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1984by George OrwellISBN 8423309835 (84-233-0983-5)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: '1984'Book summary:En esta novela encontramos al lider unico cuya presencia es ante todo una abstraccion, la negacion del individuo, la sustraccion de la informacion: el Gran Hermano. Es, al mismo tiempo, una advertencia y un deseo. El autor ha construido una metafora del imaginario social del siglo XX, al describir un pais carcelario, vigilado por un lugar desde donde se ve a el y a todos. [via]
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Algebra II Grades 6-8by Rainbow Bridge PublishingISBN 1932210830 (1-932210-83-0)
Softcover, Rainbow Bridge Pub
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Animal Farmby Ian Woodldridge, George OrwellISBN 1854597892 (1-85459-789-2)
Softcover, Hern Books, Limited, Nick
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Animal Farm'Book summary:Since its publication in 1946, George Orwell's fable of a workers' revolution gone wrong has rivaled Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea as the Shortest Serious Novel It's OK to Write a Book Report About. (The latter is three pages longer and less fun to read.) Fueled by Orwell's intense disillusionment with Soviet Communism, Animal Farm is a nearly perfect piece of writing, both an engaging story and an allegory that actually works. When the downtrodden beasts of Manor Farm oust their drunken human master and take over management of the land, all are awash in collectivist zeal. Everyone willingly works overtime, productivity soars, and for one brief, glorious season, every belly is full. The animals' Seven Commandment credo is painted in big white letters on the barn. All animals are equal. No animal shall drink alcohol, wear clothes, sleep in a bed, or kill a fellow four-footed creature. Those that go upon four legs or wings are friends and the two-legged are, by definition, the enemy. Too soon, however, the pigs, who have styled themselves leaders by virtue of their intelligence, succumb to the temptations of privilege and power. "We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of the farm depend on us. Day and night, we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples." While this swinish brotherhood sells out the revolution, cynically editing the Seven Commandments to excuse their violence and greed, the common animals are once again left hungry and exhausted, no better off than in the days when humans ran the farm. Satire Animal Farm may be, but it's a stony reader who remains unmoved when the stalwart workhorse, Boxer, having given his all to his comrades, is sold to the glue factory to buy booze for the pigs. Orwell's view of Communism is bleak indeed, but given the history of the Russian people since 1917, his pessimism has an air of prophecy. --Joyce Thompson [via]
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Anne of Green Gablesby L.M. MontgomeryISBN 1859987494 (1-85998-749-4)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square Books
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Arden Shakespeare Hamletby Harold Jenkins, Neil TaylorISBN 1904271324 (1-904271-32-4)
Hardcover, Arden Shakespeare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arden Shakespeare Hamlet'Book summary:The core of the ground-breaking, three text edition, this self-contained, free-standing volume gives readers the Second Quarto text (1604-5) and includes in its Introduction, notes and Appendices all the reader might expect to find in any standard Arden edition. As well as a full, illustrated Introduction to the playÂ's historical, cultural and performance contexts and a thorough survey of critical approaches to the play, an appendix contains the additional passages found only in the 1623 text. "The new Arden Hamlet is a pathbreaking edition, one that promises to change irrevocably our understanding of Shakespeare's greatest play." - Professor James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare Â"Hamlet's latest editors have undertaken a heroic task with great skill and thoroughnesss.Â" - Stanley Wells, The Observer "(The) new Arden Hamlet is quite simply the most comprehensive edition of the play currently available, a status I suspect it will enjoy for many years to come" - The British Theatre Guide "Stunning! There is absolutely no doubt about this being the text to buy if you are studying the play at A Level. And the same stands for those students who will be studying the play at university. This critical edition gives the reader the Second Quarto Text (1604-1605), annotated with intelligence and care, a wealth of historical and cultural references and a survey of different critical approaches to the play." - The Use of English, The English Association [via]
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The Bondage of the Willby Martin LutherISBN 1932307079 (1-932307-07-9)
Softcover, Emerald House Group Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bondage of the Will'Book summary:This edition of the Bondage of the Will was translated by Henry Cole in 1823. "Free will was no academic question to Luther; the whole Gospel of the grace of God, he held, was bound up with it, and stood or fell according to the way one decided it . . . . It is not the part of a true theologian, Luther holds, to be unconcerned, or to pretend to be unconcerned, when the Gospel is in danger . . . . The doctrine of the Bondage of the Will in particular was the corner-stone of the Gospel and the foundation of faith'' (40-41, emphasis added). ''In particular, the denial of free will was to Luther the foundation of the Biblical doctrine of grace, and a hearty endorsement of that denial was the first step for anyone who would understand the Gospel and come to faith in God. The man who has not yet practically and experimentally learned the bondage of his will in sin has not yet comprehended any part of the Gospel" "Justification by faith only is a truth that needs interpretation. The principle of sola fide [by faith alone] is not rightly understood till it is seen as anchored in the broader principle of sola gratia [by grace alone]; . . . for to rely on ones self for faith is not different in principle from relying on ones self for works" The Bible teaches that faith itself is and has to be, a gift of God, by grace, and not of self (Ephesians 2:8). It is safe to deduce that for Luther, any evangelist who advocates free will has not only ''not yet comprehended any part of the Gospel,'' but also that he has not yet preached the Gospel at all; his is a counterfeit gospel.Luther was ordered to recant his teachings on threat of excommunication. Luther thundered, ''Unless I am convinced by Scriptures and plain reason [for Luther, this meant logic], my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not recant anything. Here I stand, I can do no other!" [From a review in The Trinity Review] Martin Luther (1483-1546) shattered the structure of the Medieval Church by demanding that the authority for doctrine and practice be the Scriptures rather than popes or councils, and ignited the famous Protestant Reformation. The Roman Catholic hierarchy could not refute his logic, so they attempted to have him killed. But he was protected by Frederic. It has been said that more books have been written about Luther than about any other person except Jesus Christ. 164 pages, hard cover [via]
