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  • THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
    F. Scott Fitzgerald / FScott Fitzgerald
    The powerful story of Benjamin Button, who starts his life as an old man and gradually becomes younger, is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s best known stories, and now a major motion picture.'This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain’s to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment up...
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    18,12 €

  • Tales of the Jazz Age
    F. Scott Fitzgerald / FScott Fitzgerald
    F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of America’s greatest writers. His novel The Great Gatsby remains on the bestseller lists 70 years after his death. Tales of the Jazz Age defined a generation. It was Fitzgerald himself who coined the phrase. He and his wife lived a decadent, fast-paced lifestyle that is reflected in his writing. ...
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    27,74 €

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    Arthur Conan Doyle
    The miracle of Sherlock Holmes is that for twenty-five pounds in 1887, Conan Doyle created a truly universal and immortal literary figure. Sherlock Holmes is a household word in virtually every country in the world. A few of Shakespeare’s characters are nearly that well known, probably Hamlet and McBeth. Other possible rivals include Robinson Crusoe, Dracula, Tarzan, and James ...
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    36,88 €

  • Tales of the Alhambra
    Irving Washington
    The Alhambra : a series of tales and sketches of the Moors and Spaniards was published in May 1832, Consisting of a series of essays and short fiction pieces, it was referred to as his 'Spanish Sketch Book.' In 1851 Irving wrote the 'Author’s Revised Edition', also titled Tales of the Alhambra. Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories. ...
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    27,92 €

  • The Iliad & the Odyssey for Boys and Girls
    Alfred J. Church / Alfred JChurch
    The Iliad is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time. Set during the Trojan War, this timeless poem vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amid devastation and destruction. Homer’s tale is a compassionate view of human life lived under the shadow of suffering and death in the face of an oft...
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    24,01 €

  • Work
    Louisa May Alcott
    It is one of several nineteenth-century novels which uncovers the changes in women’s work in the new industrial era, as well as the dilemmas, tensions, and the meaning of that work. The story depicts the struggles of a young woman trying to support herself. The main character, Christie Devon, works outside the home in a variety of different jobs, but the end of her story marks ...
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    36,78 €

  • The Wonder Clock
    Howard Pyle
    Here Howard Pyle has compiled twenty-four marvelous tails. One for every hour of the day! ...
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    28,05 €

  • Sherlock Holmes
    Mark Twain
    A Double Barreled Detective Story by Mark Twain features Sherlock Holmes in the American west. Twain uses Sherlock Holmes to brilliantly parody the entire mystery genre. Holmes slavishly employs the scientific method to a ridiculous degree and to a widely incorrect conclusion while attempting to solve a crime. Holmes nephew, Fetlock Jones, provides us with Twain’s opinion of Ho...
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    14,18 €

  • Vanity Fair
    William Makepeace Thackeray
    The book’s title comes from John Bunyan’s allegorical story The Pilgrim’s Progress. Vanity fair refers to a stop along the pilgrim’s progress: a never-ending fair held in a town called Vanity, which is meant to represent man’s sinful attachment to worldly things. The novel is now considered a classic, and has inspired several film adaptations. ...
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    41,64 €

  • The Professor’s House
    Willa Cather
    Professor Godfrey St. Peter doesn’t like the new direction that his life has taken. When he and his wife move into their new house, he decides to keep his study at the old house so that he will not have to let go of the way life used to be. After a gas leak, causing a near death experience, that he almost welcomed, he realizes that he needs to find a new way to cope. ...
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    28,16 €

  • The Moorland Cottage
    Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
    A touching portrait of a complicated family. The Moorland Cottage is a story about a woman asked to give up her hopes and dreams to further her bother’s Gaskell expertly confronts the mores and social problems faced by Victorian women while highlighting their strength and grace. ...
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    20,50 €

  • The Martyr of the Catacombs
    Anonymous
    The Martyr of the Catacombs chronicles the treatment of early Christian’s by the Romans. A well written novel with a message. ...
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    20,55 €

  • The Lost Princess
    George MacDonald
    A wise woman kidnaps a spoiled Princess. As a result the Princess and her parents learn what is truly important. A story that asks whose fault is it when a child grows up to be selfish adult. ...
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    20,57 €

  • Islands of Space
    John W. Jr. Campbell / John WJrCampbell
    As Earth’s faster-than-light spaceship hung in the void between galaxies, Arcot, Wade, Morey and Fuller could see below them, like a vast shining horizon, the mass of stars that formed their own island universe. Morey worked a moment with his slide rule, then said, 'We made good time! Twenty-nine light years in ten seconds! Yet you had it on at only half power....' ...
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    27,97 €

  • Women in Love
    D. H. Lawrence / DHLawrence
    Women in Love is a sequel to The Rainbow. Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen are two sisters living in the Midlands of England in the 1910s. Ursula is a teacher, Gudrun an artist. They meet two men who live nearby, Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich. The four become friends. Ursula and Birkin become involved and Gudrun eventually begins a love affair with Gerald. All four are deeply concer...
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    36,34 €

  • Lost Illusions
    Honoré De Balzac
    Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous, and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. Lost Illusions concerns Lucien de Rubem...
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    35,81 €

  • Anne’s House of Dreams
    Lucy Maud Montgomery
    The book begins with Anne and Gilbert’s wedding, which takes place in the Green Gables orchard. Gilbert finds them a small house on the seashore at Four Winds Point, an area near the village of Glen St. Mary, where he is to take over his uncle’s medical practice. After the wedding, they move to their first home together, which Anne calls their 'house of dreams.' ...
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    27,91 €

  • The Golden Fleece
    Padraic Colum
    In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which can be procured in Colchis. It figures in the tale of Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest by order of King Pelias for the fleece in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly. The story is of great antiquity - it was current in the time of Homer....
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    28,03 €

