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John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 2: The Devil You Know (New Edition)Jamie Delano,David LloydVertigo-2012-01-03264 pagesThis volume features some of Constantine's earliest adventures by writer Jamie Delano, including his first victory in the long war with the demon Nergal and an encounter with a strange woman who is the embodiment of the world's horrors, painted by V for Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd. Also included is a tale illustrated by Fables artist Mark Buckingham.9781401233020BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Crime & Mystery Format: Paperback Language: en |
Lucifer Omnibus Vol. 1 (The Sandman Universe Classics)Mike CareyVertigo-2019-11-051000 pagesStepping out of the pages of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, the Fallen One begins his own epic journey in this first of two oversize omnibus collections featuring Mike Carey's acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated series "His omniscience only works because there are no alternatives. But I have conceived of a revolution that may surprise even Him." Stepping out of the pages of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, the Fallen One begins his own epic journey in this first of two oversize omnibus collections featuring Mike Carey's acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated series. Since resigning his throne and abandoning his kingdom, Lucifer Morningstar has filled his days supervising a considerably reduced staff at Lux, Los Angeles' most elite piano bar. The arrival of a once-in-an-eternity job offer, however, is about to put an end to his quiet retirement. The contract comes straight from the Creator Himself, and if Lucifer successfully completes his task, the former lord of Hell can name his own price. But negotiating this particular razor's edge between opportunity and catastrophe will require all of his legendary subtlety and will--and no small amount of sacrifice. For his part, the Lightbringer is prepared to risk everything to win the power of Heaven's reward. The Devil's hands have been idle long enough. Lucifer Omnibus Vol. 1 collects The Sandman Presents: Lucifer #1-3, Lucifer #1-35, and Lucifer: Nirvana #1 with a foreword by Neil Gaiman and an introduction by Mike Carey, along with an ext...9781401294762BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Superheroes (See Also Fiction - Superheroes) Illustrators: Peter Gross Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Brandon Sanderson's White Sand Volume 3Brandon Sanderson,Rik HoskinDynamite Entertainment-2019-09-18160 pagesUnderpowered and overwhelmed, Kenton tries to hold the Sand Masters together as forces political and personal conspire against them. Now, in one final push, Kenton must tap the most dangerous depths of his own abilities to combat the enemies within his own guild, and discover the truth behind the ambush that killed his father and almost destroyed the Sand Masters for good.9781524110062BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Fantasy,Graphic Novels, Anime & Manga Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Beginner's GoodbyeAnne TylerKnopf-2012-04-03208 pagesAnne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances—in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, self-dependent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy’s unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family’s vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye. A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler’s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.9780307957276BookshelfCategories: Literary,Family Life Format: Hardcover Language: en |
GEORGE'S MARVELOUS MEDICINERoald DahlSkylark-1983-03-0196 pagesGeorge's Grandma is a grizzly, grumpy, selfish old woman with pale brown teeth and a small puckered up mouth like a dog's bottom. Four times a day she takes a large spoonful of medicine, but it doesn't seem to do her any good. She's always just as poisonous after she's taken it as she was before. When George is left to look after her one morning, it's just the chance he needs . . .9780553155938BookshelfCategories: NON-CLASSIFIABLE Format: Paperback Language: en |
ClassLucinda RosenfeldLittle Brown and Company-2017-01-10352 pagesA satirical novel about a mother whose life spirals out of control when she's forced to rethink her bleeding heart liberal ideals For idealistic forty-something Karen Kessler, it isn't enough that she works full-time in the non-profit sector, aiding an organization that helps hungry children from disadvantaged homes. She's also determined to live her personal life in accordance with her ideals. This means sending her daughter, Ruby, to an integrated public school in their Brooklyn neighborhood. But when a troubled student from a nearby housing project begins bullying children in Ruby's class, the distant social and economic issues Karen has always claimed to care about so passionately feel uncomfortably close to home. As the situation at school escalates, Karen can't help but wonder whether her do-gooder husband takes himself and his causes more seriously than her work and Ruby's wellbeing. A daring, discussable satire about gentrification and liberal hypocrisy, and a candid take on rich and poor, white and black, CLASS is also a smartly written story that reveals how life as we live it--not as we like to imagine it--often unfolds in gray areas.9780316265416BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Going PostalTerry PratchettHarTorch-2005-10-01416 pagesSuddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into ... a government job? By all rights, Moist should be meeting his maker rather than being offered a position as Postmaster by Lord Vetinari, supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork. Getting the moribund Postal Service up and running again, however, may prove an impossible task, what with literally mountains of decades-old undelivered mail clogging every nook and cranny of the broken-down post office. Worse still, Moist could swear the mail is talking to him. Worst of all, it means taking on the gargantuan, greedy Grand Trunk clacks communication monopoly and its bloodthirsty piratical headman. But if the bold and undoable are what's called for, Moist's the man for the job -- to move the mail, continue breathing, get the girl, and specially deliver that invaluable commodity that every being, human or otherwise, requires: hope.9780060502935BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Fantasy / Humorous,FICTION/Humorous / General Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Hero of AgesBook Three of Mistborn: Tenth Anniversary Dragonsteel Leather EditionBrandon SandersonDragonsteel Entertainment, Llc, American Fork, Ut-2018-12-019781938570209BookshelfLanguage: en |
A Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J. Maas2020-06-01448 pagesPassionate, violent, sexy and daring ... A true page-turner - USA TodayFeyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she kills the predator and takes its prey to feed herself and her family. But the wolf was not what it seemed, and Feyre cannot predict the high price she will have to pay for its death ... Dragged away from her family for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding even more than his piercing green eyes suggest. As Feyre's feelings for Tamlin turn from hostility to passion, she learns that the faerie lands are a far more dangerous place than she realized. And Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever. Sarah J. Maas is a global #1 bestselling author. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself.9781526605399BookshelfLanguage: en |
Snuff (Discworld, #39)A Novel of DiscworldTerry PratchettHarper-2011-10-11398 pagesAccording to the writer of the best-selling crime novel ever to have been published in the city of Ankh-Morpork, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse. And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many, many bodies and an ancient crime more terrible than murder. He is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth, out of bacon sandwiches, and occasionally snookered and out of his mind, but never out of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding, there must be a chase and there must be a punishment. They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. But not quite all...9780062011848BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Well of AscensionBook Two of Mistborn: Tenth Anniversary Dragonsteel Leather EditionBrandon SandersonDragonsteel-2017-11-01Vin, the street urchin who has grown into the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and Elend Venture, the idealistic young nobleman who loves her, must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire. Three separate armies attack. As the siege tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.9781938570186BookshelfLanguage: en |
Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time, #6)Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Books-2012-12-11960 pagesThe Wheel of Time ® is a PBS Great American Read Selection! Now in development for TV! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. On the slopes of Shayol Ghul, the Myrddraal swords are forged, and the sky is not the sky of this world; In Salidar the White Tower in exile prepares an embassy to Caemlyn, where Rand Al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, holds the throne--and where an unexpected visitor may change the world.... In Emond's Field, Perrin Goldeneyes, Lord of the Two Rivers, feels the pull of ta'veren to ta'veren and prepares to march... Morgase of Caemlyn finds a most unexpected, and quite unwelcome, ally....And south lies Illian, where Sammael holds sway... TV series update: "Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judkins is attached to write and executive produce. Judkins previously worked on shows such as ABC’s “Agents of SHIELD,” the Netflix series “Hemlock Grove,” and the NBC series “Chuck.” Red Eagle partners Rick Selvage and Larry Mondragon will executive produce...9780765334657BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 6 |
Twilight (Twilight, #1)Stephenie MeyerAtom-2007-04-23434 pagesWhen Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until now, he has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret. What Bella doesn't realize is that the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself and those around her at risk. And it might be too late to turn back ... --back cover9781904233657BookshelfCategories: Children's Literature Studies: General,Fiction,General Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Twilight Saga, Vol. 1 |
You're InvitedAmanda JayatissaBerkley-2022-08-09384 pagesWhat could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of her murder… From the author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that not everyone will survive. When Amaya is invited to Kaavi’s over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, she is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best friend after so many years of radio silence. But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: She must stop the wedding from happening, no matter the cost. But as the week of wedding celebrations begin and rumors about Amaya’s past begin to swirl, she can’t help but feel like she also has a target on her back. When Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, all evidence points to Amaya. However, nothing is as it seems as Jayatissa expertly unravels that each wedding guest has their own dark secret and agenda, and Amaya may not be the only one with a plan to keep the bride from getting her happily ever after…9780593335123BookshelfCategories: Suspense & Thriller,Psychological,Suspense Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-08-27160 pagesAlternately haunting, bittersweet, erotic and nightmarish, the seven stories in this book--one for each of the Endless siblings, each illustrated by one of the best artists in comics--reveal strange secrets and surprising truths. Now collected as the eleventh volume in Neil Gaiman's seminal, New York Times best-selling series, The Sandman Vol. 11: Endless Nights, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition! One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. Endless Nights returns to the realm of the Dreaming with seven remarkable stories--one for each member of the otherworldly Endless family‚--illustrated by an international roster of artists drawn from the ranks of comics' greatest talents. By turns haunting, bittersweet, erotic, and nightmarish, these provocative tales range across space and time to reveal strange secrets and surprising truths about the immortal siblings Death, Desire, Delirium, Dream, Despair, Destruction, and Destiny.9781401292614BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Milo Manara,Glenn Fabry,Frank Quietly,Bill Sienkiewicz Format: Paperback Language: en |
MatildaRoald DahlPuffin Books-1990-04-01240 pagesNow a musical! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.9780140342949BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Juvenile Fiction Illustrators: Quentin Blake Format: Paperback Language: en |
Origin (Robert Langdon, #5)(Robert Langdon Book 5)Dan BrownCorgi-2018-07-12542 pagesRobert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement—the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon’s first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough . . . one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence. As the event begins, Langdon and several hundred guests find themselves captivated by an utterly original presentation, which Langdon realizes will be far more controversial than he ever imagined. But the meticulously orchestrated evening suddenly erupts into chaos, and Kirsch’s precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Reeling and facing an imminent threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao. With him is Ambra Vidal, the elegant museum director who worked with Kirsch to stage the provocative event. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch’s secret. Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion, Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spain’s Royal Palace itself . . . and who will stop ...9780552174169BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Crime,Thrillers Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Robert Langdon, Vol. 5 |
Absolute Sandman OvertureNeil GaimanVertigo-2018-07-03416 pagesOVERTURE noun 1. A piece of orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio, often containing the main themes of the work or quotations from the work that is to come. 2. Approaches made with the aim of opening negotiations or establishing a relationship. 3. The first part of an event. The very beginning of something. The gateway story to the ground-breaking and New York Times best-selling Sandman series by multi award-winning author Neil Gaiman is collected here in an Absolute over-sized edition. Collects The Sandman: Overture #1-6.9781401280475BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy Illustrators: III J.H. Williams Format: Hardcover Language: en |
For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Hemingway Library EditionThe Hemingway Library EditionErnest HemingwayScribner-2019-07-16576 pagesPresented by Hemingway's grandson Seán Hemingway, with a personal foreword by the author’s son Patrick Hemingway, this new enhanced Library Edition of Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece about an American in the Spanish Civil War features early drafts and supplementary material, including three previously uncollected short stories on war by one of the greatest writers on the subject in history. In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from “the good fight,” and one of the foremost classics of war literature in history. Published in 1940, For Whom the Bell Tolls tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain. In his portrayal of Jordan’s love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo’s last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms to create a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving, and wise. “If the function of a writer is to reveal reality,” Maxwell Perkins wrote Hemingway after reading the manuscript, “no one ever so completely performed it.” Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author’s previous works, For Whom ...9781476787770BookshelfCategories: Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The IdiotFyodor DostoevskyVintage-2003-07-08656 pagesRichard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky’s masterful translation of The Idiot is destined to stand with their versions of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and Demons as the definitive Dostoevsky in English. After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The twenty-six-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and “be among people.” Even before he reaches home he meets the dark Rogozhin, a rich merchant’s son whose obsession with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement. In Petersburg the prince finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with money, power, and manipulation. Scandal escalates to murder as Dostoevsky traces the surprising effect of this “positively beautiful man” on the people around him, leading to a final scene that is one of the most powerful in all of world literature.9780375702242BookshelfCategories: Literary,Fiction Classics,Classics Translators: Richard Pevear,Larissa Volokhonsky Format: Paperback Language: en |
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2The Official Script Book of the Original West End Production Special Rehearsal EditionJ.K. RowlingArthur A. Levine Books-2016-07-31309 pagesThe eight story, nineteen years later … Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s West End on July 30, 2016. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.9781338099133BookshelfCategories: Children's Literature Studies: General,Drama,Plays Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Harry Potter, Vol. 8 |
Book of NightHolly BlackTor Books-2022-05-03320 pages#1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black makes her stunning adult debut with Book of Night, a modern dark fantasy of shadowy thieves and secret societies in the vein of Ninth House and The Night Circus In Charlie Hall’s world, shadows can be altered, for entertainment and cosmetic preferences—but also to increase power and influence. You can alter someone’s feelings—and memories—but manipulating shadows has a cost, with the potential to take hours or days from your life. Your shadow holds all the parts of you that you want to keep hidden—a second self, standing just to your left, walking behind you into lit rooms. And sometimes, it has a life of its own. Charlie is a low-level con artist, working as a bartender while trying to distance herself from the powerful and dangerous underground world of shadow trading. She gets by doing odd jobs for her patrons and the naive new money in her town at the edge of the Berkshires. But when a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie’s present life is thrown into chaos, and her future seems at best, unclear—and at worst, non-existent. Determined to survive, Charlie throws herself into a maelstrom of secrets and murder, setting her against a cast of doppelgangers, mercurial billionaires, shadow thieves, and her own sister—all desperate to control the magic of the shadows. With sharp angles and prose, and a sinister bent, Holly Black is a master of shadow and story stitching. Remember while you read, light isn’t playing t...9781250812193BookshelfCategories: Thrillers,Horror,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Absolute Sandman Volume ThreeNeil GaimanVertigo-2008-06-17616 pagesThe third volume collecting Neil Gaiman's seminal, award-winning series starring the Dream King in deluxe format. ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 3 presents several key SANDMAN tales in a slipcased hardcover edition, including "Brief Lives," in which the Sandman's sister Delirium prevails upon her older brother to help her find their missing sibling, Destruction. But their journey through the Waking World has dramatic repercussions for their family and also for the relationship between the Sandman and his wayward son, Orpheus. Also included is the spectacular short story "Ramadan," a tale of a young king of ancient Baghdad and the deal he strikes with The Sandman to grant his city immortality, with spectacular illustrations by P. Craig Russell (Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, The Jungle Book).Never-before-collected bonus features include pin-up pages from galleries in THE SANDMAN #50 and SANDMAN SPECIAL #1, the Desire story from VERTIGO: WINTER'S EDGE #3, THE ENDLESS GALLERY #1, script and thumbnails from THE SANDMAN #50, and a section on the Endless retail products (poster, statues, t-shirts, Little Endless and more)! Plus, an introduction by artist Jill Thompson.9781401210847BookshelffavoritesCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Cybershock: Surviving Hackers, Phreakers, Identity Thieves, Internet Terrorists and Weapons of Mass DisruptionSurviving Hackers, Phreakers, Identity Thieves, Internet Terrorists and Weapons of Mass DisruptionWinn SchwartauBasic Books-2001-02-28470 pagesIn recent years information warfare has trickled from the domain of governments and megacorporations into the lives and workplaces of the average citizen, and privacy concerns are at an all-time high. Cybershock is the first book to guide the average Internet user through online perils and offers answers and solutions in common-sense language. Winn Schwartau leads readers through the basics (What's hacking? Who hacks?), introduces actual hacking tools and techniques, and using corporate, law enforcement, and military examples, teaches how to become a successful anti-hacker. It also provides balanced viewpoints through graphic, pictorial, and written contributions from the principal stakeholders: hackers and phreakers; corporate security experts; lawyers and cyberjudicial professionals; and officers with the security-sensitive military and government agencies. The book includes an extensive listing of both hacking and anti-hacking Internet sites and a compendium of the leading anti-hacking security products and tools.9781560253075BookshelfCategories: Politics & Government,Computer Security,Network Security Format: Paperback Language: en |
Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra #1)Amish TripathiWestland Publication-2015-06-22354 pagesRam Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price. 3400 BCE. INDIA Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King of Lanka, Raavan, does not impose his rule on the defeated. He, instead, imposes his trade. Money is sucked out of the empire. The Sapt Sindhu people descend into poverty, despondency and corruption. They cry for a leader to lead them out of the morass. Little do they appreciate that the leader is among them. One whom they know. A tortured and ostracised prince. A prince they tried to break. A prince called Ram. He loves his country, even when his countrymen torment him. He stands alone for the law. His band of brothers, his Sita, and he, against the darkness of chaos. Will Ram rise above the taint that others heap on him? Will his love for Sita sustain him through his struggle? Will he defeat the demon Lord Raavan who destroyed his childhood? Will he fulfil the destiny of the Vishnu? Begin an epic journey with Amish’s latest: the Ram Chandra Series.9789385152146BookshelfCategories: Fantasy,Myth & Legend Told As Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Ram Chandra, Vol. 1 |
The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universea modern view of the origin of the universeWeinbergBasic Books (AZ)-1977-03-01188 pagesA Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened at the very beginning of the universe, and how we know, in this popular science classic. Our universe has been growing for nearly 14 billion years. But almost everything about it, from the elements that forged stars, planets, and lifeforms, to the fundamental forces of physics, can be traced back to what happened in just the first three minutes of its life. In this book, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg describes in wonderful detail what happened in these first three minutes. It is an exhilarating journey that begins with the Planck Epoch - the earliest period of time in the history of the universe - and goes through Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the Hubble Red Shift, and the detection of the Cosmic Microwave Background. These incredible discoveries all form the foundation for what we now understand as the "standard model" of the origin of the universe. The First Three Minutes examines not only what this model looks like, but also tells the exciting story of the bold thinkers who put it together. Clearly and accessibly written, The First Three Minutes is a modern-day classic, an unsurpassed explanation of where it is we really come from.9780465024353BookshelfCategories: Science: General Issues Format: Paperback Language: en |
The ArsonistA novelSue MillerKnopf-2014-06-24303 pagesFrom the best-selling author of While I Was Gone and The Senator’s Wife, a superb new novel about a family and a community tested when an arsonist begins setting fire to the homes of the summer people in a small New England town. Troubled by the feeling that she belongs nowhere after working in East Africa for fifteen years, Frankie Rowley has come home—home to the small New Hampshire village of Pomeroy and the farmhouse where her family has always summered. On her first night back, a house up the road burns to the ground. Then another house burns, and another, always the houses of the summer people. In a town where people have never bothered to lock their doors, social fault lines are opened, and neighbors begin to regard one another with suspicion. Against this backdrop of menace and fear, Frankie begins a passionate, unexpected affair with the editor of the local paper, a romance that progresses with exquisite tenderness and heat toward its own remarkable risks and revelations. Suspenseful, sophisticated, rich in psychological nuance and emotional insight, The Arsonist is vintage Sue Miller—a finely wrought novel about belonging and community, about how and where one ought to live, about what it means to lead a fulfilling life. One of our most elegant and engrossing novelists at her inimitable best.9780307594792BookshelfCategories: Women's Fiction,Women,Mystery & Suspense Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)Brandon SandersonTor Books-2014-03-041087 pagesFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Words of Radiance, Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, continues the immersive fantasy epic that The Way of Kings began. Expected by his enemies to die the miserable death of a military slave, Kaladin survived to be given command of the royal bodyguards, a controversial first for a low-status "darkeyes." Now he must protect the king and Dalinar from every common peril as well as the distinctly uncommon threat of the Assassin, all while secretly struggling to master remarkable new powers that are somehow linked to his honorspren, Syl. The Assassin, Szeth, is active again, murdering rulers all over the world of Roshar, using his baffling powers to thwart every bodyguard and elude all pursuers. Among his prime targets is Highprince Dalinar, widely considered the power behind the Alethi throne. His leading role in the war would seem reason enough, but the Assassin's master has much deeper motives. Brilliant but troubled Shallan strives along a parallel path. Despite being broken in ways she refuses to acknowledge, she bears a terrible burden: to somehow prevent the return of the legendary Voidbringers and the civilization-ending Desolation that will follow. The secrets she needs can be found at the Shattered Plains, but just arriving there proves more difficult than she could have imagined. Meanwhile, at the heart of the Shattered Plains, the Parshendi are making an epochal decision. Hard pressed by years of Alet...9780765326362BookshelfCategories: Fantasy,People & Places Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Away All BoatsA NovelKenneth DodsonBantam Books-1980-05-01480 pagesA vivid portrayal of the officers and sailors of the fictional amphibious transport USS Belinda in the Pacific of World War II.9780553135732BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
ElantrisBook Two of Mistborn: Tenth Anniversary Dragonsteel Leather EditionBrandon Sanderson2018-01-019781938570193BookshelfLanguage: en |
WindwalkerElaine CunninghamWizards of the Coast-2003-04-01352 pagesLiriel has achieved her goal: her drow powers are hers to command wherever she might go. Her companion, Fyodor of Rashemen, has mastered his out-of-control berserker rages. The future seems bright for the companions as they set out to return the Windwalker amulet to the Witches of Rashemen, for Fyodor has reason to believe that Liriel will be welcomed in his homeland. But Liriel's enemies follow her still. Chief among them is a drow goddess whom Liriel, whether she knows it or not, continues to serve...9780786929689BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
FrankensteinMary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDover Publications-2019-10-01166 pagesMary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein. Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.9780486282114BookshelfCategories: Classic Horror Format: Paperback Language: en |
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen LeedsMany Lives of Stephen LeedsBrandon SandersonGollancz-2018-09-20352 pagesStephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It’s his hallucinations who are mad. A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people—Stephen calls them aspects—to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems… for a price. Stephen’s brain is getting a little crowded and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. When a company hires him to recover stolen property—a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past—Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions—and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects. This collection includes the science fiction novellas Legion and Legion: Skin Deep, published together for the first time, as well as a brand new Stephen Leeds novella, Lies of the Beholder.9781473225015BookshelfCategories: Crime Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Legion, Vol. 1 |
One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel García MárquezEveryman's Library-1995-10-17440 pagesFrom the Nobel Prize winning novelist, this epic tale of seven generations of the Buendia family spans a hundred years of Latin American history. The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love—in rich, imaginative prose that has come to define an entire genre known as "magical realism." One of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon, Pablo Neruda called it "The greatest revelation in the Spanish language sinceDon Quixote."9780679444657BookshelfCategories: Literary,Fiction Classics Translators: Gregory Rabassa Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)Book Three of MistbornBrandon SandersonTor Books-2008-10-14572 pagesTricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin while attempting to close the Well of Ascension, new emperor Elend Venture and his wife, the assassin Vin, are now hard-pressed to save the world.9780765316899BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Disordered CosmosChanda Prescod-weinsteinBold Type Books-2021-03-09288 pagesFrom a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos — and a call for a more just practice of science. In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter — all with a new spin informed by history, politics, and the wisdom of Star Trek. One of the leading physicists of her generation, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is also one of fewer than one hundred Black American women to earn a PhD from a department of physics. Her vision of the cosmos is vibrant, buoyantly non-traditional, and grounded in Black feminist traditions. Prescod-Weinstein urges us to recognize how science, like most fields, is rife with racism, sexism, and other dehumanizing systems. She lays out a bold new approach to science and society that begins with the belief that we all have a fundamental right to know and love the night sky. The Disordered Cosmos dreams into existence a world that allows everyone to tap into humanity’s wealth of knowledge about the wonders of the universe.9781541724709BookshelfCategories: Biography: General,Feminism & Feminist Theory,Ethnic Studies Format: Hardcover Language: en |
American WifeA NovelCurtis SittenfeldRandom House Trade Paperbacks-2009-02-10592 pagesA kind, bookish only child born in the 1940s, Alice Lindgren has no idea that she will one day end up in the White House, married to the president. In her small Wisconsin hometown, she learns the virtues of politeness, but a tragic accident when she is seventeen shatters her identity and changes the trajectory of her life. More than a decade later, when the charismatic son of a powerful Republican family sweeps her off her feet, she is surprised to find herself admitted into a world of privilege. And when her husband unexpectedly becomes governor and then president, she discovers that she is married to a man she both loves and fundamentally disagrees with–and that her private beliefs increasingly run against her public persona. As her husband’s presidency enters its second term, Alice must confront contradictions years in the making and face questions nearly impossible to answer.9780812975406BookshelfCategories: Literary,Contemporary,Political Format: Paperback Language: en |
