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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1598184911 (1-59818-491-1)
Hardcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]
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- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: ISBN 187932900X (1-879329-00-X)
Hardcover, Time Warner Libraries - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: ISBN 3895082104 (3-89508-210-4)
Hardcover, Koenemann Verlagsgesellschaft - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: ISBN 1598184911 (1-59818-491-1)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyerby Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Amy Sterling CasilISBN 1598185853 (1-59818-585-3)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'Book summary:"Most people easily picture Twain's long white handlebar moustache and can practically hear his riverman's drawl. Readers know he's Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and he's Mark Twain, and they've painted fences right alongside Tom Sawyer. Any number of young men have had crushes on Becky Thatcher, and any number of young women have laughed at Huck Finn's way of threading a needle. But none of Twain's eleven novels, nine travel books, and countless short stories and essays would have achieved their status had he not first paid attention himself: to everyone and everything that lived in his world."
-- from Amy Sterling Casil's Introduction [via]
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Anne FrankTagebuchby Anne Frank, Fassung Von Otto H. FrankISBN 3596152771 (3-596-15277-1)
Softcover, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne FrankTagebuch'Book summary:Dieses lebendige, Einblick gewährende Tagebuch ist seit seiner ersten Veröffentlichung 1947 ein geliebter Klassiker und ein passendes Denkmal für den begabten jüdischen Teenager, der 1945 im Konzentrationslager Bergen-Belsen ums Leben kam. 1929 geboren, bekam Anne Frank zu ihrem 13. Geburtstag ein neues, unbeschriebenes Tagebuch geschenkt, nur wenige Wochen bevor sie und ihre Familie im von den Nazis besetzten Amsterdam untertauchen mußten. Ihre wunderbar detaillierten persönlichen Eintragungen zeichnen 25 anstrengende Monate klaustrophobischer, streitgeladener Intimität mit ihren Eltern, ihrer Schwester, einer zweiten Familie und einem älteren Zahnarzt nach, der wenig Toleranz für Annes Lebhaftigkeit zeigt. Der universelle Reiz des Tagebuchs beruht auf seiner fesselnden Mischung aus den schmuddeligen Besonderheiten des Lebens im Krieg (karge, schlechte Mahlzeiten; schäbige Kleider, aus denen man längst herausgewachsen ist, die aber nicht ersetzt werden können; die ständige Angst, entdeckt zu werden) und der offenherzigen Auseinandersetzung über Gefühle, die jedem Heranwachsenden bekannt sind: "Jeder kritisiert mich, niemand erkennt meine wahre Natur, wann werde ich endlich geliebt?" Aber Anne Frank war kein gewöhnlicher Teenager: Die späteren Eintragungen verraten einen für eine kaum 15jährige bemerkenswerten Sinn für Mitgefühl und spirituelle Tiefe. Ihr Tod verkörpert den Wahnsinn des Holocaust, aber für die Millionen, die Anne durch ihr Tagebuch kennengelernt haben, ist er auch ein sehr persönlicher Verlust. --Wendy Smith [via]
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The Aspern Papers and the Turn of the Screwby Henry JamesISBN 185326069X (1-85326-069-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aspern Papers and the Turn of the Screw'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury The Turn of the Screw is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural. The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe, cleverly evoking the drama of comedie humaine against the settings of a Venetian palace. [via]
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Besessenby A. S. ByattISBN 3518388762 (3-518-38876-2)
Softcover, Intl Book Import Service
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Besessen'Book summary:Frankfurt 1994, ill. kartonierter Originaleinband, 631 Seiten, Kl.-8°, Schnitt leicht gebräunt, ansonsten gutes Exemplar, ungelesen, [via]
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Count of Monte Cristoby Alexandre DumasISBN 1853267333 (1-85326-733-3)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Count of Monte Cristo'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo, is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue, betrayal, escape, and triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good and evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions. [via]
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Daddy-long-legsby Jean WebsterISBN 1846375908 (1-84637-590-8)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Daddy-long-legs'Book summary:Gr 9 Up-Jerusha Abbott has grown up in the John Grier Home for orphans. As the oldest, she is in charge of the younger children. An anonymous benefactor on the Board, "Mr. Smith," decides to send her to college, as long as she writes to him faithfully detailing her education. Originally published in 1912, Jean Webster's coming-of-age tale continues to be relevant to young women today. Actress Kate Forges shares these months and years, from freshman to senior in college. Through a series of letters Jerusha writes to "Daddy-Long-Legs," a relationship filled with affection and respect develops, even though she is the only correspondent throughout the years. Although the narrative unfolds slowly, the language is sophisticated, highly descriptive, and witty. Jerusha's concern about social class standings may seem a bit dated to most listeners, as the reference to "Negro waiters" when she is riding the train may surprise and offend some listeners. Forbes gives an outstanding one-woman performance. Her crisp elucidation, varied intonations, and enthusiasm for this character provide a first-rate reading. This tale will appeal to listeners who revel in rich, detailed imagery to present a character wholly believable and likeable.-Tina Hudak, St. Bernard's School, Riverdale, MD
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Mordersby Patrick SuskindISBN 3257016786 (3-257-01678-6)
Hardcover, Diogenes
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders'Book summary:An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion-his sense of smell-leads to murder. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and frest-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"-the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brillance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity. [via]
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Die Verwandlungby Franz KafkaISBN 3596258758 (3-596-25875-8)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Die Verwandlung'Book summary:"Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheueren Ungeziefer verwandelt".