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The Brothers Karamazov: Library Editionby Fyodor DostoevskyISBN 1857150708 (1-85715-070-8)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Brothers Karamazov: Library Edition'Book summary:This is a translation of Dostoevsky's most widely read novel - at once a murder mystery, a mordant comedy of family intrigue, a pioneering work of psychological realism and an unblinking look into the abyss of human suffering. [via]
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Chinese Designsby Polly PinderISBN 1903975638 (1-903975-63-8)
Softcover, Search Pr Ltd
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The Confessionsby St Augustine, Lucien Jerphagnon, Sophie AsticISBN 2070114120 (2-07-011412-0)
Hardcover, Gallimard
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Confessions'Book summary:Pierre d'angle de la théologie et de la métaphysique occidentale, la Cité de Dieu est, avec Les Confessions (également édité en Pléiade par l'équipe de Lucien Jerphagnon), le deuxième livre-clé de saint Augustin. Si le premier relatait les étapes de sa conversion à la foi chrétienne, le second offre, pour la première fois, une véritable théologie de l'histoire. Sa rédaction, qui prendra treize années, s'enracine dans un événement tragique : la chute de Rome. En 410, en effet, la Ville éternelle est pillée par les barbares d'Alaric. L'onde de choc est immense et saint Jérôme écrit: "l'univers s'écroule." Si rien n'a pu protéger Rome, pas même les reliques des martyrs et les tombeaux des saints, où trouver alors de la protection ? Partant de cette interrogation, saint Augustin élargit le débat. Il réfute d'abord, avec une ironie souvent cinglante, la thèse païenne d'un drame suscité par l'abandon des anciens cultes puis élabore sa doctrine des deux cités. Deux cités, deux citoyennetés spirituelles, qui renvoient à deux royaumes, celui de la terre (symbole de la gloire passagère) et celui de Dieu (symbole de la sagesse éternelle) et dont l'affrontement résume l'histoire des hommes. Un face-à-face qu'il définit dans la phrase célèbre : "Deux amours ont bâti deux cités : celle de la terre par l'amour de soi jusqu'au mépris de Dieu, celle du ciel par l'amour de Dieu jusqu'au mépris de soi." Des vingt-deux livres de ce traité sortira toute la philosophie de l'histoire jusqu'à Hegel et Nietzsche. --François Angelier [via]
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Debrett's Etiquette for Girlsby Fleur BrittenISBN 1870520874 (1-870520-87-4)
Softcover, Gardners Books
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Diez Negritosby Agatha ChristieISBN 8478712089 (84-7871-208-9)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diez Negritos'Book summary:Some guests are invited to a lonely mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. First there were ten, each with something to hide and something to fear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts and, one by one, they die. This is considered by many readers the best mystery novel ever written.
Description in Spanish: Diez personas reciben sendas cartas firmadas por un desconocido Mr.Owen, invitándolas a pasar unos días en la mansión que tiene en uno de los islotes de la costa de Devon. Lo que parece ser una broma macabra se convierte en una espantosa realidad. [via]
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El Alquimista / The Alchemistby Paulo CoelhoISBN 8477201447 (84-7720-144-7)
Softcover, Aims Intl Books Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Alquimista / The Alchemist'Book summary:La mÁgica historia de Paulo Coelho, que trata sobre Santiago, un niÑo pastor andaluz que viaja en busca de un tesoro material, nos enseÑa la importancia que tiene el saber eschuchar lo que nos dice el corazÓn, a aprender a leer los presagios dispersados por el camino de nuestras vidas y, sobre todo, a seguir nuestros sueÑos.
El Alquimista, ahora por primera vez disponible en EspaÑa en Norte America, ha sido aclamado en EspaÑa y en America Latina como una de las novelas mas importantes de la dÉcada.
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El Dadorby Lois Lowry, Maria Luisa BalseiroISBN 8424159535 (84-241-5953-5)
Softcover, Everest De Ediciones Y distribucion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Dador'Book summary:Así se describe el incierto futuro de un nino que habita un mundo supuestamente ideal: sin conflictos, pobreza, desempleo. divorcio. injusticia ni desigualdades. Una sociedad en la que los valores de familia son de máxima importancia, la rebelión juvenil es algo desconocido y la educación es casi una forma de vida. Contado con una sencillez que engana, esta es la provocativa historia de un nino que experimenta algo increíble y emprende algo imposible. Este libro cuestiona todos los valores que siempre hemos dado por supuestos y vuelve a examinar nuestras creencias mas profundas. Diciembre es le mes en el que se celebre la Ceremonia anual, en el que los Doce reciben sus asignaciones vitalicias determinadas por el Comité de Ancianos. Pero Jonas, un nino que cumple sus doce anos, ha sido elegido para algo muy especial. Cuando su selecciona le lleva ante el mas honorable de los Ancianos - el Dador -, Jonas comienza a darse cuenta de los oscuros secretos que subyacen bajo la frágil perfección de su mundo. [via]
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El Retrato De Dorian Gray / The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar WildeISBN 8449410541 (84-494-1054-1)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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El Senor De Las Moscasby William GoldingISBN 8420634115 (84-206-3411-5)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Senor De Las Moscas'Book summary:spanish fiction william golding novel [via]
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Emmaby Jane AustenISBN 1857150368 (1-85715-036-8)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emma'Book summary:"I should like to see Emma in love, and in some doubt of return; it would do her good," remarks one of Jane Austen's characters in Emma.