WUTHERING HEIGHTSEmily BronteWilco Publishing House-2013-01-019788182527263BookshelfCategories: Classics Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Fifth ElephantDiscworld Novel 24Terry PratchettCorgi-2001-02-06460 pagesSam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don’t ask). It’s snowing. It’s freezing. And there are monsters on his trail . . .9780552146166BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Humorous,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
Warrior's Song (Song of Prophecy Series)P.E. PadillaCrimson Cat Publishing-2020-06-21408 pagesAllies and assassins. Against the odds, Aeden and his friends survived the assault on the animaru stronghold. More, the former enemy commander, Khrazhti, has joined them in their fight. Things might be looking up. But new dangers are revealed, including a powerful human mage who is creating portals so more of the dark creatures can enter the world. Great numbers of animaru, a group of highly skilled assassins with orders to kill Aeden and his friends, and an old magic that marks the group so the enemies can more easily find them are only part of the danger. All this, and Aeden is still trying to wrestle his magic under control. If there was any time for him to go to the Hero Academy for magical training, now would be it. Unfortunately, the way is blocked. The heroes race to keep ahead of their would-be killers, hatching a daring plan to escape to the north, to the Academy at Sitor-Kanda. If they can’t make it, the world may yet be inundated with dark monsters bent on destroying all light and life.9781943531158BookshelfFormat: Paperback Language: en |
Bel CantoA NovelAnn PatchettHarper Perennial-2002-04-01318 pagesIn an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. His hosts hope that Mr. Hosokawa can be persuaded to build a factory in their Third World backwater. Alas, in the opening sequence, just as the accompanist kisses the soprano, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president, who has unfortunately stayed home to watch a favorite soap opera. And thus, from the beginning, things go awry. Among the hostages are not only Hosokawa and Roxane Coss, the American soprano, but an assortment of Russian, Italian, and French diplomatic types. Reuben Iglesias, the diminutive and gracious vice president, quickly gets sideways of the kidnappers, who have no interest in him whatsoever. Meanwhile, a Swiss Red Cross negotiator named Joachim Messner is roped into service while vacationing. He comes and goes, wrangling over terms and demands, and the days stretch into weeks, the weeks into months. With the omniscience of magic realism, Ann Patchett flits in and out of the hearts and psyches of hostage and terrorist alike, and in doing so reveals a profound, shared humanity. Her voice is suitably lyrical, melodic, full of warmth and compassion. Hearing opera sung live for the first time, a young priest reflects: > Never had he thought, never once, that such a woman existed, one who stood so close to God that God's own ...9780060934415BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Romance Format: Paperback Language: en |
Split ImageRobert B. ParkerG.P. Putnam's Sons-2010-02-23304 pagesFamily ties prove deadly in the brilliant new Jesse Stone novel from New York Times-bestselling author Robert B. Parker. The body in the trunk was just the beginning. Turns out the stiff was a foot soldier for local tough guy Reggie Galen, now enjoying a comfortable "retirement" with his beautiful wife, Rebecca, in the nicest part of Paradise. Living next door are Knocko Moynihan and his wife, Robbie, who also happens to be Rebecca's twin. But what initially appears to be a low-level mob hit takes on new meaning when a high-ranking crime figure is found dead on Paradise Beach. Stressed by the case, his failed relationship with his ex-wife, and his ongoing battle with the bottle, Jesse needs something to keep him from spinning out of control. When private investigator Sunny Randall comes into town on a case, she asks for Jesse's help. As their professional and personal relationships become intertwined, both Jesse and Sunny realize that they have much in common with both their victims and their suspects-and with each other.9780399156236BookshelfCategories: Mystery & Suspense,Mystery & Detective Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: A Jesse Stone Novel, Vol. 9 |
TestimonyTestimony (kindle County)Scott TurowGrand Central Publishing-2018-02-27496 pagesScott Turow, #1 New York Times bestselling author and "one of the major writers in America" (NPR), returns with a page-turning legal thriller about an American prosecutor's investigation of a refugee camp's mystifying disappearance. At the age of fifty, former prosecutor Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his law career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped by the International Criminal Court--an organization charged with prosecuting crimes against humanity--he feels drawn to what will become the most elusive case of his career. Over ten years ago, in the apocalyptic chaos following the Bosnian war, an entire Roma refugee camp vanished. Now for the first time, a witness has stepped forward: Ferko Rincic claims that armed men marched the camp's Gypsy residents to a cave in the middle of the night--and then with a hand grenade set off an avalanche, burying 400 people alive. Only Ferko survived. Boom's task is to examine Ferko's claims and determinine who might have massacred the Roma. His investigation takes him from the International Criminal Court's base in Holland to the cities and villages of Bosnia and secret meetings in Washington, DC, as Boom sorts through a host of suspects, ranging from Serb paramilitaries, to organized crime gangs, to the US government itself, while also maneuvering among the alliances and treacheries of those connected to the case: Layton Merriwell, a disgraced US major gen...9781455553532BookshelfCategories: Crime,Thrillers,Political & Legal Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Kindle County Legal Thriller, Vol. 10 |
Bad Heir DayWendy HoldenPlume-2001-03-01352 pagesWhen her gorgeous and wealthy boyfriend asks her to move out, aspiring novelist Anna takes a job as a nanny for a family she considers horrible, and meets Jamie, a handsome heir to a Scottish castle who might be too good to be true.9780452281783BookshelfCategories: Contemporary,Humorous Format: Paperback Language: en |
Lucifer Book ThreeMike CareyVertigo-2014-03-18400 pagesCast out of Heaven, thrown down to rule in Hell, Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his post and abandoned his kingdom for the mortal city of Los Angles. Emerging from the pages of writer Neil Gaiman's award-winning series The Sandman, the former Lord of Hell is now enjoying a quiet retirement as the propretor of Lux, L.A.'s most elite piano bar. Still weak, with most of his power locked in the feathers stolen by Susano-O-No-Mikoto, Lucifer faces the challenge of single combat to the death with his brother, the angel of the Host Amenadiel. But when victory comes at the sacrifice of another, Lucifer embarks on a voyage that will take him to the depths of his former kingdom and beyond to retrieve their lost soul.9781401246044BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy Illustrators: Peter Gross Format: Paperback Language: en |
Fermat's EnigmaThe Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical ProblemSimon SinghAnchor-1998-09-08336 pagesxn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution "I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain." With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations. What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for more than 350 years. In Fermat's Enigma--based on the author's award-winning documentary film, which aired on PBS's "Nova"--Simon Singh tells the astonishingly entertaining story of the pursuit of that grail, and the lives that were devoted to, sacrificed for, and saved by it. Here is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery that will forever change your feelings about mathematics.9780385493628BookshelfCategories: Science,History & Philosophy,Reference Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Silver MageBook Four of the Silver WyrmKatharine KerrDAW-2009-11-03464 pagesRead Katharine Kerr's posts on the Penguin Blog. ”Prepare to get lost in the magic” (VOYA) of Katharine Kerr’s newest Deverry fantasy. The Horsekin are assembling along Prince Dar’s northern border, and the Deverry alliance simply does not have the men and resources to prevent their enemies from moving into the wilderness areas known as the Ghostlands. But suddenly, the Dwrgi folk and the dragons come to Dar’s aid, tipping the balance in their favor and offering Dar’s people a chance to defeat the Horsekin once and for all.9780756405878BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Deverry: Silver Wyrm, Vol. 4 |
A Court of Wings and RuinSarah J. MaasBloomsbury-2020-06-02736 pagesFeyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords and hunt for allies in unexpected places. And her heart will face the ultimate test as she and her mate are forced to question whether they can truly trust each other. Sarah J. Maas is a global #1 bestselling author. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself.9781526617170BookshelfCategories: General Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Vol. 3 |
Harvard Classics Volume 8: Nine Greek DramasAristophanes Euripides,Sophocles Aeschylus2015-05-30490 pagesCompiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." The interior of this book is a facsimile reproduction of the 1909 edition. For other books in this series and books of similar interest search with the keyword hcbooks. Volume 8 contains nine Greek Dramas. From Aeschylus: Agamemnon The Libation Bearers The Furies Prometheus Bound From Sophocles: Oedipus the King Antigone From Euripides: Hippolytus The Bacchae From Aristophanes: The Frogs9781514130377BookshelfLanguage: en |
The Sandman: Overture Deluxe EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2015-11-10224 pages#1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story Twenty-five years since The Sandman first changed the landscape of modern comics, Neil Gaiman's legendary series is back in a deluxe edition! The Sandman: Overture heraldsNew York Timesbest-selling writer Neil Gaiman's return to the art form that made him famous, ably abetted by artistic luminary JH Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea), whose lush, widescreen images provide an epic scope to The Sandman's origin story. From the birth of a galaxy to the moment that Morpheus is captured, THE Sandman: Overture will feature cameo appearances by fan-favorite characters such as The Corinthian, Merv Pumpkinhead and, of course, the Dream King's siblings: Death, Desire, Despair, Delirium, Destruction and Destiny.9781401248963BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: III JH Williams Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Forgotten Beasts of EldPatricia A. McKillipTachyon Publications-2017-09-17240 pagesWinner of the World Fantasy Award “Rich and regal.” —New York Times Young Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, she is attended by exotic, magical beasts: Riddle-master Cyrin the boar; the treasure-starved dragon Gyld; Gules the Lyon, tawny master of the Southern Deserts; Ter, the fiercely vengeful falcon; Moriah, feline Lady of the Night. Sybel only lacks the mysterious Liralen, which continues to elude her most powerful enchantments. But when a soldier bearing an infant arrives, Sybel discovers that the world of man and magic is full of both love and deceit—and the possibility of more power than she can possibly imagine. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld is one of the true classics of fantasy literature.9781616962777BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
May this house be safe from tigersAlexander KingSimon and SchusterBookshelfFormat: Hardcover |
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)N K JemisinOrbit-2015-08-04471 pagesOriginal cover edition here THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS. AGAIN. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, masquerading as an ordinary schoolteacher in a quiet small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Mighty Sanze, the empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years, collapses as its greatest city is destroyed by a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heartland of the world's sole continent, a great red rift has been been torn which spews ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries. But this is the Stillness, a land long familiar with struggle, and where orogenes -- those who wield the power of the earth as a weapon -- are feared far more than the long cold night. Essun has remembered herself, and she will have her daughter back. She does not care if the world falls apart around her. Essun will break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.9780316229296BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Adventure,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Broken Earth, Vol. 1 |
Shadows of SelfA Mistborn NovelBrandon Sanderson,Michael KramerDragonsteel Entertainment, LLC-2022-01-019781938570292BookshelfCategories: Magic,Fiction,Religious disputations |
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)Book One of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Books-2012-05-08750 pagesThe Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.9780765334336BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 1 |
The Swan ThievesA NovelElizabeth KostovaLittle, Brown and Co.-2010-01-12564 pagesPsychiatrist Andrew Marlowe, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. THE SWAN THIEVES is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.9780316065788BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Wizard Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #2)Cinda Williams ChimaLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers-2008-06-10458 pagesSixteen-year-old Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one exclusive private school after another. And it's not his attitude that's the problem: it's the trail of magical accidents - lately, disasters - that follow in his wake. Seph is a wizard, orphaned and untrained, and his powers are escalating out of control. After causing a tragic fire at an after-hours party, Seph is sent to the Havens, a secluded boys' school on the coast of Maine. Gregory Leicester, the headmaster, promises to train Seph in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards. But Seph's enthusiasm dampens when he learns that training comes at a steep cost, and that Leicester plans to use his students' powers to serve his own mysterious agenda.9781423104872BookshelfCategories: General,Adventure Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Heir Chronicles, Vol. 2 |
The Bastard of IstanbulElif ShafakPenguin Books-2008-04-24360 pagesOne rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I want an abortion', she announces. She is nineteen years old, and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life, and the lives of everyone around her. Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse all the men die by age 41, so it is a house of women, among them her beautiful, rebellious mother, Zeliha, clairvoyant Auntie Banu and bar-brawl widow, Auntie Cevriye. But when Asya's Armenian-American cousin Armanoush comes to stay, long-hidden family secrets and Turkey's turbulent past begin to emerge.9780141031699BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Historical Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
The WilderwomenRuth Emmie LangSt. Martin's-2022-08-16336 pagesAuthor of BEASTS OF EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE Ruth Emmie Lang's THE WILDERWOMEN, about two sisters, one who can see into the future, and the other who can see into the past, who embark on a journey to find their mother after her mysterious disappearance, to Peter Wolverton at St. Martin's.9781250246912BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Go Set a WatchmanA NovelHarper LeeHarper-2015-07-01288 pages“Go Set a Watchman is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades.”—Clay Risen, New York Times Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—“Scout”—returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise’s homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past—a journey that can only be guided by one’s own conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision—a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic. “Harper Lee’s second novel sheds more light on our world than its predecessor did.”—Time “...9780062409850BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Literary,FICTION/Classics Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn TooA BookJomny SunHarper Perennial-2017-06-01304 pagesEveryone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Toois the illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, only to meet all sorts of creatures with all sorts of perspectives on life, love, and happiness, all while learning to feel a little better about being an alien—based on the enormously popular Twitter account, @jonnysun. Here is the unforgettable story of Jomny, a lonely alien who, for the first time ever, finds a home on our planet after learning that earthlings can feel lonely too. Jomny finds friendship in a bear tired of other creatures running away in fear, an egg struggling to decide what to hatch into, an owl working its way to being wise, a tree feeling stuck in one place, a tadpole coming to terms with turning into a frog, a dying ghost, a puppy unable to express itself, and many more. Through this story of a lost, lonely and confused alien finding friendship, acceptance, and love among the creatures of Earth, we will all learn how to be a little more human. And for all of us earth-bound creatures here on this planet, we can all be reminded that sometimes, it takes an outsider to help us see ourselves for who we truly are.9780062569028BookshelfCategories: COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS/Literary,HUMOR/General,COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS/General Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald DahlPuffin Books-1988-10-01176 pagesWilly Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!9780140328691BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Juvenile Fiction Illustrators: Joseph Schindelman Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Charlie Bucket, Vol. 1 |
Absolute Sandman Volume TwoDave McKean,Neil GaimanVertigo-2007-10-31616 pagesDC Comics is proud to present the second volume of the comics classic THE SANDMAN in Absolute format! The second of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, THE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 collects issues 21-39 of THE SANDMAN and features remastered coloring on all 19 issues as well as brand-new inks on THE SANDMAN #34 by the issue's original penciller, Colleen Doran, and a host of bonus material, including two never-before-reprinted stories by Gaiman (one prose and one illustrated), a complete reproduction of the never-before-reprinted one-shot THE SANDMAN: A GALLERY OF DREAMS, and the complete script and pencils by Gaiman and Kelley Jones for Chapter Two of "Season of Mists" from THE SANDMAN #23.9781401210830BookshelffavoritesCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Format: Hardcover Language: en |
A Promised LandBarack ObamaCrown-2020-11-17768 pagesA riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil. Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office. Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S....9781524763169BookshelfCategories: Political,Presidents & Heads Of State,Domestic Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Mistborn: The Final EmpireThe Final Empire: Tenth Anniversary Dragonsteel Leather EditionBrandon SandersonDragonsteel Entertainment, Llc-2016-12-01696 pagesWhere ash falls from the sky, and mist dominates the night, evil cloaks the land and stifles all life. Criminal mastermind Kelsier teaches Allomancy, the magic of metals, to another Mistborn, urchin Vin 16. The unlikely heroine is distracted by rich Venture heir Elend. Can Kelsier's thieving crew take on the tyrant Lord Ruler and bring back colour to their world?9781938570131Bookshelf |
Gone with the windMargaret MitchellThe Macmillan Company-1964-01-01733 pagesBookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
The History of Middle-earth, Part ThreeChristopher Tolkien,J.R.R. TolkienHoughton Mifflin Harcourt-2020-10-061488 pagesThis new hardcover edition brings together the final three volumes of The History of Middle-earth—Morgoth’s Ring,The War of the Jewels, and The Peoples of Middle-earth. J.R.R. Tolkien is famous the world over for his unique literary creation, exemplified in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. What is less well known, however, is that he also produced a vast amount of further material that greatly expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, Sauron. It was to this enormous task of literary construction that Tolkien’s youngest son and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to produce the monumental and endlessly fascinating series of twelve volumes, The History of Middle-earth.9780358381730BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Classics,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Catch-22 (Catch-22, #1)Joseph HellerSimon & Schuster-2004-09-04453 pagesThe novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. It mainly follows the life of Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier. Most of the events in the book occur while the fictional 256th Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Italy. The novel looks into the experiences of Yossarian and the other airmen in the camp, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they may return home.9780684833392BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Catch-22, Vol. 1 |
The Complete MausA Survivor's TaleArt SpiegelmanPantheon-1996-11-19296 pagesTHE DEFINITIVE EDITION: The Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker). A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.9780679406419BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Nonfiction,Biography & Memoir Format: Hardcover Language: en |
A Court of Mist and FurySarah J. MaasBloomsbury Publishing PLC-2020-06-01656 pagesFeyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court - but at a steep cost. Though she now possesses the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, the mesmerising High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates his dark web of political games and tantalising promises, a greater evil looms - and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can step into her growing power, heal her fractured soul and have the courage to shape her own future - and the future of a world cloven in two. Sarah J. Maas is a global #1 bestselling author. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself.9781526617163BookshelfCategories: Myth & Legend Told As Fiction,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second FoundationIsaac AsimovEveryman's Library-2010-11-02664 pagesIsaac Asimov’s seminal Foundation trilogy—one of the cornerstones of modern speculative fiction—in a single hardcover volume. It is the saga of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule. And it is the particular story of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, the only man who can see the horrors the future has in store—a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and violence that will last for thirty thousand years. Gathering a band of courageous men and women, Seldon leads them to a hidden location at the edge of the galaxy, where he hopes they can preserve human knowledge and wisdom through the age of darkness. In 1966, the Foundation trilogy received a Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series, and it remains the only fiction series to have been so honored. More than fifty years after their original publication, the three Foundation novels stand as classics of thrilling, provocative, and inspired world-building.9780307593962BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Collections & Anthologies,Fiction Classics Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Death: The Deluxe Edition (2022 edition)Neil GaimanDC Comics-2022-04-05320 pagesWith The Sandman heading to Netflix, this deluxe edition hardcover collects Neil Gaiman’s solo stories of the series’ most beloved character, Death! From the pages of Newbery Medal-winner Neil Gaiman's The Sandman comes fan-favorite character Death in a collection of her solo adventures! The first story introduces the young, pale, perky, and genuinely likable Death. One day in every century, Death walks the earth to better understand those to whom she will be the final visitor. Today is that day. As a young mortal girl named Didi, Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year-old homeless woman find her missing heart. What follows is a sincere musing on love, life, and (of course) death. In the second story, a rising star in the music world wrestles with revealing her true sexual orientation, just as her lover is lured into the realm of Death, where Death herself should make an appearance. A practical, honest, and intelligent story that illuminates "the miracle of death." Plus, Death's first appearance from The Sandman series, her tale from The Sandman: Endless Nights, and much more! With The Sandman television adaptation debuting on Netflix, and the audio drama unfolding on Audible, explore the comic book classics that started it all! Collects Death: The High Cost of Living #1-3, Death: The Time of Your Life #1-3, the “Death Talks about Life” AIDS pamphlet, stories from Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #2 and The Sandman: Endless Nights, the short story “The Wheel” from the ...9781779515186BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Supernatural Illustrators: Chris Bachalo Format: Hardcover Language: en |
A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time, #14)Robert Jordan,Brandon SandersonTor Books-2013-01-08909 pagesNow in development for TV! Since 1990, when Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time® burst on the world with its first book, The Eye of the World, readers have been anticipating the final scenes of this extraordinary saga, which has sold over forty million copies in over thirty languages. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. When Robert Jordan died in 2007, all feared that these concluding scenes would never be written. But working from notes and partials left by Jordan, established fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson stepped in to complete the masterwork. With The Gathering Storm (Book 12) and Towers of Midnight (Book 13) behind him, both of which were # 1 New York Times hardcover bestsellers, Sanderson now re-creates the vision that Robert Jordan left behind. Edited by Jordan's widow, who edited all of Jordan's books, A Memory of Light will delight, enthrall, and deeply satisfy all of Jordan's legions of readers. The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time. TV series update: "Sony will produce along with Red Eagle Entertainment and Radar Pictures. Rafe Judki...9780765325952BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 14 |
SteelheartBrandon SandersonEmber-2014-09-23432 pagesThe #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the author of Oathbringer, coauthor of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. And don’t miss the rest of the Reckoners series: Firefight and Calamity. How far would you go for revenge if someone killed your father? If someone destroyed your city? If everything you ever loved was taken from you? David Charleston will go to any lengths to stop Steelheart. But to exact revenge in Steelheart’s world, David will need the Reckoners—a shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice. And it turns out that the Reckoners might just need David too. Look for book two in the Reckoners series, Firefight, available now. Praise for the Reckoners series #1 New York Times Bestselling Series “Another win for Sanderson . . . he’s simply a brilliant writer. Period.” —Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind “Action-packed.” —EW.com “Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store.” —The A.V. Club9780385743570BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Boys & Men,Science Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Reckoners, Vol. 1 |
Absolute Sandman Volume OneSam Kieth,Neil GaimanVertigo-2006-11-01612 pagesThe Sandman, written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s. A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman is also widely considered one of the most original and artistically ambitious series of the modern age. By the time it concluded in 1996, it had made significant contributions to the artistic maturity of comic books and become a pop culture phenomenon in its own right. Now, DC Comics is proud to present this comics classic in an all-new Absolute Edition format. The first of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, The Absolute Sandman Vol. 1 collects issues #1-20 of The Sandman and features completely new coloring, approved by the author on the first 18 issues, as well as a host of never-before-seen extra material including the complete original Sandman proposal, a gallery of character designs from Gaiman and the artists who originated the look of the Sandman, and the original script for the World Fantasy Award-winning THE SANDMAN #19, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," together with reproductions of the issue's original pencils by Charles Vess. Also included are a new introduction by DC President and Publisher Paul Levitz and an afterword by Gaiman.9781401210823BookshelffavoritesCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Format: Hardcover Language: en |
I Still Dream About YouA NovelFannie FlaggRandom House-2010-11-09336 pagesThe beloved Fannie Flagg is back and at her irresistible and hilarious best in I Still Dream About You, a comic mystery romp through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, past, present, and future. Meet Maggie Fortenberry, a still beautiful former Miss Alabama. To others, Maggie’s life seems practically perfect—she’s lovely, charming, and a successful real estate agent at Red Mountain Realty. Still, Maggie can’t help but wonder how she wound up in her present condition. She had been on her hopeful way to becoming Miss America and realizing her childhood dream of someday living in one of the elegant old homes on top of Red Mountain, with the adoring husband and the 2.5 children, but then something unexpected happened and changed everything. Maggie graduated at the top of her class at charm school, can fold a napkin in more than forty-eight different ways, and can enter and exit a car gracefully, but all the finesse in the world cannot help her now. Since the legendary real estate dynamo Hazel Whisenknott, beloved founder of Red Mountain Realty, died five years ago, business has gone from bad to worse—and the future isn’t looking much better. But just when things seem completely hopeless, Maggie suddenly comes up with the perfect plan to solve it all. As Maggie prepares to put her plan into action, we meet the cast of high-spirited characters around her. To Brenda Peoples, Maggie’s best friend and real estate partner, Maggie’s life seems easy as pie. Slender Maggie doesn’t ...9781400065936BookshelfCategories: Women's Fiction,Women,Literary Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Count of Monte-Cristo Vol-2Alexander DumasBritish India Publishing Company730 pagesBookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: English |
Tales From The Arabian NightsSir Richard Francis BurtonFall River Press-2012-01-01672 pagesThe tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers" and the social criticism of "The Tale of the Hunchback", the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are anchored to everyday life by their realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Islam.9781435143906BookshelfCategories: Classics Translators: Richard Francis Burton Format: Hardcover Language: en |
PhD Chapter 2: Life is Tough and Then You GraduateThe Second Piled Higher and Deeper Comic Strip CollectionJorge ChamPiled Higher and Deeper Pub.-2005-01-01151 pagesThis book is the second collection of the popular comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper, which chronicles life (or the lack thereof) in grad school. Includes the popular strip series "Procrastin-X", "Grad school makes you dumber", "The Thesis Zone" and Mike Slackenerny's improbable thesis defense. Bonus features include never-before published strips, author notes and a foreword by Karl Marx. Whether you managed to escape grad school, are struggling through it, or are thinking of applying to it, Piled Higher and Deeper will have you laughing and crying at the same time. Piled Higher and Deeper is published online at www.phdcomics.com, where it receives over 1.8 million page views a month from grad students all over the world.9780972169523BookshelfCategories: Students & Student Organisations,Cartoons & Comic Strips Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Piled Higher and Deeper, Vol. 2 |