Welch ein Satz! Ich erinnere mich, ihn in den 60er Jahren zum ersten Mal gelesen zu haben. Kafka galt in unserer Clique eine Zeitlang als jemand, den man gelesen haben mußte, um mitreden zu können. Verstanden habe ich damals eigentlich nichts. Oder fast nichts. Nur, daß etwas Ungeheuerliches geschehen war. In diesem Buch und mit mir.Da erwacht also dieser Gregor, ein junger Handlungsreisender, der unter seinem Beruf und der Lieblosigkeit seiner Umwelt leidet, eines Morgens als riesiges Insekt. Zur Arbeit zu gehen, macht in seinem Zustand wenig Sinn. Schon taucht der erboste Prokurist auf und verlangt wütend eine Erklärung für Gregors Fernbleiben. Diese Szene, in der Gregor hinter verschlossener Tür sein Verhalten entschuldigt, seinen Käferkörper zur Tür quält und sich schließlich zu erkennen gibt, ist so haarsträubend kafkaesk, daß spätestens jetzt dieser Begriff jedem einleuchten dürfte. Gregors Familie ist angewidert, läßt den Sohn aber bei sich wohnen, bis schließlich -- nun, Sie werden es erfahren.
Keine Erklärung, nur dieser Hilfeschrei! Solche Radikalität war neu in der Literatur. Deutungen gab es viele. Gregor, wie Kafka, ein schwacher Mensch, der Tag für Tag mitansehen muß, wie diese Welt mit Schwachen umgeht, droht daran zugrundezugehen und vollzieht Die Verwandlung. Das ist seine "Rettung".
Im Jahre 1912 geschrieben, wurde Die Verwandlung noch zu Kafkas Lebzeiten veröffentlicht. Ein literarisches Jahrhundertereignis. Wie nachhaltig die Wirkung noch heute ist, läßt sich am Werk solcher Regiegrößen wie David Lynch und Polanski, um nur einige zu nennen, ablesen. --Ravi Unger [via]
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E.M. Forster: A Passage to Indiaby Betty JayISBN 184046027X (1-84046-027-X)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'E.M. Forster: A Passage to India'Book summary:In this Readers' Guide, Betty Jay considers the establishment of Forster's reputation and the various attempts of critics to decipher the complex codes that are a feature of his novel. Successive chapters focus on debates around Forster's liberal-humanism, with essays from F. R. Leavis, Lionel Trilling and Malcolm Bradbury; on the indeterminacy and ambiguity of the text, with extracts from essays by Gillian Beer, Robert Barratt, Wendy Moffat and Jo-Ann Hoeppner Moran; and on the sexual politics of Forster's work, with writings from Elaine Showalter, Frances L. Restuccia and Eve Dawkins Poll. The Guide concludes with essays from Jeffrey Meyers and Jenny Sharpe, who read A Passage to India in terms of its engagement with British imperialism.[via]More editions of E.M. Forster: A Passage to India:
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El Cazador De Suenos (Dreamcatcher)by Stephen KingISBN 8401328985 (84-01-32898-5)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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El Paciente Inglesby Michael OndaatjeISBN 8401463297 (84-01-46329-7)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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The Hitman Diariesby Danny KingISBN 1852428287 (1-85242-828-7)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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The House of Mirthby Edith WhartonISBN 1840224193 (1-84022-419-3)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The House of Mirth'Book summary:"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth," warns Ecclesiastes 7:4, and so does the novel by Edith Wharton that takes its title from this call to heed. New York at the turn of the century was a time of opulence and frivolity for those who could afford it. But for those who couldn't and yet wanted desperately to keep up with the whirlwind, like Wharton's charming Lily Bart, it was something else altogether: a gilded cage rather than the Gilded Age.
One of Wharton's earliest descriptions of her heroine, in the library of her bachelor friend and sometime suitor Lawrence Selden, indicates that she appears "as though she were a captured dryad subdued to the conventions of the drawing room." Indeed, herein lies Lily's problem. She has, we're told, "been brought up to be ornamental," and yet her spirit is larger than what this ancillary role requires. By today's standards she would be nothing more than a mild rebel, but in the era into which Wharton drops her unmercifully, this tiny spark of character, combined with numerous assaults by vicious society women and bad luck, ultimately renders Lily persona non grata. Her own ambivalence about her position serves to open the door to disaster: several times she is on the verge of "good" marriage and squanders it at the last moment, unwilling to play by the rules of a society that produces, as she calls them, "poor, miserable, marriageable girls.