Quick-witted, beautiful, headstrong and rich, Emma Woodhouse is inordinately fond of match-making select inhabitants of the village of Highbury, yet aloof and oblivious as to the question of whom she herself might marry. This paradox multiplies the intrigues and sparkling ironies of Jane Austen's masterpiece, her comedy of a sentimental education through which Emma discovers a capacity for love and marriage. [via]
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Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury, Jacques Chambon, Henri RobillotISBN 2070415732 (2-07-041573-2)
Softcover, Gallimard
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fahrenheit 451'Book summary:In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury's classic, frightening vision of the future, firemen don't put out fires--they start them in order to burn books. Bradbury's vividly painted society holds up the appearance of happiness as the highest goal--a place where trivial information is good, and knowledge and ideas are bad. Fire Captain Beatty explains it this way, "Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs.... Don't give them slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy."
Guy Montag is a book-burning fireman undergoing a crisis of faith. His wife spends all day with her television "family," imploring Montag to work harder so that they can afford a fourth TV wall. Their dull, empty life sharply contrasts with that of his next-door neighbor Clarisse, a young girl thrilled by the ideas in books, and more interested in what she can see in the world around her than in the mindless chatter of the tube. When Clarisse disappears mysteriously, Montag is moved to make some changes, and starts hiding books in his home. Eventually, his wife turns him in, and he must answer the call to burn his secret cache of books. After fleeing to avoid arrest, Montag winds up joining an outlaw band of scholars who keep the contents of books in their heads, waiting for the time society will once again need the wisdom of literature.
Bradbury--the author of more than 500 short stories, novels, plays, and poems, including The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man--is the winner of many awards, including the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America. Readers ages 13 to 93 will be swept up in the harrowing suspense of Fahrenheit 451, and no doubt will join the hordes of Bradbury fans worldwide. --Neil Roseman [via]
The Flower Shop: Charm, Grace, Beauty & Tenderness in a Commercial Contextby Leonard KorenISBN 1933330007 (1-933330-00-7)
Softcover, Stone Bridge Pr
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Forgiven Forever: The Full Force of God's Tender Mercyby Joe BeamISBN 1878990667 (1-878990-66-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Forgiven Forever: The Full Force of God's Tender Mercy'Book summary:A big robber of joy and happiness in life is the resentment we carry toward others and ourselves. Self righteousness may motivate us to harbor the resentment against others, shame causes us to harbor it against ourselves. In both instances the resentment we carry is self-destructive. We must learn to forgive others and ourselves. The life we may destroy if we don't forgive is our own! Joe Beam does an excellent job of helping us understand key biblical texts and our own aberrant behavior with a view toward experiencing forgiveness. A great resource for Bible classes or for one's own personal study, reflection and growth. Don't let pent up anger and resentment devastate your life or that of your family. Get this book and begin healing today. [via]
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From Forgiven to Forgiving: Learning to Forgive One Another Gods Wayby Jay AdamsISBN 1879737124 (1-879737-12-4)
Softcover, Calvary Pr
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Goddesses Heroes and Shamansby David BellinghamISBN 1856979997 (1-85697-999-7)
Hardcover, Kingfisher Books
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Grace Abounding in a Believer's Lifeby Robert HallISBN 1883002095 (1-883002-09-5)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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Grace Choices: Walking In Step With The God Of Graceby Jeff LucasISBN 1932805214 (1-932805-21-4)
Softcover, Send the Light Inc
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Hamletby William Shakespeare, Nick De SomogyiISBN 1854596209 (1-85459-620-9)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:Ann Thompson is Professor of English Language and Literature and Head of the School of Humanities at King's College London. She has edited The Taming of the Shrew, and her other publications include Shakespeare's Chaucer, Shakespeare, Meaning and Metaphor (with John O. Thompson), and Women Reading Shakespeare, 1660-1900 (with Sasha Roberts). She has also published widely on editing Shakespeare and Shakespeare's language. She is one of the general editors of the Arden Shakespeare.
Neil Taylor is Dean of Research and Dean of the Graduate School at Roehampton University. He has edited Henry IV, Part 2 and (with Brian Loughrey) Thomas Middleton: Five Plays. He has also published widely on editing Shakespeare, Shakespeare on film, and other aspects of Renaissance and modern drama.This self-contained, free-standing volume gives readers the Second Quarto text. In his illustrated introduction to the plays historical, cultural, and performance contexts, Neil Taylor presents a thorough survey of critical approaches to the play. He addresses the challenges faced in reading, editing, or acting a play with the depth of content and tradition that Hamlet possesses. He also establishes the historical and cultural context in which the play was written and explains the arguments about the merits and deficiencies of the First and Second Quarto and the First Folio. Taylor points to the many novelists, both men and women, whose work refers to or bears commonalities with Hamlet, to suggest an ongoing to need to resolve "the continuing mystery of Hamlet" in print and on stage. An appendix contains the additional passages found only in the 1623 text, and other appendices on the editorial process, the traditions regarding the act division at 3.4/4.1, casting, and music are also included.[via]"A pathbreaking edition, one that promises to change irrevocably our understanding of Shakespeare's greatest play."Professor James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare"Hamlet's latest editors have undertaken a heroic task with great skill and thoroughness."Stanley Wells, The Observer (UK)"Quite simply the most comprehensive edition of the play currently available, a status I suspect it will enjoy for many years to come."The British Theatre Guide"Stunning! There is absolutely no doubt about this being the text to buy . . . for those students who will be studying the play at university. This critical edition gives the reader the Second Quarto Text (1604-1605), annotated with intelligence and care, a wealth of historical and cultural references and a survey of different critical approaches to the play."The Use of EnglishTable of Contents
List of illustrations
General editors preface
Preface
INTRODUCTION
The challenges of Hamlet
The challenge of acting Hamlet
The challenge of editing Hamlet
The challenge to the greatness of Hamlet: Hamlet versus Lear
Hamlet in our time
The soliloquies and the modernity of Hamlet
Hamlet and Freud
Reading against the Hamlet tradition
Hamlet in Shakespeares time
Hamlet at the turn of the century
The challenge of dating Hamlet
Was there an earlier Hamlet play?