  • Shadows and Acts
    Wilson Roberts
    Born in Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theater in 1849, George Berrell died in 1933, after a life he often described as one of growing up with the country. His travels of self-discovery and those of his life on the stage are illustrative of a nation moving from travel on foot and horseback to that of automobiles and Boeings first major airliner, the 247. Berrell saw it all and ...
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    35,88 €

  • Go To It
    Deborah CSang / Deborah Sang
    Gee St. Canopy tells her own story as she sees it. Living in the Big Apple, New York City is everything Gee thought it would be. As a successful working woman enjoying an executive lifestyle, she is strong, independent, versatile, and family oriented.But the one thing she doesn’t have down pat, is the man.After a relationship gone bad, Gee takes on life as a single mother, hopi...
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    8,29 €

  • The Rise of the Serpents
    Raymond Tolman
    In this second volume of The Serpent Trilogy, following The Family at Serpiente, the history detectives discover the relationship between serpents and the ancient cultures of the Americas, uncovering the predictable histories of growth and collapse due to the serpents. Sensing imminent danger, Quetzalcoatl and Kulcalcan declare war on the human tribes throughout Aztlan, their a...
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    19,25 €

  • The Mercenary’s Bride
    Claire Delacroix
    Robbed of his possessions, wounded and left for dead, Quentin de Montgomerie has lost everything except his love for Mhairi, the daughter of the Hawk of Inverfyre—and he knows who is to blame for his fate. He vows to return to Inverfyre and take his vengeance from the Hawk, but arrives to discover that the fierce maiden in possession of his heart has blossomed into a beauty, an...
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    9,09 €

  • Hidden Within the Bling
    Kathleen Jill Balota
    Socialite, Noel Noirty, suspects that her dashing husband is having an affair. Not only is she devastated, but she realizes that her status in the community is due to her husband's yacht dealership and not by her own contributions. Unwilling to confide to her gossipy friends, she turns to an unlikely acquaintance, Francine 'Fanny Pack' Pacque, a travelling business woman. F...
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    10,98 €

  • Metaphorosis 2016
    Metaphorosis Magazine
    ContentsFrom the EditorJanuary 2016“The Demon in the Page”, Joshua Phillip Johnson“Cat Play”, Mari Ness“... and now He erases”, Rhoads Brazos“The Machinery”, Julia Warner“In the Belly of the Angel”, Henry SzabranskiFebruary 2016“Heard”, Elise Forier Edie“Rowboat”, K. G. Anderson“How to Survive a Fish Attack”, Kato Thompson“Seeders”, Jamie KillenMarch 2016“La Belle Dame”, Sabrin...
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    34,51 €

  • Maisie & The Music Hall Warriors
    Neil Patrick
    A family of music hall entertainers  – successful on stage but troubled off it by conflict as the younger members strive to break away –  find themselves caught up in a strike against London music hall owners. Their musical comedy act  (complete with performing dog!) looks to be doomed.In the aftermath of the strike, a dramatic incident forces the family to rethink their future...
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    7,64 €

  • Sharks on a Train - One Shot (Hardcover)
    John Rap
    Mystery and mayhem, on a train. From the creators of Electromagnate and top industry titles. This comic one shot takes place before the events of the Sharks on a Train graphic novel. Hardcover. 3 ...
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    23,86 €

  • A Field of Fireflies
    Joey Jones
    Growing up, Nolan Lynch’s family was unconventional by society’s standards, but it was filled with love, and his parents taught him everything he needed to know about life, equality, and family. A baseball player with a bright future, Nolan’s on his way to the major leagues when tragedy occurs. Six years later, he’s starting over as the newest instructor at the community colleg...
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    14,86 €

  • Bridge in the Fog
    Shuping Chen
    《雾桥》是卜兰子的一部自传体的校园青春爱情悬疑小说。写的是北大女生杨亦兰的两段校园爱情，和一段阴差阳错的现实姻缘。 小说中的杨亦兰，是中国版的郝斯佳（美国小说《飘》中的女主）——为心目中的爱人卫斯理(虞美人)而对现实中的爱人白瑞德（李聪林）视若无睹。 很多女人在少女时代都或多或少有这样的心理吧，但随着年龄渐趋成熟，她心中的爱人逐渐和现实中的爱人重叠在一起，她终于发现，原来自己一直寻觅的那个人，就在身边。原来神给你的另一半，就是最适合你的人。而最适合你的人，就是最好的那一个。 醒悟过来的杨亦兰，鸡肋婚姻最终变为鸡汤婚姻（犹如圣经新约中耶稣变水为酒的神迹——蒙神祝福的婚姻也是一个水变为酒的过程）。从这点意义上，它是一部女性心灵情感的成长和觉醒之作， 一部治愈系暖伤青春小说。 ...
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    22,25 €

  • The Wall
    Ernest Francis Schanilec
    The Wall looms over the Texas desert like a sentinel, dividing the United States from their Mexican neighbors. To some it is a comfort, to others it is a barrier to opportunity and a better life. In The Wall by Ernest Francis Schanilec, the structure also becomes a battlefield as supporters and detractors clash in the shadow of the Wall. Tom and Samantha Hastings are drawn into...
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    24,20 €

  • The Wall
    Ernest Francis Schanilec
    The Wall looms over the Texas desert like a sentinel, dividing the United States from their Mexican neighbors. To some it is a comfort, to others it is a barrier to opportunity and a better life. In The Wall by Ernest Francis Schanilec, the structure also becomes a battlefield as supporters and detractors clash in the shadow of the Wall. Tom and Samantha Hastings are drawn into...
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    14,10 €


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