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Σκοτεινή ύλη

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Είσαι ευτυχισμένος με τη ζωή σου;» Αυτές είναι οι τελευταίες λέξεις που ακούει ο Τζέισον Ντέσεν πριν ο μασκοφόρος απαγωγέας του τον αφήσει αναίσθητο. Πριν ξυπνήσει και ανακαλύψει πως είναι δεμένος σε ένα φορείο και περιτριγυρίζεται από άγνωστους ανθρώπους με στολές βιολογικής προστασίας. Πριν ένας άνθρωπος, που ο Τζέισον δεν είχε ποτέ ξανά συναντήσει, του πει χαμογελώντας: «Καλώς ήρθες πίσω, φίλε μου». Στον κόσμο όπου ξυπνά, η ζωή του Τζέισον δεν είναι αυτή που γνωρίζει. Η γυναίκα του δεν είναι η γυναίκα του. Ο γιος του δεν γεννήθηκε ποτέ. Κι εκείνος δεν είναι πια ένας συνηθισμένος καθηγητής Φυσικής, αλλά μια βραβευμένη ιδιοφυΐα με αξιόλογα επιτεύγματα. Επιτεύγματα του ακατόρθωτου. Τελικά ποιος είναι ο πραγματικός κόσμος, αυτός που θυμάται ή αυτός που ζει τώρα; Πώς μπορεί να γυρίσει πίσω στους ανθρώπους που αγαπάει; Η απάντηση βρίσκεται σε μια διαδρομή πιο εξωφρενική και τρομακτική απ’ οτιδήποτε θα μπορούσε ποτέ να φανταστεί. Μια διαδρομή που θα τον αναγκάσει να αντιμετωπίσει το βαθύτερο έρεβος του εαυτού του σαν να έπρεπε να πολεμήσει έναν τρομερό, φαινομενικά ανίκητο εχθρό. Η Σκοτεινή Ύλη είναι μια ιστορία με αριστοτεχνική πλοκή, καθηλωτική αλλά και τρυφερή, πνευματικά απαιτητική αλλά και βαθιά ανθρώπινη. Ένα αδυσώπητα ανατρεπτικό θρίλερ επιστημονικής φαντασίας που μιλάει για τις επιλογές, τους δρόμους που δεν πήραμε και το πόσο μακριά είμαστε διατεθειμένοι να φτάσουμε για να διεκδικήσουμε τη ζωή που θέλουμε. Η Σκοτεινή Ύλη βρέθηκε από την πρώτη εβδομάδα της κυκλοφορίας της στη λίστα best sellers των New York Times. Τα δικαιώματα της Σκοτεινής Ύλης πουλήθηκαν για μεταφορά στον κινηματογράφο πριν ακόμη ολοκληρωθεί το χειρόγραφο από τον Blake Crouch.

Big Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 10

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This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: Sheridan Le Fanu: - Carmilla - Green Tea - Mr. Justice Harbottle - The Familiar - The Room in the Dragon Volant - Jim Sulivan's Adventures in the Great Snow - HauntedH. Heron and E. Heron: - The Story of Saddler's Croft - The Story of Baelbrow - The Story of Yand Manor House - The Story of Konnor Old House - The Story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith - The Story of Sevens Hall - The Tale of the Moor RoadCharlotte Riddell: - A Strange Christmas Story - Walnut-Tree House - The Open Door - Nut Bush Farm - The Old House in Vauxhall Walk - Sandy the Tinker - Old Mrs. JonesFlora Annie Steel: - Sir Buzz - The Rat's Wedding - The Faitful Prince - The Bear's Bad Bargain - Prince Lionheart and HisThree Friends - Princess Aubergine - Valiant Vicky, The Brave WeaverAmelia B. Edwards: - A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest - The Story of Salome - In the Confessional - Was it an illusion? - How the Third Floor Knew the Potteries - The Tragedy in the Palazzo BardelloMargaret Oliphant: - A window's tale. - Queen Eleanor and fair Rosamond - Mademoiselle - The Lily and the thorn - The strange adventures of John Percival - A story of a wedding-tour - JohnMaria Edgeworth: - The Grateful Negro - The Prussian Vase - The Good Aunt - The Good French Governess - The Orphans - The False Key - TarltonS. Baring-Gould: - Jean Bouchon - Pomps and Vanities - McAlister - The Leaden Ring - The Mother of Pansies - The Red-haired Girl - A Professional Secret Edward Bellamy: - The Blindman's World - An Echo Of Antietam - The Old Folks' Party - The Cold Snap - Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment - Potts's Painless Cure - A Summer Evening's DreamArnold Bennett: - The Lion's Share - The Burglary - News of the Engagement - Beginning the New Year - From One Generation to Another - The Death of Simon Fuge - In a New Bottle

