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Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery

ISBN 1853261394 (1-85326-139-4)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited

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When Marilla Cuthbert's brother, Matthew, returns home to Green Gables with a chatty redheaded orphan girl, Marilla exclaims, "But we asked for a boy. We have no use for a girl." It's not long, though, before the Cuthberts can't imagine how they could ever do without young Anne of Green Gables--but not for the original reasons they sought an orphan. Somewhere between the time Anne "confesses" to losing Marilla's amethyst pin (which she never took) in hopes of being allowed to go to a picnic, and when Anne accidentally dyes her hated carrot-red hair green, Marilla says to Matthew, "One thing's for certain, no house that Anne's in will ever be dull." And no book that she's in will be, either. This adapted version of the classic, Anne of Green Gables, introduces younger readers to the irrepressible heroine of L.M. Montgomery's many stories. Adapter M.C. Helldorfer includes only a few of Anne's mirthful and poignant adventures, yet manages to capture the freshness of one of children's literature's spunkiest, most beloved characters. There's just enough to make beginning readers want more--luckily, there's a lot more in the originals! Illustrator Ellen Beier creates vibrant pictures to portray the beauty of the land around Green Gables and the spirited nature of Anne herself. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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- Anne of Green Gables: ISBN 1859987494 (1-85998-749-4)
  Softcover, Trafalgar Square Books
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Antigone
by Sophocles

ISBN 1854592009 (1-85459-200-9)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group

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The first great 'resistance' drama - and perhaps the definitive Greek tragedy. Creon, the King of Thebes, has forbidden the burial of Antigone's brother because he was put to death as a traitor to the crown. Despite being engaged to Creon's son Haemon, Antigone disobeys the King and buries her brother. Enraged, Creon condemns Antigone to death and buries her alive in a cave. The prophet Teiresias warns Creon against such rash actions, and eventually Creon relents â¬ but when he goes to release Antigone it is too late: she has already hanged herself. Translated and introduced by Marianne McDonald. (20120223) [via]
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- Antigone: ISBN 3458017704 (3-458-01770-4)
  Hardcover, Insel Verlag
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The Call of the Wild and White Fang
by Jack London

ISBN 1853260266 (1-85326-026-6)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc

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With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, The Call of the Wild is about Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St Bernard and a Scottish Collie. Stolen from his pampered life on a Californian estate and shipped to the Klondike to work as a sledge dog, he triumphs over his circumstances and becomes the leader of a wolf pack. The story records the decivilisation of Buck as he answers the call of the wild , an inherent memory of primeval origins to which he instinctively responds. In contrast, White Fang relates the tale of a wolf born and bred in the wild which is civilised by the master he comes to trust and love. The brutal world of the Klondike miners and their dogs is brilliantly evoked and Jack London s rendering of the sentient life of Buck and White Fang as they confront their destiny is enthralling and convincing. The deeper resonance of these stories derives from the author s use of the myth of the hero who survives by strength and courage, a powerful myth that still appeals to our collective unconscious. [via]
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Coriolanus
by William Shakespeare

ISBN 1853262854 (1-85326-285-4)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd

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Philip Brockbank was Director of the Shakespeare Institute at the University of Birmingham in England from 1979-1988, and General Editor of the New Cambridge Shakespeare from 1984-1990. He wrote On Shakespeare: Jesus, Shakespeare and Karl Marx, and Other Essays and edited Players of Shakespeare 1: Essays in Shakespearean Performance. His other publications include The Creativity of Perception: Essays in the Genesis of Literature and Art and Urban Mysteries of the Renaissance: Shakespeare and Carpaccio.

The Arden Shakespeare edition of Coriolanus includes a detailed introduction to the text of the play, including the original printing, language and grammar, lineation, act and scene structure, stage-directions, and anomalies of the text, some of which are thought to indicate editorial intervention in the printing process. Further analysis of the play's content covers the accepted date of composition and historical context for that time, sources, a discussion of tragedy, language, and a description of the play as it was produced on Shakespeare's stage and has been produced in the theater in its afterlife. Two appendices follow The Tragedy of Coriolanus: "The Life of Caius Martius Coriolanus" from Plutarch's Lives, and an extract from Camden's Remaines.