Making Money(Discworld Novel 36)Terry PratchettDoubleday UK-2018-12-25480 pages'Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one'The Royal Bank is facing a crisis, and it's time for a change of management. Who would not wish for that job? It's a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long. The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. There's something nameless in the cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless), it turns out that the Royal Mint runs at a loss, and people actually want to know where the money's gone. A 300 year old wizard is after his girlfriend, he's about to be exposed as a fraud, but the Assassins Guild might get him first. In fact lot of people want him dead Oh. And every day he has to take the Chairman for walkies. Everywhere he looks he's making enemies. What he should be doing is . . . Making Money!9780857525925BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fantasy,Contemporary,Urban Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Discworld Novels, Vol. 37 |
Foundation'S EdgeIsaac AsimovKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group-1982-06-01367 pagesNow, 498 years after its founding, the Foundation seemed to be following the Seldon Plan perfectly. Too perfectly. Now an impossible planet with impossible powers threatens to upset the Seldon Plan for good unless two men, sworn enemies, can work together to save it!9780385177252BookshelfCategories: NON-CLASSIFIABLE Format: Hardcover Language: en |
AB: The AutobiographyA B de VilliersPan MacMillan-2016-01-01The autobiography of one of the world s finest ever batsmen. AB has become the most valuable cricketer on the planet Adam GilchristAB de Villiers is one of the finest batsmen ever to play cricket and yet his achievement extends beyond his outrageous armoury of drives pulls paddles scoops and flicks.Whether he is delighting home crowds at the Wanderers or Newlands or setting new records in Bengaluru or Sydney he plays the game in a whole-hearted manner that projects a positive image of his country around the world and also makes millions of South Africans feel good about themselves.This is AB s story in his own words. The story of the youngest of three talented sports-mad brothers growing up in Warmbaths of a boy who excelled at tennis rugby and cricket of a youngster who made his international debut at the age of twenty and was then selected in every single test played by South Africa for the next eleven seasons of a batsman who has started to redefine the art being ranked among the world s very best in test ODI and T20.Through all the pyrotechnics and consistency AB has remained a true sportsman - quick to deflect praise swift to praise opponents eager to work hard to embrace the team s next challenge and to relish what he still regards as the huge privilege of representing his country. This is the story of a modern sporting phenomenon. About the AuthorThe statistics tell barely half the story but so far AB de Villiers has scored over 14 000 runs in 98 tests for South Afr...9781509842766BookshelfCategories: Autobiography: Sport,Cricket Format: Paperback Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 10: In The Line Of FirePaul JenkinsVertigo-2015-02-17288 pagesIn this new Hellblazer collection, John Constantine comes to the aid of his downstairs neighbor, a dimwitted, epileptic giant whose home is haunted by a persistent ghost. Plus, John's affinity with the supernatural spoils a soccer game when a demon that thrives on holloganism shows up. And in the story "Difficult Beginnings," Constantine must reconnect with the darker side of his own nature - a journey that leads him to the "most evil man in the world." Collects HELLBLAZER #97-107.9781401251376BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Fantasy Illustrators: Sean Phillips Format: Paperback Language: en |
PhD Chapter 5: Adventures in ThesislandThe Fifth Piled Higher and Deeper Comic Strip CollectionJorge ChamPiled Higher & Deeper Publishing-2012-03-01248 pages9780972169554BookshelfCategories: Cartoons & Comic Strips Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Piled Higher and Deeper, Vol. 5 |
The Way of Kings Prime: The 2002 Alternate VersionBrandon SandersonDragonsteel Entertainment-2020-12-01802 pagesThe Way of Kings Prime is the original draft of The Way of Kings written in 2002. It is completely different to the version released back in 2011, and is not canon to the Cosmere universe. Brandon Sanderson released this version as a extra goodie during The Way of Kings 10th Anniversary Leatherbound Edition Kickstarter "The Way of Kings Prime, was written in 2002 and is basically an alternate version of The Way of Kings, which was published by Tor Books in 2010. The Way of Kings Prime is very different from the published book. Think of it as set in a different universe with a completely different plot. If you haven’t read the 2010 canonical version, please read that one first." -- from author's website (emphasis mine)9781938570247BookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
SpiesA NovelMichael FraynSt. Martins Press-3PL-2000-09-05272 pagesThe National Bestseller The sudden trace of a disturbing, forgotten aroma compels Stephen Wheatley to return to the site of a dimly remembered but troubling childhood summer in wartime London. As he pieces together his scattered memories, we are brought back to a quiet, suburban street where two boys--Keith and his sidekick, Stephen--are engaged in their own version of the war effort: spying on the neighbors, recording their movements, and ferreting out their secrets. But when Keith utters six shocking words, the boy's game of espionage takes a sinister and unintended turn, transforming a wife's simple errands and the ordinary rituals of family life into the elements of adult catastrophe. Childhood and innocence, secrecy, lies and repressed violence are all gently laid bare as once again Michael Frayn powerfully demonstrates that what appears to be happening in front of our eyes often turns out to be something we cannot see at all.9780312421175BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Thrillers Format: Paperback Language: en |
Robots and EmpireIsaac AsimovDoubleday-1985-08-20383 pagesLong after his humiliating defeat at the hands of Earthman Elijah Baley, Keldon Amadiro embarked on a plan to destroy planet Earth. But even after his death, Baley's vision continued to guide his robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, who had the wisdom of a great man behind him and an indestructable will to win....9780385190923BookshelfCategories: NON-CLASSIFIABLE Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6)J.K. RowlingScholastic Inc.-2006-09-01652 pagesThe war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet . . . As in all wars, life goes on. The Weasley twins expand their business. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate - and lose a few eyebrows in the process. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, through Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complete story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort - and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.9780439785969BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Fantasy,Humour Illustrators: Mary GrandPré Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Harry Potter, Vol. 6 |
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and PurposeA Year of Hope, Hardship, and PurposeJoe BidenFlatiron Books-2017-11-14260 pagesA deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country. In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years; it was the one constant in what had become a hectic, scrutinized, and overscheduled life. The Thanksgiving holiday was a much-needed respite, a time to connect, a time to reflect on what the year had brought, and what the future might hold. But this year felt different from all those that had come before. Joe and Jill Biden's eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor fifteen months earlier, and his survival was uncertain. "Promise me, Dad," Beau had told his father. "Give me your word that no matter what happens, you're going to be all right." Joe Biden gave him his word. Promise Me, Dad chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden's extraordinary life and career. Vice President Biden traveled more than a hundred thousand miles that year, across the world, dealing with crises in Ukraine, Central America, and Iraq. When a call came from New York, or Capitol Hill, or Kyiv, or Baghdad -- Joe, I need your help -- he responded. For twelve months, while Beau fought for and then lost his life, the vice president balanced the twin imperatives of living up to his responsibilities to his country and his responsibilities to his family. And never far away was ...9781250171672BookshelfCategories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military,Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military,Memoirs Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)Dan BrownPocket Star Books-2001-07-01569 pagesSee alternate cover edition here World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization--- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on the earth... the long-forgotten Illuminati lair.9780671027360BookshelfCategories: Crime,Thrillers,Adventure Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Robert Langdon, Vol. 1 |
Midnight's ChildrenA NovelSalman RushdieVintage Canada-1997-06-10560 pagesSaleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India’s independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence. His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable, at times indistinguishable, from the history of his country. Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India’s 1,000 other “midnight’s children,” all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts. This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evocation of a vast land and its people–a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy.Midnight’s Childrenstands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and a brilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time.9780676970654BookshelfCategories: Literary,Fairy Tales,Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Format: Paperback Language: en |
Sandman: Dream Hunters 30th Anniversary Edition (Prose Version)Neil GaimanVertigo-2019-09-10128 pagesA humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. In The Dream Hunters, Gaiman and acclaimed artist Yoshitaka Amano collaborate to reveal a haunting new aspect of the Dream King. Words and paintings combine in this illuminated fable of ancient Japan, spinning an ageless story of a humble young monk and the magical fox who falls in love with him. Threatened by a dark prophecy, the fox and the monk each call for aid from the Mikado of All Night's Dreaming, whose intervention transports their tale of love and sacrifice into the immortal realm of the Endless. The Sandman: Dream Hunters 30th Anniversary Edition (Prose Version) collects Neil Gaiman's original prose novella illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano.9781401294090BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy Illustrators: Yoshitaka Amano Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Complete Illustrated Works: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There; The Hunting of the Snark; Rhyme? And Reason?; A Tangled Tale; Alice's Adventures Under Ground; Sylvie and Bruno; Sylvie and Bru...Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There; The Hunting of the Snark; Rhyme? And Reason?; A Tangled Tale; Alice's Adventures Under Ground; Sylvie and Bruno; Sylvie and Bruno...Lewis Carroll,Edward GuilianoDorset Press-1994-01-0168 pagesThis deluxe edition includes all of Carroll's major fiction & poetry, including Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and a facsimile manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground in Carroll's own handwriting with his own drawings. Includes a biographical chronology & a bibliography.9780760700242BookshelfLanguage: en |
Born a CrimeStories from a South African ChildhoodTrevor NoahSpiegel & Grau-2016-11-15304 pages#1NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR •Esquire • Newsday • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and a...9780399590443BookshelfCategories: Biography & Memoir,Personal Memoirs,Performing Arts Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Path of Daggers (Wheel of Time, #8)Book Eight of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Books-1998-10-20604 pagesThe Seanchan invasion force is in possession of Ebou Dar. Nynaeve, Elayne, and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne's rightful throne, but on the way they discover an enemy much worse than the Seanchan. In Illian, Rand vows to throw the Seanchan back as he did once before. But signs of madness are appearing among the Asha'man. In Ghealdan, Perrin faces the intrigues of Whitecloaks, Seanchan invaders, the scattered Shaido Aiel, and the Prophet himself. Perrin's beloved wife, Faile, may pay with her life, and Perrin himself may have to destroy his soul to save her. Meanwhile the rebel Aes Sedai under their young Amyrlin, Egwene al'Vere, face an army that intends to keep them away from the White Tower. But Egwene is determined to unseat the usurper Elaida and reunite the Aes Sedai. She does not yet understand the price that others—and she herself—will pay.9780312857691BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 8 |
Roughing ItMark TwainGibbs Smith-2017-08-01424 pagesFor modern-day adventurers exploring the roots of the old west. Part fact, part fiction, Mark Twain's Roughing It takes readers on a high-spirited journey from Missouri to Nevada, California to Hawaii. Travel via stagecoach through woods, plains, hills, and gorges, as Twain spins yarn after yarn on the people he meets, and the towns they explore. Originally published in 1872, this semi-autobiographical semi-prequel to Innocents Abroad satirizes American and Western society in a way that only Mark Twain knows how. Twain's esteemed wit, paired with the contemporary cover design, makes this a classic that book lovers won't be able to resist. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, the literary icon worked as a printer's apprentice, a river pilot, a newspaper reporter, a miner, and even as a confederate volunteer (though he disbanded after only two weeks). Writing under the pen name Mark Twain, he authored many beloved works, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi River, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.9781423647720BookshelfCategories: Literature: History & Criticism,Classics Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Eastern GhostsFrank D. McSherryThomas Nelson-1990-09-01208 pagesThese terrifying anthologies contain some of the best in American ghost stories. Each of the books was edited by master anthologists Frank D. McSherry Jr., Charles G. Waugh, and Martin H. Greenberg and includes stories from such great horror fiction writers as Ambrose Bierce, Isaac Asimov, Madeleine L'Engle, and Manly Wade Wellman.9781558530911BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)Brandon SandersonTor Books-2020-11-171088 pagesThe eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from an epic fantasy writer at the top of his game. After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage. Now, as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals, and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.9780765326386BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Campfire Collection: Ghosts, Beasts, and Things That Go Bump in the NightGhosts, Beasts, and Things That Go Bump in the NightKit DuaneChronicle Books-2003-04-01248 pagesThe thinking outdoorsman's handbook to the heebie-jeebies, this second volume of our Campfire Collection offers up terrifying tales sure to make the sturdiest of campers run for the hills. Perfect to read out loud around a fire or in the comfort (and relative safety) of a cozy armchair, Ghosts, Beasts, and Things That Go Bump in the Night includes both fact and fiction, capturing the dark side of the great outdoors. From Paul Bowles's Allal to H.G. Wells's The Valley of the Spiders, these stories cause pulses to quicken and palms to sweat. Designed with rounded corners, a durable cover, and large type for easy reading by campfire or flashlight, it's a rugged companion, trail-ready for any excursion.9780811837774BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Horror Editors: Katherine Duane Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Secret Weapon (Alexander King)Bradley WrightBradley Wright-2020-04-26326 pagesThe world doesn't know he exists. Enemies of the state will wish he didn't. After a covert mission became personal, the only way elite CIA counterterrorism operative Alexander King could keep his loved ones safe, and the eyes of Washington's enemies blind to his existence, was to disappear. A year after his family buried a body that wasn't his, King saves a young woman from a car bomb in London, and that's when his work in the shadows gets complicated. Because she's not who he thinks she is, and the web that King is pulled into is tangled with enemies that reach to the highest levels of the United States government. The clock is ticking on a nuclear sized threat that will make 9/11 look like child's play. And if King can't put together the pieces of a deadly puzzle that involves a ruthless terrorist, a surging presidential hopeful, a seedy billionaire businessman, and a mysterious seventeen-year-old girl, thousands of innocent lives will be lost. When diplomacy fails, and the possibility of a world war hangs in the balance, it's often the secret weapons like King who scour the alleys and back avenues who make the difference. The question is, will he be enough? If you couldn't put down Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Brad Thor's Scot Harvath, or David Baldacci's Will Robie, fans of Bradley Wright believe you won't be able to put down the addictive Alexander King.9780997392678BookshelfCategories: Adventure Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Alexander King, Vol. 1 |
Sacred GamesVikram ChandraHarperCollins-2007-01-09916 pagesVikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh—and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. It is is a story of friendship and betrayal, of terrible violence, of an astonishing modern city and its dark side. Seven years in the making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power. Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh—and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. Sartaj, one of the very few Sikhs on the Mumbai police force, is used to being identified by his turban, beard and the sharp cut of his trousers. But "the silky Sikh" is now past forty, his marriage is over and his career prospects are on the slide. When Sartaj gets an anonymous tip-off as to the secret hide-out of the legendary boss of G-Company, he's determined that he'll be the one to collect the prize. Vikram Chandra's keenly anticipated new novel is a magnificent story of friendship and betrayal, of terrible violence, of an astonishing modern city and its dark side. Drawing inspiration from the classics of nineteenth-century fiction, mystery novels, Bollywood movies and Chandra's own life and research on the streets of Mumbai, Sacred Games evokes with devastating realism the way we live now but resonates with the intelligence and emotional depth of the best of literature.9780061130359BookshelfCategories: Crime,Thrillers Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Ernest Hemingway: Four NovelsErnest HemingwayBooks-2011-01-01878 pagesWhy buy one masterpiece novel by Ernest Hemingway when you acquire four in a stunning leatherbound edition? This collection contains the fiction that won the American author a Nobel Prize for Literature: The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea. A memorable gift at any time of the year.9781435129849Bookshelf |
BabelOr the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of The Oxford Translators’ RevolutionR. F. KuangHarper Voyager-2022-08-01560 pagesFrom award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History? and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?9780063021426BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Fantasy / Historical,FICTION/Fantasy / Epic,FICTION/Fantasy / Dark Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)J R R TolkienMariner Books-2003-07-241137 pagesThe novel of the century, now with new movie tie-in art, color endpaper maps, flaps, and more. In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday, he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizared; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.9780618343997BookshelfCategories: Classics,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Book Thief (Anniversary Edition)Markus ZusakKnopf Books for Young Readers-2016-03-08592 pagesDON’T MISSBRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCETHE BOOK THIEF. This 10th-anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1New York Timesbestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS’sThe Great American Read. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author ofI Am the Messenger,has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today9781101934180BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Holocaust,Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Wise Man's FearPatrick RothfussDAW-2011-03-011008 pagesDiscover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. “I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks DAY TWO: THE WISE MAN’S FEAR “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me. So begins a tale told from his own point of view—a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man’s Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time. Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle: “The best epic fantasy I read last year.... He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire “Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.” —Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara "It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with true music in the words." —Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea "The characters are real and the magic is true.” —Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin’s Apprentice "Masterful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description." —Brandon Sanderson, New York Times...9780756404734BookshelfCategories: Epic Fantasy,Epic,Paranormal Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Kingkiller Chronicle, Vol. 1 |
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)Cixin LiuTor Books-2016-08-16512 pagesThis is the second novel in the "Remembrance of Earth’s Past" near-future trilogy. Written by the China's multiple-award-winning science fiction author, Cixin Liu. In Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion—four centuries in the future. The aliens' human collaborators have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are exposed to the enemy. Only the human mind remains a secret. This is the motivation for the Wallfacer Project, a daring plan that grants four men enormous resources to design secret strategies, hidden through deceit and misdirection from Earth and Trisolaris alike. Three of the Wallfacers are influential statesmen and scientists, but the fourth is a total unknown. Luo Ji, an unambitious Chinese astronomer and sociologist, is baffled by his new status. All he knows is that he's the one Wallfacer that Trisolaris wants dead.9780765386694BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction Translators: Liu Cixin,Joel Martinsen Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Remembrance of Earth's Past, Vol. 2 |
Breach of Peace (The Lawful Times, #0.5)Daniel B GreeneFantasynewsllc-2021-03-30140 pagesWhen an imperial family is found butchered, Officers of God are called to investigate. Evidence points to a rebel group trying to stab fear into the very heart of the empire. Inspector Khlid begins a harrowing hunt for those responsible, but when a larger conspiracy comes to light, she struggles to trust even the officers around her.9780578840772BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
Moving PicturesTerry PratchettCorgi-1998-12-23332 pagesThe alchemists of the Discworld have discovered the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood Hill? It’s up to Victor Tugelbend (“Can’t sing. Can’t dance. Can handle a sword a little”) and Theda Withel (“I come from a little town you’ve probably never heard of”) to find out.9780552134637BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Way of Kings Volume 1Brandon Sanderson2020-12-019781938570223BookshelfLanguage: en |
FirefightBrandon SandersonEmber-2016-01-12464 pagesThe #1 New York Times bestseller and sequel to Steelheart from Brandon Sanderson, the author of Oathbringer, coauthor of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy, presents the second book in the Reckoners series: Firefight. And don’t miss Calamity, the exciting conclusion to the Reckoners series! David Charleston has lived for one purpose: to kill Steelheart, the supremely powerful, seemingly invincible Epic who murdered his father. Now Steelheart is dead and David is beginning to question everything that he—and the world—understands about the superhumans they call Epics. David’s suspicions are the reason he follows Prof to the flooded city once known as New York. But what he finds there could be what ultimately ends him. The truth might just burn deepest of all. . . . Praise for the Reckoners Series: #1 New York Times Bestselling Series “Another win for Sanderson . . . he’s simply a brilliant writer. Period.” —Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind “Action-packed.” —EW.com “Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store.” —The A.V. Club9780385743594BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Boys & Men,Action & Adventure Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Reckoners, Vol. 2 |
UpgradeA NovelBlake CrouchBallantine Books-2022-07-12352 pagesAn ordinary man undergoes a startling transformation—and fears that all of humanity may be next—in the mindblowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion “You are the next step in human evolution.” At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep. But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways. The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy. Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large—at a terrifying cost. Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human. And even as he’s fighting, he can’t help wondering: what if humanity’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution? Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that char...9780593157534BookshelfCategories: Suspense & Thriller,Technological,Suspense Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Project Hail MaryA NovelAndy WeirBallantine Books-2021-05-04496 pagesA lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he? An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going.9780593135204BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Action & Adventure,Hard Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
ShadowmancerG. P. TaylorG.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers-2004-04-26304 pagesObadiah Demurral no longer wants to worship God...He wants to be God! Vicar Obadiah Demurral isn't satisfied running the affairs of his village—he foolishly wants to control the world. And if his plan works, he will obtain a weapon so powerful that all of creation will fall down at his feet. Demurral will stop at nothing—even commanding restless souls to do his bidding. Who will stand against him? Raphah, a young man on a godly mission, has come a long distance to reclaim the ancient relic Demurral has stolen—dangerously volatile in the wrong hands—but he can't do it alone. Even younger are Thomas and Kate, accidentally drawn into this ongoing war between good and evil. Their struggle against Demurral brings them face-to-face with the powers of darkness in this unforgettable epic battle. G.P. Talyor's first novel takes readers on a breathtaking voyage, full of suspense and intrigue, where fallen angels and demonic forces come in the night and where the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself.9780399242564BookshelfCategories: Fantasy & Magical,Action & Adventure,Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Shadowmancer, Vol. 1 |
The Secret Of The NagasAmish TripathiWestland Books Pvt Ltd-2011-01-01396 pagesToday, He is a God. 4000 years ago, He was just a man. The hunt is on. The sinister Naga warrior has killed his friend Brahaspati and now stalks his wife Sati. Shiva, the Tibetan immigrant who is the prophesied destroyer of evil, will not rest till he finds his demonic adversary. His vengeance and the path to evil will lead him to the door of the Nagas, the serpent people. Of that he is certain. The evidence of the malevolent rise of evil is everywhere. A kingdom is dying as it is held to ransom for a miracle drug. A crown prince is murdered. The Vasudevs Shivas philosopher guides betray his unquestioning faith as they take the aid of the dark side. Even the perfect empire, Meluha is riddled with a terrible secret in Maika, the city of births. Unknown to Shiva, a master puppeteer is playing a grand game. In a journey that will take him across the length and breadth of ancient India, Shiva searches for the truth in a land of deadly mysteries only to find that nothing is what it seems. Fierce battles will be fought. Surprising alliances will be forged. Unbelievable secrets will be revealed in this second book of the Shiva Trilogy, the sequel to the #1 national bestseller, The Immortals of Meluha.9789380658797BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Shiva Trilogy, Vol. 2 |
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple WordsComplicated Stuff in Simple WordsRandall MunroeHoughton Mifflin Harcourt-2015-11-2464 pagesIn Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words, things are explained in the style of Up Goer Five, using only drawings and a vocabulary of the 1,000 (or "ten hundred") most common words. Explore computer buildings (datacenters), the flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates), the things you use to steer a plane (airliner cockpit controls), and the little bags of water you're made of (cells).9780544668256BookshelfCategories: Reference Works,Popular Beliefs & Controversial Knowledge,Science: General Issues Format: Hardcover Language: en |
War of the Worlds and other Science Fiction ClassicsThe War Of The Worlds And Other Science Fiction ClassicsH G WellsFall River Press-2012-01-01739 pagesThe six novels collected in The War of the Worlds and Other Science Fiction Classics were all written at the turn of the twentieth century, and with them Wells helped to lay the foundations of modern science fiction. The Time Machine The Island of Dr. Moreau The Invisible Man The War of the Worlds The First Men in the Moon The Food of the Gods9781435141780BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Lincoln in the BardoLincoln In The BardoGeorge SaundersBloomsburyIn his long-awaited first novel, American master George Saunders delivers his most original, transcendent, and moving work yet. Unfolding in a graveyard over the course of a single night, narrated by a dazzling chorus of voices, Lincoln in the Bardo is a literary experience unlike any other—for no one but Saunders could conceive it. February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.” Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returned to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy’s body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a thrilling, supernatural realm both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory, where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state—called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo—a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie’s soul. Lincoln in the Bardo is an astonishing feat of...9781408897256BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Historical Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
DEATH Deluxe EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2012-10-09320 pagesA New York Times Best Seller! From the pages of Newbery Medal winner Neil Gaiman's THE SANDMAN comes fan-favorite character Death in a new deluxe hardcover edition collecting her solo adventures!The first story introduces the young, pale, perky, and genuinely likable Death. One day in every century, Death walks the Earth to better understand those to whom she will be the final visitor. Today is that day. As a young mortal girl named Didi, Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year old homeless woman find her missing heart. What follows is a sincere musing on love, life and (of course) death. In the second story, a rising star of the music world wrestles with revealing her true sexual orientation just as her lover is lured into the realm of Death that Death herself should make an appearance. A practical, honest, and intelligent story that illuminates "the miracle of death." This new hardcover collects the DEATH: THE HIGH COST OF LIVING and DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE miniseries, a must have for any fan.9781401235482BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy Illustrators: Dave McKean Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere CollectionBrandon SandersonTor Books-2016-11-22672 pagesBrandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds are linked. His universe spans the Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn series the tales of Elantris, and others, comprising a unique constellation of vividly imagined realms known as the Cosmere. Now for the first time anywhere, stories representing each of these planets, and their fully realized and distinct magic systems, have been collected in a single spectacular volume. Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection brings together tales spanning the known limits of Sanderson's universe--including the never-before-published Edgedancer, a thrilling new novella of the Stormlight Archive--along with charts, illustrations, notes...and secrets. The Cosmere Collection encompasses six worlds in all, explored across nine astonishing works of short fiction: Sel ("The Hope of Elantris" and The Emperor's Soul); Scadrial ("The Eleventh Metal," "Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes Twenty-eight Through Thirty," and Mistborn: Secret History); Taldain ("White Sand"); Threnody (“Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell”); First of the Sun (“Sixth of the Dusk”); and Roshar (Edgedancer). These exciting tales will catapult you onto an unprecedented journey across a cosmos only Brandon Sanderson could have envisioned. Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection is an indispensible volume no Sanderson fan can do without.9780765391162BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