L'agenda ritrovata

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Sette affermati autori, ciascuno con la propria storia e la propria voce, ci portano con altrettanti racconti nel cuore delle ragioni dell’impegno di Paolo Borsellino e degli interrogativi ancora aperti a venticinque anni dalla strage di via D’Amelio – la verità negata, la sottrazione indebita, il mancato ritrovamento, la resistenza della politica ecc. E lo fanno senza il bisogno di raccontare la cronaca dei fatti; lo fanno, come è proprio degli scrittori, inventando storie, anche minime, ma di potente forza evocativa, perché come ricordano Marco Balzano e Gianni Biondillo “il dovere di uno scrittore, anche quando vuole farsi testimone, quando vuole incarnare il suo diritto di cittadinanza, è scrivere bene. Fare al meglio il suo mestiere, insomma”. L’angenda ritrovata è una raccolta di racconti inediti, pensati e scritti appositamente per l’occasione, ciascuno legato all’altro, come un cameo, un filo tenace, da un’agenda rossa – in ricordo di quella appartenuta a Paolo Borsellino, che conteneva appunti, nomi e forse rivelazioni sulla strage di Capaci, scomparsa immediatamente dopo l’attentato mafioso del 19 luglio 1992 e mai più riapparsa. In apertura e chiusura della raccolta una prefazione e una postfazione per mano dei due curatori. Pagine che ci consentono di inscrivere, fra l’altro, la collettanea all’interno di un progetto omonimo più ampio: una ciclostaffetta che, partendo a giugno da Milano, arriverà il 19 luglio a Palermo. A sostegno del progetto, nato in seno all’associazione culturale L’Orablù, Salvatore Borsellino, che per questo significativo anniversario si impegna a seguire esclusivamente tale iniziativa, e il Movimento delle agende rosse da lui fondato. Si contano inoltre per il momento (ma moltissime nuove adesioni sono in corso) l’appoggio della Fiab – Federazione amici della bicicletta – e il sostegno di diversi sponsor, fra cui Coop Emilia-Romagna. Radio Popolare è infine media partner dell’iniziativa e con il suo network si impegna a seguire per un mese, dal 25 giugno al 19 luglio, la staffetta a pedali lungo lo Stivale. A ogni tappa, eventi culturali per promuovere una riflessione sui temi della legalità, della giustizia, della lotta alla mafia: eventi di cui la presentazione di questo volume sarà il fulcro. Gli autori dell’Agenda ritrovata appartengono infatti alle sette regioni che vedranno il passaggio delle biciclette e si impegnano, in una ideale staffetta letteraria, come testimonial delle rispettive tappe: Helena Janeczek (Lombardia), Carlo Lucarelli (Emilia), Vanni Santoni (Toscana), Alessandro Leogrande (Lazio), Diego De Silva (Campania), Gioacchino Criaco (Calabria) ed Eventina Santangelo (Sicilia). All’arrivo della staffetta a Palermo, il volume verrà consegnato nelle mani di Salvatore Borsellino.

Material Witness

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Tragedy strikes on the opening night of the Fall Crafters Fair when a woman is killed in the parking lot of Daisy's Quilt Shop, and the only material witness is one of Melinda Byer's boys. The investigation takes a more bizarre turn when detective Shane Black becomes convinced the killer was actually after Callie.This time it's a madman loose in the largest crowd of the year, and he's looking for something or someone. If they can't figure out what, one of Deborah and Callie's close circle of friends may be next.Masked identities, antique quilts with hidden messages, an Amish boy whose handicap makes him stronger, one brave dog, and a possible hidden treasure ... this time it's nonstop action, danger, and a dash of romance.

