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300: The Art of the Film
by Frank Miller, Lynn Varley

ISBN 1569714029 (1-56971-402-9)
Hardcover, Dark Horse Comics

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An emperor amasses an army of hundreds of thousands, drawn from two continents, to invade a third continent and conquer a tiny, divided nation. Only a few hundred warriors stand against them. Yet the tiny nation is saved. It sounds like the plot of a preposterous fantasy novel. It is historical fact. In 481-480 B.C., King Xerxes of Persia raised forces in Asia and Africa and invaded Greece with an army so huge that it "drank rivers dry." Then they entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae and encountered 300 determined soldiers from Sparta....
Writer-artist Frank Miller and colorist Lynn Varley retell the battle of Thermopylae in the exciting and moving graphic novel 300. They focus on King Leonidas, the young foot soldier Stelios, and the storyteller Dilios to highlight the Spartans' awe-inspiring toughness and valor. Miller and Varley's art is terrific, as always; the combat scenes are especially powerful. And Miller's writing is his best in years. Read it.
Do not, however, read 300 expecting a strictly accurate history. The Phocians did not "scatter," as Miller describes. His Spartans are mildly homophobic, which is goofy in such a gay society. Miller doesn't say how many Greeks remained for the climactic battle--you'd think 300 Spartans and maybe a dozen others, when there were between 700 and 1,100 Greeks. Herodotus's Histories does not identify the traitor Ephialtes as ugly and hunchbacked, or even as Spartan. 300 establishes a believable connection between Ephialtes's affliction and behavior, but his monstrous appearance, King Xerxes's effeminacy, and the Persians' inexplicable pierced-GenX-African looks make for an eyebrow-raising choice of villain imagery. Nonetheless, 300 is a brilliant dramatization.
For the full story of the failed invasion, read Herodotus's Histories or, for a concise, graphic-novel retelling, Larry Gonick's great Cartoon History of the Universe: Volumes 1-7, From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great. For a lighthearted look at post-invasion Athens and a very young Alexander the Great, check out William Messner-Loebs and Sam Kieth's witty and gorgeous graphic novels, Epicurus the Sage Vol. I and Vol. II. --Cynthia Ward [via]
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Age of Bronze 2: Sacrifice
by Eric Shanower

ISBN 1582402124 (1-58240-212-4)
Hardcover, Image

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The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton, Michael Everett Nowlin

ISBN 1551113368 (1-55111-336-8)
Softcover, Broadview Pr

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Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is an elegant, masterful portrait of desire and betrayal in old New York. With vivid power, Wharton evokes a time of gaslit streets, formal dances held in the ballrooms of stately brownstones, and society people "who dreaded scandal more than disease." This is Newland Archer's world as he prepares to many the docile May Welland. Then, suddenly, the mysterious, intensely nonconformist Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after a long absence, turning Archer's world upside down.
This classic Wharton tale of thwarted love is an exuberantly comic and profoundly moving look at the passions of the human heart, as well as a literary achievement of the highest order. [via]
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The Black Tulip
by Alexandre Dumas

ISBN 1421809036 (1-4218-0903-6)
Hardcover, 1st World Library

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The Blue Flower
by Penelope Fitzgerald

ISBN 0006550193 (0-00-655019-3)
Hardcover, Flamingo

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Penelope Fitzgerald wrote her first novel 20 years ago, at the age of 59. Since then, she's written eight more, three of which have been short-listed for England's prestigious Booker Prize, and one of which, Offshore, won. Now she's back with her tenth and best book so far, The Blue Flower. This is the story of Friedrich von Hardenberg--Fritz, to his intimates--a young man of the late 18th century who is destined to become one of Germany's great romantic poets. In just over 200 pages, Fitzgerald creates a complete world of family, friends and lovers, but also an exhilarating evocation of the romantic era in all its political turmoil, intellectual voracity, and moral ambiguity. A profound exploration of genius, The Blue Flower is also a charming, wry, and witty look at domestic life. Fritz's family--his eccentric father and high-strung mother; his loving sister, Sidonie; and brothers Erasmus, Karl, and the preternaturally intelligent baby of the family, referred to always as the Bernhard--are limned in deft, sure strokes, and it is in his interactions with them that the ephemeral quality of genius becomes most tangible. Even his unlikely love affair with young Sophie von Kühn makes perfect sense as Penelope Fitzgerald imagines it.
The Blue Flower is a magical book--funny, sad, and deeply moving. In Fritz Fitzgerald has discovered a perfect character through whom to explore the meaning of love, poetry, life, and loss. In The Blue Flower readers will find a work of fine prose, fierce intelligence, and perceptive characterization. [via]
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Copperhead
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060177667 (0-06-017766-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins

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Dances With Wolves
by Michael Blake

ISBN 1557040915 (1-55704-091-5)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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Der Vorleser
by Stuart Taberner

ISBN 1853996491 (1-85399-649-1)
Softcover, Intl Pub Marketing Inc

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The theme of the book is the Holocaust and questions of guilt, as it tells the tale of Michael Berg and his affair with Hanna Schmitz, who turns out to have been a guard at Auschwitz and who later hangs herself.
This edition makes the German text accessible to students, providing the full German text, with a substantial Introduction, Commentary, Vocabulary and Bibliography in English.
Bernhard Schlinks novel "Der Vorleser" ("The Reader") has sold over 500,000 copies in Germany, 750,000 in the USA, 200,000 in Britain, and 100,000 in France. It has been translated into 25 languages. [via]
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Der Vorleser: Roman
by Bernhard Schlink

ISBN 3257060653 (3-257-06065-3)
Hardcover, Diogenes

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Dragonwings
by Laurence Yep

ISBN 1557361681 (1-55736-168-1)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books

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A Chinese immigrant and his son build a flying machine in "an unusual historical novel, unique in its perspective of the Chinese in America and its portrayal of early 20th century San Francisco, including the Earthquake, from an immigrant's viewpoint".--School Library Journal. 1976 Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Books of 1971-1975; 1976 Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Honor Book; New York Times Outstanding Children's Books 1975; School Library Journal Best of the Best 1966-1978; Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC); 1976 IRA Children's Book Award; IRA/CBC Children's Choices for 1976. [via]
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Dragonwyck
by Anya Seton

ISBN 156849484X (1-56849-484-X)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books

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Dragonwyck
by Philippa Gregory, Anya Seton

ISBN 1556525818 (1-55652-581-8)
Softcover, Chicago Review Pr

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First published in 1944, Dragonwyck was a national bestseller that was made into a major motion picture starring Gene Tierney and Vincent Price in 1946. A classic gothic romance, the story features an 18-year-old Miranda Wells who falls under the spell of a mysterious old mansion and its equally fascinating master. Tired of churning butter, weeding the garden patch, and receiving the dull young farmers who seek her hand in marriage, Miranda is excited by an invitation from the upstate New York estate of her distant relative, the intriguing Nicholas Van Ryn. Her passion is kindled by the icy fire of Nicholas, the last of the Van Ryns, and the luxury of Dragonwyck, and a way of life of which she has only dreamed. Dressed in satin and lace, she becomes part of Dragonwyck, with its Gothic towers, flowering gardens, acres of tenant farms, and dark, terrible secrets. This compelling novel paints a marvelous portrait of a country torn between freedom and feudal traditions; a country divided between the very wealthy and the very poor. Poor tenant farmers at Dragonwyck, the European royalty who visit, and American icons such as Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and the Astors are vividly brought to life. This is a heart-stopping story of a remarkable woman, her breathtaking passions, and the mystery and terror that await her in the magnificent hallways of Dragonwyck.
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Felicity Learns a Lesson
by Dan Andreasen, Valerie Tripp, Vignettes Luann Robert, Keith Skeen

ISBN 1562470078 (1-56247-007-8)
Softcover, Amer Girl Pub

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Felicity Learns a Lesson
by Valerie Tripp, Dan Andreasen

ISBN 1562470086 (1-56247-008-6)
Hardcover, Amer Girl Pub

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For the Temple
by G. A. Henty

ISBN 1590870581 (1-59087-058-1)
Softcover, Robinson Books

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Unedited, unabridged, original format editions with original colored cover art, these Henty books reproduce the original in careful detail.
Mr. Henty here weaves into the record of Josephus an admirable and attractive story. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the march of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of Jerusalem, form the impressive setting to the figure of the lad who becomes the leader of a guerrilla band of patriots, fights bravely for the Temple, and after a brief term of slavery in Alexandria, returns to his Galilean home. [via]
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett

ISBN 1414505930 (1-4145-0593-0)
Softcover, Pavilion Pr

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Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Hittite Warrior
by Joanne Williamson

ISBN 1883937388 (1-883937-38-8)
Softcover, Bethlehem Books

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Judea has always been the crossroads and battlefield of contending nations. It is no less so in this biblical time of the Judges. Uriah Tarhund's Hittite home is destroyed by invading Greeks. His dying father tells him to go south to seek a Canaanite named Sisera. "He will help you. For my sake. . . ." Uriah is plunged into the tumult of an uneasy Judea. When he saves a young boy from being sacrificed to Moloch, he is given succor for a time by the Hebrews. Later, he finds Sisera and joins him in war against these same people. When the Canaanites are defeated, the young Hittite has the opportunity to come to peace with himself, the Hebrew people and their God. [via]
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LA Tabla De Flandes
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

ISBN 8420480797 (84-204-8079-7)
Hardcover, Alfaguara

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A finales del siglo XV un viejo maestro flamenco introduce en uno de sus cuadros, en forma de partida de ajedrez, la clave de un secreto que pudo cambiar la historia de Europa. Cinco siglos después, una joven restauradora de arte, un anticuario homosexual y un excéntrico jugador de ajedrez unen sus fuerzas para tratar de resolver el enigma. La investigación les conducirá a través e una apasionante pesquisa en la que los movimientos del juego irán abriendo las puertas de un misterio que acabara por envolver a todos sus protagonistas. La tabla de Flandes es un apasionante juego de trampas e inversiones - pintura, música, literatura, historia, lógica matemática - que Arturo Perez-Reverte encaja con diabólica destreza. --- from book's back cover [via]
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The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower

ISBN 1568493185 (1-56849-318-5)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books

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The Life And Times Of Horatio Hornblower: A Biography Of C.S. Forester's Famous Naval Hero
by Peter Lacovara

ISBN 1590130650 (1-59013-065-0)
Softcover, McBooks Pr

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Men of Iron
by Howard Pyle

ISBN 141793977X (1-4179-3977-X)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co

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1891. Illustrated by the author. Pyle is best known for the children's books that he wrote and illustrated. It is from his famous Book of Pirates that our present-day concept of pirates has come. School children still read his Men of Iron, The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, and many other tales. In Men of Iron young Myles Falworth wins a reputation for courage and independence while still in training at the castle of the great Earl of Mackworth. But one day he discovers that his blind father had been condemned for treason and is still being hunted by a powerful enemy who is close to the King. To challenge the King's champion means certain death. Should he risk all to win back his family's honor? See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. [via]
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Morgan's Run
by Colleen McCullough

ISBN 1417617004 (1-4176-1700-4)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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Otto of the Silver Hand
by Howard Pyle

ISBN 1419139401 (1-4191-3940-1)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co

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ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in Large and Super Large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. EasyRead books are available in 11pt and 13pt. type. EasyRead Large books are available in 16pt, 16pt Bold, and 18pt Bold type. EasyRead Super Large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold Type. You choose the format that is right for you.
This exciting book narrates the story of a young boy Otto, who is sent to live with monks at an early age. Otto gets kidnapped by his fathers enemies and faces hardships and miseries. The author has very well described the dark middle ages and the way they used to live and fight. Inspirational!
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Ovid
by David Wishart

ISBN 193339739X (1-933397-39-X)
Softcover, Felony & Mayhem

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Nobleman by birth, loutish party boy by temperment, Marcus Corvinus is a citizen of ancient Rome, but he would be as much at home in a champagne-stained tux as he is in a toga. He'd like to shed that toga for the beautiful Lady Perilla, but in return for her favor she demands that Corvinus help retrieve her stepfather's ashes for burial in Rome. The task proves more difficult than expected: Perilla's stepfather was the famous poet Ovid, exiled years earlier and still loathsome to the Emperor Tiberius. But Corvinus' arrogance - and letch for Perilla - keep him on course, even when the Emperor's thugs try a little up-close-and-personal persuasion. Author David Wishart, a classical scholar, knows a great deal about both ancient Rome and gilded youth. You may not approve of Corvinus, but you'll have a tough time resisting his charm. [via]
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen, Linda Bree