La Divinia ComediaDante Alighieri1913-01-01BookshelfFormat: Hardcover |
Piled Higher and Deeper 20th Anniversary Collection (Piled Higher and Deeper #6)Jorge Cham2018-10-01199 pagesPHD comics turns 20! Celebrate the classic comic about life (or the lack thereof) in academia in this special 20th anniversary comic collection!--page 4 of cover.9780972169561BookshelfCategories: Graduate students Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Piled Higher and Deeper, Vol. 6 |
New Spring (Wheel of Time, #0)The NovelRobert JordanTor Books-2004-01-06334 pagesSince its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time(R) by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. For three days battle has raged in the snow around the great city of Tar Valon. In the city, a Foretelling of the future is uttered. On the slopes of Dragonmount, the immense mountain that looms over the city, is born an infant prophesied to change the world. That child must be found before the forces of the Shadow have an opportunity to kill him. Moiraine Damodred, a young Accepted soon to be raised to Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, a soldier fighting in the battle, are set on paths that will bind their lives together. But those paths are filled with complications and dangers, for Moiraine, of the Royal House of Cairhien, whose king has just died, and Lan, considered the uncrowned king of a nation long dead, find their lives threatened by the plots of those seeking power. New Spring begins Moiraine and Lan's quest to find the Dragon Reborn that will lead to the events of The Eye of the World...and their fateful meeting with Rand al'Thor. New Spring is a perfect jum...9780765306296BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Darling GirlA Novel of Peter PanLiz MichalskiDutton-2022-05-03352 pagesIn this beautiful, grounded, and darkly magical modern-day reimagining of J. M. Barrie’s classic, to save her daughter's life one woman must take on the infamous Peter Pan—who is not the innocent adventurer the fairy tales make him out to be . . . Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy—yes, that Wendy. She's running a successful skincare company; her son, Jack, is happy and healthy; and the tragedy of her past is well behind her . . . until she gets a call that her daughter, Eden, who has been in a coma for nearly a decade, has gone missing from the estate where she's been long tucked away. And, worst of all, Holly knows who must be responsible: Peter Pan, who is not only very real, but more dangerous than anyone could imagine. Eden's disappearance is a disaster for more reasons than one. She has a rare condition that causes her to age rapidly—ironic, considering her father is the boy who will never grow up—which also makes her blood incredibly valuable. It’s a secret that Holly is desperate to protect, especially from Eden's half-brother, Jack, who knows nothing about his sister or the crucial role she plays in his life. Holly has no one to turn to—her mother is the only other person in the world who knows that Peter is more than a story, but she refuses to accept that he is not the hero she’s always imagined. Desperate, Holly enlists the help of Christopher Cooke, a notorious ex-soldier, in the hopes of rescuing Eden before it's too late . . . or ...9780593185636BookshelfCategories: Literary,Magical Realism,Fairy Tales Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Jules Verne: The Essential CollectionThe Essential CollectionJules VerneRace Point Publishing-2018-04-17728 pagesThis superb collection of classic science fiction features the best of Jules Verne’s epic adventure stories, including Five Weeks in a Balloon(1863),Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), and The Mysterious Island (1875). Often called the “father of science fiction," Verne was a masterful storyteller and visionary, anticipating such technological marvels as the submarine and skyscraper. For nearly 150 years, his unusual characters, outlandish plots, and vivid descriptions have captivated readers, and now they are available--complete and unabridged--in this gorgeous slipcase edition. The stylish clothbound hardcover also features a ribbon marker, historical timeline, and comprehensive introduction, enlightening the reader on the author’s life and works.9781631065026BookshelfCategories: Classics,Science Fiction,Classic Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
ProntoElmore LeonardDelacorte Press-1993-09-01265 pagesHarry Arno was grossing six to seven thousand dollars a week running a South Miami Beach gambling operation. To protect his position, he was forced to cut a deal with the local muscle, Jimmy Capotorto (Jimmy Cap to the likes of Harry), an even fifty-fifty split. For years Harry had been padding his own stake by skimming a grand a week off the top. A couple of local detectives wise to sticky fingers try to bag Jimmy the Cap by putting the squeeze on Harry. Now, the dicks suggest, would be a good time for Harry to rat the mobster out. U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens has his own agenda. He has to deliver Harry to a Federal grand jury to testify at Jimmy's drug-running trial. Even though he's a step slower that he used to be, Harry's no fool. When Jimmy Cap's men are a hair too slow gunning him down and Raylan's surveillance slips, Harry's already two steps ahead of them. Years of preparation pay off and Harry slips out of the country pronto. Being on the lam is no time to get soft, but Harry didn't plan on missing his companion Joyce so much. Sneaking her to his hideout could save him from loneliness but Joyce's quick departure tips off his trackers. Jimmy Cap's men follow Joyce while Raylan stays close behind. The three sides end up in Rapallo, Italy, watching their own backs while keeping abreast of Harry's. But it's not until the chase leads back to Miami that the real winners and losers are revealed. Pronto is classic Elmore Leonard9780385308465BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Raylan Givens, Vol. 1 |
Lighthouse HorrorsTales of Adventure, Suspense, and the SupernaturalCharles WaughDown East Books-1993-01-01256 pagesStorm-swept, remote light stations and the isolated souls who man the beacons are the perfect inspirations for tales of suspense and horror. Lighthouse Horrors collects 17 of the best from such writers as Rudyard Kipling, Robert Bloch, Jack Vance, and Ray Bradbury. This is a book to save for a fogbound or rain-dark night. Once you've read these pages, you'll never look at a lighthouse in quite the same way again. CONTENTS The Disturber of Traffic by Rudyard Kipling The Lighthouse Keeper's Secret by Anonymous The End of the Reef by T. Jenkins Hains Ghost Island Light by John Fleming Wilson Messengers at the Window by Henry van Dyke The Woman at Seven Brothers by Wilbur Daniel Steele On the Isle of Blue Men by Robert W. Sneddon Madhouse Light by Charles Francis Coe Three Skeleton Key by George G. Toudouze The Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury The Lighthouse by Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Bloch When the Five Moons Rise by Jack Vance All the Way Home by Dan J. Marlowe The Door Below by Hugh B. Cave By the Hair of the Head by Joe R. Lansdale Land's End by Delia Sherman The Driven Snow by Edward Wellen9780892723409BookshelfCategories: Horror,Unexplained Phenomena / The Paranormal Editors: Charles G. Waugh,Martin Harry Greenberg,Jenny-Lynn Azarian Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Childrena novelAnn LearySt. Martin's Press-2016-05-24246 pagesFrom New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary comes the captivating story of a wealthy, but unconventional New England family, told from the perspective of a reclusive 29-year-old who has a secret (and famous) life on the Internet. Charlotte Maynard rarely leaves her mother's home, the sprawling Connecticut lake house that belonged to her late stepfather, Whit Whitman, and the generations of Whitmans before him. While Charlotte and her sister, Sally, grew up at "Lakeside," their stepbrothers, Spin and Perry, were welcomed as weekend guests. Now the grown boys own the estate, which Joan occupies by their grace--and a provision in the family trust. When Spin, the youngest and favorite of all the children, brings his fiancé home for the summer, the entire family is intrigued. The beautiful and accomplished Laurel Atwood breathes new life into this often comically rarefied world. But as the wedding draws near, and flaws surface in the family's polite veneer, an array of simmering resentments and unfortunate truths is exposed. With remarkable wit and insight, Ann Leary pulls back the curtain on one blended family, as they are forced to grapple with the assets and liabilities - both material and psychological - left behind by their wonderfully flawed patriarch.9781250045379BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
DésiréeAnnemarie SelinkoWilliam Morrow & Company-1953-06-01495 pagesThe stunning, massively bestselling story of Napoleon's first fiancé First published in 1953, this riveting true-life tale comes to life in diary form, giving readers an inside glimpse at the young Napoleon and his family. Désirée is enchanted by the young officer, and he asks her to marry him. But he must leave for Paris, where he meets his eventual wife Josephine. A heartbroken Désirée is unsure she'll ever find anyone again. A love story, but so much more, Désirée is the tale of a simple merchant's daughter who ends up with a kind of royalty she never expected: an unforgettable story just waiting to be reborn.9780688014483BookshelfCategories: Historical Fiction,Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
War Of The End Of The WorldMario Vargas LlosaFaber & Faber-1997-09-02562 pagesThe War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels. Inspired by a real episode in Brazilian history, Mario Vargas Llosa tells the unforgettable story of an apocalyptic movement, led by a mysterious prophet, in which prostitutes, beggars and bandits establish Canudos, a new republic, a libertarian paradise. ~publisher's web site9780571139613BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
Other BirdsSarah Addison AllenSt. Martin's Press-2022-09-13304 pagesFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells comes an enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways. Right off the coast of South Carolina, on Mallow Island, The Dellawisp sits—a stunning old cobblestone building shaped like a horseshoe, and named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy. When Zoey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment on an island outside of Charleston she meets her quirky and secretive neighbors, including a girl on the run, two estranged middle-aged sisters, a lonely chef, a legendary writer, and three ghosts. Each with their own story. Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn’t yet written.9781250019868BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Reaper ManTerry PratchettCorgi-1998-12-23287 pagesIn the eleventh Discworld novel, Death is missing – presumed . . . er . . . gone. Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe. There’s a harvest to be gathered in.9780552134644BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Humorous,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
The WitchesRoald DahlPuffin Books-1989-01-09208 pagesFrom the bestselling author ofCharlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!9780140340204BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Juvenile Fiction Illustrators: Quentin Blake Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Martians of Science: Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth CenturyFive Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth CenturyIstvan HargittaiOxford University Press, USA-2008-05-01313 pagesIf science has the equivalent of a Bloomsbury group, it is the five men born at the turn of the twentieth century in Budapest: Theodore von K�rm�n, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, John von Neumann, and Edward Teller. From Hungary to Germany to the United States, they remained friends and continued to work together and influence each other throughout their lives. As a result, their work was integral to some of the most important scientific and political developments of the twentieth century. Istv�n Hargittai tells the story of this remarkable group: Wigner won a Nobel Prize in theoretical physics; Szilard was the first to see that a chain reaction based on neutrons was possible, initiated the Manhattan Project, but left physics to try to restrict nuclear arms; von Neumann could solve difficult problems in his head and developed the modern computer for more complex problems; von K�rm�n became the first director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, providing the scientific basis for the U.S. Air Force; and Teller was the father of the hydrogen bomb, whose name is now synonymous with the controversial Star Wars initiative of the 1980s. Each was fiercely opinionated, politically active, and fought against all forms of totalitarianism. Hargittai, as a young Hungarian physical chemist, was able to get to know some of these great men in their later years, and the depth of information and human interest in The Martians of Science is the result of his personal relationships with the sub...9780195365566BookshelfCategories: Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering,History Of Science,Physics Format: Paperback Language: en |
Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-07-02352 pagesIn the longest Sandman story, Morpheus becomes the prey of the Furies--avenging spirits who torment those who spill family blood. A journey both begins and ends for the Lord of Dreams as threads and pieces building since the beginning of the series finally come together in a thrilling climax that forever changes the world of The Sandman. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. The Kindly Ones have many names: The Erinyes. The Eumenides. The Dirae. The Furies. Agents of vengeance, implacable and unstoppable, they do not rest until the crimes they seek to punish are washed clean with blood. It is to them Lyta Hall turns when her baby, Daniel, is taken from her, and it is Dream of the Endless who becomes their target. But behind a mother's grief and unyielding rage, there are darker forces at work, and what they set in motion will eventually demand a sacrifice greater than any the Dreaming has yet known. Collects The Sandman #57-69 and Vertigo Jam #1.9781401291747BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Superheroes (See Also Fiction - Superheroes),Horror Illustrators: Marc Hempel Format: Paperback Language: en |
Fantastic Mr. FoxRoald DahlPuffin Books-1988-10-0196 pagesFantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don’t know is that they’re not dealing with just any fox–Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.9780140328721BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Juvenile Fiction Illustrators: Tony Ross Format: Paperback Language: en |
Making Money (Discworld, #36)Terry PratchettHarper-2008-09-30404 pagesThe long awaited, brand new adult Discworld novel. It’s an offer you can’t refuse. Who would not to wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpork’s Royal Mint and the bank next door? It’s a job for life. But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long. The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. There’s something nameless in the cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless), it turns out that the Royal Mint runs at a loss. A 300 year old wizard is after his girlfriend, he’s about to be exposed as a fraud, but the Assassins Guild might get him first. In fact lot of people want him dead Oh. And every day he has to take the Chairman for walkies. Everywhere he looks he’s making enemies. What he should be doing is . . . Making Money!9780061161650BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
Starry Messenger: Galileo GalileiGalileo GalileiPeter SisSquare Fish-2000-09-0140 pages"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescope to the skies to map the heavens. In doing so, he offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe but that it and all the other planets revolved around the sun. Galileo kept careful notes and made beautiful drawings of all that he observed. Through his telescope he brought the starts down to earth for everyone to see. By changing the way people saw the galaxy, Galileo was also changing the way they saw themselves and their place in the universe. This was very exciting, but to some to some it was deeply disturbing. Galileo has upset the harmonious view of heaven and earth that had been accepted since ancient times. He had turned the world upside down. In this amazing new book, Peter Sís employs the artist's lens to give us an extraordinary view of the life of Galileo Galilei. Sís tells his story in language as simple as a fairy tale, in pictures as rich and tightly woven as a tapestry, and in Galileo's own words, written more than 350 years ago and still resonant with truth. This title has Common Core connections. Starry Messenger is a 1997 Caldecott Honor Book.9780374470272BookshelfCategories: Storybooks,Science,Sport Format: Paperback Language: en |
The LifeboatCharlotte RoganReagan Arthur Books-2012-04-03288 pagesIn the summer of 1914, the elegant ocean liner carrying Grace Winter and her husband Henry across the Atlantic suffers a mysterious explosion. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat, which the survivors quickly realize is over capacity. For any to live, some must die. Adrift on the Atlantic, the weather deteriorating and supplies dwindling, the caraways scheme and battle, caught up in a vicious power struggle between ruthless but experienced sailor and an enigmatic matron with surprising powers of persuasion. Choosing a side will seal her fate, but Grace has made her way in the world by seizing every possible advantage. As she recollects the unorthodox way she and Henry met and considers the new life of privilege she thought she'd found, Grace must now decide: Will she pay any price to keep it? The Lifeboat is a masterful debut, a story of hard choices, ambition, and entertainment narrated by a woman as complex and unforgettable as the events she describes.9780316185905BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Story Of Lucy GaultWilliam TrevorPenguin UK-2003-05-06240 pagesCaptain Gault has decided that his family must leave Lahardane. They are after all Protestants living in the big house in rural Cork, and the country is in turmoil. It is 1921. But 8-year-old Lucy can't bear to leave the seashore, the old house, the woods - so she hatches a plan. It is then that the calamity happens.9780141010434BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
Batman: Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader?Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?Neil GaimanTitan Books Ltd-2009-08-28128 pagesBest-selling author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) joins a murderer's row of talented artists in lending his unique touch to the Batman mythos for this Deluxe Edition hardcover! Spotlighting the story "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" from Batman #686 and Detective Comics #852 in which Gaiman joins artist Andy Kubert and inker Scott Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Batman mythos. Also collects Gaiman stories from Secret Origins #36, Secret Origins Special #1 and Batman Black and White #2. This collection is not to be missed!9781848562905BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels, Anime & Manga,Graphic Novels: Superheroes Illustrators: Andy Kubert,Scott Williams,Mark Buckingham,Bernie Mireault,Matt Wagner,Scott Bisley Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Crime and PunishmentPevear & Volokhonsky TranslationFyodor DostoevskyVintage-1993-03-02592 pagesNominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of The Brothers Karamazov the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Pevear and Volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of Dostoevsky's classic novel that presents a clear insight into this astounding psychological thriller. "The best (translation) currently available"--Washington Post Book World.9780679734505BookshelfCategories: Fiction Classics,Classics,Literary Translators: Richard Pevear,Larissa Volokhonsky Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Sandman CompanionHy Bender,Neil GaimanDC Comics-1999-12-08273 pagesThe Sandman was a groundbreaking and award-winning series that told the dark and tragic tale of Morpheus, the King of Dreams. A fascinating mythology of horror and consequence, this epic masterfully combined intriguing literature with captivating art. THE SANDMAN COMPANION is an exhaustive guide to this legend. Revealing hitherto undisclosed information and behind-the-scenes secrets, this book features in-depth interviews, never-before-seen illustrations, character origins, and story explanations and analysis. Also including excerpts from the original proposal for the series, this handbook is the perfect complement to the Sandman graphic novels.9781563894657BookshelfCategories: Anthologies (non-poetry),Horror,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Chasing FirefliesA Novel of DiscoveryCharles MartinThomas Nelson Publishers-2008-02-01342 pagesAfter a woman on a suicide mission kicks her abused young son out of a car, Chase Walker, a reporter for the Brunswick Daily in Glen County, Georgia, looks into the case and finds the boy's abandonment bringing up issues from his own childhood of neglect.9781595543257BookshelfCategories: Religious & Spiritual Fiction,Christian Life & Practice Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2018-12-18160 pagesThe third installment of Neil Gaiman's seminal series, THE SANDMAN VOL. 3: DREAM COUNTRY, celebrates its 30th anniversary with an all-new edition! The third book of the Sandman collection is a series of four short comic book stories. In each of these otherwise unrelated stories, Morpheus serves only as a minor character. Here we meet the mother of Morpheus's son, find out what cats dream about, and discover the true origin behind Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream. The latter won a World Fantasy Award for best short story, the first time a comic book was given that honor. Collects THE SANDMAN #17-20.9781401285487BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Kelley Jones Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Silver Chair: Full Color EditionC. S. LewisHarperCollins-2000-09-30256 pagesA full-color paperback edition of The Silver Chair, book six in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-color cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, a noble band of friends is sent to rescue a prince held captive. But their mission to Underland brings them face-to-face with an evil more beautiful and more deadly than they ever expected. Enter a land where enchantment rules in The Silver Chair, the sixth book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series. For over sixty years it has been drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters. This is a complete stand-alone read, but if you want to discover what happens in the final days of Narnia, read The Last Battle, the seventh and concluding book in The Chronicles of Narnia.9780064409452BookshelfCategories: JUVENILE FICTION/Classics,JUVENILE FICTION/Fantasy & Magic,JUVENILE FICTION/Action & Adventure / General Illustrators: Pauline Baynes Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Colour of MagicTerry PratchettColin Smythe-1989-11-10205 pagesTerry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This is where it all beginswith the tourist Twoflower and his wizard guide, Rincewind.9780861403240BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Sandman: Dream Hunters 30th Anniversary Edition (P. Craig Russell)Neil GaimanVertigo-2019-09-24144 pagesA humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk's life. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. In The Dream Hunters, legendary artist P. Craig Russell returns to the world of the Dreaming to adapt Neil Gaiman and artist Yoshitaka Amano's original illustrated novella into a mesmerizing new comics interpretation. Retelling Gaiman's celebrated story of a humble young monk and the magical fox who falls in love with him. Russell beautifully brings to life every aspect of the richly evocative world set down in this timeless fable of desire, sacrifice, and love that was never meant to be. OVERTURE PRELUDES & NOCTURNES THE DOLL'S HOUSE DREAM COUNTRY SEASON OF MISTS A GAME OF YOU FABLES & REFLECTIONS BRIEF LIVES WORLDS' END THE KINDLY ONES THE WAKE ENDLESS NIGHTS THE DREAM HUNTERS9781401294236BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Adaptations Illustrators: P. Craig Russell Format: Paperback Language: en |
Big FishermanLloyd C. DouglasHoughton Mifflin (Boston)-1948-06-01589 pagesIt was a calm, early summer noon in the southern mountains of Arabia. Sheltering the King's well-guarded domain, a mile above and a dozen miles east of the Dead Sea, motionless masses of neighbourly white clouds hung suspended from a remote blue ceiling. There had been an unusually heavy snowfall in the winter, not only upon the King's land but throughout the country. It was going to be a prosperous season for everybody. Intertribal jangling and discontent would be reduced to a minimum.9780395076309BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Three Trillion Dollar WarThe True Cost Of The Iraq ConflictJoseph E Stiglitz,Linda J BilmesWW Norton-2008-03-04311 pagesThe true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion—and counting—rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House. Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War will be staggeringly expensive in financial terms. This sobering study by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda J. Bilmes casts a spotlight on expense items that have been hidden from the U.S. taxpayer, including not only big-ticket items like replacing military equipment (being used up at six times the peacetime rate) but also the cost of caring for thousands of wounded veterans—for the rest of their lives. Shifting to a global focus, the authors investigate the cost in lives and economic damage within Iraq and the region. Finally, with the chilling precision of an actuary, the authors measure what the U.S. taxpayer's money would have produced if instead it had been invested in the further growth of the U.S. economy. Written in language as simple as the details are disturbing, this book will forever change the way we think about the war.9780393067019BookshelfCategories: Politics,Political Science Format: Hardcover Language: en |
EldestInheritance, Book IIChristopher PaoliniKnopf Books for Young Readers-2005-08-23704 pagesDon’t miss the latest book from the author ofEragon,The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia! Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, theNew York Timesbestselling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold over 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns… Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn’t know whom he can trust. Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle–one that might put Eragon in even graver danger. Will the king’s dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . . Praise for Eragon: “Unusual, powerful . . . fresh and fluid. An impressive start to a writing career that’s sure to flourish.” –Booklist, Starred “Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.” –People “The new ‘It’ book of children’s lit.” –U.S. News & World Report “An auspicious beginning to both career and series.” –Publishers Weekly A #1 New York Times Bestseller A...9780375826702BookshelfCategories: Fantasy & Magical,Epic,Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Inheritance Cycle, Vol. 2 |
Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive, #3.5)From the Stormlight ArchiveBrandon SandersonDragonsteel Entertainment, LLC-2021-02-01277 pagesFrom Brandon Sanderson author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine. When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akinah, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea. Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the formerly one-armed Windrunner, Rysn must accept Navani's quest and sail into the perilous storm from which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.9781938570254BookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
Charlie Chan Carries On (Charlie Chan, #5)Earl Derr BiggersChicago Review Press-2009-09-28334 pagesIn Room 28 on the 3rd floor of Broome's super-respectable hotel in London, lay an American tourist, one Hugh Morris Drake, kindly automobile manufacturer from Detroit. He had been murdered in the night. Drake was a member of a round-the-world travel party, and before Inspector Duff of Scotland Yard could discover any convincing evidence, the group was moving on. By train and ship they widened the distance between themselves and Broome's Hotel, while Death hovered like a brooding hawk above, and Duff tried frantically to get the answer to the puzzle. How Charlie Chan comes into it, the reader will want to discover for himself. Suffice it to say that he does come in -- the same old Charlie with his fresh aphorisms and delicious mannerisms ... *** CONTENTS: CHAPTER I - RAIN IN PICCADILLY CHAPTER II - FOG AT BROOME'S HOTEL CHAPTER III - THE MAN WITH A WEAK HEART CHAPTER IV - DUFF OVERLOOKS A CLUE CHAPTER V - LUNCHEON AT THE MONICO CHAPTER VI - TEN-FORTY-FIVE FROM VICTORIA CHAPTER VII - AN ADMIRER OF SCOTLAND YARD CHAPTER VIII - FOG ON THE RIVIERA CHAPTER IX - DUSK AT SAN REMO CHAPTER X - THE DEAFNESS OF MR. DRAKE CHAPTER XI - THE GENOA EXPRESS CHAPTER XII - THE JEWELER IN CHOWWRINGHEE ROAD CHAPTER XIII - A KNOCK AT CHARLIE'S DOOR CHAPTER XIV - DINNER ON PUNCHBOWL HILL CHAPTER XV - BOUND EAST FROM HONOLULU CHAPTER XVI - THE MALACCA STICK CHAPTER XVII - THE GREAT EASTERN LABEL CHAPTER XVIII - MAXY MINCHIN'S PARTY CHAPTER XIX - THE FRUITFUL TREE CHAPTER XX - MISS PAMELA MA...9780897335942BookshelfCategories: Crime Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Charlie Chan, Vol. 5 |
CrowdsourcingWhy the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of BusinessJeff HoweCurrency-2008-08-26311 pages“The amount of knowledge and talent dispersed among the human race has always outstripped our capacity to harness it. Crowdsourcing corrects that—but in doing so, it also unleashes the forces of creative destruction.” —From Crowdsourcing First identified by journalist Jeff Howe in a June 2006 Wired article, “crowdsourcing” describes the process by which the power of the many can be leveraged to accomplish feats that were once the province of the specialized few. Howe reveals that the crowd is more than wise—it’s talented, creative, and stunningly productive. Crowdsourcing activates the transformative power of today’s technology, liberating the latent potential within us all. It’s a perfect meritocracy, where age, gender, race, education, and job history no longer matter; the quality of work is all that counts; and every field is open to people of every imaginable background. If you can perform the service, design the product, or solve the problem, you’ve got the job. But crowdsourcing has also triggered a dramatic shift in the way work is organized, talent is employed, research is conducted, and products are made and marketed. As the crowd comes to supplant traditional forms of labor, pain and disruption are inevitable. Jeff Howe delves into both the positive and negative consequences of this intriguing phenomenon. Through extensive reporting from the front lines of this revolution, he employs a brilliant array of stories to look at the economic, cultural, business, ...9780307396204BookshelfCategories: Nonfiction,Business & Economics Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Reissue with bonus short story)Chaos Walking: Book OnePatrick NessCandlewick-2014-07-22512 pagesThe riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers — and a bonus short story in each book. “Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing. . . . The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.” — Booklist (starred review) Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him — something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.9780763676186BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Dystopian,Science Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Chaos Walking, Vol. 1 |