Are there any early references to Shakespeares play?
Can we date Hamlet in relation to other contemporary plays?
Hamlets first performances
The story of Hamlet
Murder most foul
An antic disposition
Sentences, speeches and thoughts
The composition of Hamlet
The quartos and the Folio
The quartos
The First Folio
The relationship of Q2 to Q1
The relationship of F to Q2
What, then, of Q1?
Editorial practice
Why a three-text edition?
Hamlet on stage and screen
Hamlet and his points
Enter the director
Hamlet and politics
Novel Hamlets
Hamlet meets Fielding, Goethe, Dickens and others
Hamlet and women novelists
Prequels and sequels
The continuing mystery of Hamlet
THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK (The Second Quarto, 1604-5)
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Folio-only passages
Appendix 2: Textual discussion
Appendix 3: Editorial conventions, sample edited passages and a comparison of scenes across the three texts
Appendix 4: The act division at 3.4/4.1
Appendix 5: Casting
Appendix 6: Music
Abbreviations and references
Abbreviations used in notes
Works by and partly by Shakespeare
Editions of Shakespeare collated
Other works cited
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Hamletby Harold JenkinsISBN 1903436672 (1-903436-67-2)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hamlet'Book summary:The Arden Shakespeare is the established edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays. This edition of Hamlet provides, a clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text, a full introduction discussing the critical and historical background to the play and appendices presenting sources and relevant extracts. [via]
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I Used to Be Perfect: A Study of Sin and Salvationby George R. KnightISBN 1883925312 (1-883925-31-2)
Softcover, Andrews Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Used to Be Perfect: A Study of Sin and Salvation'Book summary:Writing in a highly engaging oral style from his own early struggles with legalism, Knight examines some of the most basic questions about salvation: What does it mean to sin? What is temptation? What is the law? What does it mean to be saved? What does it mean to be perfect? Special features include study questions at the end of each chapter, reference notes to sources, a topical and scripture index, and a bibliography. [via]
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The Karamazov Brothers: A Novel in Four Parts With an Epilogue in Two Volumesby Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Julius KatzerISBN 5050028051 (5-05-002805-1)
Hardcover, Raduga Publishers
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LA Senora Dallowayby Virginia WoolfISBN 8420655287 (84-206-5528-7)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Little Womenby Louisa May AlcottISBN 185854176X (1-85854-176-X)
Hardcover, Brimax Books, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Little Women'Book summary:This edition of Alcott's timeless classic introduces children to the trials and joys of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy. The carefully adapted text keeps a 19th century flavor while making the story and dialogue more accessible to contemporary readers. Full-color illustrations. [via]
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A Midsummer Night's Dreamby William ShakespeareISBN 1903436605 (1-903436-60-5)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'Book summary:Traditionally seen as one of Shakespeare's more romantic and enchanting plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream has more recently been seen as a darker and more sinister play than generations of schoolchildren have ever imagined. The play has usually been seen as a comical tale and confused identities and the fickleness of youthful love, as the young lovers, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena escape parental control and the "sharp Athenian law" of their elders by eloping into the forest outside the city. Unfortunately they stumble into civil war in fairyland, where King Oberon and Queen Titania fight over possession of a beautiful young Indian "changeling" boy. The appearance of the "rude mechanicals", a group of Athenian workers, including the weaver Nick Bottom, compounds the confusion. Chaos, confusion and "shaping fantasies" reign before the final settlement of the play, but underneath all the hilarity many critics have discerned more ambivalent attitudes towards coercive parental control, bestial sexuality and the destructive power of desire. These approaches in no way detract from the exquisite lyricism of many sections of the play, but make it a more complex and effective comedy than has often been appreciated. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Mrs Dallowayby Virginia WoolfISBN 3596140021 (3-596-14002-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mrs Dalloway'Book summary:Zwar bemerkte sie in ihren Notizen über Ulysses, den ihr T.S.Eliot kurz nach dessen Erscheinen empfohlen hatte, lakonisch: "Ein primitives ungebildetes Buch, scheint mir", nichtsdestotrotz schien James Joyce' Meisterwerk nachhaltigen Eindruck bei ihr hinterlassen zu haben. Virginia Woolf, gerade an der Arbeit zu ihrem neuen Roman Mrs. Dalloway, übernahm seine Idee, die Geschichte an einem einzigen Tag spielen zu lassen. Nach der Zeit ihrer ersten eher traditionell-impressionistischen Romane Die Fahrt hinaus von 1915 und Nacht und Tag aus dem Jahr 1919, begann nun ihre experimentelle Phase.
Ein Junitag im Jahre 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, (sie hatte schon einen Auftritt in Die Fahrt hinaus), Gattin eines Parlamentsabgeordneten, trifft die Vorbereitungen für eine große Abendgesellschaft. Während dieser Verrichtungen ergeht sie sich in Erinnerungen, lotet ihr Leben aus und wird sich der Enge und Leere ihres Daseins schmerzlich bewußt. Mrs. Dalloways Reflexionen, wie überhaupt die inneren Monologe des Romans, bilden den eigentlichen Kern der Handlung, während die Darsteller puppengleich auf dem gesellschaftlichen Parkett agieren. Dieses fast filmisch anmutende Übereinanderschichten gleichzeitiger Ereignisse griff die Autorin in ihrem späteren Roman Die Wellen erneut auf.