Lily's rather violent tumble down the social ladder provides a thumbnail sketch of the general injustices of the upper classes (which, incidentally, Wharton never quite manages to condemn entirely, clearly believing that such life is cruel but without alternative). From her start as a beautiful woman at the height of her powers to her sad finale as a recently fired milliner's assistant addicted to sleeping drugs, Lily Bart is heroic, not least for her final admission of her own role in her downfall. "Once--twice--you gave me the chance to escape from my life and I refused it: refused it because I was a coward," she tells Selden as the book draws to a close. All manner of hideous socialite beasts--some of whose treatment by Wharton, such as the token social-climbing Jew, Simon Rosedale, date the book unfortunately--wander through the novel while Lily plummets. As her tale winds down to nothing more than the remnants of social grace and cold hard cash, it's hard not to agree with Lily's own assessment of herself: "I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else." Nevertheless, it's even harder not to believe that she deserved better, which is why The House of Mirth remains so timely and so vital in spite of its crushing end and its unflattering portrait of what life offers up. --Melanie Rehak [via]
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- The House of Mirth: ISBN 1844082938 (1-84408-293-8)
Softcover, Virago Pr - The House of Mirth: ISBN 1853265772 (1-85326-577-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc - The House of Mirth: ISBN 1853811009 (1-85381-100-9)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square - The House of Mirth: ISBN 1840224193 (1-84022-419-3)
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- The House of Mirth: ISBN 1844082938 (1-84408-293-8)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dameby Victor HugoISBN 1853260681 (1-85326-068-1)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'Book summary:With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury. Set in 1482, Victor Hugo s powerful novel of imagination, caprice and fantasy is a meditation on love, fate, architecture and politics, as well as a compelling recreation of the medieval world at the dawn of the modern age. In a brilliant reworking of the tale of Beauty and the Beast, Hugo creates a host of unforgettable characters amongst them, Quasimodo, the hunchback of the title, hopelessly in love with the gypsy girl Esmeralda, the satanic priest Claude Frollo, Clopin Trouillefou, king of the beggars, and Louis XI, King of France. Over the entire novel, both literally and symbolically, broods the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. Vivid characters and memorable set-piece action scenes combine to bring the past to life in this story of love, lust, betrayal, doom and redemption. [via]
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I Capture the Castleby Dodie SmithISBN 1860491022 (1-86049-102-2)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Capture the Castle'Book summary:Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain wants to become a writer. Trouble is, she's the daughter of a once-famous author with a severe case of writer's block. Her family--beautiful sister Rose, brooding father James, ethereal stepmother Topaz--is barely scraping by in a crumbling English castle they leased when times were good. Now there's very little furniture, hardly any food, and just a few pages of notebook paper left to write on. Bravely making the best of things, Cassandra gets hold of a journal and begins her literary apprenticeship by refusing to face the facts. She writes, "I have just remarked to Rose that our situation is really rather romantic, two girls in this strange and lonely house. She replied that she saw nothing romantic about being shut up in a crumbling ruin surrounded by a sea of mud."
Rose longs for suitors and new tea dresses while Cassandra scorns romance: "I know all about the facts of life. And I don't think much of them." But romantic isolation comes to an end both for the family and for Cassandra's heart when the wealthy, adventurous Cotton family takes over the nearby estate. Cassandra is a witty, pensive, observant heroine, just the right voice for chronicling the perilous cusp of adulthood. Some people have compared I Capture the Castle to the novels of Jane Austen, and it's just as well-plotted and witty. But the Mortmains are more bohemian--as much like the Addams Family as like any of Austen's characters. Dodie Smith, author of 101 Dalmations, wrote this novel in 1948. And though the story is set in the 1930s, it still feels fresh, and well deserves its reputation as a modern classic. --Maria Dolan [via]
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Im Westen Nichts Neuesby Erich Maria RemarqueISBN 3462027212 (3-462-02721-2)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Im Westen Nichts Neues'Book summary:Will man den Wehrdienst verweigern und Zivildienst ableisten, dann sollte man in der Gewissensprüfung darlegen können, warum man sich denn keinen Dienst an der Waffe vorstellen kann. Und mehr als einmal dürfte dann als Begründung die Lektüre von Erich Maria Remarques Im Westen nicht Neues folgen.
Dieser Roman schildert aufs Eindringlichste die schauerlichen Erlebnisse des Soldaten Paul Bäumer an der Westfront des Ersten Weltkrieges, wo sich Deutsche und Alliierte in einem grausamen Grabenkrieg gegenüberstanden. Aber eigentlich sind Schauplatz und Zeit bedeutungslos, beherrschend ist das sinnlose Töten und die zu reinem Menschenmaterial degradierten Soldaten, die schon lange den Glauben an den "gerechten Krieg" aufgegeben haben. Hier ist kein Platz für klischeehaft mutige Helden, Verlierer sind sie letztlich alle, die da im Schlamm der Schützengräben liegen.
So mancher Leser wird nach diesem Roman seine Meinung zu Krieg und Militärdienst geändert haben. Wer heute noch glaubt, Krieg könne eine heldenhafte Sache sein, der kennt das Buch wahrscheinlich nicht und sollte einmal einen Blick hinein werfen. Danach ist er entweder eines besseren belehrt oder scheinbar schon völlig abgestumpft. --Joachim Hohwieler [via]
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James und Der Riesenpfirsch/James & the Giant Peachby James DahlISBN 3499211831 (3-499-21183-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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The Jungle Bookby Rudyard KiplingISBN 185326119X (1-85326-119-X)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Jungle Book'Book summary:This is Rudyard Kipling''s classic tale of a young boy brought up in the jungle. Gregory Alexander''s vivi d illustrations follow the adventures of Mowgli, Baloo, Bagh eera and friends. ' [via]
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LA Reine Des Damnesby Anne RiceISBN 2266044591 (2-266-04459-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Reine Des Damnes'Book summary:574pages. poche. Poche. [via]
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La Tapadera / The Firmby John GrishamISBN 840801997X (84-08-01997-X)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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Le Comte De Monte Christoby DumasISBN 2090318848 (2-09-031884-8)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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Le Comte De Monte Cristo: Tome 1 Le Prisonnier De Chateau D Ifby Alexandre DumasISBN 2253098051 (2-253-09805-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Comte De Monte Cristo: Tome 1 Le Prisonnier De Chateau D If'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. [via]
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollowby Washington IrvingISBN 1890517143 (1-890517-14-3)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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Maltese Falconby Dashiell HammettISBN 1883402158 (1-883402-15-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maltese Falcon'Book summary:Sam Spade, Dashiell Hammett's archetypally tough San Francisco detective, is more noir than L.A. Confidential and more vulnerable than Raymond Chandler's Marlowe. In The Maltese Falcon, the best known of Hammett's Sam Spade novels (including The Dain Curse and The Glass Key), Spade is tough enough to bluff the toughest thugs and hold off the police, risking his reputation when a beautiful woman begs for his help, while knowing that betrayal may deal him a new hand in the next moment.
