing his inner conflicts, doubts, and a sense of existential detachment. Lermontov's work is often seen as a critique of the values and conventions of Russian society at the time, as well as an exploration of the impact of the Romantic movement on Russian literature.Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (1814 – 1841) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837 and the greatest figure in Russian Romanticism. His influence on later Russian literature is still felt in modern times, not only through his poetry, but also through his prose, which founded the tradition of the Russian psychological novel.

Andersen's Fairy Tales

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It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, "The Emperor's New Clothes", the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.

Samuel the Seeker

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What would happen to you if you tried to make your way in the world believing all the clear, simple things you had ever been taught growing up? Here we have one response to that question, a commentary by the great novelist, journalist and political activist Upton Sinclair, on what we are to encounter as we make our way in this world we live in. It is set against the backdrop of its time (about a hundred years ago) and place (a capitalist microcosm called "Lockmanville" in upstate New York) and the viewpoint of its author. Young Samuel Prescott, having been robbed penniless, encounters the expected cast of characters, from the fiendish and jaded Capitalists to the sainted Socialists, with the righteous religious and the purchased politicians and police along the way, all perched upon the backs and shoulders of the poor and the powerless. But we can all find ourselves in here somewhere, and seek for the truth and the way forward.

The Portable Charles W. Chesnutt

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A collection from one of our most influential African American writers An icon of nineteenth-century American fiction, Charles W. Chesnutt, an incisive storyteller of the aftermath of slavery in the South, is widely credited with almost single-handedly inaugurating the African American short story tradition and was the first African American novelist to achieve national critical acclaim. This major addition to Penguin Classics features an ideal sampling of his work: twelve short stories (including conjure tales and protest fiction), three essays, and the novel The Marrow of Tradition. Published here for the 150th anniversary of Chesnutt's birth, The Portable Charles W. Chesnutt will bring to a new audience the genius of a man whose legacy underlies key trends in modern Black fiction.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Fiction River: Feel the Fear

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Fear. The word alone evokes a powerful response. And in Feel the Fear, editor Mark Leslie takes readers on a haunting tour of the many ways fear presents itself. From genuine horror stories filled with frightening monsters to the real-life horror of losing a loved one to the terrifying idea of losing one's own mind, these tales run not only the genre gamut but also the emotional gamut. With each fearful twist, the sixteen talented writers in this volume prove why Adventures Fantastic says "[Fiction River] is one of the best and most exciting publications in the field today."

Oldtown Fireside Stories

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The book is written by short type stories like as oldtown fireside, the ghost in the mill. These are folks that's so kind o toppin about sperits and such, come sift em down, you generaly find they knows one story that kind o puzzles em. Now you mind, and jist ask you Aunt Lois about Ruth Sullivan.

Spirits of the West

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Spirits of the west are often found in unexpected places. They can be found on a in a saloon in Colorado territory, on a wagon train in the plains of South Africa, or on a distant planet in another galaxy They can be the bringers of revenge or the protectors of the weak. Indulge yourself in eight unique paranormal stories with western spirit in Spirits of the West

The Good Luck Sister

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This summer, romance blooms again in Wildstone! Take a sneak peek at Jill Shalvis's next Wildstone novel, Rainy Day Friends, in this charming new novella. After a difficult few years, Tilly Adams is ready for life to start going right. Though she has a case of first-day nerves teaching art at the local community college, she knows it isn’t anything a few snuggles from her rescue puppy won’t cure. Until she sees Dylan Scott again, her one-time BFF and first love sitting in the front row.Dylan knows he should’ve left well enough alone, but when he sees Tilly living her dream, he can’t help but make contact. Ten years ago, he left Wildstone and everything in it behind, including Tilly. He had his reasons, but now he wants her back in his life, anyway he can get her.When Tilly agrees to design the logo for Dylan’s new helicopter touring company, it’s business only . . . until she finds herself falling into his arms once again. Can she possibly open her heart back up to the only man who’s ever broken it? But soon they’re both realizing the truth—love always deserves a second chance.

An Amish Christmas Promise and Amish Christmas Hideaway

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Her Amish holiday heroAn Amish Christmas Promise by Jo Ann BrownCarolyn Wiebe discarded her Amish roots to hide her niece and nephew from their violent father. Yet when a hurricane crashes into their isolated Mennonite life, she can no longer keep the world at bay. With Christmas approaching, Amish carpenter Michael Miller wants to help her rebuild her home. But can their burgeoning love withstand the rising storm of her secrets?Amish Christmas Hideaway by Lenora WorthA festive evening quickly becomes a holiday nightmare when Alisha Braxton witnesses a double murder. And the killer’s cold eyes promise that she’s next. There’s only one person Alisha trusts with her life—private investigator Nathan Craig, the man she once loved. But hiding in Amish country, can they outwit a murderer who’s determined she won’t survive Christmas?New York Times Bestselling Author Lenora Worth

The Clicking of Cuthbert

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The Clicking of Cuthbert is a collection of ten short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, as well as the name of the collection's namesake story, which in 1924 was made into a film starring Peter Haddon as Cuthbert. The volume was first published in the United Kingdom on February 3, 1922 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on May 28, 1924 by George H. Doran, New York, under the title Golf Without Tears.— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Liar!