Andersen's Fairy Tales

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Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories—called eventyr, or "fairy-tales"—express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films.

Fantastic Tales of Terror

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Discover the lost supernatural stories behind some of the most famous people and events in history.These Fantastic Tales explore the secret history that has been hidden in the shadows of the world, and even alternative histories from other worlds. Tales such as a young man seeking the secret of immortality from none other than Bela Lugosi. The tragic story of how the Titanic really sank. The horrifying lengths the people of New York city would go to raise above the Great Depression, rather in seeking fame or trying to feed the city. And many more Fantastic Tales of Terror.Lineup:Introduction by Tony Todd"The Deep Delight of Blood" by Tim Waggoner"Unpretty Monster" by Mercedes Yardley"The Tell-Tale Mind" by Kevin J. Anderson"Topsy-Turvy" by Elizabeth Massie"Ray and the Martian" by Bev Vincent"The Girl with the Death Mask" by Stephanie M. Wytovich"On a Train Bound for Home" by Christopher Golden"The Custer Files" by Richard Chizmar"Red Moon" by Michael Paul Gonzalez"The Prince of Darkness and the Showgirl" by John Palisano"The Secret Engravings" by Lisa Morton"Mutter" by Jess Landry"La Llorona" by Cullen Bunn"The London Encounter" by Vince Liaguno"Bubba Ho-Tep" by Joe R. Lansdale"Gorilla my Dreams" by Jonathan Maberry"Articles of Teleforce" by Michael Bailey"Sic Olim Tyrannis" by David Wellington"The Washingtonians" by Bentley Little"Scent of Flesh" by Jessica Marie Baumgartner"Rotoscoping Toodies" by Mort Castle"Lone Wolves" by Paul Moore"The Great Stone Face vs. the Gargoyles" by Jeff StrandProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths

Midwife's Mistletoe Baby

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Christmas baby, New Year bride? It's Christmas in Lyrebird Lake, but nine months after midwife Maeve's magical night with Rayne Walters she's preparing for the birth of her baby—alone. Rayne's arrest the morning-after-the-night-before left Maeve reeling, and his refusal to reply to her letters in prison has left so many questions unanswered… On Christmas Day, Maeve is shocked by Rayne's arrival. But not as shocked as Rayne when he discovers that Maeve is heavily pregnant…with his baby! Can Rayne put right his mistakes and convince her that this time he's here to stay?

Cora Collection Band 26

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EIN MANN MIT ZU VIEL SEX-APPEAL von MAUREEN CHILD In seiner weißen Uniform sieht Chance beinahe unwiderstehlich aus! Aber eben nur beinahe: Jennifer hat sich geschworen, ihr Herz nie wieder an einen Mann in Uniform zu verlieren! Doch Chances weiche Lippen bringen ihren Vorsatz ins Wanken … EIN OFFIZIER UND HERZENSBRECHER von TAWNY WEBERAdmiralstochter Alexia hat eine Regel: Lass dich nie auf einen Mann vom Militär ein! Alle Vorsicht ist vergessen, als sie Blake in einer Bar erblickt - und eine heiße Nacht mit ihm verbringt. Am nächsten Tag will sie ihn wiedersehen. Doch es kommt anders ...TIEF IN UNS von KIRA SINCLAIRMit einem sexy Navy SEAL auf Schatzsuche zu gehen, ist so ziemlich das Letzte, was Avery will! Noch schlimmer wird es, als sie mit ihm auf einer einsamen Insel strandet. Aber manchmal ist gerade das Schlimmste das Beste …