Spade's partner is murdered on a stakeout; the cops blame him for the killing; a beautiful redhead with a heartbreaking story appears and disappears; grotesque villains demand a payoff he can't provide; and everyone wants a fabulously valuable gold statuette of a falcon, created as tribute for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. Who has it? And what will it take to get it back? Spade's solution is as complicated as the motives of the seekers assembled in his hotel room, but the truth can be a cold comfort indeed.
Spade is bigger (and blonder) in the book than in the movie, and his Mephistophelean countenance is by turns seductive and volcanic. Sam knows how to fight, whom to call, how to rifle drawers and secrets without leaving a trace, and just the right way to call a woman "Angel" and convince her that she is. He is the quintessence of intelligent cool, with a wise guy's perfect pitch. If you only know the movie, read the book. If you're riveted by Chinatown or wonder where Robert B. Parker's Spenser gets his comebacks, read the master. --Barbara Schlieper [via]
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Metamorphosisby Franz Kafka, David Farr, Gisliorn GardarssonISBN 184002688X (1-84002-688-X)
Softcover, Oberon Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Metamorphosis'Book summary:[via]In this, his most famous story, Franz Kafka explores the notions of alienation and human loneliness through extraordinary narrative technique and depth of imagination. Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to find himself transformed into a repulsive bug. Trapped inside this hideous form, his mind remains unchangeduntil he sees the shocked reaction of those around him. He begins to question the basis of human love and, indeed, the entire purpose of his existence. But this, it seems, is only the beginning of his ordeal. Franz Kafka is one of the most prominent figures of 20th-century literature; his work, much of which was published posthumously, includes The Trial and The Castle. 
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snowby Peter HoegISBN 1860461670 (1-86046-167-0)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow'Book summary:A little boy falls off a roof and is killed. Smilla Jaspersen, his neighbour, suspects it is not an accident: she has seen his footsteps in the snow, and, having been brought up by her mother, a Greenlander, she has a feeling for snow. [via]
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Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow: The Making of a Filmby Karin Trolle, Peter Heg, Bille AugustISBN 1860463711 (1-86046-371-1)
Hardcover, Harvill Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow: The Making of a Film'Book summary:This volume gives an insight into the making of the film "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow". It contains interviews with the director, Bille August, and the cast: Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Harris and Jim Broadbent, and also with the author himself, Peter Hoeg There are approximately 150 stills from the shooting of the film, as well as drawings by the set decorator, storyboard sketches, call sheets and Peter Hoeg's hand-written drafts of the novel, showing how the complex character of Miss Smilla came into being on the page and on the screen. [via]
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Mrs Dallowayby Virginia WoolfISBN 1853261912 (1-85326-191-2)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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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]
Notre-Dame De Parisby Victor HugoISBN 2038700664 (2-03-870066-4)
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Notre-Dame De Paris 1482by Victor HugoISBN 2266083058 (2-266-08305-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Notre-Dame De Paris 1482'Book summary:636pages. poche. Poche. [via]
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O Pioneers!by Willa CatherISBN 1603120505 (1-60312-050-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'O Pioneers!'Book summary:[via]O Pioneers! was Willa Cather's first great novel, and to many it remains her unchallenged masterpiece. No other work of fiction so faithfully conveys both the sharp physical realities and the mythic sweep of the transformation of the American frontierand the transformation of the people who settled it. Cather's heroine is Alexandra Bergson, who arrives on the wind-blasted prairie of Hanover, Nebraska, as a girl and grows up to make it a prosperous farm. But this archetypal success story is darkened by loss, and Alexandra's devotion to the land may come at the cost of love itself. -
Orlando: A Biographyby Virginia WoolfISBN 1853262390 (1-85326-239-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Orlando: A Biography'Book summary:Virginia Woolf's Orlando 'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. Spanning three centuries, the novel opens as Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen and traces his experience with first love as England under James I lies locked in the embrace of the Great Frost. At the midpoint of the novel, Orlando, now an ambassador in Costantinople, awakes to find that he is a woman, and the novel indulges in farce and irony to consider the roles of women in the 18th and 19th centuries. As the novel ends in 1928, a year consonant with full suffrage for women. Orlando, now a wife and mother, stands poised at the brink of a future that holds new hope and promise for women. [via]
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Red Alertby Peter George, Peter BryantISBN 1596542616 (1-59654-261-6)
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Rootsby Alex Haley, Michael Eric DysonISBN 1593154496 (1-59315-449-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roots'Book summary:One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots, galvanized the nation, and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue that hadnt been seen since the publication of Uncle Toms Cabin. The book sold over one million copies in the first year, and the miniseries was watched by an astonishing 130 million people. It also won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Roots opened up the minds of Americans of all colors and faiths to one of the darkest and most painful parts of Americas past.[via]
Over the years, both Roots and Alex Haley have attracted controversy, which comes with the territory for trailblazing, iconic books, particularly on the topic of race. Some of the criticism results from whether Roots is fact or fiction and whether Alex Haley confused these two issues, a subject he addresses directly in the book. There is also the fact that Haley was sued for plagiarism when it was discovered that several dozen paragraphs in Roots were taken directly from a novel, The African, by Harold Courlander, who ultimately received a substantial financial settlement at the end of the case.