The Arden Shakespeare has developed a reputation as the pre-eminent critical edition of Shakespeare for its exceptional scholarship, reflected in the thoroughness of each volume. An introduction comprehensively contextualizes the play, chronicling the history and culture that surrounded and influenced Shakespeare at the time of its writing and performance, and closely surveying critical approaches to the work. Detailed appendices address problems like dating and casting, and analyze the differing Quarto and Folio sources. A full commentary by one or more of the plays foremost contemporary scholars illuminates the text, glossing unfamiliar terms and drawing from an abundance of research and expertise to explain allusions and significant background information. Highly informative and accessible, Arden offers the fullest experience of Shakespeare available to a reader.
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- Coriolanus: ISBN 1903436648 (1-903436-64-8)
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A Gathering of Old Men
by Ernest J. Gaines

ISBN 0679738908 (0-679-73890-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s, A Gathering of Old Men is a powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man.

"Poignant, powerful, earthy...a novel of Southern racial confrontation in which a group of elderly black men band together against whites who seek vengeance for the murder of one of their own."--Booklist

"A fine novel...there is a denouement that will shock and move readers as much as it does the characters."--Philadelphia Inquirer [via]
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Harry Potter
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 8478887423 (84-7888-742-3)
Hardcover, Salamandra Publicacions Y Edicions

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling, Jim Dale

ISBN 0807282073 (0-8072-8207-3)
Softcover, Listening Library

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What makes the Harry Potter series so successful? Maybe it's the fact that J.K. Rowling doesn't write children's books, she writes children's stories, more in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm than Dr. Seuss. The exploits of Harry and his friends captivate even the shortest attention spans by engaging the imagination with vivid characters and fast-moving action, instead of trying to merely catch the eye with colorful pictures or pop-up effects. Not surprisingly, the Potter tales sound wonderful read aloud, and adapt to the audiobook format extremely well. Broadway actor Jim Dale's impressive vocal range gives each character in the book its own distinctive voice--a considerable task, given the pantheon of witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls, dwarves, and elves that Harry encounters in his second outing. And thankfully, since the book is read unabridged, no one's favorite character is omitted. Engaging for children without being childish, the audio version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is worthy addition to the deservedly popular series. (Running time: 9 hours, 7 CDs) --Andrew Nieland [via]
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 0747532745 (0-7475-3274-5)
Softcover, Bloomsbury Pub Ltd

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Cassette Travel Bag is a complete and unabridged reading by Stephen Fry on six cassettes, contained in a travel box. A CD travel bag is also available.
Just when it seems that there cannot possibly be another twist to the Harry Potter tale, Stephen Fry dons his haughtiest and naughtiest tones to bring Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to vibrant life on audio. Harry Potter has spent the first 10 years of his life at the mercy of the dreadful Dursleys--the aunt, uncle and fat, spoilt brat of a cousin who reluctantly gave him a home after the death of his mother and father. But on his 11th birthday Harry discovers that he is no ordinary boy, and despite the best efforts of his hideous relatives he escapes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his new life as a trainee wizard. And the rest, as they say, is history...
As Harry battles against the evils thrown in his path, Stephen Fry injects the proceedings with a wry, dry and extremely contagious humour that perfectly suits the tale, wringing out the best in Harry and his cohorts as they get to grips with their new lives at the sharp end of Hogwarts. Fry's innate upper-class drone is perfectly suited to the telling of this most magical tale, cracking into the high-pitched squawking of Hermione the swat, or the gentle tones of the firm but fair Dumbledore, or the evil sniping of slimey Snape at precisely the right moments.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fine story and much has been written about its success, but until you have heard Fry's cracking reading of this most magical of stories then you simply haven't lived. As with any audio book, this one is perfect for car journeys and an ideal way of introducing reluctant readers to the magic that is Harry Potter. (Ages 9 and over) --Susan Harrison
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Harry Potter And the Philosopher's Stone: Scottish Gaelic Edition
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 158234681X (1-58234-681-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling, Mary Grandpre

ISBN 1594130000 (1-59413-000-0)
Softcover, Large Print Pr

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Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup like his hair growing back overnight! to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they? [via]
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
by Jill Daniels, Rodger Smith, Jill Daneils

ISBN 0439294827 (0-439-29482-7)
Hardcover, Scholastic

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With six two-page spreads featuring the key scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this Harry Potter pop-up book allows younger children to begin to experience the thrilling saga of Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts. Every page literally pops out with creative 3-D engineering in full color, while pull-tabs allow readers to bring a Quidditch game to life or help Harry see his heart's desire in the Mirror of Erised. The cartoonish art is muddy and unspectacular, but fans and collectors blinded by their enthusiasm for the boy wizard may not care a bit. (Ages 4 and older) [via]
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- Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone: ISBN 0439294827 (0-439-29482-7)
  Hardcover, Scholastic
Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 847888615X (84-7888-615-X)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths. [via]
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- Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 8478886559 (84-7888-655-9)
  Softcover, Emece
- Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkaban: ISBN 847888615X (84-7888-615-X)
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Harry Potter Y La Orden Del Fenix / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling, Gemma Rovira Ortega