Invisible ManRalph EllisonVintage-1995-03-14608 pagesA milestone in American literature--a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The nameless narrator of the novel describes growing up in a black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of "the Brotherhood", and retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be. The book is a passionate and witty tour de force of style, strongly influenced by T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, Joyce, and Dostoevsky.9780679732761BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Classics,Urban Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)A Mistborn NovelBrandon SandersonTor Books-2011-11-08332 pagesThree hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds. Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history—or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice. One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn who can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.9780765330420BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Conan Chronicles: Volume 1 (Conan, #1-3)Robert JordanTor Books-2006-12-26512 pagesThree classic Conan novels from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wheel of Time Before Robert Jordan conquered the bestseller lists with the Wheel of Time, he revived the legendary fantasy hero Conan the Cimmerian. These widely acclaimed adventures introduced the world-famous barbarian to a whole new generation of enthusiastic readers. Here are three powerful sagas, featuring all the storytelling magic and epic splendor that have made Robert Jordan one of the most beloved fantasy authors in history. Conan the Invincible: Less than nineteen years old and new to the snares and enticements of civilization, the young Conan must join forces with a dangerously seductive female bandit to storm the palace of Amanar, a supremely evil necromancer, and confront the dreaded Eater of Souls. Conan the Defender: As revolution brews in the shadowy streets of Belverus, Conan braves the traps and treacheries of the Royal Palace of the Dragon. Pursued by the luscious and shameless Sularia, the mighty warrior challenges a magic-spawned menace that cannot die: the invincible Simulacrum of Albanus. Conan the Unconquered: Conan defies the sorcerous power of the Cult of Doom for the sake of a beautiful young woman known only as Yasbet. From the glory of fabled Aghrapur to the demon-haunted wastes of the Blasted Lands, Conan proves himself the greatest hero of a bygone era of high adventure.9780765302885BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
Warbreaker (Warbreaker, #1)Brandon SandersonTor Books-2009-06-09592 pagesWarbreaker is the story of two sisters who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people. By using breath/i> and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery; and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.9780765320308BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Unseen Academicals(Discworld Novel 37)Terry PratchettDoubleday UK-2018-12-25544 pagesFootball has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now, the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic, so they're in the mood for trying everything else. The prospect of the Big Match draws in a street urchin with a wonderful talent for kicking a tin can, a maker of jolly good pies, a dim but beautiful young woman, who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been, and the mysterious Mr Nutt (and no one knows anything much about Mr Nutt, not even Mr Nutt, which worries him, too). As the match approaches, four lives are entangled and changed for ever. Because the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football. Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!9780857525932BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fantasy,Contemporary,Urban Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher (The Witcher, #0.5)Introducing the WitcherAndrzej SapkowskiOrbit-2017-07-18320 pagesA special collector's edition of the New York Times bestselling novel that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher. Geralt of Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. And a cold-blooded killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good. . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. For fans of the video game and the uninitiated alike, The Last Wish is the opening chapter of The Witcher series. Witcher collections The Last Wish Sword of Destiny Witcher novels Blood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of Swallows Lady of the Lake The Malady and Other Stories: An Andrzej Sapkowski Sampler (e-only) Translated from original Polish by Danusia Stok9780316438964BookshelfCategories: Adventure,Fantasy,Historical Fiction Translators: Danusia Stok Format: Paperback Language: en |
A Frolic of His OwnA Frolic Of His OwnWilliam GaddisScribner-1995-02-10512 pagesWith dazzling wit, William Gaddis brings his unmatched powers of observation and satirical sensibilities to bear on the American legal system. A Frolic of His Own is a tour de force. It is a profound entertainment. It is scalding and Swiftian . . . darkly hilarious.--The New Republic. 1994 National Book Award winner.9780684800523BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected StoriesJames M. CainEveryman's Library-2003-07-22594 pagesThese three classics from the master of the noir novel, along with five otherwise unavailable short stories, are electric with the taut narrative voice, the suspense, and the explosive violence and eroticism that were James M. Cain’s indelible hallmarks. The Postman Always Rings Twice, Cain’s first novel–the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston, the inspiration for Camus’s The Stranger–is the fever-pitched tale of a drifter who stumbles into a job, into an erotic obsession, and into a murder. Double Indemnity–which followed Postman so quickly, Cain’s readers hardly had a chance to catch their breath–is a tersely narrated story of blind passion, duplicity, and, of course, murder. Mildred Pierce, a work of acute psychological observation and devastating emotional violence, is the tale of a woman with a taste for shiftless men and an unreasoned devotion to her monstrous daughter. All three novels were immortalized in classic Hollywood films. Also included here are five masterful stories–“Pastorale,” “The Baby in the Icebox,” “Dead Man,” “Brush Fire,” “The Girl in the Storm”–that have been out of print for decades.9780375414381BookshelfCategories: Noir,Hard-Boiled,Fiction Classics Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Master of the HouseMargaret CallaghanScarlet (UK)-1997-05-07388 pagesElla has been married to Jack for some years, but their marriage is falling apart. To distract herself, Ella takes up a new job as housekeeper to a wealthy, newly engaged woman -- it's only when Ella meets here employer's fiance that the past comes rushing back with a vengeance!9781854879288BookshelfCategories: Romance,Adult & Contemporary Romance Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, #2)Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Books-2012-06-05672 pagesThe Wheel of Time turns and ages come and go. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. For centuries, gleemen have told of The Great Hunt of the Horn. Now the Horn itself is found: the Horn of Valere long thought only legend, the Horn which will raise the dead heroes of the ages. And it is stolen. The Great Hunt is book two of The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling fantasy series. This edition features cover art by Kekai Kotaki. The art, which originally debuted on the e-book, will grace bookstores for the first time on this handsome trade paperback edition.9780765334343BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 2 |
Absolute Sandman Volume FiveNeil GaimanVertigo-2011-11-08520 pagesTHE ABSOLUTE SANDMAN BOOK FIVE is the latest oversized deluxe slipcased hardcover collecting the classic Sandman stories written by Neil GaimanTHE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS reveals the legend of The Endless, a family of magical and mythical beings who exist and interact in the real world. Born at the beginning of time, Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair, Delirium and Destruction are seven brothers and sisters. These seven peculiar and powerful siblings each reveal more about their true being as they star in their own tales of curiosity and wonder. THE SANDMAN: THE DREAM HUNTERS appears in two versions here: First, as a prose novella by Gaiman with illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano, and then in a comics version adapted by Gaiman’s frequent collaborator P. Craig Russell (THE SANDMAN, FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE). In this tale, a humble young monk and a magical, shape-changing fox find themselves romantically drawn together. As their love blooms, the fox learns of a devilish plot by a group of demons and a Japanese emperor to steal the monk’s life. With the aid of Morpheus, the fox must use all her cunning to foil this evil scheme and save the man that she loves.9781401232023BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Various Format: Hardcover Language: en |
मधुशालाHarivansh Rai BachchanRajpal & Sons-2009-01-0177 pagesमधुशाला कवि हरिवंश राय बच्चन का अनुपम कविता संग्रह है। Harivansh "Bachchan" Shrivastav is best known for his early lyric poems Madhushala (मधुशाला) (The House of Wine), first published in 1935, social unity was the running theme of his greatest poetry collection. Madhushala brought instant fame. It whipped up a literary frenzy when he recited it to huge audiences. It has been choreographed, and performed on stage. It was one the first pieces of Hindi poetry that was set to music, with its best selling cassettes and CDs having appeal across generations.[3] It was later translated into English and many regional Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam. It forms part of a trilogy, along with Madhubala (मधुबाला) (1936) and Madhukalash (मधुकलश)(1937)[4]. Harivansh is also the father of Indian Film superstar, Amitabh Bachchan; grandfather of Abhishek Bachchan and grandfather-in-law of Aishwarya Rai9788170283447BookshelfCategories: Poetry By Individual Poets Format: Hardcover Language: hi |
The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-04-23256 pagesOne of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. In Brief Lives, Delirium, youngest of the extended family known as the Endless, prevails upon her brother Dream to help find their missing sibling, Destruction. Their subsequent odyssey through the waking world, and their final confrontation with Destruction--as well as the resolution of Dream's painful relationship with his son, Orpheus--will change the Endless forever. Collects The Sandman #41-49.9781401289089BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Jill Thompson Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Science of DiscworldA NovelTerry Pratchett,Ian Stewart,Jack CohenAnchor-2014-06-03432 pagesNot just another science book and not just another Discworld novella,The Science of Discworldis a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction and fact, that offers a wizard’s-eye view of our world that will forever change how you look at the universe. Can Unseen University’s eccentric wizards and orangutan Librarian possibly shed any useful light on hard, rational Earthly science? In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett’s original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.9780804168946BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fantasy,Alternative History,Contemporary Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Science of Discworld Series, Vol. 1 |
The Age of InnocenceEdith WhartonModern Library-1999-03-02270 pagesSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time Newland Archer saw little to envy in the marriages of his friends, yet he prided himself that in May Welland he had found the companion of his needs--tender and impressionable, with equal purity of mind and manners. The engagement was announced discreetly, but all of New York society was soon privy to this most perfect match, a union of families and circumstances cemented by affection. Enter Countess Olenska, a woman of quick wit sharpened by experience, not afraid to flout convention and determined to find freedom in divorce. Against his judgment, Newland is drawn to the socially ostracized Ellen Olenska, who opens his eyes and has the power to make him feel. He knows that in sweet-tempered May, he can expect stability and the steadying comfort of duty. But what new worlds could he discover with Ellen? Written with elegance and wry precision, Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is a tragic love story and a powerful homily about the perils of a perfect marriage. Commentary by William Lyon Phelps and E. M. Forster9780375753206BookshelfCategories: Fiction Classics,Classics,Literary Format: Paperback Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 8: Rake at the Gates of HellGarth EnnisVertigo-2014-06-10384 pagesJohn Constantine heads towards a final showdown with a revenge-crazed Satan during a raging race riot, and in addition to desperately trying to save his dwindling number of living friends, Constantine also has one final reunion with his lost love Kit. This re-cut volume features Garth Ennis' and Steve Dillon's final JOHN CONSTANTINE, HELLBLAZER arc, collecting issues #78-83 as well as the special one-shot HEARTLAND.9781401247492BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Fantasy Illustrators: Steve Dillon Format: Paperback Language: en |
To the LighthouseVirginia WoolfHarcourt-1989-12-27209 pagesThe serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women. As time winds its way through their lives, the Ramsays face, alone and simultaneously, the greatest of human challenges and its greatest triumph—the human capacity for change.9780156907392BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Classics Format: Paperback Language: en |
Snow CrashA NovelNeal StephensonDel Rey-2000-05-02576 pagesOne of Time’s 100 best English-language novels • A mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous, you’ll recognize it immediately Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison—a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cybersensibility to bring us the gigathriller of the information age. In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that’s striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Praise for Snow Crash “[Snow Crash is] a cross between Neuromancer and Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland. This is no mere hyperbole.”—The San Francisco Bay Guardian “Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the twenty-first century.”—William Gibson “Brilliantly realized . . . Stephenson turns out to be an engaging guide to an onrushing tomorrow.”—The New York Times Book Review9780553380958BookshelfCategories: Cyber Punk,Science Fiction,Cyberpunk Format: Paperback Language: en |
A Wild Sheep ChaseA NovelHaruki MurakamiVintage-2002-04-09368 pagesQuirky and utterly captivating, A Wild Sheep Chase is Murakami at his astounding best. An advertising executive receives a postcard from a friend and casually appropriates the image for an advertisement. What he doesn’t realize is that included in the scene is a mutant sheep with a star on its back, and in using this photo he has unwittingly captured the attention of a man who offers a menacing ultimatum: find the sheep or face dire consequences. Thus begins a surreal and elaborate quest that takes readers from Tokyo to the remote mountains of northern Japan, where the unnamed protagonist has a surprising confrontation with his demons.9780375718946BookshelfCategories: Literary,Crime,International Crime & Mystery Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)The Final EmpireBrandon SandersonTor Books-2006-07-25541 pagesWhere ash falls from the sky, and mist dominates the night, evil cloaks the land and stifles all life. Criminal mastermind Kelsier teaches Allomancy, the magic of metals, to another Mistborn, urchin Vin 16. The unlikely heroine is distracted by rich Venture heir Elend. Can Kelsier's thieving crew take on the tyrant Lord Ruler and bring back colour to their world?9780765311788BookshelfCategories: Fantasy,Adventure Format: Hardcover Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 12: How to Play with FirePaul JenkinsVertigo-2016-01-19304 pagesFeatures the wrenching finale of Paul Jenkins’s never-before-collected run on the title, as well as Garth Ennis and John Higgins’s brutal five-issue coda, “Son of Man.” For a man as cynical and jaded as John Constantine, there’s only one kind of torment for which he is unprepared: contentment. But the fact is (even though he recently cut off a piece of his soul and marooned it in Hell to suffer for his sins), things are actually going pretty well. He’s got a new girlfriend that he hasn’t yet killed or damned or driven insane; his surviving friends and family are, by all accounts, still alive and healthy; and his enemies, for the most part, are either dead or trapped in some form of eternal torment. Not a bad score, overall. Naturally, this means that it’s time for everything to go up in flames. Because when you’re as prolific at making enemies as John Constantine is, there’s always going to be a few that you don’t know about, as well as one or two heavyweights who can afford to bide their time. When the two meet, it’s best to get as far away as possible—the collateral damage alone promises to be as deadly as it is indiscriminate. Collects HELLBLAZER #121-133.9781401258108BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Fantasy Illustrators: Warren Pleece Format: Paperback Language: en |
The First Sister (The First Sister Trilogy, #1)Linden A LewisSkybound Books-2021-02-23368 pagesCombining the social commentary of The Handmaid’s Tale with the white-knuckled thrills of Red Rising, this epic space opera follows a comfort woman as she claims her agency, a soldier questioning his allegiances, and a non-binary hero out to save the solar system. First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is forced to stay on her ship with no friends, no power, and a new captain—Saito Ren—whom she knows nothing about. She is commanded to spy on Captain Ren by the Sisterhood, but soon discovers that working for the war effort is much harder when you’re falling in love. Lito val Lucius climbed his way out of the slums to become an elite soldier of Venus but was defeated in combat by none other than Saito Ren, resulting in the disappearance of his partner, Hiro. When Lito learns that Hiro is both alive and a traitor to the cause, he now has a shot at redemption: track down and kill his former partner. But when he discovers recordings that Hiro secretly made, Lito’s own allegiances are put to the test. Ultimately, he must decide between following orders and following his heart.9781982127008BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Adventure,Science Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The First Sister Trilogy, Vol. 1 |
Prof. Smith’s Rules For Advising Grad Students (& Postdocs)Jorge Gabriel. ChamPiled Higher And Deeper Pub., Llc,-2018-07-0141 pagesHere now for the frst time are the collected sayings of internationally renowned distinguished Professor Brian Smith. Already known for his numerous accomplishments, academic awards and countless distinctions, Smith rose to even greater prominence as one of the featured characters of the hit comic, "Piled Higher and Deeper" (www.phdcomics.com). Filled with witty, yet profound, quotes, this guide to a master adviser's thought process and accumulated wisdom will delight and enlighten the reader beyond what can possibly be described, even if this paragraph was written by Smith himself, which it was. Also, the book features illustrations by someone called Jorge Cham (sp?).9780972169578BookshelfFormat: Paperback Language: en |
The Last ContinentA Novel of DiscworldTerry PratchettHarper-2014-05-01400 pagesThere's big trouble at the Unseen University, Ankh-Morpork's lone institute of higher learning. A professor is missing—and the one person who can find him is not only the most inept magician the school ever produced, but currently stranded on the unfinished down-under continent of Fourecks. As the UU faculty tries to bring him back, Rincewind is having troubles of his own, thanks to a pushy mystical kangaroo trickster named Scrappy and a mob of Fourecks hooligans who are out to hang him. All his problems would be solved if he could just make it rain . . . for the first time ever. And if the time-traveling professors can get to the right millennium . . .9780062280190BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Fantasy / General Format: Paperback Language: en |
Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, #11)Book Eleven of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Fantasy-2005-10-11783 pagesThe Wheel of Time turns, and Robert Jordan gives us the eleventh volume of his extraordinary masterwork of fantasy. The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable: All are signs of the imminence of Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, when Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, must confront the Dark One as humanity's only hope. But Rand dares not fight until he possesses all the surviving seals on the Dark One's prison and has dealt with the Seanchan, who threaten to overrun all nations this side of the Aryth Ocean and increasingly seem too entrenched to be fought off. But his attempt to make a truce with the Seanchan is shadowed by treachery that may cost him everything. Whatever the price, though, he must have that truce. And he faces other dangers. There are those among the Forsaken who will go to any length to see him dead—and the Black Ajah is at his side. . . . Unbeknownst to Rand, Perrin has made his own truce with the Seanchan. It is a deal made with the Dark One, in his eyes, but he will do whatever is needed to rescue his wife, Faile, and destroy the Shaido who captured her. Among the Shaido, Faile works to free herself while hiding a secret that might give her her freedom or cause her destruction. And at a town called Malden, the Two Rivers longbow will be matched against Shaido spears. Fleeing Ebou Dar through Seanchan-controlled Altara with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons while traveling with Valan...9780312873073BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 11 |
A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time, #7)Book Seven of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Books-1996-05-15684 pagesThe eagerly awaited sequel to Lord of Chaos, The New York Times bestseller that swept the nation like a firestorm.9780312857677BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 7 |
The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #29)The Late ShowMichael ConnellyLittle, Brown and Company-2017-07-18405 pagesFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly, a new thriller introducing a driven young detective trying to prove herself in the LAPD Renée Ballard works the night shift in Hollywood, beginning many investigations but finishing none as each morning she turns her cases over to day shift detectives. A once up-and-coming detective, she's been given this beat as punishment after filing a sexual harassment complaint against a supervisor. But one night she catches two cases she doesn't want to part with: the brutal beating of a prostitute left for dead in a parking lot and the killing of a young woman in a nightclub shooting. Ballard is determined not to give up at dawn. Against orders and her own partner's wishes, she works both cases by day while maintaining her shift by night. As the cases entwine they pull her closer to her own demons and the reason she won't give up her job no matter what the department throws at her.9780316225984BookshelfCategories: Crime,Thrillers Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Piled Higher and Deeper: A Graduate Student Comic Strip CollectionA Graduate Student Comic Strip CollectionJorge ChamPiled Higher and Deeper Pub.-2002-01-01175 pagesA collection of the first five years of "Piled Higher and Deeper," a comic strip about life (or lack thereof) in graduate school, as it originally appeared in Stanford University's "The Stanford Daily Newspaper" and online at phd.stanford.edu. "Piled Higher and Deeper" the comic strip is currently read by grad students from over 300 universities and from around the world.9780972169509BookshelfCategories: Students & Student Organisations,Cartoons & Comic Strips Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Piled Higher and Deeper, Vol. 1 |
My Brilliant FriendChildhood, AdolescenceElena FerranteEuropa Editions-2015-01-01331 pagesA modern masterpiece from one of Italy’s most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. The story begins in the 1950s, in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets the two girls learn to rely on each other ahead of anyone or anything else. As they grow, as their paths repeatedly diverge and converge, Elena and Lila remain best friends whose respective destinies are reflected and refracted in the other. They are likewise the embodiments of a nation undergoing momentous change. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighborhood, a city, and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her protagonists, the unforgettable Elena and Lila.9781609450786BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Sagas Translators: Ann Goldstein Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: L'amica geniale, Vol. 1 |
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday ThingsWhy We Love (or Hate) Everyday ThingsDonald A NormanBasic Books-2003-12-24257 pagesDid you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancy glasses? Why sales of Macintosh computers soared when Apple introduced the colorful iMac? New research on emotion and cognition has shown that attractive things really do work better, a fact fans of Don Norman's classic The Design of Everyday Things cannot afford to ignore.In recent years, the design community has focused on making products easier to use. But as Norman amply demonstrates in this fascinating and important new book, design experts have vastly underestimated the role of emotion on our experience of everyday objects.Emotional Design analyzes the profound influence of this deceptively simple idea, from our willingness to spend thousands of dollars on Gucci bags and Rolex watches to the impact of emotion on the everyday objects of tomorrow. In the future, will inanimate objects respond to human emotions? Is it possible to create emotional robots?Norman addresses these provocative questions--drawing on a wealth of examples and the latest scientific insights--in this bold exploration of the objects in our everyday world.9780465051359BookshelfCategories: Social, Group Or Collective Psychology,Psychology: Emotions,Cognition & Cognitive Psychology Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)Brandon SandersonTor Books-2015-10-06383 pagesShadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts. This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax and Wayne, assisted by the lovely, brilliant Marasi, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife stops Scadrial’s progress in its tracks. Shadows of Self will give fans of The Alloy of Law everything they’ve been hoping for and, this being a Brandon Sanderson book, more, much more.9780765378552BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Little WomenLouisa May AlcottPuffin Books-2008-03-27816 pagesCome laugh and cry with the March family in this beloved classic. Meg - the sweet-tempered one. Jo - the smart one. Beth - the shy one. Amy - the sassy one. Together they're the March sisters. Their father is away at war and times are difficult, but the bond between the sisters is strong. Through sisterly squabbles, happy times and sad, their four lives follow different paths, and that discover the growing up is sometimes very hard to do. . . This edition includes an introduction by Louise Rennison, and a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more.9780142408766BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Classics,Picture Books Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Shadow IsleBook Three of the Silver WyrmKatharine KerrDAW-2008-05-06464 pagesThe wild Northlands hold many secrets, among them the mysterious island of Haen Marn, the mountain settlements of Dwarveholt, and the fortified city of Cerr Cawnen. All three communities-and the alliance of humans, elves, and dwarves-are threatened by the religious fanaticism of the Horsekin. Only the magic of Dallandra and Valandario and the might of the powerful dragons, Arzosah and Rori, can save the Northlands from conquest.9781440638183BookshelfCategories: Epic Fantasy,Epic,Paranormal Format: Ebook Language: en |
The Magician's Nephew: Full Color EditionC. S. LewisHarperCollins-2000-09-30208 pagesA full-color paperback edition of The Magician's Nephew, book one in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-color cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan's song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will be known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all things are possible. The Magician's Nephew is the first book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, which has captivated readers of all ages for over sixty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like to journey through the wardrobe and back to Narnia, read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the second book in The Chronicles of Narnia.9780064409438BookshelfCategories: JUVENILE FICTION/Classics,JUVENILE FICTION/Fantasy & Magic,JUVENILE FICTION/Action & Adventure / General Illustrators: Pauline Baynes Format: Paperback Language: en |
Dark MatterA NovelBlake CrouchCrown-2016-07-26352 pagesA mindbending, relentlessly surprising thriller from the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy. “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man Jason’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible. Is it this world or the other that’s the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how can Jason possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could’ve imagined—one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself even as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe. Dark Matter is a brilliantly plotted tale that is at once sweeping and intimate, mind-bendingly strange and profoundly human—a relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of.9781101904220BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Technological,Suspense & Thriller Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Casual VacancyJ. K. RowlingLittle, Brown and Company-2012-09-27503 pagesA BIG NOVEL ABOUT A SMALL TOWN ... When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils ... Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?9780316228534BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock HomesSir Arthur Conan DoyleFall River Press-2012-01-01939 pagesSherlock Holmes is the greatest detective in all fiction, and his adventures are among the finest crime capers committed to the printed page. In tale after tale of his exploits, Holmes applies his unique powers of deduction to bringing some of the most ingenious crooks, criminals, rogues, and rascals to justice. Rightly regarded as the Great Detective, Holmes sees clues that others overlook, and displays skills at detection that are nearly as uncanny as they are...elementary. The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collects forty-eight classic tales, including the full-length novels A Study in Scarlet, The sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear. In addition, it features forty-four short masterpieces of detective fiction, among them, "The Speckled Band," "A Scandal in Bohemia," "His Last Bow," and "The Final Problem." The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is your passport to 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes explores some of the most baffling crimes ever committed and where the game is always afoot. Narrated by Holmes's sidekick, Doctor Watson, these stories invite you to match wits with one of the most logical minds in literature and to view the world before you as a multifaceted mystery waiting to be solved.9781435144576BookshelfCategories: Vintage Crime Format: Hardcover Language: en |
CalamityBrandon SandersonEmber-2017-02-28464 pagesRead the final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners series by worldwide bestselling author Brandon Sanderson! When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned Prof, his closest ally, into a dangerous enemy. David knew Prof’s secret, and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners’ leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny. He’s disappeared into those murky shadows of menace Epics are infamous for the world over, and everyone knows there’s no turning back. . . . But everyone is wrong. Redemption is possible for Epics—Megan proved it. They’re not lost. Not completely. And David is just about crazy enough to face down the most powerful High Epic of all to get his friend back. Or die trying. Praise for the Reckoners series: #1 New York Times Bestselling Series “Another win for Sanderson . . . he’s simply a brilliant writer. Period.” —Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind “Action-packed.” —EW.com “Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store.” —The A.V. Club9780385743617BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Boys & Men,Action & Adventure Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Reckoners, Vol. 3 |
Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to EarthAndrew SmithHarper-2005-08-16384 pages“Spellbinding…a provocative meditation on lunar travel and humanity’s relation to space.” —Business Week The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys and were indelibly marked by it, for better or for worse. Journalist Andrew Smith tracks down the nine surviving members of this elite group to find their answers to the question "Where do you go after you've been to the Moon?" A thrilling blend of history, reportage, and memoir, Moondust rekindles the hopeful excitement of an incandescent hour in America's past when anything seemed possible as it captures the bittersweet heroism of those who risked everything to hurl themselves out of the known world—and who were never again quite able to accept its familiar bounds.9780007155415BookshelfCategories: Biography: Science, Technology & Engineering,Solar System: The Sun & Planets,Aerospace & Aviation Technology Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Count of Monte-Cristo Vol-1Alexander DumasBritish India Publishing Company794 pagesBookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: English |
The Story of Edgar SawtelleDavid WroblewskiEcco (An Imprint of HarperCollins)-2008-09-19562 pagesBorn mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life on his family's farm in remote northern Wisconsin where they raise and train an extraordinary breed of dog. But when tragedy strikes, Edgar is forced to flee into the vast neighboring wilderness, accompanied by only three yearling pups. Struggling for survival, Edgar comes of age in the wild, and must face the choice of leaving forever or revealing the terrible truth behind what has happened. A riveting family saga as well as a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is destined to become a modern classic.9780061768064BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Sagas Format: Hardcover Language: en |
PhD Chapter 3: Scooped!The Third Piled Higher and Deeper Comic Strip CollectionJorge ChamPiled Higher & Deeper Pub-2007-01-01160 pagesThe third collection of the popular comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper, which chronicles life (or the lack thereof) in grad school. Includes the popular strip series "How to write your Thesis title", "The Scientific Method vs. The Actual Method", "Valentine Gift Ideas for your Advisor" and many more. Whether you managed to escape Grad School, are struggling through it, or are thinking of applying to it, Piled Higher and Deeper will have you lauging and crying at the same time.9780972169530BookshelfCategories: Students & Student Organisations,Cartoons & Comic Strips Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Piled Higher and Deeper, Vol. 3 |
The Pérez FamilyChristine BellW. W. Norton & Company-1991-05-29256 pagesFor twenty years in Castro's prisons, Juan Perez has dreamed of his family in the U.S. Released in the Mariel boatlift, he goes to find them in Miami, a city crayola and bright, like a child's drawing. So begins this magical brew of the absurd, the surreal, and the crazy logic of real life.9780393027983BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
I Am Pilgrim (Pilgrim, #1)A ThrillerTerry HayesAtria/Emily Bestler Books-2014-12-02624 pagesA breakneck race against time...and an implacable enemy. An anonymous young woman murdered in a run-down hotel, all identifying characteristics dissolved by acid. A father publicly beheaded in the blistering heat of a Saudi Arabian public square. A notorious Syrian biotech expert found eyeless in a Damascus junkyard. Smoldering human remains on a remote mountainside in Afghanistan. A flawless plot to commit an appalling crime against humanity. One path links them all, and only one man can make the journey. Pilgrim.'9781439177730BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Thrillers,Espionage Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing ImprovementA Process of Ongoing ImprovementEliyahu M GoldrattNorth River Press-2012-06-01407 pagesWritten in a fast-paced thriller style, 'The Goal' contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas which underline the Theory of Constraints developed by the author.9780884271956BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Political & Legal,Economic Systems & Structures Format: Paperback Language: en |
Phantoms in the BrainProbing the Mysteries of the Human MindV. S. RamachandranWilliam Morrow Paperbacks-1999-09-07352 pagesNeuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases: * A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial. * A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience? * A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time. Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.9780688172176BookshelfCategories: MEDICAL/Neurology,SCIENCE/Philosophy & Social Aspects,SCIENCE/Research & Methodology Format: Paperback Language: en |
Warbreaker (Warbreaker, #1)Brandon SandersonDragonsteel Entertainment-2019-11-01838 pagesFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn't like his job, and the immortal who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people. By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.9781938570216BookshelfCategories: Fiction, fantasy, general Format: Hardcover Language: en |
FederationJudith Reeves-Stevens,Garfield Reeves-StevensPocket Books/Star Trek-1995-10-01467 pagesAt last! The long awaited novel featuring both famous crews of the "Starship Enterprise" in an epic adventure that spans time and space. Captain Kirk and the crew of the "U.S.S. Enterprise" NCC-1701 are faced with their most challenging mission yet--rescuing renowned scientist Zefram Cochrane from captors who want to use his skills to conquer the galaxy. Meanwhile, ninety-nine years in the future on the "U.S.S. Enterprise" NCC-1701-D, Picard must rescue an important and mysterious person whose safety is vital to the survival of the Federation. As the two crews struggle to fulfill their missions, destiny draws them closer together until past and future merge--and the fate of each of the two legendary starships rests in the hands of the other vessel...9780671894238BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Space Opera Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Books of MagicJohn Bolton,Scott Hampton,Charles Vess,Neil Gaiman,Roger ZelaznyVertigo-2014-04-29197 pagesFrom Neil Gaiman, the bestselling novelist and creator of the world-renowned comics title The Sandman, comes a mesmerizing tale of the dangers and opportunities of youth, and its endless possibilities. Illustrated by four of comics' most accomplished artists, John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess and Paul Johnson, THE BOOKS OF MAGIC collects all four issues of the original miniseries that introduced the character of Timothy Hunter and set the stage for his continuing adventures. Timothy Hunter could be the most powerful magician in the world, but does he really want to be? Guided through the magical world starting at the begining of time by a group of DC Universe magicians, often refered to as the Trenchcoat Brigade (John Constantine, Phantom Stranger, Mister E, and Doctor Occult), they attempt to aid Timothy in his decision whether or not to embrace his gift. However, by the time Timothy makes a choice, it may have already been made for him.9781401246860BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Superheroes (See Also Fiction - Superheroes) Format: Paperback Language: en |
Still Life with Bread CrumbsA NovelAnna QuindlenRandom House-2014-01-28272 pagesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A superb love story from Anna Quindlen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rise and Shine, Blessings, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life Still Life with Bread Crumbs begins with an imagined gunshot and ends with a new tin roof. Between the two is a wry and knowing portrait of Rebecca Winter, a photographer whose work made her an unlikely heroine for many women. Her career is now descendent, her bank balance shaky, and she has fled the city for the middle of nowhere. There she discovers, in a tree stand with a roofer named Jim Bates, that what she sees through a camera lens is not all there is to life. Brilliantly written, powerfully observed, Still Life with Bread Crumbs is a deeply moving and often very funny story of unexpected love, and a stunningly crafted journey into the life of a woman, her heart, her mind, her days, as she discovers that life is a story with many levels, a story that is longer and more exciting than she ever imagined. Praise for Still Life with Bread Crumbs “There comes a moment in every novelist’s career when she . . . ventures into new territory, breaking free into a marriage of tone and style, of plot and characterization, that’s utterly her own. Anna Quindlen’s marvelous romantic comedy of manners is just such a book. . . . Taken as a whole, Quindlen’s writings represent a generous and moving interrogation of women’s experience across the lines of class and race. [Still Life with Bread Crumbs] proves all t...9781400065752BookshelfCategories: Literary,Women's Fiction,Women Format: Hardcover Language: en |
KidnappedRobert Louis StevensonReader's Digest Association-1986-12-01222 pagesWhen young David Balfour is orphaned, he discovers some surprising truths about his family. His meeting with his uncle Ebenezer turns out to have disastrous consequences leading to kidnap and imprisonment on board a ship bound for the Carolinas. The voyage is full of incident and, after violent conflict and a shipwreck, David finds himself in a daredevil chase across the Scottish Highlands in the company of the irrepressible warrior Alan Breck Stewart.9780895772329BookshelfCategories: Classics,Fiction Illustrators: Frank Godwin Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: David Balfour, Vol. 1 |
The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time, #12)Book Twelve of the Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan,Brandon SandersonTor Books-2009-10-27783 pagesThe Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready. The final volume of the Wheel of Time, A Memory of Light, was partially written by Robert Jordan before his untimely passing in 2007. Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn books, and now Stormlight Archive, among others, was chosen by Jordan's editor--his wife, Harriet McDougal--to complete the final volume, later expanded to three books. In this epic novel, Robert Jordan's international bestselling series begins its dramatic conclusion. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward--wishing he could form at least a temporary truce with the invaders--his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself. Egwene al'Vere, the Amyrlin Seat of the rebel Aes Sedai, is a captive of the White Tower and subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. As days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent, Egwene works to hold together the di...9780765302304BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 12 |
White Sand, Volume 2 (White Sand, #2)Brandon Sanderson,Rik HoskinDynamite Entertainment-2018-02-21160 pagesFollowing the loss of most of his colleagues in a violent ambush, Kenton has become Lord Mastrell of the few remaining Sand Masters, magicians who can manipulate sand to do their bidding. With the ruling council poised against him, the hot-headed Kenton must become a diplomat to have any hope of preventing the eradication of his people forever. However, there’s another complication: assassins are coming for him from all directions, and Kenton’s only true ally is Khriss, a visitor from the other side of the planet who has an agenda of her own to pursue.9781524103422BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Fantasy,Graphic Novels, Anime & Manga Illustrators: Julius M. Gopez,Julius Gopez Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Shadow Runners (2176 Series, #3)Liz MaverickLove Spell-2004-01-01327 pagesNewgate, Australia: Down Under, anything goes. In the 22nd century, history repeats itself. Part penal colony, part dumping ground for toxic waste, the land is controlled by "the Parliament," a gang of dissipated self-styled aristocrats who rule in a mockery of the English Regency. To survive here, you have to know the tricks. Like Jenny Red. She knows the score. She's been Down and made it out to tell the tale. But D'ekkar Han Valoren -- the bastard son of the Emperor whom Jenny's family was accused of destroying -- knows Jenny escaped, and he wants her to take him back in. Okay, maybe she'll help Deck's team of rebels, his Shadow Runners, like he asks. But not because he's holding anything over her -- if he tried anything that stupid, she'd give him a taste of steel. No, she'll do it because of what was once between them. Because of the revolution of her heart.9780505525895BookshelfCategories: Adventure,Romance,Adult & Contemporary Romance Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: 2176 Series, Vol. 3 |
Heroes' Song (Song of Prophecy Series)P.E. PadillaCrimson Cat Publishing-2020-08-13436 pagesThe crescendo… Aeden and his allies have chased Izhrod Benzal across the breadth of Dizhelim. They’re closing in with the goal of putting an end to the magic-using villain, hopefully before he can bring into the world more of the dark creatures who will destroy all life. The Song of Prophecy is being fulfilled. Or is it? Aeden Tannoch is still not sure if he’s the one prophesied to save them all, but he will give it all he’s got, even to his death. It looks very likely that will be the price. The paths of all of Aeden’s heroic friends converge in the climax of the Song of Prophecy series. One way or another, there will be answers, but will the protectors of Dizhelim be ready for them?9781943531165BookshelfFormat: Paperback Language: en |
The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-03-05792 pagesFrom #1 New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman! In The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You 30th Anniversary Edition, the imagined landscapes of childhood are transformed into the battleground for a deadly contest of wills. As cracks appear in the wall that separates the waking world from the Dreaming, a group of young New Yorkers are drawn inexorably through the gaps into a long-forgotten corner of the Dream King's realm--a setting that is both eerily familiar and disturbingly malignant. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by critically acclaimed artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. Collects The Sandman #32-37.9781401288075BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Dick Giordano,Shawn McManus Format: Paperback Language: en |
In the Shadow of the BanyanA NovelVaddey RatnerSimon Schuster-2012-08-07322 pagesDisplaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyan is testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labor, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyan is testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience.9781451657708BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Above the LawJ. F. FreedmanDutton-2000-02-01452 pagesIn a remote northern California town, a huge task force from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration conducts a raid on the stronghold of one of the biggest drug-dealing rings in the country. During the raid, the infamous, reclusive leader of the ring, Reynaldo Juarez, is shot and killed - despite direct orders from the Attorney General that he is to be taken alive at any cost because of his immense value to the government as a witness in other drug cases. District Attorney Nora Ray is called upon to investigate the killing, which she believes is a government cover-up, and calls in Special Prosecutor, and old friend, Luke Garrison to help her find out. Because the DEA has stonewalled its own internal investigation into the killing Nora suspects that the killer might actually be a member of its investigative task force and that it's being covered up. Nora and Garrison soon uncover a snakepit of intrigue, crime in high places, and lies - ending in a shocking trial that uncovers a wealth of dirty secrets of some of Garrison's closest friends.9780525944799BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Luke Garrison, Vol. 2 |
The LacunaThe Lacuna: A NovelBarbara KingsolverHarper-2009-11-03508 pagesIn her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities. Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico—from a coastal island jungle to 1930s Mexico City—Harrison Shepherd finds precarious shelter but no sense of home on his thrilling odyssey. Life is whatever he learns from housekeepers who put him to work in the kitchen, errands he runs in the streets, and one fateful day, by mixing plaster for famed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. He discovers a passion for Aztec history and meets the exotic, imperious artist Frida Kahlo, who will become his lifelong friend. When he goes to work for Lev Trotsky, an exiled political leader fighting for his life, Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution, newspaper headlines and howling gossip, and a risk of terrible violence. Meanwhile, to the north, the United States will soon be caught up in the internationalist goodwill of World War II. There in the land of his birth, Shepherd believes he might remake himself in America's hopeful image and claim a voice of his own. He finds support from an unlikely kindred soul, his stenographer, Mrs. Brown, who will be far more valuable to her employer than he could ever know. Through darkening years,...9780060852573BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Satanic VersesA NovelSalman RushdieRandom House Trade Paperbacks-2008-03-11576 pages#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• “[A] torrent of endlessly inventive prose, by turns comic and enraged, embracing life in all its contradictions. In this spectacular novel, verbal pyrotechnics barely outshine its psychological truths.”—Newsday Winner of the Whitbread Prize One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s best-known and most galvanizing book. Set in a modern world filled with both mayhem and miracles, the story begins with a bang: the terrorist bombing of a London-bound jet in midflight. Two Indian actors of opposing sensibilities fall to earth, transformed into living symbols of what is angelic and evil. This is just the initial act in a magnificent odyssey that seamlessly merges the actual with the imagined. A book whose importance is eclipsed only by its quality, The Satanic Verses is a key work of our times. Praise for The Satanic Verses “Rushdie is a storyteller of prodigious powers, able to conjure up whole geographies, causalities, climates, creatures, customs, out of thin air.”—The New York Times Book Review “Exhilarating, populous, loquacious, sometimes hilarious, extraordinary . . . a roller-coaster ride over a vast landscape of the imagination.”—The Guardian (London) “A novel of metamorphoses, hauntings, memories, hallucinations, revelations, advertising jingles, and jokes. Rushdie has the power of description, and we succumb.”—The Times (London)9780812976717BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Literary,Paranormal Format: Paperback Language: en |
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)Cixin LiuTor Books-2017-09-05604 pagesHalf a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent. Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early twenty-first century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle?9780765386632BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Remembrance of Earth's Past, Vol. 3 |
EarthA NovelDavid BrinBantam-1990-05-01601 pagesThe long-awaited new novel by the award-winning, bestselling author of Startide Rising and The Uplift War--an epic novel set fifty years from tomorrow, a carefully-reasoned, scientifically faithful tale of the fate of our world. "One hell of a novel . . . has what sci-fi readers want these days; intelligence, action, and an epic scale".--Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Line drawings.9780553057782BookshelfCategories: NON-CLASSIFIABLE Format: Hardcover Language: en |
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and LeadershipTruth, Lies, and LeadershipJames ComeyFlatiron Books-2018-04-17290 pagesFormer FBI Director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader. Mr. Comey served as Director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. Bush. From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history.9781250192455BookshelfCategories: Biography: General,Biography: Historical, Political & Military,History Of The Americas Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. HydeRobert Louis StevensonThe British India Publishing Company-1886-01-01254 pagesBookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: English |
Selected short storiesH. G. WellsPlatt & Munk-1963-01-01514 pagesBookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
Three-Body Problem Boxed Set: (The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Death's End)Liu CixinTor Books-2019-10-22The Three-Body Problem Boxed Set contains all three volumes of Hugo Award-winning author Cixin Liu's bestselling science fiction trilogy--The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End--translated by Ken Liu. A secret military group sends signals into space in hopes of establishing contact with aliens -- and succeeds. Picking up their signal is an alien civilization on the brink of destruction who now readies to invade Earth. News of the coming invasion divides humanity like never before. Some want to help the superior beings take over a world they see as corrupt. Others prepare to fight the invasion at all cost. The Three Body Problem trilogy is a ground-breaking saga of enormous scope and vision. "The War of the Worlds for the twenty-first century . . . Packed with a sense of wonder." --The Wall Street Journal "A meditation on technology, progress, morality, extinction, and knowledge that doubles as a cosmos- in-the-balance thriller." --NPR9781250254498BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction Translators: Ken Liu Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Remembrance of Earth's Past, Vol. 1 |
Fantasy StoriesJacob Grimm,Wilhelm Grimm,John Masefield,L. Frank Baum,Rudyard Kipling,Eva Ibbotson,Elizabeth Goudge,E. Nesbit,Patricia C. Wrede,Andrew Lang,Jane Yolen,Tove Jansson,Andre Norton,Norton Juster,Joan Aiken,C.S. Lewis,K.M. Briggs,Isaac AsimovKingfisher-1998-11-01254 pagesDiana Wynne Jones's personal choice of favorite fantasy writing is a treat for all fans - and the perfect introduction for anyone coming to this genre for the first time. This collection contains eighteen stories from some of the best fantasy writers, including: Joan Aiken, Isaac Asimov, L. Frank Baum, Elizabeth Goudge, Tove Janssen, Norton Juster, C. S. Lewis, Jane Yolen. Contents 7 • The Peasant and the Devil • [KHM (Kinder und Hausmärchen) • 189] • (unknown) • short fiction by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Bauer und der Teufel 1843) [as by The Brothers Grimm] 9 • Boris Chernevsky's Hands • (1982) • short story by Jane Yolen 20 • The Hobgoblin's Hat (excerpt from Finn Family Moomintroll) • (1950) • short fiction by Tove Jansson 31 • Ully the Piper • [Witch World Universe] • (1970) • short story by Andre Norton 45 • Milo Conducts the Dawn (excerpt from The Phantom Tollbooth) • (1961) • short fiction by Norton Juster 52 • Who Goes Down This Dark Road? • (1979) • short story by Joan Aiken 60 • The House of Harfang (excerpt from The Silver Chair) • (1953) • short fiction by C. S. Lewis 80 • Martha in the Witch's Power (excerpt from Hobberdy Dick) • (1955) • short fiction by Katharine M. Briggs [as by K. M. Briggs] 96 • Prince Delightful and the Flameless Dragon • (1991) • short story by Isaac Asimov 116 • The Box of Delights (excerpt) • juvenile • [Kay Harker] • (1935) • short fiction by John Masefield 123 • The Amazing Flight of the Gump (excerpt from The La...9781856979825BookshelfCategories: Fantasy,Traditional Editors: Diana Wynne Jones Format: Paperback Language: en |
ArtemisA NovelAndy WeirCrown-2017-11-14320 pagesThe bestselling author of The Martian returns with an irresistible new near-future thriller—a heist story set on the moon. Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich. Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she’s owed for a long time. So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can’t say no. Sure, it requires her to graduate from small-time smuggler to full-on criminal mastermind. And it calls for a particular combination of cunning, technical skills, and large explosions—not to mention sheer brazen swagger. But Jazz has never run into a challenge her intellect can’t handle, and she figures she’s got the ‘swagger’ part down. The trouble is, engineering the perfect crime is just the start of Jazz’s problems. Because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself. Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, even Jazz has to admit she’s in way over her head. She’ll have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city. Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal. That’ll have to do. Propelled by its heroine’s wisecracking voice, set in a city that’s at once stunningly...9780553448122BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Action & Adventure,Suspense & Thriller Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Pigs in Heaven (Greer Family, #2)a novelBarbara KingsolverHarper Perennial-2003-11-25354 pagesA phenomenal bestseller and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for fiction, Pigs in Heaven continues the story of Taylor and Turtle, first introduced in The Bean Trees. Mother and adopted daughter, Taylor and Turtle Greer, are back in this spellbinding sequel about family, heartbreak and love. Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam during a tour of the Grand Canyon with her guardian, Taylor. Her insistence on what she has seen, and her mother's belief in her, lead to a man's dramatic rescue. The mother and adopted daughter duo soon become nationwide heroes - even landing themselves a guest appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. But Turtle's moment of celebrity draws her into a conflict of historic proportions stemming right back to her Cherokee roots. The crisis quickly envelops not only Turtle and her guardian, but everyone else who touches their lives in a complex web connecting their future with their past. Embark on a unforgettable road trip from rural Kentucky and the urban Southwest to Heaven, Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation, testing the boundaries of family and the many separate truths about the ties that bind.9780060922535BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Greer Family, Vol. 2 |
The Flames of TimeBay are KendrickCharles Scribner's Sons-1948-01-01374 pagesBookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: English |
Hellblazer Rise and Fall Book 2Tom Taylor,Darrick Robertson,Diego RodriguezDC Black Label32 pagesBookshelfLanguage: English |
Lords and LadiesTerry PratchettCorgi-1994-05-01382 pagesTHE FAIRIES ARE BACK - BUT THIS TIME THEY DON'T JUST WANT YOUR TEETH...Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves. It's Midsummer Night. No times for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place.9780552138918BookshelfCategories: Teen & Young Adult,Humorous,Sci-Fi & Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Wee Free MenTerry PratchettHarperCollins-2003-04-29272 pagesThe first in a series of Discworld novels starring the young witch Tiffany Aching. A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality. . . . Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle—aka the Wee Free Men—a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men. Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself. . . .9780060012373BookshelfCategories: Adventure,Science Fiction,Humour Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Black BeautyAnna SewellViking-1877-01-01224 pagesBlack Beauty spends his youth in a loving home, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Passed from hand to hand, Black Beauty witnesses love and cruelty, wealth and poverty, friendship and hardship . . . Will the handsome horse ever find a happy and lasting home? Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favorite classic stories capture the heart and imagination of young readers. By retelling the story in a shorter, simpler form, these books become highly engaging for children, and the color illustrations help with both comprehension and interest level. Black Beauty is part of a collectible series that has strong gift appeal.9781569873984BookshelfCategories: Horses Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)Cixin LiuTor Books-2016-01-12416 pagesThe Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple award winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision.9780765382030BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction Translators: Liu Cixin,Ken Liu Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Remembrance of Earth's Past, Vol. 1 |
The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-03-26264 pagesFrom #1 New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman! The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections 30th Anniversary Edition follows the Lord of the Dreaming on a winding journey through time and space as he touches the lives of nine remarkable dreamers. In these haunting tales, kings and spies, emperors and actors, ravens and werewolves all share their secret stories--dreams of life and love, power and darkness. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. Collects The Sandman #29-31, #38-40, #50, Sandman Special #1 and Vertigo Preview #1.9781401288464BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: P. Craig Russell Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Power of ProcrastinationJorge. ChamPublished Higher and Deeper Publishing-2018-07-0155 pagesBooklet version of Jorge Cham's lecture, "The Power of Procrastination." Stretch goal on his Kickstarter campaign to fund a PHD Comics 20th Anniversary Book Collection9780972169585BookshelfFormat: Paperback Language: en |
Life of PiYann MartelMariner Books-2003-05-01326 pagesThe son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes. The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days while lost at sea.9780156027328BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Adventure Format: Paperback Language: en |
ThistlefootA NovelGennaRose NethercottAnchor-2022-09-27304 pagesIn the tradition of modern fairytales like American Gods and Spinning Silver comes a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folklore—a debut novel about the ancestral hauntings that stalk us, and the uncanny power of story. The Yaga siblings—Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artist—have been estranged since childhood, separated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive a mysterious inheritance, the siblings are reunited—only to discover that their bequest isn’t land or money, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs. Thistlefoot, as the house is called, has arrived from the Yagas’ ancestral home in Russia—but not alone. A sinister figure known only as the Longshadow Man has tracked it to American shores, bearing with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in Isaac and Bellatine’s blood for generations. As the Yaga siblings embark with Thistlefoot on a final cross-country tour of their family’s traveling theater show, the Longshadow Man follows in relentless pursuit, seeding destruction in his wake. Ultimately, time, magic, and legacy must collide—erupting in a powerful conflagration to determine who gets to remember the past and craft a new future. An enchanted adventure illuminated by Jewish myth and adorned with lyrical prose as tantalizing and sweet as briar berries, Thistlefoot is an immersive modern fantasy saga b...9780593468838BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fantasy,Contemporary,Fairy Tales Format: Hardcover Language: en |
A Brief History of TimeStephen HawkingBantam-1998-09-01240 pages#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends? Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.9780553380163BookshelffavoritesCategories: Science,Cosmology,Astrophysics Format: Paperback Language: en |
Reta samåadhåiGåitåaänjalåi âSråiRajkamal Prakashan-2018-01-01376 pagesAn eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the face of convention – including striking up a friendship with a hijra (trans) woman – confuses her bohemian daughter, who is used to thinking of herself as the more 'modern' of the two. At the older woman's insistence they travel back to Pakistan, simultaneously confronting the unresolved trauma of her teenage experiences of Partition, and re-evaluating what it means to be a mother, a daughter, a woman, a feminist. Rather than respond to tragedy with seriousness, Geetanjali Shree's playful tone and exuberant wordplay results in a book that is engaging, funny, and utterly original, at the same time as being an urgent and timely protest against the destructive impact of borders and boundaries, whether between religions, countries, or genders.9789387462243BookshelfCategories: Literary Studies: General Format: Hardcover Language: hi |