Walden and Civil Disobedience

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Naturalist and philosopher Thoreau's timeless essays on the role of humanity—in the world of nature, and in society and government.Thoreau, a sturdy individualist and nature lover, lived a spare existence in a wooden hut on the edge of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, from 1845 to 1847. "Walden" is the fruit of Thoreau's two-year stay on the Walden Pond. It is a record of his experiment in a simple life and his contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. He carefully shaped the book to follow the natural cycle of the seasons, yet it is more than an account of life in the woods, it is a quest for personal freedom and individuality that evokes nature without being sentimental or distorting the natural world."Civil Disobedience" was also based on Thoreau's experiences during the period he lived on the pond. In 1846, he was arrested for not having paid his poll tax, as a way of demonstrating that he did not recognize the authority of a government that "buys and sells men, women, and children." It is a treatise against slavery and a government that wages war to support injustice.This edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information -A chronology of the author's life and work -A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context -An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations -Detailed explanatory notes -Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work -Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction -A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

Der letzte Schluck Corona

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Zum Tanz mit dem Tod gehört auch ein Bier. Denn wie lautet der bekannte Spruch? Wer viel Bier trinkt, stirbt. Wer kein Bier trinkt, stirbt auch. In 21 unterhaltsamen Kurzgeschichten zeigen namhafte Krimi-Autor*innen, wie dem Schrecken in Corona-Zeiten mit schwarzem Humor und einem kühlen Bier die Stirn geboten werden kann. Zwischen Gerstensaft und Seuche, zwischen Lebenslust und Mordlust: eine wunderbar zweideutige und spritzig-makabere Kurzkrimi-Sammlung, bei der Gänsehaut, Herzrasen und das eine oder andere Schmunzeln garantiert sind. Marita und Jürgen Alberts * Manfred Baumann * Jürgen Ehlers * Kai Engelke * Reinhold Friedl * V. S. Gerling * Peter Hardcastle * Marlies Kalbhenn * Regine Kölpin * Bernd Köstering * Tatjana Kruse * Toby Martins * Mirjam Phillips * Andreas Reichstein * Gesine Reichstein * Barbara Saladin * Nina Schindler * Carmen Schmidt * Manfred C. Schmidt * Maj Sjöwall/Jürgen Alberts * Jürgen Warmbold

They Call Me Carpenter

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The story takes place in the fictional locale Western City. It begins with a man named Billy who is attacked by a mob outside a theater after watching a German film. Billy then stumbles into a church and is visited by Carpenter, that is Jesus, who walks out of a stained glass window. Carpenter is shocked and appalled by upper-class culture. The story then roughly follows the biblical account of the Ministry of Jesus. In the end, Carpenter decides to escape the corroded culture by jumping back into the stained glass window whence he came.

Into the Mist

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast comes INTO THE MIST, the first book in a pulse-pounding dystopian duology for our times. Practical Magic meets Station Eleven in this gripping take on female power and the inevitable, destructive path of violent patriarchies.As men fall to the mist, the age of womankind begins to rise. The world as we know it ends when an attack on the U.S. unleashes bombs that deliver fire and biological destruction. Along with sonic detonations and devastating earthquakes, the bombs have also brought the green mist. If breathed in, it is deadly to all men—but alters the body chemistry of many women, imbuing them with superhuman abilities. A group of high school teachers heading home from a conference experiences firsthand the strength of these new powers. Mercury Rhodes is the Warrior, possessing heightened physical powers. Stella Carver is the Seer, with a sixth sense about the future. Imani Andrews is the Watcher, with a rare connection to the earth. Karen Gay is the Priestess, demonstrating a special connection with Spirits. And Gemma Jenkins is the Healer, a sixteen-year-old student who joins the group after losing her parents. As they cross the Pacific Northwest, trying to find a safe place to ride out the apocalypse, the women soon learn they can't trust anyone, and with fresh danger around every corner, it will take all their powers to save themselves—and possibly the world. With timely commentary on power and community, Into the Mist delivers a thrilling and fantastical future that is equal parts a feminist commentary and an amazing, witty adventure filled with wine and women– as only P.C. Cast’s brilliant storytelling can bring to life.