ISBN 1551111314 (1-55111-131-4)
Softcover, Broadview Pr

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Anne Elliot, heroine of Austen's last novel, did something we can all relate to: Long ago, she let the love of her life get away. In this case, she had allowed herself to be persuaded by a trusted family friend that the young man she loved wasn't an adequate match, social stationwise, and that Anne could do better. The novel opens some seven years after Anne sent her beau packing, and she's still alone. But then the guy she never stopped loving comes back from the sea. As always, Austen's storytelling is so confident, you can't help but allow yourself to be taken on the enjoyable journey. [via]
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The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe

ISBN 1579124585 (1-57912-458-5)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated

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Tom Wolfe began The Right Stuff at a time when it was unfashionable to contemplate American heroism. Nixon had left the White House in disgrace, the nation was reeling from the catastrophe of Vietnam, and in 1979--the year the book appeared--Americans were being held hostage by Iranian militants. Yet it was exactly the anachronistic courage of his subjects that captivated Wolfe. In his foreword, he notes that as late as 1970, almost one in four career Navy pilots died in accidents. "The Right Stuff," he explains, "became a story of why men were willing--willing?--delighted!--to take on such odds in this, an era literary people had long since characterized as the age of the anti-hero."
Wolfe's roots in New Journalism were intertwined with the nonfiction novel that Truman Capote had pioneered with In Cold Blood. As Capote did, Wolfe tells his story from a limited omniscient perspective, dropping into the lives of his "characters" as each in turn becomes a major player in the space program. After an opening chapter on the terror of being a test pilot's wife, the story cuts back to the late 1940s, when Americans were first attempting to break the sound barrier. Test pilots, we discover, are people who live fast lives with dangerous machines, not all of them airborne.
Wolfe traces Alan Shepard's suborbital flight and Gus Grissom's embarrassing panic on the high seas (making the controversial claim that Grissom flooded his Liberty capsule by blowing the escape hatch too soon). The author also produces an admiring portrait of John Glenn's apple-pie heroism and selfless dedication. By the time Wolfe concludes with a return to Yeager and his late-career exploits, the narrative's epic proportions and literary merits are secure. Certainly The Right Stuff is the best, the funniest, and the most vivid book ever written about America's manned space program. --Patrick O'Kelley [via]
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The Secret Garden
by Dalmatian Press Staff

ISBN 1577595556 (1-57759-555-6)
Hardcover, Dalmatian Press

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 5 and up Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Dalmatian Press (November 2001) Language: English [via]
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The Secret Garden
by Scott McKowen

ISBN 1402714599 (1-4027-1459-9)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Siddharta
by Hermann Hesse

ISBN 9872074828 (987-20748-2-8)
Softcover, LA Marca Editura

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Spanish Edition SIDDHARTA by Herman Hesse 2002 Softcover 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches 94 pages Arenal publishers [via]
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Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse

ISBN 1404331972 (1-4043-3197-2)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com

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Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - In the shade of the house, in the sunshine of the riverbank near the boats, in the shade of the Sal-wood forest, in the shade of the fig tree is where Siddhartha grew up, the handsome son of the Brahman, the young falcon, together with his friend Govinda, son of a Brahman. The sun tanned his light shoulders by the banks of the river when bathing, performing the sacred ablutions, the sacred offerings. In the mango grove, shade poured into his black eyes, when playing as a boy, when his mother sang, when the sacred offerings were made, when his father, the scholar, taught him, when the wise men talked. For a long time, Siddhartha had been partaking in the discussions of the wise men, practising debate with Govinda, practising with Govinda the art of reflection, the service of meditation. He already knew how to speak the Om silently, the word of words, to speak it silently into himself while inhaling, to speak it silently out of himself while exhaling, with all the concentration of his soul, the forehead surrounded by the glow of the clear-thinking spirit. He already knew to feel Atman in the depths of his being, indestructible, one with the universe. [via]
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Sing Down the Moon
by Scott O'Dell

ISBN 1557361428 (1-55736-142-8)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books

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Sorcery And Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot
by Patricia C. Wrede