ISBN 8478889019 (84-7888-901-9)
Hardcover, Lectorum Pubns

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Book Details:
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2/1/2004
- Pages: 896
- Reading Level: Age 9 and Up
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Harry Potter Y La Piedra Filosofal / Harry Potter And the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 8478886125 (84-7888-612-5)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico

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THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. [via]
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Homeri Odyssea
by Homer, Helmut van Thiel

ISBN 3487094576 (3-487-09457-6)
Hardcover, G. Olms

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- Homeri Odyssea: ISBN 3487094576 (3-487-09457-6)
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King Lear

ISBN 1903436583 (1-903436-58-3)
Hardcover, Thomson Learning EMEA, Limited

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King Lear stands alongside Hamlet as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes "to shake all cares and business from our age" and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous "division of the kingdom" gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters.
As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his "bitter" Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has "ta'en / Too little care" of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in King Lear, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that "All's cheerless, dark and deadly". Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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King Lear
by R. A. Foakes

ISBN 1903436591 (1-903436-59-1)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare

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In the first part of Foakes's introduction, the editor examines King Lear as it is read in the mind versus how it is performed on the stage, analyzing historical productions and certain elements of the play that shine in performance but not in text, and vice versa. This section also explores how and why the play has invited so many interpretations, in reading and performance, since its inception. The next part of the introduction considers trends in the criticism and staging of the play, such as the recent shift of favor from redemptive to bleak readings. Foakes then addresses the dating of the play, the differences among the Quarto and Folio texts, and whether these changes are mere discrepancies or intentional revisions. Finally, the editor discusses the casting of the play and explains notable usages in his edition. There are two appendices that follow the play: the first examines two textual problems that are particularly difficult to interpret, and the second explains differences in lineation between the Quarto and Folio editions, which resulted from confusion whether certain lines were in prose or verse. This edition also includes lists of illustrations, abbreviations, and references, as well as a general editors preface and an index.

The Arden Shakespeare has developed a reputation as the pre-eminent critical edition of Shakespeare for its exceptional scholarship, reflected in the thoroughness of each volume. An introduction comprehensively contextualizes the play, chronicling the history and culture that surrounded and influenced Shakespeare at the time of its writing and performance, and closely surveying critical approaches to the work. Detailed appendices address problems like dating and casting, and analyze the differing Quarto and Folio sources. A full commentary by one or more of the plays foremost contemporary scholars illuminates the text, glossing unfamiliar terms and drawing from an abundance of research and expertise to explain allusions and significant background information. Highly informative and accessible, Arden offers the fullest experience of Shakespeare available to a reader.
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King Lear
by William Shakespeare

ISBN 1853260959 (1-85326-095-9)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc

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Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex King Lear has been widely acclaimed as Shakespeare's most powerful tragedy. Elemental and passionate, it encompasses the horrific and the heart-rending. Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice: all these contend in a tempestuous drama which has become an enduring classic of the world's literature. [via]
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini

ISBN 1594480001 (1-59448-000-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books

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The New York Times bestseller and international classic loved by millions of readers. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons-their love, their sacrifices, their lies. A sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic. [via]
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The Kite Runner: Bookclub-in-a-box Presents the Discussion Companion for Khaled Hosseini's Novel
by Khaled Hosseini