Die Filmfassung von Regisseurin Marleen Gorris (Antonias Welt), mit der großartigen Vanessa Redgrave in der Titelrolle, kam im September 1997 auf den Markt. --Ravi Unger [via]
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Narrative of the Life & Times of Frederick Douglassby Frederick DouglassISBN 1930097115 (1-930097-11-5)
Softcover, Lushena Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life & Times of Frederick Douglass'Book summary:This Eloquent and dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its author was twenty eight years old & had just achieved his freedom. Although it was not uncommon during the era of American slavery for articulate Blacks who escaped to have their experiences published, Narraive Of The Life & Times Of Frederick Douglass is unique among these slave narratives because of Douglass's eloquent power of expression. [via]
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New International Webster's Student Dictionary of the English Language: International Encyclopedia Editionby Sidney I. LandauISBN 1888777087 (1-888777-08-7)
Softcover, Trident Reference Pub
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The Pfizer Guide: Pharmacy Career Opportunitiesby John FrookISBN 1885031009 (1-885031-00-9)
Hardcover, Merritt Communications Inc
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The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar WildeISBN 3895080985 (3-89508-098-5)
Hardcover, Koenemann Verlagsgesellschaft
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'Book summary:A lush, cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the aesthetic impulse run rampant? Why not both? After Basil Hallward paints a beautiful, young man's portrait, his subject's frivolous wish that the picture change and he remain the same comes true. Dorian Gray's picture grows aged and corrupt while he continues to appear fresh and innocent. After he kills a young woman, "as surely as if I had cut her little throat with a knife", Dorian Gray is surprised to find no difference in his vision or surroundings. "The roses are not less lovely for all that. The birds sing just as happily in my garden."
As Hallward tries to make sense of his creation, his epigram-happy friend Lord Henry Wotton encourages Dorian in his sensual quest with any number of Wildean paradoxes, including the delightful "When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy." But despite its many languorous pleasures, The Picture of Dorian Gray is an imperfect work. Compared to the two (voyeuristic) older men, Dorian is a bore, and his search for ever new sensations far less fun than the novel's drawing-room discussions. Even more oddly, the moral message of the novel contradicts many of Wilde's supposed aims, not least "no artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style." Nonetheless, the glamour boy gets his just deserts. And Wilde, defending Dorian Gray, had it both ways: "All excess, as well as all renunciation, brings its own punishment." [via]
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Plays, Prose Writings & Poemsby Oscar WildeISBN 1857150422 (1-85715-042-2)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library
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Prince Caspian: Lucy's Journeyby C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes, Anne-Marie DalmaisISBN 2070546454 (2-07-054645-4)
Softcover, Sodis
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Pyramidsby Anne MillardISBN 1856976742 (1-85697-674-2)
Hardcover, Kingfisher
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Rebelion En La Granja / Animal Farmby George OrwellISBN 8423337332 (84-233-3733-2)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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Romeo and Julietby William ShakespeareISBN 1903436419 (1-903436-41-9)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romeo and Juliet'Book summary:[via]This major new edition of Shakespeares greatest tragedy of love argues that the play is ultimately Juliets. Its richly illustrated introduction looks at the plays exceptionally beautiful and complex language and focuses on the figure of Juliet as being at its center. Rene Weis also discusses the plays critical, stage, and film history, including West Side Story and Baz Lurhmanns seminal film adaptation. This authoritative edition from a leading scholar gives the reader a penetrating and wide-ranging insight into this ever-popular play. Like every Arden edition, it includes expertly edited play text and on-page commentary notes discussing issues of staging, theme, meaning, and Shakespeares use of his sources to give the reader deep and engaging insights into the play. -
Romeo Y Julieta / Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeare, Jenaro Talens, Manuel Angel ConejeroISBN 8437607795 (84-376-0779-5)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Romeo Y Julieta / Romeo and Juliet'Book summary:Shakespeares tragic tale of star-crossed lovers will capture young imaginations in this narrative retelling of the play.[via]
Written in simple language that is accessible to young readers, these illustrated classics allow them to become acquainted with great authors and their works without the need to grapple with a text that might be too complex for children their age.
Colorful illustrations complement the stories and enrich the reading experience by depicting details that put the reader in the midst of the story. Each book also includes a capsule author biography that provides background for the text.More editions of Romeo Y Julieta / Romeo and Juliet:
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Sense and Sensibilityby Jane AustenISBN 3895082333 (3-89508-233-3)
Hardcover, Koenemann Verlagsgesellschaft
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Oh! Mama, how spiritless, how tame was Edward's manner in reading to us last night! I felt for my sister most severely. Yet she bore it with so much composure, she seemed scarcely to notice it. I could hardly keep my seat. To hear those beautiful lines which have frequently almost driven me wild, pronounced with such impenetrable calmness, such dreadful indifference!
Soon however, Marianne meets a man who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, a new neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers a check when he admits he is secretly engaged to a childhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before coming finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and willingness to consider the world well-lost for love may appeal to modern readers, it is Elinor whom Austen herself most evidently admired; a truly happy marriage, she shows us, exists only where sense and sensibility meet and mix in proper measure. --Alix Wilber [via]More editions of Sense and Sensibility:
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A Shelter Sketchbook: Timeless Building Solutionsby John S. TaylorISBN 1890132020 (1-890132-02-0)
Softcover, Chelsea Green Pub Co
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Summer of My German Soldierby Bette GreeneISBN 3464068021 (3-464-06802-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Texby S. E. Hinton, Miguel Martinez-LageISBN 842043924X (84-204-3924-X)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeare, Jonnie Patricia MobleyISBN 1885564112 (1-885564-11-2)
Softcover, Lorenz Educational Pub
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, George MacDonald FraserISBN 1860467067 (1-86046-706-7)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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When Grace Transforms: The Character of Christ's Disciples Envisioned in the Beatitudesby Terry JohnsonISBN 1857927702 (1-85792-770-2)
Softcover, Appalachian Bible Co & Christian
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The Wizard of Ozby L. Frank BaumISBN 1894998138 (1-894998-13-8)
Softcover, Jack Lake Prod Inc
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The Wonderful Wizard of Ozby L. Frank Baum, Michael ForemanISBN 186205343X (1-86205-343-X)
Hardcover, Pavilion Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'Book summary:[via]When a cyclone whisked Dorothy far from the gray prairies of Kansas to the colorful Land of Oz, it not only set a courageous and determined little girl on a series of unforgettable adventuresit blew fresh air into childrens literature. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is what the author called "a modern fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartache and nightmares left out." It's now more than a hundred years since Dorothy and her endearing companionsher mischievous dog Toto, the brainless but practical-minded Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the kindly Tin Woodsman who longs for a heartfirst marched along the yellow brick road into storybook history. In this edition, Michael Foreman's bright, whimsical watercolors of Dorothy and her friends capture the enchanting essence of L. Frank Baum's "wondertale."More editions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
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El Alquimista / The Alchemistby Paulo CoelhoISBN 8408022938 (84-08-02293-8)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Alquimista / The Alchemist'Book summary:La mÁgica historia de Paulo Coelho, que trata sobre Santiago, un niÑo pastor andaluz que viaja en busca de un tesoro material, nos enseÑa la importancia que tiene el saber eschuchar lo que nos dice el corazÓn, a aprender a leer los presagios dispersados por el camino de nuestras vidas y, sobre todo, a seguir nuestros sueÑos.