De la peinture à l'écriture

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Au début étaient les pigments, la peinture, les couleurs, les mélanges et les nuances. Puis apparaissent les lignes, les formes, les corps déliés, les corps tendus, les mains liées, des têtes penchées, des yeux qui fixent, des enfants qui courent après de grands ballons rouges, des robes bleues qui glissent le long du dos et de grands chapeaux ovales. Au début, il y a la peinture de Félix Vallotton et l'envie d’y poser des mots. Dans le cadre de l'exposition au Grand Palais consacrée à l’artiste, la Réunion des musées nationaux - Grand Palais et We Love Words vous a proposé durant trois mois un concours de nouvelles autour de dix œuvres du peintre au potentiel narratif fort. Nous en avons collecté plus de deux cent cinquante… Grâce à vous et sous vos mots, les toiles de Félix Vallotton ont pris une autre dimension, une vie racontée. Nous avons sélectionné onze textes qui ont attisé notre curiosité, ont nourri notre imaginaire et nous ont séduit. Ces onze histoires - dont une nouvelle coup de coeur -, nous vous les offrons désormais dans cet e-book Félix Vallotton : de la peinture à l’écriture élaboré spécialement à cette occasion pour emmener avec vous Félix Vallotton, partout, tout le temps.

The World's Classics: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra

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Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles's reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will and character, risking obloquy and death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone and Electra both have a woman as their intransigent `hero'. Antigone dies rather than neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus's determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest and parricide, and Electra's unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude and despair. These vivid translations combine elegance and modernity, and are equally suitable for reading or theatrical performance.

Yellowface

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK“Hard to put down, harder to forget.” — Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling authorWhite lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.

Her Christmas Baby Bump

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One Christmas night with consequences! Talented midwife Hope Sanders's dream of holding a baby of her own is finally coming true! She's just weeks away from beginning her fertility treatment—and then meeting gorgeous hotshot fertility doc Aaron Cartwright throws a holly sprig in her plans… Aaron's mistletoe kisses might be dazzling, but after they spend one magical Christmas night together, Hope never expects to end up pregnant! Now she's faced with telling Aaron her surprise baby news…but has she finally found the man of her dreams, too? Midwives On-Call at Christmas

The Beasts of Tarzan

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The Beasts of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/1974 . First edition published in 1916.. The text was tagged to TEI compatible format by Jeffery Triggs at Bellcore for the Oxford Text Archive. .

Twelve Years a Slave

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Twelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, is a memoir by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. It is a slave narrative of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped in Washington, D.C., sold into slavery, and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, as well as describing at length cotton and sugar cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.

Children of a Different Sky

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"They change their sky, not their soul, who rush across the sea." - HoraceTwelve stories and two poems of power and powerlessness, of tragedy, of courage, of loss, of love, of regret and of never looking back, of transition and transcendence. Twelve tales and two poems about things that people fight to take with them when forced to run, and about things they never forgive themselves for leaving behind. From fantasy worlds of merfolk and witches to almost-real worlds of people who are nearly just like us, these are stories to touch everyone's heart... and a book which will go on to help those who are living similar stories every day.

Once Upon a Time

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This eBook features a special enhancement: the full pilot episode's script from the hit ABC show, ONCE UPON A TIMEThis beautifully illustrated collection of 30 tales from far and wide includes...-Snow White -Hansel and Grethel -Cinderella -The Frog Prince -Rumpelstiltskin -The Bremen Town Musicians -The Elves -Little Red Cap -The Fisherman and His Wife -The Sleeping Beauty -Tom Thumb -Rapunzel. . . and many more.“Once upon a time . . .”Four simple words that, after more than two centuries, still have the ability to transport readers to lands of mystery, intrigue, and betrayal, life and death, love and abandon. Timeless are the tales of the Brothers Grimm who, in an effort to preserve native folklore, unwittingly crafted a cornerstone of Western literature.With this book of fairy tales, beautifully illustrated by artist Kevin Tong, reacquaint yourself with the stories and characters you know and love. Run through the forest with Little Red Cap. Attend the ball with Cinderella. Eat an apple with Snow White. From witches to fairies, evil queens to kindly kings, frog princes and sleeping beauties, the Grimm tales are classics that are truly meant to be shared with young and old alike.With a foreword written by the creators of ABC's show Once Upon a Time, we see that these classic tales continue to endure and inspire more storytelling. The series brings some of these classic characters to life in a bold reimagination of the fairy tale world. We invite you to reacquaint yourself with these magical stories and be transported once again with Once Upon a Time.

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