ISBN 1417640391 (1-4176-4039-1)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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The "kite runner" of Khaled Hosseini's deeply moving fiction debut is an illiterate Afghan boy with an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land. Growing up in the city of Kabul in the early 1970s, Hassan was narrator Amir's closest friend even though the loyal 11-year-old with "a face like a Chinese doll" was the son of Amir's father's servant and a member of Afghanistan's despised Hazara minority. But in 1975, on the day of Kabul's annual kite-fighting tournament, something unspeakable happened between the two boys.
Narrated by Amir as a 40-year-old novelist living in California, The Kite Runner tells the gripping story of a boyhood friendship destroyed by jealousy, fear, and the kind of ruthless evil that transcends mere politics. Running parallel to this personal narrative of loss and redemption is the story of modern Afghanistan and of Amir's equally guilt-ridden relationship with the war-torn city of his birth. The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner begins in the final days of King Zahir Shah's 40-year reign and traces the country's fall from a secluded oasis to a tank-strewn battlefield controlled by the Russians and then the trigger-happy Taliban. When Amir returns to Kabul to rescue Hassan's orphaned child, the personal and the political get tangled together in a plot that is as suspenseful as it is taut with feeling.
The son of an Afghan diplomat whose family received political asylum in the United States in 1980, Hosseini combines the unflinching realism of a war correspondent with the satisfying emotional pull of master storytellers such as Rohinton Mistry. Like the kite that is its central image, the story line of this mesmerizing first novel occasionally dips and seems almost to dive to the ground. But Hosseini ultimately keeps everything airborne until his heartrending conclusion in an American picnic park. --Lisa Alward [via]
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- The Kite Runner: Bookclub-in-a-box Presents the Discussion Companion for Khaled Hosseini's Novel: ISBN 0606308857 (0-606-30885-7)
  Hardcover, Demco Media
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La Odisea / The Odyssey
by Homero

ISBN 8471663945 (84-7166-394-5)
Softcover, Edaf Antillas

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Los Borgia
by Mario Puzo

ISBN 8408048090 (84-08-04809-0)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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The Odyssey
by Homer, T. E. Lawrence

ISBN 1853260258 (1-85326-025-8)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc

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With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts Royal Holloway, University of London Homer's great epic describes the many adventures of Odysseus, Greek warrior, as he strives over many years to return to his home island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. His colourful adventures, his endurance, his love for his wife and son have the same power to move and inspire readers today as they did in Archaic Greece, 2800 years ago. This poem has been translated many times over the years, but Chapman's sinewy, gorgeous rendering (1616) stands in a class of its own. Chapman believed himself inspired by the spirit of Homer himself, and matches the breadth and power of the original with a complex and stunning idiom of his own. John Keats expressed his admiration for the resulting work in the famous sonnet, 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer': 'Much have I travelled in the realms of gold...' [via]
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- The Odyssey: ISBN 1930142226 (1-930142-22-6)
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Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare

ISBN 1903436419 (1-903436-41-9)
Softcover, Arden Shakespeare

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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.
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- Romeo and Juliet: ISBN 1903436915 (1-903436-91-5)
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Romeo Y Julieta / Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare, Jenaro Talens, Manuel Angel Conejero

ISBN 8437607795 (84-376-0779-5)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones

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Readers will take pleasure in discovering the classics through these beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of famous works of literature from all over the world. A variety of periods, themes, and authors are represented.
Los lectores tomarán un gran placer en descubrir los clásicos por estas bellas y económicas ediciones de literatura famosa y universal. Se representa una variedad de épocas, temas, y autores. [via]
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- Romeo Y Julieta / Romeo and Juliet: ISBN 8484034135 (84-8403-413-5)
  Hardcover, Edimat Libros
- Romeo Y Julieta / Romeo and Juliet: ISBN 8437607795 (84-376-0779-5)
  Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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Steinbeck Novels and Stories 1932-1937
by John Steinbeck, Robert Demott, Elaine A. Steinbeck

ISBN 1883011019 (1-883011-01-9)
Hardcover, Library of America

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For the first time in one volume, the early California writings of one of America's greatest novelists have been collected, including the seminal works, Tortilla Flat and Of Mice and Men, tracing his early growth and evolution. 20,000 first printing. [via]
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Tale of Genji
by Donald Keene, Murasaki Shikubu, Masayuki Miyata, H. MacK Horton, Setouchi Jakucho

ISBN 4770027729 (4-7700-2772-9)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc

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A lushly illustrated edition of a world classic

The third in this series of illustrated Japanese classics, The Tale of Genji again combines Miyata's captivating paper cut-outs with a modern retelling of a vintage story. This well-known tale of the amorous adventures of Prince Genji is widely considered world literature's first novel, and with its precise and poetic prose, it is also considered one of its finest.