El Alquimista, ahora por primera vez disponible en EspaÑa en Norte America, ha sido aclamado en EspaÑa y en America Latina como una de las novelas mas importantes de la dÉcada.
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Cometas En El Cielo / The Kite Runnerby Khaled HosseiniISBN 8478888470 (84-7888-847-0)
Hardcover, Oceano De Mexico
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Las Cronicas De Narnia El Caballo Y El Muchachoby C. S. LewisISBN 8408062654 (84-08-06265-4)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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Diez Negritosby Agatha ChristieISBN 8427200153 (84-272-0015-3)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Gracias a Winn-dixieby Kate DiCamillo, Alberto Jimenez RiojaISBN 8427932545 (84-279-3254-5)
Softcover, Noguer Y Caralt Editores
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LA Habitacion De Los Reptilesby Lemony Snicket, Brett HelquistISBN 8426437419 (84-264-3741-9)
Hardcover, Random House Mondadori
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Los hermanos Karamazov / The Brothers Karamazovby Fiodor M. DostoievskiISBN 8437606381 (84-376-0638-1)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Los hermanos Karamazov / The Brothers Karamazov'Book summary:Fiódor Dostoyevski es uno de los principales escritores de su época en la Rusia Zarista; la literatura de Dostoyevski explora la psicología humana en el complejo contexto político, social y espiritual de la sociedad rusa del siglo XIX. Walter Kaufmann citó las Memorias del subsuelo (1864), escritas con la amarga voz del anónimo «hombre subterráneo», como «la mejor obertura para el existencialismo jamás escrita». En el mismo sentido, el prestigioso intelectual y escritor austriaco Stefan Zweig consideró al escritor ruso como «el mejor conocedor del alma humana de todos los tiempos». Su obra, aunque escrita en el siglo XIX, refleja al hombre y la sociedad de hoy. Sigmund Freud dijo en su obra Dostoievski y el parricidio que el capítulo de «El gran inquisidor», de la novela Los hermanos Karamazov, era una de las cumbres de la literatura universal. Cabe resaltar, asimismo, la influencia ejercida sobre Nietzsche, quien afirmó: Dostoyevski, el único psicólogo, por cierto, del cual se podía aprender algo, es uno de los accidentes más felices de mi vida, más incluso que el descubrimiento de Stendhal. [via]
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Hoyos: El libro de la pelicula, la maldicion de los hoyosby Louis Sachar, Elena AbosISBN 8434878607 (84-348-7860-7)
Softcover, Ediciones Sm
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El Leon, LA Bruja Y El Armario/the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeby C. S. LewisISBN 8420445649 (84-204-4564-9)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Luces Del Norte/ The Golden Compassby Philip PullmanISBN 8440632967 (84-406-3296-7)
Hardcover, Ediciones B
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Luces Del Norte/ The Golden Compass'Book summary:Though ostensibly written for children, this heroic and heart-wrenching His Dark Materials trilogy is beloved by readers of all ages. These three novels unlock the door to parallel universes where demons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universesif it isn't destroyed first. Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands.[via]
Young Lyra Belacqua is a precocious orphan growing up within the precincts of Oxford University. Lyra's Oxford is not precisely like others' Oxfordnor is her world. Her parallel universe, is a world in which science, theology, and magic intricately intermingle.More editions of Luces Del Norte/ The Golden Compass:
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Matar UN Ruisenor/to Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper Lee, Baldomero PortaISBN 8401492041 (84-01-49204-1)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns Inc
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Mi familia y otros animalesby Gerald DurrellISBN 8420633356 (84-206-3335-6)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Nineteen Eighty-fourby George OrwellISBN 8423328651 (84-233-2865-1)
Hardcover, Ediciones Destino
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Por Quien Doblan Los Campanas / for Whom the Bell Tollsby Ernest Hemingway, Lola De AguadoISBN 8408021508 (84-08-02150-8)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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El Ratrato De Dorian Greyby Oscar WildeISBN 8408017810 (84-08-01781-0)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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Rebelion en la granja / Animal Farmby George OrwellISBN 8423309223 (84-233-0922-3)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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El Senor De Las Moscas/ Lord of the Fliesby William Golding, Carmen VergaraISBN 8420666572 (84-206-6657-2)
Hardcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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El Sobrino Del Magoby Not AvailableISBN 8408062638 (84-08-06263-8)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Sobrino Del Mago'Book summary:Narnia..., un lugar por el que deambulan Bestias Parlantes..., donde aguarda una bruja..., donde un nuevo mundo esta a punto de nacer. Dos amigos, victimas del poder de unos anillos magicos, son arrojados a otro mundo en el que una malvada hechicera intenta convertirlos en sus esclavos. Pero entonces aparece Aslan y con su cancion va hilando el tejido de un nuevo mundo que recibira el nombre de Narnia. Narnia, la tierra donde todo puede suceder. [via]