Hidden in Plain ViewA Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground RailroadJacqueline L. Tobin,Raymond G. DobardAnchor-2000-01-18220 pagesThe fascinating story of a friendship, a lost tradition, and an incredible discovery, revealing how enslaved men and women made encoded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. In Hidden in Plain View, historian Jacqueline Tobin and scholar Raymond Dobard offer the first proof that certain quilt patterns, including a prominent one called the Charleston Code, were, in fact, essential tools for escape along the Underground Railroad. In 1993, historian Jacqueline Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts in the Old Market Building of Charleston, South Carolina. With the admonition to "write this down," Williams began to describe how slaves made coded quilts and used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad. But just as quickly as she started, Williams stopped, informing Tobin that she would learn the rest when she was "ready." During the three years it took for Williams's narrative to unfold—and as the friendship and trust between the two women grew—Tobin enlisted Raymond Dobard, Ph.D., an art history professor and well-known African American quilter, to help unravel the mystery. Part adventure and part history, Hidden in Plain View traces the origin of the Charleston Code from Africa to the Carolinas, from the low-country island Gullah peoples to free blacks living in the cities of the North, and shows how three people from completely different backgrounds pieced togeth...9780385497671BookshelfCategories: Civil War Period,African American Studies,Crafts & Hobbies Format: Paperback Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 4: The Family ManJamie Delano,VariousVertigo-2012-11-20288 pagesCollected for the first time in chronological order and featuring stories by fan-favorite writer Grant Morrison (BATMAN INC, FINAL CRISIS) and the legendary Neil Gaiman (SANDMAN, AMERICAN GODS), FAMILY MAN continues the arcane adventures of Vertigo's chain-smoking magician John Constantine. In this volume, Constantine attempts a vacation after recent events, but as usual, things don't go as planned. Plus, Constantine must uncover the mystery of the murderous Family Man.9781401236908BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Crime & Mystery Illustrators: Various Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-01-29160 pagesThe fourth installment of Neil Gaiman's seminal series, THE SANDMAN VOL. 4: SEASON OF MISTS, celebrates its 30th anniversary with all all-new edition! Ten thousand years ago, Morpheus condemned a woman who loved him to Hell. Now the other members of his immortal family, The Endless, have convinced the Dream King that this was an injustice. To make it right, Morpheus must return to Hell to rescue his banished love -- and Hell's ruler, the fallen angel Lucifer, has already sworn to destroy him. Collects THE SANDMAN #21-28.9781401285814BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Kelley Jones Format: Paperback Language: en |
Elantris (Elantris, #1)Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive EditionBrandon SandersonTor Books-2015-10-06581 pagesElantris: gigantic, beautiful, radiant—filled with powerful individuals who use their magical abilities to benefit all the people of Arelon. Yet each of these godlike beings was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of Shaod. Then, ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed. Elantrians became wizened, feeble, leper-like creatures, and Elantris itself dark, filthy, and crumbling. The Shaod became a curse. Arelon's new capital city, Kae, crouches in the shadow of Elantris, which its people do their best to ignore. Princess Sarene of Teod has come to Kae for a marriage of state with Crown Prince Raoden, hoping also to find love. Sarene learns instead that Raoden has died, and she is considered his widow. Both Teod and Arelon are under threat from the imperial ambitions of Fjordell, a city filled with ruthless religious fanatics, and whose high priest, Hrathen, intends to convert Arelon and claim it for his emperor and his god. Now Sarene alone stands in his way. But neither Sarene nor Hrathen suspects the truth about Prince Raoden's disappearance. Taken by the same strange malady that felled the gods of Elantris, Raoden was secretly imprisoned within the dark city. His struggle to create a society for the wretches trapped there begins a series of events that will bring hope to Arelon, and reveal the secret of Elantris itself.9780765383105BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2018-11-20232 pagesFrom the #1 New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman! One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by talented artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. Featuring a brand-new cover and collecting issues #9-16 of the original run of The Sandman, The Doll's House follows a young woman named Rose Walker as she discovers the singular nature of her identity. Rose's journey is watched closely by the King of Dreams, for whom she becomes both an intriguing mystery and a deadly threat.9781401285067BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Mike Dringenberg Format: Paperback Language: en |
Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)Brandon SandersonTor Books-2017-11-141243 pagesIn Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholin's Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified. Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar's blood-soaked past and stand together--and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past--even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.9780765326379BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Neverwhere Illustrated EditionNeil GaimanWilliam Morrow-2017-09-01448 pagesNational Bestseller Selected as one of NPR’S Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of All Time The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s ultimate edition of his wildly successful first novel featuring his “preferred text”—and including his special Neverwhere tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back” Published in 1997, Neverwhere heralded the arrival of a major talent and became a touchstone of urban fantasy. Over the years, a number of versions were produced both in the U.S. and the U.K. Now Gaiman’s preferred edition of his classic novel reconciles these works and reinstates a number of scenes cut from the original published books. Richard Mayhew is a young London businessman with a good heart whose life is changed forever when he stops to help a bleeding girl—an act of kindness that plunges him into a world he never dreamed existed. Slipping through the cracks of reality, Richard lands in Neverwhere—a London of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels that exists entirely in a subterranean labyrinth. Neverwhere is home to Door, the mysterious girl Richard helped in the London Above. Here in Neverwhere, Door is a powerful noblewoman who has vowed to find the evil agent of her family’s slaughter and thwart the destruction of this strange underworld kingdom. If Richard is ever to return to his former life and home, he must join Lady Door’s quest to save her world—and may well die trying. Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling auth...9780062821331BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Fantasy / Urban,FICTION/Fantasy / Contemporary,FICTION/Literary Illustrators: Chris Riddell Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: London Below, The World of Neverwhere, Vol. 1 |
Wanderer's Song (Song of Prophecy Series) (Volume 1)P. E. PadillaCrimson Cat Publishing-2017-06-21480 pages9781943531059BookshelfFormat: Paperback Language: en |
EnduranceA Year in Space, A Lifetime of DiscoveryScott KellyKnopf-2017-10-17400 pagesNATIONAL BEST SELLER A stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come. The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life. He describes navigating the extreme challenge of long-term spaceflight, both life-threatening and mundane: the devastating effects on the body; the isolation from everyone he loves and the comforts of Earth; the catastrophic risks of colliding with space junk; and the still more haunting threat of being unable to help should tragedy strike at home--an agonizing situation Kelly faced when, on a previous mission, his twin brother's wife, American Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot while he still had two months in space. Kelly's humanity, compassion, humor, and determination resonate throughout, as he recalls his rough-and-tumble New Jersey childhood and the youthful inspiration that sparked his astounding career, and as he makes clear his belief that Mars will be the next, ultimately challenging, step in spaceflight. In Endurance, we see the triumph of the human imagination, the strength of the human will, and the infinite wonder of the galaxy.9781524731595BookshelfCategories: Biography & Memoir,Personal Memoirs,Science Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Illustrated Works of Mark TwainMark TwainAvenel Books-1979-01-011232 pagesAn anthology of the works of Mark Twain including the complete texts of "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn", selections from his travel and humorous sketches, and excerpts from lesser-known novels. Texts are taken from first editions and include the original illustrations.9780517279113BookshelfCategories: Anthologies (non-poetry),Literary Studies: General,Classics Editors: Michael Patrick Hearn Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Danny the Champion of the WorldRoald DahlPuffin Books-1988-10-01208 pagesCan Danny and his father outsmart the villainous Mr. Hazell? Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.9780140328738BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Juvenile Fiction Illustrators: Jill Bennett Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2018-10-30240 pagesOne of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 30th Anniversary Edition collects issues #1-8 of the original run of The Sandman, beginning an epic saga unique in graphic literature and introducing readers to a dark and enchanting world of dreams and nightmares--the home of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, and his kin, the Endless.9781401284770BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Sam Kieth Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Holiday SwapMaggie KnoxPutnam-2021-12-01330 pagesKarma Brown and Marissa Stapley jointly writing as Maggie Knox’s The Holiday Swap, a rom-com about identical twin women who temporarily switch lives in the days leading up to Christmas and find unexpected personal and professional fulfillment along the way.9781639101610BookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
Black Is a Rainbow ColorAngela JoyRoaring Brook Press-2020-01-1440 pagesA child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on. Red is a rainbow color. Green sits next to blue. Yellow, orange, violet, indigo, They are rainbow colors, too, but My color is black . . . And there’s no BLACK in rainbows. From the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall's back, Black surrounds our lives. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped change the world and a community that continues to grow and thrive. Stunningly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree and Coretta Scott King Award winner Ekua Holmes, Black Is a Rainbow Color is a sweeping celebration told through debut author Angela Joy’s rhythmically captivating and unforgettable words.9781250771087BookshelfCategories: Juvenile Fiction Language: en |
The Hour I First BelievedA NovelWally LambHarper-2008-11-11740 pagesWally Lamb's two previous novels, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, struck a chord with readers. They responded to the intensely introspective nature of the books, and to their lively narrative styles and biting humor. In The Hour I First Believed, Lamb travels well beyond his earlier work and embodies in his fiction myth, psychology, family history stretching back many generations, and the questions of faith that lie at the heart of everyday life. The result is an extraordinary tour de force, at once a meditation on the human condition and an unflinching yet compassionate evocation of character. When forty-seven-year-old high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his younger wife, Maureen, a school nurse, move to Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High School. In April 1999, Caelum returns home to Three Rivers, Connecticut, to be with his aunt who has just had a stroke. But Maureen finds herself in the school library at Columbine, cowering in a cabinet and expecting to be killed, as two vengeful students go on a carefully premeditated, murderous rampage. Miraculously she survives, but at a cost: she is unable to recover from the trauma. Caelum and Maureen flee Colorado and return to an illusion of safety at the Quirk family farm in Three Rivers. But the effects of chaos are not so easily put right, and further tragedy ensues. While Maureen fights to regain her sanity, Caelum discovers a cache of old diaries, letters, and newspaper clippings in...9780060393496BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Strange PlanetNathan W. PyleMorrow Gift-2019-11-01144 pages#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER•#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER •USA TODAY BESTSELLER Straight from the mind of #1New York Timesbestselling author of NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette and 99 Stories I Could Tell Nathan W. Pyle,Strange Planetis an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple, based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name! Strange Planet covers a full life cycle of the planet’s inhabitants, including milestones such as: The Emergence Day Being Gains a Sibling The Being Family Attains a Beast The Formal Education of a Being Celebration of Special Days Being Begins a Vocation The Beings at Home Health Status of a Being The Hobbies of a Being The Extended Family of the Being The Being Reflects on Life While Watching the Planet Rotate With dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, this book offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own. I feel more attractive. Honestly, you are. It’s the star damage. I CRAVE STAR DAMAGE.9780062970701BookshelfCategories: HUMOR/Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons,COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS/Science Fiction,FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS/Friendship Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Strange Planet Series, Vol. 1 |
No AdmissionRobert WinderViking-1989-03-29457 pagesMillions of dollars start disappearing from the New York money market, threatening the international finance community, and when British journalist Erica Sanders investigates, she vanishes into a worldwide network of corruption and murder9780670812219BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice (Thirst, #1)The Last Vampire, Black Blood, Red DiceChristopher PikeSimon Pulse-2009-08-04594 pagesIncludes: The Last Vampire Black Blood Red Dice As to blood - ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty.... Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator returns to hunt her, she must break her own rules in order to survive. Her quest leads her to Ray. He is the only person who can help her; he also has every reason to fear her. Alisa must get closer to him to ensure her immortality. But as she begins to fall in love with Ray, suddenly there is more at stake than her own life....9781416983088BookshelfCategories: Horror & Ghost,Fantasy,Romance Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Wizard Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #2)Cinda Williams ChimaLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers-2008-06-10458 pagesSixteen-year-old Seph McCauley has spent the past three years getting kicked out of one exclusive private school after another. And it's not his attitude that's the problem. It's the trail of magical accidents-lately, disasters-that follow in his wake. Seph is a wizard, orphaned and untrained--and his powers are escalating out of control. After causing a tragic fire at an after-hours party, Seph is sent to the Havens, a secluded boys' school on the coast of Maine. At first, it seems like the answer to his prayers. Gregory Leicester, the headmaster, promises to train Seph in magic and initiate him into his mysterious order of wizards. But Seph's enthusiasm dampens when he learns that training comes at a steep cost, and that Leicester plans to use his students' powers to serve his own dangerous agenda. In this companion novel to the exciting fantasy The Warrior Heir, everyone's got a secret to keep: Jason Haley, a fellow student who's been warned to keep away from Seph; the enchanter Linda Downey, who knew his parents; the rogue wizard Leander Hastings, and the warriors Jack Swift and Ellen Stephenson. This wizard war is one that Seph may not have the strength to survive.9781423104889BookshelfCategories: Adventure,Science Fiction,Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Heir Chronicles, Vol. 2 |
The Last Rose of SummerMonte SchulzFantagraphics-2011-03-07332 pagesIn the summer of 1929, three strong-willed women, related by marriage, gather under one roof: widowed matriarch Maude Hennesey, whose belief in old-fashioned ways is shared by the ladies of her club; her pretty, spoiled daughter Rachel; and daughter-in-law Marie, who’s been forced by her husband, Harry, to uproot their two small children and take up residence in his family’s East Texan home until economic circumstances improve. Monte Schulz, son of celebrated Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz, examines not only the conflicts within the family, but the racial, gender and religious tensions of small-town Bellemont. As the summer wears on, Maude firmly lectures the unwelcome Marie on class distinctions, Rachel fights and flirts with her dashing pilot beau CW, and Marie reevaluates her marriage to salesman Harry during their separation, while fending off her employer Jimmy Delahaye’s slow seduction. Meanwhile, storms gather as a child’s unnatural death sends shock waves throughout the community, instilling a sense of dread in both the reader and Marie, who’s already lost her firstborn to tragedy. Things come to a head when a black war hero, Julius, is accused of murder: surprising truths about these three women are revealed. In the calm after the storm, each woman learns to live her life on her own terms. Schulz’ dynamic female characters, though accessible to a wide audience, have particular appeal for women. Schulz understands that readers find it refreshing when autho...9781606994016BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Absolute Sandman Volume FourNeil GaimanVertigo-2008-11-11608 pagesThis final volume includes behind-the-scenes extras plus issues #57-75 and a story from VERTIGO JAM #1. Don't miss the end of what Playboy called "a modern myth, as well as a précis on why the stories we tell matter so much9781401210854BookshelffavoritesCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Various Format: Hardcover Language: en |
GitanjaliTagoreDover Publications-2011-11-3046 pagesA Bengali poet and mystic, Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) had long been loved and admired in India, but it was not until the publication of his own English translation of more than a hundred of his Bengali poems in 1913 that he achieved international fame — and a Nobel Prize. Comprised of moving, heartfelt prose poems reminiscent of Blake and Gibran — many almost biblical in their rhythms, phrasings, and images — Gitanjali (Song Offerings) was inspired by medieval Indian lyrics of devotion in which the principal subject is love, through some poems detail the internal conflict between spiritual longings and earthly desires, and others depict images drawn from nature. In his introduction to this translation, William Butler Yeats writes: "I have carried the manuscript of these translations about with me for days and I have often had to close it lest some stranger would see how much it moved me." This new edition is sure to earn Tagore a broad new following.9780486414171BookshelfCategories: Poetry,Poetry By Individual Poets,Classics Format: Paperback Language: en |
The BrethrenJohn GrishamDoubleday-2000-02-01368 pagesTrumble is a minimum-security federal prison, a "camp," home to the usual assortment of relatively harmless criminals--drug dealers, bank robbers, swindlers, embezzlers, tax evaders, two Wall Street crooks, one doctor, at least five lawyers. And three former judges who call themselves the Brethren: one from Texas, one from California, and one from Mississippi. They meet each day in the law library, their turf at Trumble, where they write briefs, handle cases for other inmates, practice law without a license, and sometimes dispense jailhouse justice. And they spend hours writing letters. They are fine-tuning a mail scam, and it's starting to really work. The money is pouring in. Then their little scam goes awry. It ensnares the wrong victim, a powerful man on the outside, a man with dangerous friends, and the Brethren's days of quietly marking time are over.9780385497466BookshelfCategories: Suspense & Thriller,Suspense,Legal Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Darkness at Noon: A NovelA NovelArthur KoestlerScribner-2019-09-17272 pagesThe newly discovered lost text of Arthur Koestler’s modern masterpiece, Darkness at Noon—the haunting portrait of a revolutionary, imprisoned and tortured under totalitarian rule—is now restored and in a completely new translation. Editor Michael Scammell and translator Philip Boehm bring us a brilliant novel, a remarkable discovery, and a new translation of an international classic. In print continually since 1940, Darkness at Noon has been translated into over 30 languages and is both a stirring novel and a classic anti-fascist text. What makes its popularity and tenacity even more remarkable is that all existing versions of Darkness at Noon are based on a hastily made English translation of the original German by a novice translator at the outbreak of World War II. In 2015, Matthias Weßel stumbled across an entry in the archives of the Zurich Central Library that is a scholar's dream: “Koestler, Arthur. Rubaschow: Roman. Typoskript, März 1940, 326 pages.” What he had found was Arthur Koestler’s original, complete German manuscript for what would become Darkness at Noon, thought to have been irrevocably lost in the turmoil of the war. With this stunning literary discovery, and a new English translation direct from the primary German manuscript, we can now for the first time read Darkness at Noon as Koestler wrote it. Set in the 1930s at the height of the purge and show trials of a Stalinist Moscow, Darkness at Noon is a haunting portrait of an aging revolutionary, Ni...9781982135225BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Ebook Language: en |
Take a Chance on Me (Gossip Girl: The Carlyles, #3)take-a-chance-on-meCecily von ZiegesarPoppy-2009-05-12240 pagesThe Carlyle triplets have made a lot of new friends in Manhattan-and more than a few enemies. O stole his best friend's girlfriend, and A dethroned the queen bee. Now a line has been drawn down Fifth Avenue, and it's all-out war. Only here, the battles are fought with icy glares and vicious rumors. It's the Upper East Side, and all's fair in love and scandal... You know you love me, Gossip Girl9780316020664BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Family Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Gossip Girl: The Carlyles, Vol. 3 |
The Mapping of Love and Death (Maisie Dobbs, #7)A Maisie Dobbs NovelJacqueline WinspearHarper-2010-03-23338 pagesIn the latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, Maisie Dobbs must unravel a case of wartime love and death—an investigation that leads her to a long-hidden affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse. August 1914. Michael Clifton is mapping the land he has just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, certain that oil lies beneath its surface. But as the young cartographer prepares to return home to Boston, war is declared in Europe. Michael—the youngest son of an expatriate Englishman—puts duty first and sails for his father's native country to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed among those missing in action. April 1932. London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs is retained by Michael's parents, who have recently learned that their son's remains have been unearthed in France. They want Maisie to find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among Michael's belongings—a quest that takes Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love. Her inquiries, and the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his trench, unleash a web of intrigue and violence that threatens to engulf the soldier's family and even Maisie herself. Over the course of her investigation, Maisie must cope with the approaching loss of her mentor, Maurice Blanche, and her growing awareness that she is once again falling in love. Following the critically acclaimed bestseller Among the Mad, The Mapping of Love and De...9780061727665BookshelfCategories: Crime,Historical Crime Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Maisie Dobbs, Vol. 7 |
An Illusion of Harmony: Science And Religion in IslamTaner EdisPrometheus-2007-01-01265 pagesCurrent discussions in the West on the relation of science and religion focus mainly on science’s uneasy relationship with the traditional Judeo-Christian view of life. But a parallel controversy exists in the Muslim world regarding ways to integrate science with Islam. As physicist Taner Edis shows in this fascinating glimpse into contemporary Muslim culture, a good deal of popular writing in Muslim societies attempts to address such perplexing questions as: • Is Islam a "scientific religion"? • Were the discoveries of modern science foreshadowed in the Quran? • Are intelligent design conjectures more appealing to the Muslim perspective than Darwinian explanations? Edis examines the range of Muslim thinking about science and Islam, from blatantly pseudoscientific fantasies to comparatively sophisticated efforts to "Islamize science." From the world’s strongest creationist movements to bizarre science-in-the-Quran apologetics, popular Muslim approaches promote a view of natural science as a mere fact-collecting activity that coexists in near-perfect harmony with literal-minded faith. Since Muslims are keenly aware that science and technology have been the keys to Western success, they are eager to harness technology to achieve a Muslim version of modernity. Yet at the same time, they are reluctant to allow science to become independent of religion and are suspicious of Western secularization. Edis examines all of these conflicting trends, revealing the difficulties ...9781591024491BookshelfCategories: Religion & Science,Islam,Islamic Studies Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Curse of DaminiDebajani MohantyPatridge India-2015-07-14200 pagesThe world seemed not enough for free spirited Renuka, when she married the highly educated Shashank hailing from the mightiest Zamindars of Bengal. However, soon her life turned upside down when a neighbor revealed her of their sinister past. It’s a mysterious supernatural curse cast on their family almost a century back. Generation by generation, Damini's enraged curse had passed on, declining their family clan from hundreds to a handful few. Who would be Damini's next victim? And why innocent lives are at a stake for a crime committed by an ancestor a hundred years back? Renuka would not settle until she finds an answer and in her quest she struggles to eradicate all the evils that come in her way. Would she ever win a battle against an unseen enemy? Would the wrong done to Damini be ever avenged? Set against the nostalgic era of 1940s, the story narrates the arduous journey of Renuka Pal, the protagonist, from a rash teen age freedom fighter to the seasoned writer of the 21st century India. In this thrilling saga of death, betrayal and power plays the narrative would cover a large chunk of twentieth century history. The passing of time, historical events and the changing country is so well-woven to the story that one would hardly differentiate between fact and fiction.9781482851076BookshelfCategories: Thrillers Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Bone ClocksA NovelDavid MitchellRandom House-2014-09-02640 pagesTheNew York Timesbestseller by the author ofCloud Atlas| Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize | Named One of the Top Ten Fiction Books of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, and O: The Oprah Magazine| A New York Times Notable Book | An American Library Association Notable Book | Winner of the World Fantasy Award Named to more than 20 year-end best of lists, including NPR |San Francisco Chronicle |The Atlantic| The Guardian|Slate | BuzzFeed “With The Bone Clocks, [David] Mitchell rises to meet and match the legacy of Cloud Atlas.”—Los Angeles Times Following a terrible fight with her mother over her boyfriend, fifteen-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her family and her old life. But Holly is no typical teenage runaway: A sensitive child once contacted by voices she knew only as “the radio people,” Holly is a lightning rod for psychic phenomena. Now, as she wanders deeper into the English countryside, visions and coincidences reorder her reality until they assume the aura of a nightmare brought to life. For Holly has caught the attention of a cabal of dangerous mystics—and their enemies. But her lost weekend is merely the prelude to a shocking disappearance that leaves her family irrevocably scarred. This unsolved mystery will echo through every decade of Holly’s life, affecting all the people Holly loves—even the ones who are not yet born. A Cambridge scholarship boy grooming himself for wealth and influence, a conflicted father who feels alive only while repo...9781400065677BookshelfCategories: Literary,Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Sandman Vol. 10: The Wake 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-07-23192 pagesIn the final Sandman tale, Morpheus makes the ultimate decision between change and death. As one journey for the Endless ends, another begins for the Lord of Dreams and his family, bringing with it a time of reflection and a sad celebration. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. In The Wake, ancient gods, old friends and enemies alike gather to pay tribute to the fallen King of Dreams, bringing to a close the long story of Morpheus of the Endless. In the aftermath, echoes of Morpheus reverberate, touching a man who refuses to die, a Chinese sage lost in a desert of dreams and an aging William Shakespeare, who must fulfill one last obligation to the Sandman in his own twilight years. Collects The Sandman #70-75.9781401292034BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Charles Vess Format: Paperback Language: en |
The BFGRoald DahlPuffin Books-1989-01-09208 pagesRoald Dahl's beloved novel hits the big screen in July 2016 in a major motion picture adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg from Amblin Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. When Sophie is snatched from her orphanage bed by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), she fears she will be eaten. But instead the two join forces to vanquish the nine other far less gentle giants who threaten to consume earth’s children. This beautiful hardcover gift edition of Dahl's classic features the original illustrations by Quentin Blake, as well as a silk ribbon marker, acid-free paper, gilt stamping on a full-cloth cover, decorative endpapers, and a sewn binding.9780140340198BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Juvenile Fiction Illustrators: Quentin Blake Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Book of Laughter and ForgettingA NovelMilan KunderaHarper Perennial Modern Classics-1999-05-01320 pagesRich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analyzed, and experienced.9780060932145BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Literary,FICTION/Classics Translators: Aaron Asher,Serena Vitale Format: Paperback Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 5: Dangerous Habits (New Edition)Garth Ennis,Jamie DelanoVertigo-2013-05-14352 pagesThis new HELLBLAZER collection features several tales never before collected, including a look at John Constantine's rough and tumble childhood and the beginnings of his unique skills. Then, in some of the earliest stories from PREACHER writer Garth Ennis, John Constantine is dying. As a sorcerer literally haunted by the demons of his past, John is no stranger to mystic bedevilment or supernatural horror. But it's his chain smoking that ultimately brings death to Constantine's front door. John Constantine has lung cancer. Though condemned to hell, Constantine continues to laugh in the face of this all-too-serious world.9781401238025BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Crime & Mystery Illustrators: Various Format: Paperback Language: en |
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)Colleen McCulloughWilliam Morrow & Company-1993-10-01878 pagesThey were blessed by the gods at birth with wealth and privilege. In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved Republic. But there was one who towered above them all -- a brilliant and beautiful boy whose ambition was unequaled, whose love was legend and whose glory was Rome's. A boy they would one day call "Caesar."9780688093709BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Rainbow SixTom ClancyG.P. Putnam's Sons-1998-08-03752 pagesIn this #1 New York Times bestselling John Clark thriller, author Tom Clancy takes readers into the shadowy world of anti-terrorism and gets closer to reality than any government would care to admit... Ex-Navy SEAL John Clark has been named the head of Rainbow, an international task force dedicated to combating terrorism. In a trial by fire, Clark is confronted with a violent chain of seemingly separate international incidents. But there is no way to predict the real threat: a group of terrorists like none the world has ever encountered, a band of men and women so extreme that their success could literally mean the end of life on earth as we know it.9780399143908BookshelfCategories: Suspense & Thriller,Suspense,Military Format: Hardcover Language: en |