Written with precision by a lady of the Japanese court, Genji's Don Juan-like clandestine rendezvous with lovers in their perfumed boudoirs or on mossy moonlit garden paths, continues to intrigue lovers of literature. What sets Genji apart from the typically carefree playboy is the intensity of his emotional attachment for each of his lovers. Long after an affair has ended, Genji continues to cherish the encounter. His is an age-old tale, as well as a poignant and brilliant portrait of Japan's ancient court life. [via]
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Tender Is The Night, 1934
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

ISBN 1853260975 (1-85326-097-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc

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In the wake of World War I, a community of expatriate American writers established itself in the salons and cafes of 1920s Paris. They congregated at Gertrude Stein's select soirees, drank too much, married none too wisely, and wrote volumes--about the war, about the Jazz Age, and often about each other. F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, were part of this gang of literary Young Turks, and it was while living in France that Fitzgerald began writing Tender Is the Night. Begun in 1925, the novel was not actually published until 1934. By then, Fitzgerald was back in the States and his marriage was on the rocks, destroyed by Zelda's mental illness and alcoholism. Despite the modernist mandate to keep authors and their creations strictly segregated, it's difficult not to look for parallels between Fitzgerald's private life and the lives of his characters, psychiatrist Dick Diver and his former patient turned wife, Nicole. Certainly the hospital in Switzerland where Zelda was committed in 1929 provided the inspiration for the clinic where Diver meets, treats, and then marries the wealthy Nicole Warren. And Fitzgerald drew both the European locale and many of the characters from places and people he knew from abroad.
In the novel, Dick is eventually ruined--professionally, emotionally, and spiritually--by his union with Nicole. Fitzgerald's fate was not quite so novelistically neat: after Zelda was diagnosed as a schizophrenic and committed, Fitzgerald went to work as a Hollywood screenwriter in 1937 to pay her hospital bills. He died three years later--not melodramatically, like poor Jay Gatsby in his swimming pool, but prosaically, while eating a chocolate bar and reading a newspaper. Of all his novels, Tender Is the Night is arguably the one closest to his heart. As he himself wrote, "Gatsby was a tour de force, but this is a confession of faith." [via]
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Tigana
by Guy Gavriel Kay

ISBN 0451457765 (0-451-45776-5)
Softcover, Roc

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Drawing on the most powerful mythic archetypes, this master epic of magic, politics, war--and the power of love and hate--is a rich, beautifully written, multidimensional work. The few surviving inhabitants of the destroyed land of Tigana bond together in a secret battle to release their homeland's curse and gain their freedom. [via]
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The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare, Jonnie Patricia Mobley

ISBN 1885564112 (1-885564-11-2)
Softcover, Lorenz Educational Pub

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This edition offers a new way to read and study Romeo and Juliet - without distracting footnotes. A freshly edited version of the original text incorporating the latest scholarship appears opposite a modern English translation that parallels the original line-for-line. Author: Mobley Jonnie Patricia [via]
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Antigona
by Sofocles, Alejandro Vigo

ISBN 9507860568 (950-786-056-8)
Softcover, Biblos

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Cometas En El Cielo / The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini

ISBN 8478888470 (84-7888-847-0)
Hardcover, Oceano De Mexico

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Harry Potter y el misterio del principe / Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 8478889965 (84-7888-996-5)
Softcover, Salamandra Publicacions Y Edicions

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As Harry faces his upcoming fifth year at Hogwarts Academy, there are increasing rumors of dark times coming and of Lord Voldemort's return to power, and a secret anti-Voldemort society, The Order of the Phoenix, begins meeting again. [via]
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Harry Potter Y El Prisionero De Azkaban / Harry Potter And the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling, Nieves Martin Azofra, Adolfo Munoz Garcia

ISBN 8478885196 (84-7888-519-6)
Hardcover, Emece

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Harry Potter no es un chico común, extraña el colegio en el verano. Pero su colegio es un colegio de magia y Harry es un mago. Este es el tercer episodio de la serie de novelas que ha causado un impacto mundial. [via]
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Harry Potter Y La Orden Del Fenix / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling, Gemma Rovira Ortega

ISBN 8478888845 (84-7888-884-5)
Softcover, Emece Editores

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Book Details:
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2/1/2004
- Pages: 896
- Reading Level: Age 9 and Up
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Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 8478884459 (84-7888-445-9)
Hardcover, Emece Editores

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Harry es húerfano de padre y madre y vive con sus tíos odiosos y su primo insoportable y malcriado. Por suerte Harry puede ir a un colegio especial de magia. Ágil y divertida, esta novela entretiene a grandes y chicos. [via]
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El Llamado de la selva / The Call of the Wild
by Jack London

ISBN 987550467X (987-550-467-X)
Hardcover, Longseller S.A.