But none of the controversy affects the basic issue. Roots fostered a remarkable dialogue about not just the past, but the then present day 1970s and how America had fared since the days portrayed in Roots. Vanguard Press feels that it is important to publish Roots: The 30th Anniversary Edition to remind the generation that originally read it that there are issues that still need to be discussed and debated, and to introduce to a new and younger generation, a book that will help them understand, perhaps for the first time, the reality of what took place during the time of Roots.
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Sense And Sensibilityby Jane AustenISBN 1853260169 (1-85326-016-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sense And Sensibility'Book summary:Though not the first novel she wrote, Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is a sensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and compassion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as a possible lover for her sister:
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] -
Stuart Littleby E. B. White, Hector Silva, Garth WilliamsISBN 1594375542 (1-59437-554-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stuart Little'Book summary:How terribly surprised the Little family must have been when their second child turned out to be a small mouse. Apparently familiar with the axiom that "when in New York City, anything can happen," the Littles accept young Stuart into their family unquestioningly--with the exception of Snowbell the cat who is unable to overcome his instinctive dislike for the little mouse. They build him a bed from a matchbox, and supply him with all of the accoutrements a young mouse could need. Mrs. Little even fashions him a suit, because baby clothes would obviously be unsuitable for such a sophisticated mouse. In return, Stuart helps his tall family with errant Ping-Pong balls that roll outside of their reach.
E. B. White takes Stuart on a hero's quest across the American countryside, introducing the mouse--and the reader--to a myriad of delightful characters. Little finds himself embroiled in one adventure after another from the excitement of racing sailboats to the unseen horrors of substitute teaching. This is a story of leaving home for the first time, of growing up, and ultimately of discovering oneself. At times, doesn't everyone feel like the sole mouse in a family--and a world--of extremely tall people? (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Supertoys Last All Summer Long, and Other Stories of Future Timeby Brian Wilson AldissISBN 1841490431 (1-84149-043-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long, and Other Stories of Future Time'Book summary:Blame it on taxes. According to SFWA Grand Master Brian Aldiss, that's the main reason he sold the movie rights to the Pinocchio-android tale "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" to Stanley Kubrick back in 1982. Bound here along with two followup short stories and nine unrelated short pieces from more recent years, "Supertoys" was to be the source material for Kubrick's last movie. Of course, Kubrick died, and then Steven Spielberg inherited the rights, intending to follow through on Kubrick's original vision.
In fairness, Aldiss has never seen his original story--nor the two pieces added later, "Supertoys When Winter Comes" and "Supertoys in Other Seasons"--as a Pinocchio fable at all. As he recounts in the wry, revealing foreword to this collection, "I could not or would not see the parallels between David, my five-year-old android, and the wooden creature who becomes human.... Never consciously rewrite old fairy stories." But the interpretation of the stubbornly eccentric Kubrick prevailed until Aldiss was "wheeled out of the picture."
These three excellent stories occupy just the first 35 pages of this compilation, but they accurately capture one of the great voices of British SF at his prime, with a plaintive, thoughtfully nuanced story about existence and the meaning of being human. The remaining tales range from intriguing to distractingly strident to borderline mawkish, but make no mistake about what's the main attraction here. In fact, the foreword alone, with Kubrick exposed at his curmudgeonly worst ("[To Aldiss:] You seem to have two modes of writing--brilliant and not so damned good"), makes this a collection worth picking up. --Paul Hughes [via]
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 1853260398 (1-85326-039-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Tale of Two Cities'Book summary:Set during the French Revolution, the two cities in question are Paris and London and the tale is one of the tragedies that take place therein. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th-century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class. [via]
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Tom Sawyerby Mark TwainISBN 1857150449 (1-85715-044-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tom Sawyer: Library Edition'Book summary:Few books capture both the simplicity and complexities of American life quite like these enduring "boyhood" classics by Mark Twain.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Take a lighthearted, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, seen through the eyes of a special boy named Tom Sawyer. It is a summertime world of hooky and adventure, pranks and punishment, villains and young love. [via] -
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1853260118 (1-85326-011-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:Literary Studies, Classic Literature, American Literature [via]
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 1598184288 (1-59818-428-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Treasure Island'Book summary:Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Islandhas enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic. --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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The Turn of the Screw and Other Storiesby Henry JamesISBN 3895082317 (3-89508-231-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories'Book summary:Whether viewed as a subtle, self-conscious exploration of the haunted house of Victorian culture, filled with echoes of sexual and social unease, or simply as "the most hopelessly evil story we have ever read," The Turn of the Screw is probably the most famous of ghostly tales and certainly the most eerily equivocal. This new edition includes three rarely reprinted ghost stories from the 1890s, "Sir Edmund Orme," "Owen Wingrave," and "The Friends of the Friends," as well as relevant extracts from James's notebooks and journals. [via]
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Vanity Fairby William Makepeace ThackeryISBN 1853260193 (1-85326-019-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vanity Fair'Book summary:[via]Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.I think I could be a good woman, if I had five thousand a year, observes beautiful and clever Becky Sharp, one of the wickedestand most appealingwomen in all of literature. Becky is just one of the many fascinating figures that populate William Makepeace Thackerays novel Vanity Fair, a wonderfully satirical panorama of upper-middle-class life and manners in London at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Scorned for her lack of money and breeding, Becky must use all her wit, charm and considerable sex appeal to escape her drab destiny as a governess. From Londons ballrooms to the battlefields of Waterloo, the bewitching Becky works her wiles on a gallery of memorable characters, including her lecherous employer, Sir Pitt, his rich sister, Miss Crawley, and Pitts dashing son, Rawdon, the first of Beckys misguided sexual entanglements.