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El Sobrino Del Mago/the Magician's Nephewby C. S. LewisISBN 842044510X (84-204-4510-X)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Las Telaranas de Carlota/Charlottes Webby E. B. WhiteISBN 8427933886 (84-279-3388-6)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns
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LA Trompeta Del Cisne/the Trumpet of the Swanby E. B. White, Edward FrascinoISBN 8427932146 (84-279-3214-6)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns
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Una Arruga En El Tiempo / A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'Engle, Hector SilvaISBN 8420440744 (84-204-4074-4)
Softcover, Alfaguara
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Una Mision Monstruosa/a Monsturus Missionby Eva IbbotsonISBN 8478888500 (84-7888-850-0)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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Artemis Fowlby Eoin ColferISBN 2070546810 (2-07-054681-0)
Softcover, Gallimard, Editions
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Artemis Fowl'Book summary:Un nouveau héros est né. Il a douze ans, est le dernier rejeton d'une dynastie de voleurs irlandais. Il vit dans un château, auprès de sa mère dont l'esprit a flanché lors de la disparition de son mari. La fortune des Fowl est au plus mal. Mais Artemis est un petit génie escorté d'un serviteur tout dévoué et doté d'une force peu commune. Voilà des atouts de poids pour faire aboutir un projet fou, qui ne pouvait germer que dans la tête d'un enfant : s'emparer de l'or des fées&
Eoin Colfer a choisi pour héros un jeune (très jeune) malfaiteur. Il fallait oser. Artemis ne s'embarrasse pas de beaucoup de scrupules et sa morale est, disons, particulière. Quand on est fils de bandit& Il n'est pourtant pas dépourvu de cSur, on le verra, ni d'humour. Quant à sa détermination, elle est peu commune. On lui emboîte le pas bien volontiers en dévorant ce roman qui mêle avec allégresse le monde des fées et celui des nouvelles technologies, informatique et magie, science-fiction et traditions, vieilles légendes irlandaises et réalité du monde moderne. Et ce polar caustique n'est que la première manche d'un combat qui promet de se poursuivre entre Artemis et le Peuple& On attend déjà la suite avec impatience, que l'on ait 12 ans, un peu moins ou& beaucoup plus. --Pascale Wester [via]
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Balzac Et LA Petite Tailleuse Chinoby Daj SijieISBN 2070416801 (2-07-041680-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Balzac Et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise: Romanby Sijie DaiISBN 2070757625 (2-07-075762-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Balzac Et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise: Roman'Book summary:Dans la Chine de Mao, savoir lire, c'est déjà faire partie des intellectuels. Et on ne badine pas avec les intellectuels : on les envoie se rééduquer dans les campagnes, travailler dans des rizières ou dans des mines. C'est ce qui est arrivé au narrateur et à son ami Luo, si jeunes et déjà marqués du sceau infamant d'"ennemis du peuple". Pour ne pas sombrer, ils ont heureusement encore quelques histoires, quelques films à se raconter, mais cela fait bien peu. Jusqu'à ce que, par miracle, ils tombent sur un roman de Balzac : petit livre à lire en cachette, tellement dangereux, mais tellement magique, qui changera le cours de leur vie en leur ouvrant la porte de la fille du tailleur, en rendant possible ce qui ne l'aurait jamais été...
Il fallait oser confronter le monde de Balzac et la Chine de Mao : Dai Sijie, réalisateur renommé qui vit en France, a réussi cet improbable pari et on lit avec enthousiasme et frénésie ce premier roman parfaitement maîtrisé. --Karla Manuele [via]
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L'effet Pervers: Le Naufrage Des Democratiesby Michel CollinISBN 2910188132 (2-910188-13-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'L'effet Pervers: Le Naufrage Des Democraties'Book summary:253pages. 13,1cm x 20,6cm x 2,1cm. Broché. L'Alchimiste est le récit d'une quête, celle de Santiago, un jeune berger andalou parti à la recherche d'un trésor enfoui au pied des Pyramides. Dans le désert, initié par l'Alchimiste, il apprendra à écouter son coeur, à lire les signes du destin et, par-dessus tout, à aller au bout de son rêve. Destiné à l'enfant que chaque être cache en soi, L'Alchimiste est un merveilleux conte philosophique, que l'on compare souvent au Petit Prince, de Saint-Exupéry, et à Jonathan Livingston le Goéland, de Richard Bach. Le levant s'était mis à souffler. Il amenait les Maures sans doute, mais il apportait aussi l'odeur du désert. Il apportait la sueur et les songes des hommes qui étaient partis en quête de l'Inconnu, en quête d'or, d'aventures, et de pyramides. Alors le jeune berger andalou se prit à envier la liberté du vent et comprit qu'il pourrait, comme lui, traverser les pays et trouver sa Légende personnelle. Destiné à l'enfant que chaque être cache en lui, L'Alchimiste est un merveilleux conte philosophique qui nous guide sur la voie d'un trésor oublié. Et des terres noires andalouses aux mystères de l'Egypte, déchiffrant les augures du ciel, le lecteur trouvera lui aussi le secret de l'Alchimie. [via]
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L Armoire Magiqueby C. S. LewisISBN 2070546438 (2-07-054643-8)