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The call of the wild is one of those unique works, where a series of adventures during the gold rush is seen trough the eyes of a dog. It is a work full of life and interest that does not decline. [via]
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La Odisea / The Odyssey
by Homer, Jose Alsina, Fernando Gutierrez

ISBN 8408018663 (84-08-01866-3)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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Odisea/odyssey
by Homero

ISBN 9872087415 (987-20874-1-5)
Softcover, Altamira Pr

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Oracion Por Owen / A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving

ISBN 8472231267 (84-7223-126-7)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano

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Panico Nuclear
by Tom Clancy

ISBN 8401491509 (84-01-49150-9)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori

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Romeo Y Julieta/ Romeo and Juliet
by Not Available

ISBN 9501113620 (950-11-1362-0)
Softcover, Sigmar Belgrano

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Depicting the beauty of the written word, the handsome books in this series present an assortment of universal literature from the drama of Shakespeare to the words of many well-known authors from the first half of the 20th century.

Demostrando la belleza del arte de las letras, los libros elegantes en esta colección reúnen a los grandes clásicos de la literatura, desde el drama de Shakespeare hasta los autores más representativos de la literatura de la primera mitad del siglo XX.
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Las Telaranas de Carlota/Charlottes Web
by E. B. White

ISBN 8427933886 (84-279-3388-6)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns

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Spanish translation of the touching story about the friendship between a young pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte. [via]
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Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 3551551693 (3-551-55169-3)
Softcover, Carlsen Verlag

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Dass es für ein Buch einen Erstverkaufstag gibt, ist nichts Neues, doch dass sogar eine Erstverkaufsstunde festgelegt wird, das hat es noch nicht gegeben. Als in England der dritte Band der beliebten Harry-Potter-Reihe erschien, wurde, um ein kollektives Schwänzen der Schüler zu vermeiden, bestimmt, dieses Buch nicht vor 16.30 Uhr zu veräußern. Trotzdem war nach wenigen Stunden die erste Auflage restlos ausverkauft.
Joanne Rowling knüpft auch in Deutschland mit ihrem neuen Band an ihren bisherigen Erfolg an. Harry ist mittlerweile im dritten Jahr auf der Zauberschule. Er ist so froh wie nie, als die Schule endlich wieder beginnt, denn wieder musste er seine Ferien bei den schrecklichen Dursleys verbringen. Und dann kommt auch noch die fürchterliche Tante Magda zu Besuch. Einfach grässlich. Aus Versehen lässt er sie mit einem kleinen Schwebezauber an die Decke abheben. Eigentlich bricht er damit eine Regel der Zauberer. Aber Harry droht kein Schulverweis, denn das Zauberministerium schützt ihn, da man vermutet, der gefürchtete Verbrecher Sirius Black -- aus dem gut bewachten Gefängnis Askaban entkommen -- ist hinter Harry her.
Harry rätselt, was Black mit ihm zu schaffen hat. Bei einem nächtlichen Gespräch erfährt er, dass dieser am Tod seiner Eltern beteiligt war.
Joanne Rowling lässt ihre Fantasie Purzelbäume schlagen und als erwachsener Leser kann man sich nur wünschen, immer so jung zu bleiben, dass einem dieses Buch Freude bereitet. --Manuela Haselberger
Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban gibt es als Normalausgabe und als Ausgabe für Erwachsene. Die beiden Ausgaben unterscheiden sich in der Umschlaggestaltung, sind aber textlich identisch. [via]
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Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 3551551677 (3-551-55167-7)
Softcover, Carlsen Verlag

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KINDERBUECHER - ROWLING, J. K., Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen. 24. Aufl. Hamburg, Carlsen, 2000. 335 S. Farb. ill. OPbd. - Gutes Expl. [via]
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling, Darakhshanda Asghar Khokhar

ISBN 0195798589 (0-19-579858-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr

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This is the first Urdu translation of J. K. Rowling's immensely successful Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. An Urdu translation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets will publish next year. [via]
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Ronja Rovardotter
by Astrid Lindgren

ISBN 9129548772 (91-29-54877-2)
Hardcover, Raben & Sjogren

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Harri Potter a Maen Yr Athronydd / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 1582348278 (1-58234-827-8)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA

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J. K. Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury in the UK in 1965. Such a funny-sounding name for a birthplace may have contributed to her talent for collecting odd names. Jo always loved writing more than anything and in 1996, one year after she finished it, Bloomsbury bought her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 1582348251 (1-58234-825-1)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA

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Latin translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and non-magical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with an outrageous cast of characters, including super-smart Hermione Granger, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape, and the wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ancient Greek Edition
by J. K. Rowling

ISBN 158234826X (1-58234-826-X)
Hardcover, Bloomsbury USA

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The Greek translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and nonmagical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with an outrageous cast of characters, including super smart Hermione Granger, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape, and wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue.
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