Filled with hilarious dialogue and superb characterizations, Vanity Fair is a richly entertaining comedy that asks the reader, Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?Features more than 100 illustrations drawn by Thackeray himself for the initial publication.Nicholas Dames is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and is the author of Amnesiac Selves: Nostalgia, Forgetting, and British Fiction, 18101870, and other commentary on nineteenth-century British and French fiction.More editions of Vanity Fair:
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Le Comte De Monte Cristo 2by Alexandre DumasISBN 2266090348 (2-266-09034-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Comte De Monte Cristo 2'Book summary:896pages. 17,2x11x3,2cm. Poche. [via]
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Le Comte De Monte Cristo: Tome 1 Le Prisonnier De Chateau D Ifby Alexandre Dumas, Claude SchoppISBN 2221064577 (2-221-06457-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Comte De Monte Cristo: Tome 1 Le Prisonnier De Chateau D If'Book summary:Collection BOUQUIN. 1502p. 13x20cm. Couverture souple. papier fin. [via]
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La Firme / the Firmby John GrishamISBN 2266056921 (2-266-05692-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Firme / the Firm'Book summary:Le jeune juriste Mitchell Y. McDeere est récompensé de ses brillantes études à Harvard : à Memphis, le très sélect cabinet d'avocats Bendini, Lambert & Locke lui offre un véritable pont d'or pour l'engager. Son épouse Abby est ravie, même si la firme semble bien indiscrète sur leur vie privée et si Mitch doit travailler comme un forcené pour mériter son salaire mirobolant. Les choses se gâtent quand des collaborateurs meurent mystérieusement et qu'un agent du FBI apprend au jeune homme la terrifiante vérité sur les véritables activités du cabinet d'avocats. Il semble que l'on ne sorte de chez Bendini, Lambert & Locke que les pieds devant. Mitch devra courir vite pour sauver sa vie...
Incarné au cinéma par Tom Cruise dans La Firme, le personnage de Mitch McDeere est celui qui a révélé John Grisham au grand public. Vendu à plus de trois millions d'exemplaires aux États-Unis, ce roman a permis à l'auteur d'arrêter sa carrière de juriste pour se consacrer à l'écriture de best-sellers, comme L'Affaire Pélican, L'Associé, L'Idéaliste, Le Testament, La Loi du plus faible. Un suspense mené de main de maître. --Bruno Ménard [via]
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James et la Grosse Pecheby Roald DahlISBN 2070513742 (2-07-051374-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'James et la Grosse Peche'Book summary:Ses parents ayant été (eh oui) dévorés par un rhinocéros, le pauvre petit James se retrouve chez ses tantes, deux horribles mégères qui lui font mener une vie infernale. Mais un curieux personnage fait un jour un étrange cadeau à James : un sac rempli de petites choses vertes magiques. James fait tomber le sac... et c'est le début d'un grand voyage...
L'étonnante épopée du courageux petit James fourmille de détails savoureux, d'anecdotes merveilleuses. On a peur avec James, on se réjouit avec lui, et on s'amuse beaucoup en suivant les péripéties de ce beau voyage dans l'imaginaire. Rien n'y manque : suspense, rebondissements, personnages fabuleux (des insectes géants deviennent les amis de James) et, bien sûr, gloire du héros à la fin.