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Action, adventure and a dash of mystery combine in the latest in the Lost and Found series from acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, as a brother-and-sister team find clues to a decades-old case hidden in an old armoire . . . Luna Bodman always looks forward to a new shipment of furniture at the restoration shop. Her brother, Cullen, has a knack for finding discarded pieces with an intriguing history, and Luna likes to sit with each item to see if she can feel any kind of vibrations. Usually, Cullen does his thing while Luna does hers, but the arrival of an old armoire triggers a raeaction in Luna that’s impossible to ignore. From the moment Luna wiggles inside the armoire and closes her eyes, she feels an overpowering and disturbing sensation. Emerging, she asks for a flashlight and discovers words scraped into the wood: “Help me!” Hoping to uncover the piece’s secrets, Luna contacts her good friend, U.S. Marshall Christopher Gaines, and the group sets out to trace the armoire’s origins.The journey takes them to a military school in New England, and a mysterious, long-ago ransom case. The kidnappers were never found, but decades later, the answers may finally be within reach . . .

Great Books: Volume Two

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Great Books is inspired by a curriculum and a book list, as well as a method of education. Authors and works include:Albert EinsteinRelativity - The Special and General TheorySidelights on RelativityAlbert SchopenhauerThe Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in PessimismCarl von ClausewitzOn War, Volume 1Charles DarwinAutobiography of Charles DarwinOn the Origin of SpeciesThe Descent of ManFranz KafkaThe TrialGeorge EliotAdam BedeMiddlemarchHenry David ThoreauOn the Duty of Civil DisobedienceWaldenHenry JamesThe AmbassadorsThe AmericanHonore de BalzacEugenie GrandetJames JoyceA Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManDublinersUlyssesJohn DeweyDemocracy and EducationKarl Marx and Friedrich EngelsThe Communist ManifestoLeo TolstoyAnna KareninaWar and PeaceNathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterPlatoApologyRalph Waldo EmersonEssaysRepresentative MenSigmund FreudDream PsychologyThucydides History of the Peloponnesian

The Power of Love

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Twelve all-new stories of women's resilience, empowerment, and fulfillment, by bestselling and award-winning authors.In this engaging anthology of never-before published stories, twelve authors are united by their unique visions of the female experience. A young woman is torn between the security of her fiancé and the excitement of an old flame; a desperate wife is forced into the workplace for the first time in her life; an ambitious professional woman finally finds the courage to take control of her career; and her man; an emotionally fragile divorcee finds resolve in the ethereal visitations of an archangel...These are just some of the women who discover and rediscover their own wonderfully fallible but ultimately strong selves in the shadow of love, romantic love, platonic love, new love, and lost love. Readers will be touched, inspired, charmed, and entertained by these original stories of disparate longings, unsettled lives, and the power of love.Includes 12 stories by New York Times Bestselling Author Lori Foster and Erin McCarthy, Toni Blake, Dianne Castell, Karen Kelley, Rosemary Laurey, Janice Maynard, LuAnn McLane, Lucy Monroe, Patricia Sargeant, Kay Stockham, and J.C. Wilder.A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE POWER OF LOVE GOES TO THE BATTERED WOMEN’S SHELTER OF CINCINNATI

PEN America 9: Checkpoints

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Checkpoints showcases new work by writers from all over the world examining the literal and metaphorical barriers that scar the globe. With Ian McEwan, Xiaolu Guo, Jeffrey Eugenides, Aleksandar Hemon, and many more. Writing from this issue has been included in Best American Essays and the Pushcart Prize anthology. PEN America: A Journal for Writers and Readers is published by PEN American Center. Featuring fiction, poetry, conversation, criticism, and memoir, PEN America champions international authors and provides first-hand insight into the minds of contemporary writers through provocative symposia. In 2000, PEN America was named one of the Ten Best New Magazines by Library Journal. PEN America has been a finalist for the Utne Independent Press Award for international coverage, and work from recent issues has been selected for Best American Essays, Best American Stories, and the Pushcart Prize. ----- PEN American Center is the largest of the 141 centers of International PEN, the world's oldest human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization. International PEN was founded in 1921 to dispel national, ethnic, and racial hatreds and to promote understanding among all countries. PEN American Center, founded a year later, works to advance literature, to defend free expression, and to foster international literary fellowship. Its 3,400 distinguished members carry on the achievements in literature and the advancement of human rights of such past members as James Baldwin, Willa Cather, Robert Frost, Allen Ginsberg, Langston Hughes, Arthur Miller, Marianne Moore, Eugene O'Neill, Susan Sontag, and John Steinbeck. To learn more about PEN American Center, please visit: www.pen.org. PEN American Center welcomes readers and writers from all walks of life to join us in our mission to protect free expression and celebrate literature. To learn how to become a Professional or Associate Member of PEN, please visit: pen.org/join.