ISBN 1417635959 (1-4176-3595-9)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The correspondence of two cousins documents events at London's Royal College of Wizards as well as other dangerous, magical happenings in London and the surrounding countryside. [via]
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Ten Years Later
by Alexandre Dumas

ISBN 1589632257 (1-58963-225-7)
Softcover, Intl Law & Taxation Pub

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D'Artagnan Romance III-B In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Siècle,_ printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. The book at hand is the second volume of the third serial. Louis XIV is well past the age where he should rule, but the ailing Cardinal Mazarin refuses to relinquish the reins of power. Meanwhile, Charles II, a king without a country, travels Europe seeking aid from his fellow monarchs. Athos still resides at La Fère while his son, Raoul de Bragelonne, has entered into the service in the household of M. le Prince. As for Raoul, he has his eyes on an entirely different object than his father -- his childhood companion, Louise de la Valliere, with whom he is hopelessly in love. Porthos, now a baron, is off on some mysterious mission along with Aramis, who is now the Bishop of Vannes. (Jacketless library hardcover.) [via]
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A Thousand Ships
by Eric Shanower

ISBN 1582402000 (1-58240-200-0)
Softcover, Image Comics

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Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and death--the most spectacular war story ever told: The Trojan War. When a lustful Trojan prince abducts the beautiful Queen Helen of Sparta, Helen`s husband vows to recover her no matter the cost. So begins the Trojan War. From far and wide the ancient kings of Greece bring their ships to join the massive force to pledge their allegiance to High King Agamemnon. Featuring the greatest of the Greek heroes: Achilles, Odysseus, and Herakles, along with a cast of thousands. AGE OF BRONZE: A THOUSAND SHIPS reveals hidden secrets of the characters` pasts, serving up joy and sorrow, leading up to the brink of war, and foreshadowing the terror to come. Age of Bronze will be included in a major international exhibition travelling to three German museums in 2002. The exhibit is centered on the current excavations at Troy and features Age of Bronze in an exhibit devoted to modern interpretations of Troy. Age of Bronze has been nominated for numerous Eisner (The comic industry's Oscar) Awards. Rack it in your mythology and historical fiction sections for even more sales success. [via]
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The Trumpeter of Krakow
by Eric Philbrook Kelly

ISBN 002750140X (0-02-750140-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster

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The Vicomte De Bragelonne
by Alexandre Dumas

ISBN 1592248195 (1-59224-819-5)
Softcover, Wildside Pr

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D'Artagnan Romance III-A DAR-IIIA In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Siecle,_ printed the first installemnt of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. As this third serial begins, it is now 1660, and although promised the captaincy of the musketeers at the close of _Twenty Years After,_ D'Artagnan is still trailing his sword in the Louvre as a lowly lieutenant. Louis XIV is well past the age where he should rule, but the ailing Cardinal Mazarin refuses to relinquish the reins of power. Meanwhile, Charles II, a king without a country, travels Europe seeking aid from his fellow monarchs. Athos still resides at La Fère while his son, Raoul de Bragelonne, has entered into the service in the household of M. le Prince. As for Raoul, he has his eyes on an entirely different object than his father -- his childhood companion, Louise de la Vallière, with whom he is hopelessly in love. Porthos, now a baron, is off on some mysterious mission along with Aramis, who is now the Bishop of Vannes. (Jacketless library hardcover.) [via]
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Vienna Prelude
by Bodie Thoene

ISBN 1556610661 (1-55661-066-1)
Softcover, Baker Pub Group

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Vienna Prelude
by Brock Thoene, Bodie Thoene

ISBN 1414301073 (1-4143-0107-3)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub

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The White Company
by Arthur Conan Doyle

ISBN 157646296X (1-57646-296-X)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub

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The White Company, Sir Nigel
by Arthur Conan Doyle, George MacDonald Fraser

ISBN 1888173904 (1-888173-90-4)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square

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La Hora de las Brujas
by Anne Rice, Silvia Komet Dain

ISBN 8466621318 (84-666-2131-8)
Softcover, Ediciones B

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This engrossing and hypnotic tale of witchcraft and the occult spans four centuries of the prominent and wealthy Mayfair family, a dynasty of witches that is haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being over the ages. The Mayfair family tries to understand and destroy the terrible force that holds the family in its power in this first book of the Mayfair Witches series.
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El Lector/ the Reader
by Schlink Bernhard