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Le Laboratoire Aux Serpentsby Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Rose-Marie VassalloISBN 2092110349 (2-09-211034-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Laboratoire Aux Serpents'Book summary:192pages. in8. Broché. Les Baudelaire, ce sont trois orphelins: Violette, 14 ans, à l'intelligence scientifique; Klaus, 12 ans, lecteur insatiable; et Prunille, la petite dernière qui mord tout ce qui se passe. A la suite de la mort de leurs parents dans un incendie, ils se retrouvent à la tête d'une immense fortune mais ne pourront en jouir qu'à la majorité de Violette. M. Poe, l'exécuteur testamentaire, banquier austère, se charge de les placer chez divers membres de la famille. C'est ainsi que les trois orphelins vont parcourir le monde avec, sans cesse à leurs trousses, l'odieux et cupide Comte Olaf, qui n'a plus qu'une obsession en tête: mettre la main sur le magot des orphelins Baudelaire. Une saga en 13 tomes plébiscitée dès le premier volume par les lecteurs américains (3 millions d'exemplaires vendus depuis la parution du premier tome aux Etats-Unis en 1999). Dans ce pastiche tragi-comique des mélos anglo-saxons du XIX° siècle, les malheurs succèdent aux malheurs. Le ton reste cependant celui de l'aventure, du suspense et de l'humour en toutes circonstances. Car l'auteur cultive l'ironie et un humour pince-sans-rire à l'anglaise: un jeu auquel se prend le lecteur. [via]
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Le Magicien D'Ozby L. Frank Baum, Yvette MetralISBN 2277216526 (2-277-21652-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Magicien D'Oz'Book summary:« Dorothée poussa un cri d'admiration et regarda autour d'elle, ses yeux s'écarquillaient à chaque merveille qu'elle découvrait... » C'est vers un pays bien étrange et merveilleux que Dorothée et Toto, son petit chien, se trouvent emportés par un cyclone. Mais malgré la beauté des lieux, la fillette n'a qu'une envie : rentrer chez elle au plus tôt. Lorsqu'elle apprend que seul le Grand Magicien de ce fabuleux pays d'Oz peut l'aider, elle part à sa recherche. En chemin, l'Épouvantail, le Bûcheron-en-fer-blanc et le Lion Poltron qu'elle rencontre décident de l'accompagner jusqu'à la mystérieuse Cité d'Émeraude. Et là? Le Grand Oz qu'ils découvrent ensemble se révélera encore plus énigmatique qu'ils ne l'imaginaient... Sur les traces de Dorothée, Lisbeth Zwerger nous emporte dans le monde enchanteur du célèbre « Magicien d'Oz » qu'elle réinvente aujourd'hui pour nous. Et grâce aux lunettes vertes qui accompagnent ce livre, l'illusion devient parfaite. Ses illustrations, à la fois magiques et capricieuses, nous livrent une approche nouvelle et fantastique de ce conte moderne de Lyman Frank Baum, un grand classique de la littérature enfantine américaine. [via]
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Le Neveu du Magicienby C. S. LewisISBN 207054642X (2-07-054642-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Neveu du Magicien'Book summary:Poche: 210 pages Editeur : Gallimard (juin 2001) Collection : Folio junior Langue : Français [via]
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Les Quatre Filles Du Dr Marchby Louisa AlcottISBN 2070515168 (2-07-051516-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Quatre Filles Du Dr March'Book summary:On est en Amérique, en pleine guerre de Sécession. Le docteur March est au front et sa petite famille doit survivre. Heureusement, les quatre soeurs March et leur mère forment un clan très uni qui affronte l'adversité avec courage et bonne humeur malgré tout.
L'auteur s'est fortement inspirée de sa propre vie pour écrire cette histoire. On la reconnaîtra sous les traits de Jo, le garçon manqué de la famille. Depuis sa publication en 1868, ce roman n'a cessé d'enchanter ses lecteurs, les petites filles surtout, qui se reconnaissent dans l'une ou l'autre des quatre soeurs. Sans jamais sombrer dans le mélo, l'histoire est extrêmement touchante, car la vie des personnages est ponctuée de beaucoup de joies mais aussi de grands moments d'angoisse. On suit avec plaisir les péripéties quotidiennes de leur existence, leur évolution aussi, puisque les quatre jeunes filles ne seront pas tout à fait les mêmes à la fin du roman. Ajoutons que ce livre présente pour le lecteur d'aujourd'hui un nouvel intérêt, celui de découvrir l'intimité de la vie d'une famille américaine au XIXe siècle, qui revêt pour nous nombre d'aspects étonnants et pittoresques. --Pascale Wester [via]
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Les Royaumes Du Nordby Philip PullmanISBN 2070541886 (2-07-054188-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Royaumes Du Nord'Book summary:Il est au départ déstabilisant, le monde dans lequel nous invite Philip Pullman, c'est celui de Lyra, la jeune héroïne. Il ressemble étrangement au nôtre, et s'en sépare tout à la fois, étrangement, par des détails qui apparaissent au fil du récit. On voyage en zeppelin, on rencontre des sorcières, des ours en armure... Chaque personnage est accompagné d'un "daemon", sorte d'animal familier mais qui est bien plus que cela : le daemon fait partie de son compagnon humain, il est le reflet de son âme. L'un ne peut survivre à l'autre. Celui de Lyra s'appelle Pantalaimon. Il la suivra dans toutes ses aventures jusque dans les Royaumes du Nord, en quête de la vérité sur la mystérieuse "Poussière".
Voilà un roman résolument original, lyrique, poétique en même temps que passionnant. À la croisée des mondes, les croyances et les cultures se frottent, se lient ou se heurtent, les certitudes y vacillent, jusqu'à un dénouement en forme de suspense... suite au prochain épisode : La Tour des anges. À partir de 11 ans. --Pascale Wester [via]
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La Toile de Charlotteby E. B. WhiteISBN 221102288X (2-211-02288-X)
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L'Utopie De Thomas Moreby Thomas More, Andre PrevostISBN 2728900892 (2-7289-0089-2)
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Fahrenheit 451by Ray BradburyISBN 3257208626 (3-257-20862-6)
Softcover, Diogenes Verlag AG
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