Fairy Tales

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The collection consists of more than 20 stories by Hans Christian Andersen, including such favorites as The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea. This edition features illustrations by Arthur Rackham, a famous artist from the Golden Age of book illustration, who created fascinating images of the world of fairies, elves, goblins, dragons, and other fantastic creatures.

Star Born

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Andre Norton's "Star Born" pictures a human colony in another galaxy, driven away from Earth generations ago by a repressive government. Considered outlaws, the colonists are in permanent hiding. They have developed friendship and cooperation with a local race of "mermen" who are equally at home on land or sea. But that race only took to the sea to escape a malevolent power that hunted them and killed them violently for sport - Those Others. With a global decline in the population and reach of Those Others, contacts are few and the humans have no direct knowlege of them. So it is a major surprise when Dalgard, a human scout on his coming-of-age expedition, along with his "knife-brother" Sssuri of the mermen, run into a party of those others who are bent on reclaiming hideous weaponries left behind in one of their abandoned cities. . . and find that they are being aided by new arrivals from Earth.

Catorze dias

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Após a primeira semana de isolamento durante a pandemia de covid-19, os moradores de um prédio em Nova York começam a se reunir no terraço, ao ar livre e mantendo o distanciamento social, para contar histórias. A cada noite, mais vizinhos se juntam à fogueira metafórica, cada qual trazendo suas banquetas, poltronas e cadeiras. Aos poucos, eles — alguns até então completos estranhos — descobrem mais uns sobre os outros e sobre si mesmos, e principalmente sobre a natureza da vida e da morte. Neste romance inspirado pelo clássico Decamerão, os organizadores Margaret Atwood e Douglas Preston se unem a uma lista estrelada de colaboradores para criar uma belíssima ode às pessoas que não puderam escapar para lugares melhores durante a pandemia. Em uma narrativa misteriosa, reconfortante e surpreendente, Catorze dias revela como, mesmo sofrendo tantas perdas, algumas comunidades ainda são capazes de resistir e se fortalecer."Uma façanha impressionante." — The Guardian"Uma cápsula do tempo retratando a necessidade humana por conexão durante a pandemia." — NPRUm prédio em Manhattan, um elenco heterogêneo de personagens, uma pandemia: este é o cenário de Catorze dias, um romance diferente de tudo que você já leu.Nos primeiros dias de isolamento social devido à pandemia de covid-19, uma nova zeladora é contratada para trabalhar em um prédio caindo aos pedaços no Lower East Side, em Nova York. Em busca de um respiro, ela passa a utilizar o espaço aberto do terraço e, com o tempo, os outros moradores fazem o mesmo. Assim começa uma surpreendente tapeçaria de histórias, em que cada nova voz que se une ao trágico coro dos isolados é completamente diferente da anterior — afinal, foram escritas pelos mais diversos autores.Com a colaboração de ilustres nomes da ficção, de todos os gêneros e tradições, como John Grisham, Emma Donoghue, Tommy Orange, Diana Gabaldon e R. L. Stine em projeto da Authors Guild of America, Catorze dias é uma experiência literária única, uma jornada pela arte ancestral de contar histórias e uma homenagem ao poder da união, mesmo — e em especial — nas mais trágicas circunstâncias.

10 Classic Western Stories (Best Navigation, Active TOC) (A to Z Classics)

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This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. The novels are sorted alphabetically by the authors. Content: The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams The Bridge of the Gods by Frederic Homer Balch The Lure of the Dim Trails by B.M. Bower Hidden Water by Dane Coolidge The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper Salomy Jane by Bret Harte Astoria by Washington Irving The road to Frontenac by Samuel Merwin That Girl Montana by Marah Ellis Ryan

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers of the last century. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters—to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to “fans” of his books—which often reveal the inner workings of his mind, and which record the history of composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events.A selection from Tolkien’s correspondence, collected and edited by Tolkien’s official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, and assisted by Christopher Tolkien, was published in 1981. It presented, in Tolkien’s own words, a highly detailed portrait of the man in his many aspects: storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent, friend, and observer of the world around him.In this revised and expanded edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, it has been possible to go back to the editors’ original typescripts and notes, restoring more than 150 letters that were excised purely to achieve what was then deemed a “publishable length.” and present the book as originally intended.Enthusiasts for his writings will find much that is new, for the letters not only include fresh information about Middle-earth, such as Tolkien’s own plot summary of the entirety of The Lord of the Rings and a vision for publishing his “Tales of the Three Ages,” but also many insights into the man and his world. In addition, this new selection will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which J.R.R. Tolkien was a master.

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