Ce livre, à faire figurer en bonne place au rayon des grands classiques de la littérature jeunesse, est devenu au cinéma un splendide film d'animation réalisé par Henry Selick, sous le titre de James et la pêche géante. --Pascale Wester [via]
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Journalby Anne FrankISBN 2253001279 (2-253-00127-9)
Softcover, Librairie Generale Francaise, LGF
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Journal'Book summary:De juillet 1942 à août 1944, une petite fille juive partage le sort précaire de sept personnes contraintes de se cacher pour échapper à la gestapo. Tandis que les nazis ajoutent un chapitre capital et sanglant au "Bréviaire de la haine", elle note dans son journalier les menus faits et gestes de la communauté. Anne Frank tient la chronique d'une microsociété clandestine, sans rien abandonner de sa propre subjectivité. Malgré la réclusion, la peur, le monde extérieur en feu, elle reproduit fidèlement la gamme des sentiments que lui inspirent son âge et son coeur : tour à tour irritée, tendre, injuste, amoureuse. Comme si, se sentant menacée par l'imminence d'un destin tragique, elle voulait vivre en accéléré l'histoire de sa sensibilité. [via]
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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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LA Part Des Tenebres/the Dark Halfby Stephen KingISBN 2266047450 (2-266-04745-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Part Des Tenebres/the Dark Half'Book summary:broché poche en bon etat d'occasion - terreur - [via]
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Le Patient Anglais (L'Homme Flambe)/ The English Patientby Michael OndaatjeISBN 2020181614 (2-02-018161-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Le Patient Anglais (L'Homme Flambe)/ The English Patient'Book summary:C'est un étrange huis clos à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans une villa italienne transformée en hôpital de campagne. Hanna, une jeune infirmière, a refusé d'évacuer les lieux pour rester veiller sur son unique patient, un aviateur anglais grièvement brûlé. Pour toute compagnie, elle a une sorte d'aventurier qui a travaillé dans les renseignements et un jeune sikh, enrôlé dans l'armée britannique en qualité de démineur, et qui est venu planter sa tente dans le jardin. Dans cette atmosphère de fin du monde où la mort rôde omniprésente, chacun se raconte et lève le voile sur son passé. Mais le plus mystérieux de tous reste cet homme flambé, lié à son infirmière par une étrange relation et dont on ne sait pas très bien s'il est un véritable héros de l'aviation britannique, un simple aventurier ou un espion à la solde des Allemands. Michael Ondaatje, qui est né au Sri Lanka et a fait ses études en Angleterre avant de s'établir à Toronto, a obtenu le Booker Prize en 1992 pour ce roman qui a été adapté avec succès à l'écran par Anthony Minghella. --Gérard Meudal [via]
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LA Plageby Alex GarlandISBN 225314651X (2-253-14651-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Plage'Book summary:480pages. poche. broché. [via]
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Prisonniers Du Tempsby Micheal CrichtonISBN 2266115227 (2-266-11522-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prisonniers Du Temps'Book summary:601pages. poche. Broché. Au beau milieu du désert d'Arizona, un couple trouve sur la route un vieil homme en robe de bure. Il n'a plus sa tête, parle sans cesse d'écume quantique et ses doigts semblent gelés. Il meurt quelques heures plus tard à l'hôpital de Gallup. On ne retrouve sur lui que le plan d'un monastère français du XIVème siècle et un objet fabriqué par la société ITC -entreprise de haute technologie spécialisée dans la recherche en physique quantique -pour laquelle il travaillait. ITC est dirigée par Robert Doniger, un brillant -et non moins arrogant -physicien qui, depuis quinze ans, est à la pointe des recherches, et dont la plus récente et secrète entreprise est de recréer, grâce à une équipe de chercheurs, une communauté médiévale du XIVème siècle en Dordogne. Quelle n'est pas l'extrême surprise de ces historiens de l'université de Yale lorsqu'ils vont comparer le plan des fondations du monastère trouvé sur le vieillard et les résultats de leurs propres investigations: celui-là est plus riche d'informations que toutes leurs recherches! Mais ce n'est que la première de leurs surprises: quelques jours plus tard sont mis au jour des parchemins remontant à six cent cinquante ans: l'un d'entre eux, daté très précisément du 4 juillet 1357, dit "A l'aide". Il est signé par le professeur Johnson, leur propre directeur de recherches, parti deux jours plus tôt rencontrer Robert Doniger. [via]
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Anne FrankTagebuchby Anne Frank, Fassung Von Otto H. FrankISBN 3596113776 (3-596-11377-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anne FrankTagebuch'Book summary:Dieses lebendige, Einblick gewährende Tagebuch ist seit seiner ersten Veröffentlichung 1947 ein geliebter Klassiker und ein passendes Denkmal für den begabten jüdischen Teenager, der 1945 im Konzentrationslager Bergen-Belsen ums Leben kam. 1929 geboren, bekam Anne Frank zu ihrem 13. Geburtstag ein neues, unbeschriebenes Tagebuch geschenkt, nur wenige Wochen bevor sie und ihre Familie im von den Nazis besetzten Amsterdam untertauchen mußten. Ihre wunderbar detaillierten persönlichen Eintragungen zeichnen 25 anstrengende Monate klaustrophobischer, streitgeladener Intimität mit ihren Eltern, ihrer Schwester, einer zweiten Familie und einem älteren Zahnarzt nach, der wenig Toleranz für Annes Lebhaftigkeit zeigt. Der universelle Reiz des Tagebuchs beruht auf seiner fesselnden Mischung aus den schmuddeligen Besonderheiten des Lebens im Krieg (karge, schlechte Mahlzeiten; schäbige Kleider, aus denen man längst herausgewachsen ist, die aber nicht ersetzt werden können; die ständige Angst, entdeckt zu werden) und der offenherzigen Auseinandersetzung über Gefühle, die jedem Heranwachsenden bekannt sind: "Jeder kritisiert mich, niemand erkennt meine wahre Natur, wann werde ich endlich geliebt?" Aber Anne Frank war kein gewöhnlicher Teenager: Die späteren Eintragungen verraten einen für eine kaum 15jährige bemerkenswerten Sinn für Mitgefühl und spirituelle Tiefe. Ihr Tod verkörpert den Wahnsinn des Holocaust, aber für die Millionen, die Anne durch ihr Tagebuch kennengelernt haben, ist er auch ein sehr persönlicher Verlust. --Wendy Smith [via]