ISBN 8433908499 (84-339-0849-9)
Softcover, Distal S R L

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Un adolescente conoce a una mujer madura con la que inicia una relacion amorosa. Antes de acostarse juntos, ella siempre le pide que le lea fragmentos de Goethe, Schiller y otros, hasta que un dia ella desaparece. Siete anos despues, el joven, que estudia derecho, acude al juicio de cinco mujeres acusadas de crimenes nazis y descubre que una de ellas es su antigua amante. Una deslumbrante novela sobre el amor, la culpa, el horror y la piedad. / A teenage boy meets an older woman with whom he begins a love affair. Before making love, she always asks him to read him fragments of Goethe, Schiller, Tolstoy and Dickens. The ritual continues until one day she disappears without a trace. Seven years later, the young man, who studies law, is present at the trial of five women accused of Nazi crimes and discovers that one of them is his past lover. This is a dazzling novel about love, blame, horror and mercy. [via]
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Limpieza De Sangre /purity of Blood
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

ISBN 8466309586 (84-663-0958-6)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc

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In this second part, a woman has been found strangled in front of a local church. On her lap, a bag full of coins and a note For masses for her soul is found. In a nearby convent for young society ladies, the chaplain is having unconventional encounters with his novices. Captain Alatriste will soon discover how these two facts are connected by an entangled net of power, faith, and death.
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A punto de incorporarse a su antiguo tercio en Flandes, Diego Alatriste se ve envuelto por mediacion de su amigo don Francisco de Quevedo en otra peligrosa aventura. Una mujer ha aparecido estrangulada en una silla de manos frente a ala iglesia de San Gines, con una bolsa de dinero y una nota manuscrita: Para misas por su alma. El enigma se complica con los sucesos misteriosos que ocurren tras las paredes de un convento, cuando Alatriste escontratado para rescatar de alli a una joven novicia. [via]
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Limpieza De Sangre/the Cleaning of Blood
by Arturo

ISBN 8420483591 (84-204-8359-1)
Softcover, Alfaguara, S.A. Grupo Santillana,

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A woman has been found strangled in front of a local church. On her lap, a bag full of coins and a note "For masses for her soul." In a nearby convent for young society ladies, the chaplain is having "unconventional" encounters with his novices. Capitán Alatriste will soon discover how these two facts are connected by an entangled net of power, faith, and death. [via]
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Por Quien Doblan Los Campanas / for Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway, Lola De Aguado

ISBN 8408021508 (84-08-02150-8)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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Siddharta
by Hermann Hesse, Carmen Grossi

ISBN 9681501225 (968-15-0122-5)
Softcover, Editores Mexicanos Unidos-Mex

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LA Tabla De Flandes/the Flanders Panel

ISBN 8420427845 (84-204-2784-5)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc

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A secret that could have changed the history of Europe is hidden in the chess game depicted in a fifteenth-century painting. Five centuries later, a young art expert, a gay antiquarian, and a peculiar chess player team up to unveil the mystery. They are all pieces in a diabolic chess game in which pieces are taken and players are murdered. "Paradoxes and puzzles abound. A sleek, sophisticated, madly clever, chamber mystery about chess, life, and art."The New York Times Book Review [via]
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La Tabla De Flandes/the Flanders Panel
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

ISBN 9681903722 (968-19-0372-2)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc

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A secret that could have changed the history of Europe is hidden in the chess game depicted in a fifteenth-century painting. Five centuries later, a young art expert, a gay antiquarian, and a peculiar chess player team up to unveil the mystery. They are all pieces in a diabolic chess game in which pieces are taken and players are murdered. "Paradoxes and puzzles abound. A sleek, sophisticated, madly clever, chamber mystery about chess, life, and art."The New York Times Book Review [via]
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Hermann Hesse Romane

ISBN 3150088127 (3-15-008812-7)
Hardcover, P. Reclam

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Der Vorlesor
by Berhard Schlink

ISBN 3257229534 (3-257-22953-4)
Softcover, Diogenes Verlag AG

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L'Abyssin
by Jean-Christophe Rufin

ISBN 2070406970 (2-07-040697-0)
Softcover, Sodis

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