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Die Blechtrommelby Günter GrassISBN 3423118210 (3-423-11821-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Die Blechtrommel'Book summary:Nachdem sich der vor der Gendarmerie flüchtende Brandstifter Joseph Koljaiczekauf einem kaschubischen Kartoffelacker unter den Röcken Anna Bronskis versteckthatte, bringt diese neun Monate später ihre Tochter Agnes zur Welt. Späterheiratet Agnes den arglosen Rheinländer Alfred Matzerath, obwohl sie zugleicheine erotische Beziehung zu ihrem Vetter Jan führt. Ihr Kind Oskar Matzerath,gezeugt von Jan, erblickt 1924 das Licht dieser Welt in Gestalt zweierSechzig-Watt-Glühbirnen. Von Beginn an durchschaut er die Erwachsenenweltund beschließt an seinem dritten Geburtstag, an dem er eine Blechtrommelgeschenkt bekommt, durch einen beabsichtigten Sturz von der Kellertreppesein Wachstum einzustellen. Seine Größe, sein infantiles Benehmen und seineBlechtrommel täuschen über Oskars geistige und körperliche Reife hinweg,früh meldet sich sein sexuelles Begehren. Er erlebt die Machtergreifungder Nationalsozialisten, die Reichskristallnacht und den Kriegsausbruch.Seiner Familie bringt Oskar nur wenig Glück Am Tod seiner Mutter sowieseiner beiden Väter ist er nicht ganz unschuldig. Bei Kriegsende beschließtOskar Matzerath wieder zu wachsen, doch ist dieses Vorhaben nur mäßig erfolgreichZwar wächst er tatsächlich einige Zentimeter, doch drückt sich seine Schuldnun auch äußerlich durch Verwachsungen aus, insbesondere durch einen Buckel.Mit seinem Kindermädchen Maria, der er vermutlich ein Kind geschenkt hat,zieht er nach Düsseldorf, wo er als Jazzschlagzeuger ein reicher Mann wird.Der Ermordung einer Krankenschwester angeklagt, wird er in ein Irrenhauseingeliefert. [via]
James und Der Riesenpfirsch/James & the Giant Peachby James DahlISBN 3499204339 (3-499-20433-9)
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Parfumby Patrick SuskindISBN 3257228007 (3-257-22800-7)
Softcover, Diogenes Verlag AG
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Der Strandby Alex GarlandISBN 3442442354 (3-442-44235-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Der Strand'Book summary:Ein Traumstrand in Thailand, umgeben von tropischem Dschungel - der junge Engländer Richard glaubt, das Paradies entdeckt zu haben. Nur eine kleine Gruppe junger Rucksacktouristen aus aller Weit teilt die Idylle mit ihm. Doch innerhalb weniger Tage zeigt der Strand sein wahres Gesicht, und Richard stellt fest, daß er in die Hölle geraten ist. [via]
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Der Talentierte Mister Ripleyby Patricia HighsmithISBN 3257204817 (3-257-20481-7)
Softcover, Diogenes Verlag AG
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Der Talentierte Mister Ripley'Book summary:Aus der Amazon.de-Redaktion Anthony Minghellas eindrucksvolle Verfilmung von Patricia Highsmiths Der talentierte Mr. Ripley, die seit einigen Wochen in den Kinos zu sehen ist, bietet eine gute Gelegenheit, noch einmal den ersten Auftritt Tom Ripleys, einer der faszinierendsten Gestalten der Kriminalliteratur, nachzulesen. Patricia Highsmith veröffentlichte ihren ersten Ripley-Roman 1955 und beschrieb einen ehrgeizigen, aber mittellosen Mann, der unerwartet Gelegenheit erhält, das Leben zu führen, von dem er geträumt hat. Er wird vom reichen Fabrikanten Greenleaf beauftragt, dessen Sohn Dickie in Italien aufzustöbern und nach Hause zurückzuholen. Ripley findet Dickie, denkt jedoch nicht im Traum daran, ihn tatsächlich zurückzubringen, sondern gewinnt nach und nach dessen Sympathie. Er genießt das schöne Leben im Schlepptau von Dickie und dessen attraktiver Freundin Marge, bis -- ja bis ein Streit ihn mit Greenleaf entzweit und Ripleys Traum in Gefahr gerät. Tom Ripley plant den perfekten Mord, um in die Rolle seines "Freundes" schlüpfen zu können. Mit großer Meisterschaft hat Patricia Highsmith ihren Anti-Helden konstruiert und vor allem seine Psyche bis ins letzte Detail ausgefeilt. Aus einer Figur auf dem Papier wurde ein Mensch mit seinen Zweifeln, seinen Träumen, seiner Niedertracht, Eifersucht, kriminellen Energie und -- seinem Charme und seiner Liebenswürdigkeit. Ripley war geboren. Die Leser freuten sich über mehrere Wiedersehen in weiteren Romanen der Autorin. [via]
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El Americano Impasibleby Graham GreeneISBN 8402074979 (84-02-07497-9)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns Inc
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Esfera/Sphereby Michael Creighton, Daniel R. YagolkowskiISBN 8401492300 (84-01-49230-0)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Esfera/Sphere'Book summary:En las profundidades del océano Pacífico se descubre la presencia de una misteriosa nave espacial de grandes dimensiones. Las autoridades norteamericanas envían a un grupo de científicos para que investigue el inquietante hallazgo. Una de las novelas mas escalofríantes. [via]
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El Informe Pelicano / The Pelican Briefby John Grisham, Enric TrempsISBN 8408053655 (84-08-05365-5)
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Juego de Patriotasby Tom ClancyISBN 8401495229 (84-01-49522-9)
Hardcover, Plaza & Janes Editories, S.A.
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Legitima Defensa / the Runaway Juryby John GrishamISBN 840804124X (84-08-04124-X)
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