E.T.The Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on EarthUnknownBerkley-1966-06-06246 pagesBased on the screenplay by Melissa Mathison. What do you do when you're lost, millions of miles from home, surrounded by frightening creatures? You do what the Old Botanist did when he was accidentally left behind on Earth. First you find a friend... Filmaker STEVEN SPIELBERG and novelist WILLIAM KOTZWINKLE together create a magical story about two unforgettable friends: a gentle being from another world who is stranded on Earth, hunted, afraid and alone....and a ten-year-old boy who finds him and takes him home. --from back cover of paperback version9780425059500BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: E.T., Vol. 1 |
Oliver TwistCharles TwistNelson Doubleday Inc-1960-01-01404 pagesBookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: English |
2am ThoughtsMakenzie CampbellCentral Avenue Publishing-2019-01-02160 pagesI met you at dusk. We loved till midnight. Then, you left me. 2am found me at my lowest. When the sun came up, I dried my tears, found my strength, and went on with my day. The poetry of 2am Thoughts condenses an entire relationship with its untamed emotions and experiences to a single day. As the long hours of the night drag on, so does the love, heartache, and loss. When the dawn breaks, the morning sun brings acceptance, healing, and recovery.9781771681643BookshelfCategories: Poetry By Individual Poets Format: Paperback Language: en |
Classical MythologyVarious Authors ..Sterling Publishing Co Inc-2016-08-28410 pagesThis book is part of Barnes & Noble's series-of quality leatherbound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather and with a satin-ribbon bookmark. These books make elegant additions to any home library.9781435162884BookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
StarsightBrandon SandersonDelacorte Press-2019-11-26480 pagesThe #1 New York Times bestseller! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future. All her life, Spensa's dreamed of becoming a pilot and proving herself a hero like her father. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned there were crushing. The rumors of her father's cowardice are true--he deserted his Flight during battle against the Krell. Worse, though, he turned against his team and attacked them. Spensa is sure that there's more to the story. And she's sure that whatever happened to her father that day could happen to her. When she made it outside the protective shell of her planet, she heard the stars--and what they revealed to her was terrifying. Everything Spensa has been taught about her world is a lie. Humankind has always celebrated heros, but who defines what a hero is? Could humanity be the evil the galaxy needs to be protected from? Spensa is determined to find out, but each answer she discovers reveals a dozen new questions: about the war, about her enemies, and even, perhaps, about Spensa herself. But Spensa also discovered a few other things about herself--and she'll travel to the end of the galaxy to save humankind if she needs to. "Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society. . . . Fa...9780593175545BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Dystopian,Action & Adventure Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Skyward, Vol. 2 |
Sandman Box SetNeil GaimanDC Comics-2020-10-063000 pagesThe iconic series THE SANDMAN from New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman collected in a beautiful slipcased box set! Weaving together ancient mythology, folklore, and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision, Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death. The Sandman universe is a master-creation following Dream, also known as Morpheus, lord of the Dreaming -- a vast, hallucinatory landscape that houses all the dreams of any and everyone who has ever existed. Gods, demons, mortals, and everything in between. All dreamers visit the Dreaming and have an opportunity to teach Morpheus some surprising lessons. After being captive for 70 years, Morpheus will have to go on a journey to reclaim his objects of power and bring order to the Dreaming. Collects Volumes 1-14 of the Sandman series!9781401294700BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy Illustrators: Chris Bachalo,III J.H. Williams,Sam Keith Format: Boxed-set Language: en |
Mitosis (Reckoners, #1.5)Brandon SandersonGollancz-2014-10-2396 pagesAn action-packed Reckoners story from Sunday Times Bestseller Brandon Sanderson that bridges the action in Steelheart with the all new adventure Firefight, in a collectible HB edition From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Words of Radiance, co-author of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn Trilogy, Brandon Sanderson, comes Mitosis, a short story set in the action-packed world of Steelheart: the Reckoners series, exclusively available in a HB collector's edition. Epics still plague Newcago, but David and the Reckoners have vowed to fight back. Catch all the action before Firefight, the exciting sequel to Steelheart, hits the shelves.9781473209350BookshelfCategories: Fantasy,Romance Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Reckoners, Vol. 1 |
Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) StoriesBrand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) StoriesOwen KingFree Press-2008-07-15408 pagesTwenty-two of today's most talented writers (and comics fans) unite in Who Can Save Us Now?, an anthology featuring brand-new superheroes equipped for the threats and challenges of the twenty-first century -- with a few supervillains thrown in for good measure. Edited and with contributions by Owen King (We're All in This Together) and John McNally (America's Report Card), Who Can Save Us Now? enriches the superhero canon immeasurably. With mutations stranger than the X-Men and with even more baggage than the Hulk, this next generation of superheroes is a far cry from your run-of-the-mill caped crusader. From the image-conscious and not-very-mysterious masked meathead who swoops in and sweeps the tough girl reporter off her feet; to the Meerkat, who overcomes his species' cute and cuddly image to become the resident hero in a small Midwestern city; to the Silverfish, "the creepy superhero," who fights crime while maintaining the slipperiest of identities; to Manna Man, who manipulates the minds of televangelists to serve his own righteous mission, these protectors (and in some cases antagonizers) of the innocent and the virtuous will delight literary enthusiasts and comic fans alike. With stunning illustrations by artist Chris Burnham, Who Can Save Us Now? offers a vibrant, funny, and truly unusual array of characters and their stories.9781416566441BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Short Stories Illustrators: Chris Burnham Editors: Owen King,John McNally Format: Paperback Language: en |
Max Conquers The CosmosMark BoutonFive Star (ME)-2003-12-01220 pagesFormer F.B.I. agent Mark Bouton has used his years of experience chasing real-life criminals in writing Max Conquers the Cosmos. Max Austin, an ex-F.B.I. agent-turned-private investigator, is hired by an attorney whose client is accused of killing her rich husband. Vickie Jacobsen says a prowler shot her husband, Morrie, beside their pool with Morrie's own gun, but Max discovers enough clues to be suspicious. So he delves into business records, associates, and the autopsy report to determine the true story. The further Max goes, the more he finds out . . . and the more people start dying. Between crooked cops, gunplay, and stabbings, Max must move fast to prevent more sudden deaths . . . including his own. Mark Bouton lives in Carbondale, Kansas.9781594140723BookshelfCategories: Crime Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Max Austin Mystery, Vol. 1 |
Mrs FunnybonesTwinkle KhannaPenguin Books India-2015-08-18235 pagesGood morning, it’s 6 a.m. and I am wide awake because the man of the house has decided that he needs to perform a series of complex manoeuvres that involve him balancing on his left elbow. When I fell asleep last night, there was a baby lying next to me. Her smelly diaper is still wedged on my head but aside from this rather damp clue, I can't seem to find her anywhere. I could ask my mother-in-law if she has seen the baby, but she may just tell me that I need to fast on alternate Mondays, and God will deliver the baby back to me . . . Full of wit and delicious observations, Mrs Funnybones captures the life of the modern Indian woman—a woman who organizes dinner each evening, even as she goes to work all day, who runs her own life but has to listen to her Mummyji, who worries about her weight and the state of the country. Based on Twinkle Khanna’s super-hit column, Mrs Funnybones marks the debut of one of our funniest, most original voices.9780143424468BookshelfCategories: Prose: Non-fiction,Humour Format: Paperback Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 1: Original SinsJamie DelanoVertigo-2011-03-08304 pagesThe very first Hellblazer collection Original Sins is available in a new edition that includes John Constantine’s appearances in Swamp Thing. This is the first of a series of new Hellblazer editions starring Vertigo’s longest running antihero, John Constantine, England’s chain-smoking, low-rent magus. This first collection is a loosely connected series of tales of John’s early years where Constantine was at his best and at his worst, all at the same time.9781401230067BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Crime & Mystery Illustrators: John Ridgway Format: Paperback Language: en |
My Life in My WordsRabindranath TagorePenguin Books India-2010-01-01416 pagesMy Life In My Words by Rabindranath Tagore is a book that is the autobiography of one of India’s greatest literary figures ever. This book has been edited by Uma Das Gupta, who attempts to showcase the enormous contribution made by the author and thereby launch India on the international platform in literature. The book is also a reflection on himself by Tagore. My Life In My Words is an attempt by the authors to give a background of the Tagore family and the inspiration that the different achievers of his family managed to have on him, which made him one of India’s iconic personalities who has been an inspiration to billions of Indians. The book also portrays the low points in his life, which laid the background for some of his works. It further highlights Tagore’s contribution towards Education and reformation of societal values. The book also portrays the pinnacle he achieved in his literary career, his approach to politics and the synergy he tried to adapt between the Eastern and the Western worlds.9780143415350BookshelfCategories: Biography: General,Memoirs Format: Paperback Language: en |
A River EnchantedA NovelRebecca RossHarper Voyager-2022-02-01368 pages“With lush world building and lyrical prose, A River Enchanted feels like the echo of a folktale from a world right next to our own.” —Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf House of Earth and BloodmeetsThe Witch's Heartin Rebecca Ross’s brilliant first adult fantasy, set on the magical isle of Cadence where two childhood enemies must team up to discover why girls are going missing from their clan. Jack Tamerlaine hasn’t stepped foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the mainland university. But when young girls start disappearing from the isle, Jack is summoned home to help find them. Enchantments run deep on Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind, plaid shawls can be as strong as armor, and the smallest cut of a knife can instill fathomless fear. The capricious spirits that rule the isle by fire, water, earth, and wind find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home. Adaira, heiress of the east and Jack’s childhood enemy, knows the spirits only answer to a bard’s music, and she hopes Jack can draw them forth by song, enticing them to return the missing girls. As Jack and Adaira reluctantly work together, they find they make better allies than rivals as their partnership turns into something more. But with each passing song, it becomes apparent the trouble with the spirits is far more sinister than they first expected, and an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, threatening to undo t...9780063055988BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Fantasy / Dark Fantasy,FICTION/Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Elements of Cadence, Vol. 1 |
Murder on the Left BankCara BlackSoho Crime-2018-06-19288 pagesA confession fifty years in the making puts everyone’s favorite Parisdétéctive très chic, Aimée Leduc, on a collision course with the “Hand,” a cabal of corrupt Parisian cops among who masterminded her father's murder—and among whose ranks he might have once found membership. When a friend’s child is kidnapped while wearing her daughter’s hoodie, Aimée realizes that the case has crossed into the realm of the personal in more ways than one. A dying man drags his oxygen machine into the office of Éric Besson, a lawyer in Paris’s 13th arrondissement. The old man, an accountant, is carrying a dilapidated notebook full of meticulous investment records. For decades, he has been helping a cadre of dirty cops launder stolen money. The notebook contains his full confession—he’s waited 50 years to make it, and now it can’t wait another day. He is adamant that Besson get the notebook into the hands of La Proc, Paris’s chief prosecuting attorney, so the corruption can finally be brought to light. But en route to La Proc, Besson’s courier—his assistant and nephew—is murdered, and the notebook disappears. Grief-stricken Éric Besson tries to hire private investigator Aimée Leduc to find the notebook, but she is reluctant to get involved. Her father was a cop and was murdered by the same dirty syndicate the notebook implicates. She’s not sure which she’s more afraid of, the dangerous men who would kill for the notebook or the idea that her father’s name might be among the dirty cops lis...9781616959272BookshelfCategories: Crime,Women Sleuths,International Crime & Mystery Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: An Aimée Leduc Investigation, Vol. 18 |
Globalization, Technological Change, and Public EducationTorin MonahanRoutledge-2005-08-18213 pagesGlobalization, Technological Change, and Public Education documents the dramatic changes taking place in public education through the incorporation of new information technologies. These additions to the public school environment have generally been seen as enabling tools to help students and nations compete in the global marketplace. Yet a closer look at the interplay of technological change and organizational restructuring suggests the emergence of new, less promising power relations. Through detailed ethnographic research and interviews in the Los Angeles public school system, Torin Monahan reveals how, with few exceptions, these changes to the educational process are forcing both students and workers to adapt to systems that are ever more rigid and controlling.9780415951036BookshelfCategories: Anthropology,Teaching Resources & Education,Philosophy & Theory Of Education Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Fallen Star (Fallen Star, #1)Jessica SorensenCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform-2011-04-11449 pagesFor eighteen year-old Gemma, life has never been normal. Up until recently, she has been incapable of feeling emotion. And when she's around Alex, the gorgeous new guy at school, she can feel electricity that makes her skin buzz. Not to mention the monsters that haunt her nightmares have crossed over into real-life. But with Alex seeming to hate her and secrets popping up everywhere, Gemma's life is turning into a chaotic mess. Things that shouldn't be real suddenly seem to exist. And as her world falls apart, figuring out the secrets of her past becomes a matter of life and death.9781461052142BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Fantasy,Romance Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Chronicles of Narnia7 Books in 1 PaperbackC. S. LewisHarperCollins-2001-10-01768 pagesJourneys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil -- what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations. This edition presents all seven books -- unabridged -- in one impressive volume. The books are presented here according to Lewis' preferred order, each chapter graced with an illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. Deceptively simple and direct, The Chronicles of Narnia continue to captivate fans with adventures, characters, and truths that speak to readers of all ages, even fifty years after they were first published.9780066238500BookshelfCategories: JUVENILE FICTION/Classics,JUVENILE FICTION/Fantasy & Magic,JUVENILE FICTION/Legends, Myths, Fables / General Illustrators: Pauline Baynes Format: Paperback Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 11: Last Man StandingPaul JenkinsVertigo-2015-08-18336 pagesIn this new Hellblazer collection, John Constantine, while scouting for blackmail victims at an orgy, John finds himself accidentally summoning up sinister beings known as the Mendw, with terrible consequences for an anorexic girl and her abusive father. Plus, cattle mutiliations in Yorkshire hold no interest for Constantine until a nosy tabloid reporter chases him out of London. Once in the country, John discovers that one of the villagers is transforming into a werewolf, but this strange case of lycanthropy is only a portent of worse things to come... Collects HELLBLAZER #108-120.9781401255299BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Crime & Mystery Illustrators: Sean Phillips Format: Paperback Language: en |
Why Quark Rhymes with Pork: And Other Scientific DiversionsAnd Other Scientific DiversionsN. David MerminCambridge University Press-2016-01-13370 pagesA collection of offbeat, entertaining and primarily nontechnical essays on physics and those who practice it, from eminent theoretical physicist N. David Mermin. Bringing together for the first time all thirty of his columns published in Physics Today's Reference Frame series from 1988 to 2009, with updating commentary, this humorous and unusual volume includes thirteen other essays, many of them previously unpublished. Mermin's lively and penetrating writing illuminates a broad range of topics, from the implications of bad spelling in a major science journal, to the crises of science libraries and scientific periodicals, the folly of scientific prizes and honors, the agony of getting funding, and how to pronounce 'quark'. His witty observations and insightful anecdotes gleaned from a lifetime in science will entertain physicists at all levels, as well as anyone else interested in science or scientists at the turn of the twenty-first century.9781107024304BookshelfCategories: Science & Geography,Science: General Issues,Popular Science Format: Hardcover Language: en |
An Encyclopedia of TolkienThe History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien’s WorldDavid DayCanterbury Classics-2019-10-08544 pagesA comprehensive, illustrated guide to the history, lands, and inhabitants of Middle-earth. The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, and creatures—as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In this beautifully illustrated, leather-bound volume, best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants Middle-earth. Sections of this A-to-Z dictionary are devoted to discussion of the battles, history, beasts, and heroes of Tolkien’s stories, and are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. This comprehensive volume on Tolkien’s world also includes an appendix of three primary legends that served as sources for Tolkien’s creations—theVolsungasaga, theNibelungenlied, and Richard Wagner’sRing Cycle—and more than 200 black-and-white illustrations9781645170099BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Riven RockT.C. BoyleViking-1998-02-01480 pagesT. C. Boyle's seventh novel transforms two characters straight out of history into rich mythic figures whose tortured love story is as heartbreaking as it is hilarious. It is the dawn of the twentieth century when the beautiful, budding feminist Katherine Dexter falls in love with Stanley McCormick, son of a millionaire inventor. The two wed, but before the marriage is consummated, Stanley experiences a nervous breakdown and is diagnosed as a schizophrenic sex maniac. Locked up for the rest of his life at Riven Rock, the family's California mansion, Stanley is treated by a series of confident doctors determined to cure him. But his true salvation lies with Katherine who, throughout her career as a scientist and suffragette, continues a patient vigil from beyond the walls of Riven Rock, never losing hope that one day Stanley will be healed.Blending social history with some of the most deliciously dark humor ever written, Boyle employs his hallmark virtuoso prose to tell the story of America's age of innocence--and of a love affair that is as extraordinary as it is unforgettable.9780670878819BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Picture of Dorian GrayPicture Of Dorian Gray (barnes & Noble Flexibound Classics) (barnes & Noble Flexibound Editions) Wilde, OscarOscar WildeBarnes & noble, Inc.-2015-03-27214 pagesHorror hides behind an attractive face in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's tale of a notorious Victorian libertine and his life of evil excesses. Though Dorian's hedonistic indulgences leave no blemish on his ageless features, the painted portrait imbued with his soul proves a living catalogue of corruption, revealing in its every new line and lesion the manifold sins he has committed. Desperate to hide the physical evidence of his unregenerate spirit, Dorian will stop at nothing--not even murder--to keep his picture's existence a secret. A scandalous story when it was first published in 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray is acknowledged a landmark of literature today and a tale emblematic of its time. This volume is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive colored edging and an attract silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library. An incredibly handsome young man in Victorian England retains his youthful appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.9781435159587BookshelfCategories: Classics Format: Paperback Language: en |
Only the End of the World AgainP. Craig Russel,Neil GaimanDark Horse Books-2018-02-06152 pagesFrom the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman (American Gods), this fantasy story blends the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft and Roger Zelazny. This new edition of Only the End of the World Again features a brand new cover, in a new deluxe hardcover format; with bonus material including high res scans of the inks and layouts. The story features an adjustor, Lawrence Talbot who recently sets up shop in Innsmouth only to discover that the world may be ending and that the instrument of destruction is a werewolf.9781506706122BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Troy Nixey,Matthew Hollingsworth Format: Hardcover Language: en |
When the Killing's DoneA NovelT.C. BoyleViking-2011-02-22384 pagesFrom the bestselling author of The Women comes an action- packed adventure about endangered animals and those who protect them. Principally set on the wild and sparsely inhabited Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, T.C. Boyle's powerful new novel combines pulse-pounding adventure with a socially conscious, richly humane tale regarding the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist who is spearheading the efforts to save the island's endangered native creatures from invasive species like rats and feral pigs, which, in her view, must be eliminated. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a dreadlocked local businessman who, along with his lover, the folksinger Anise Reed, is fiercely opposed to the killing of any species whatsoever and will go to any lengths to subvert the plans of Alma and her colleagues. Their confrontation plays out in a series of escalating scenes in which these characters violently confront one another, and tempt the awesome destructive power of nature itself. Boyle deepens his story by going back in time to relate the harrowing tale of Alma's grandmother Beverly, who was the sole survivor of a 1946 shipwreck in the channel, as well as the tragic story of Anise's mother, Rita, who in the late 1970s lived and worked on a sheep ranch on Santa Cruz Island. In dramatizing this collision between protectors of the environment and animal rights' activists, Boyle is, i...9780670022328BookshelfCategories: Literary Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Good OmensThe Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, WitchNeil Gaiman,Terry PratchettWilliam Morrow-2006-03-01400 pagesThere is a distinct hint of Armageddon in the air. According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded, thankfully, in 1655, before she blew up her entire village and all its inhabitants, who had gathered to watch her burn), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, the Four Bikers of the Apocalypse are revving up their mighty hogs and hitting the road, and the world's last two remaining witch-finders are getting ready to fight the good fight, armed with awkwardly antiquated instructions and stick pins. Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. . . . Right. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon -- each of whom has lived among Earth's mortals for many millennia and has grown rather fond of the lifestyle -- are not particularly looking forward to the coming Rapture. If Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they've got to find and kill the Antichrist (which is a shame, as he's a really nice kid). There's just one glitch: someone seems to have misplaced him. . . . First published in 1990, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's brilliantly dark and screamingly funny take on humankind's final judgment is back -- and just in time -- in a new hardcover edition (which includes an introduction by the authors, comments by each about the other, and answers to some still-burning questi...9780060853969BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Fantasy / Humorous,FICTION/Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic,FICTION/Occult & Supernatural Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Men Of MathematicsEric Temple BellTouchstone /Simon & Schuster-2008-01-01590 pages9781416597612BookshelfCategories: Mathematicians Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Prelude to FoundationIsaac AsimovDoubleday-1988-04-01403 pagesThis daring story of humanity’s future introduces one of the great masterworks of science fiction: the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, bold ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of people to save civilization from a relentless tide of darkness and violence—beginning with one exceptional man. It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him fall—those whom he would destroy if only he could read the future. Hari Seldon has come to Trantor to deliver his paper on psychohistory, his remarkable theory of prediction. Little does the young Outworld mathematician know that he has already sealed his fate and the fate of humanity. For Hari possesses the prophetic power that makes him the most wanted man in the Empire . . . the man who holds the key to the future—an apocalyptic power to be known forever after as the Foundation.9780385233132BookshelfCategories: NON-CLASSIFIABLE Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Crossing to SafetyWallace StegnerModern Library-2002-04-09368 pagesIntroduction by Terry Tempest Williams Afterword by T. H. Watkins Called a “magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in The Washington Post Book World, Crossing to Safety has, since its publication in 1987, established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations of two couples who move between Vermont and Wisconsin, it is a work of quiet majesty, deep compassion, and powerful insight into the alchemy of friendship and marriage.9780375759314BookshelfCategories: Fiction Classics,Classics,Literary Format: Paperback Language: en |
Hellblazer Rise and Fall Book 1Tom Taylor,Darrick Robertson,Diego RodriguezDC Black LabelBookshelfLanguage: English |
Tom Sawyer AbroadMark TwainGrosset & Dunlap-1924-01-01210 pagesBookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time, #13)Wheel of Time Book 13Robert Jordan,Brandon SandersonTom Doherty Associates TOR Fantasy-2010-11-02863 pagesThe end draws near.... The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. The sun has begun to set upon the Third Age. Perrin Aybara is now hunted by specters from his past: Whitecloaks, a slayer of wolves, and the responsibilities of leadership. All the while, an unseen foe is slowly pulling a noose tight around his neck. To prevail, he must seek answers in Tel’aran’rhiod and find a way--at long last--to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it forever Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The creatures beyond the stone gateways--the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn--have confused him, taunted him, and left him hanged, his memory stuffed with bits and pieces of other men’s lives. He had hoped that his last confrontation with them would be the end of it, but the Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills. The time is coming when he will again have to dance with the Snakes and the Foxes, playing a game that cannot be won. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. This penultimate novel of Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling series--the second of three based on materials he left behind when he died in 2007--brings dramatic and compelling developments to many threads in the Pattern. The end draws near. Dovie’andi se tovya sagain. It’s time to toss the dice.9780765325945BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 13 |
Hellblazer: Rise and FallTom TaylorDC Comics-2021-04-27152 pagesWhat would you part with to avoid eternal damnation? At 12 years old, John Constantine and his friends try and fail to summon...something. Truth be told, they have no idea what they're doing on the riverbed on the outskirts of town. They're just messing with what they've been told not to mess with, and that's enough for John. Witness the adolescence of John Constantine, a rebellious and clueless kid who unwittingly unleashes a demon. A demon who haunts a nation 30 years later by selling the irredeemable one percent on a scam to get into heaven, one that causes evil men with angel wings to fall from the sky. Will John stop this demon from obtaining more empires and ruining the world as we know it? Will he be happy to let a few more rich bastards fall first, like a vindictive Robin Hood? Or will sacrifices need to be made?9781779504661BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Crime & Mystery,Supernatural Format: Hardcover Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 3: The Fear Machine (New Edition)Jamie DelanoVertigo-2012-06-26238 pagesIn THE FEAR MACHINE, John Constantine looks for a way to reconnect to humanity -- but how can such a man ever find inner peace? Constantine finds himself encamped with a new-age pagan group that's tapping into their own psychic abilities -- but a defense contractor is out to exploit their powers. Is the company's aim just political, or is it something much more sinister?This volume collects issues 14-22 of the original series.9781401235192BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Crime & Mystery Illustrators: Kent Williams,Dave McKean Format: Paperback Language: en |
JingoTerry PratchettCorgi-1999-01-19413 pagesA new land has surfaced and so have old feuds. And as two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch has got just a few hours to deal with a crime so big that there’s no law against it. It’s called “war.” He’s facing unpleasant foes who are out to get him . . .that’s just the people on his side. The enemy might even be worse. And his pocket Dis-organizer says he’s got “Die” under “Things to do today.9780552145985BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Fantasy,Humorous Format: Paperback Language: en |
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAn Authoritative Text, Contexts and Sources, CriticismMark TwainW.W. Norton & Company-1999-01-01416 pagesAn alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. This perennially popular Norton Critical Edition reprints for the first time the definitive Iowa-California text of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, complete with all original illustrations by Edward Windsor Kemble and John Harley. The text is accompanied by explanatory annotations. "Contexts and Sources" provides readers with a rich selection of documents related to the historical background, language, composition, sale, reception, and newly discovered first half of the manuscript of Mark Twain's greatest work. Included are letters on the writing of the novel, excerpts from the author's autobiography, samples of bad poetry that inspired his satire (including an effort by young Sam Clemens himself), a section on the censorship of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by schools and libraries over a hundred-year period, and commentary by David Carkeet on dialects of the book and by Earl F. Briden on its "racist" illustrations. In addition, this section reprints the full texts of both "Sociable Jimmy," upon which is based the controversial theory that Huck speaks in a "black voice," and "A True Story, Repeated Word for Word As I Heard It," the first significant attempt by Mark Twain to capture the speech of an African American in print. "Criticism" of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is divided into "Early Responses" (including the first negative review) and "Modern Views" by Victor A. Doyno, T. S. Eliot, Jane Smiley, Da...9780393966404BookshelfCategories: Classics Illustrators: E.W. Kemble,John Harley Editors: Thomas Cooley Format: Paperback Language: en |
Monsters of Men (Reissue with bonus short story)Chaos Walking: Book ThreePatrick NessCandlewick-2014-07-22643 pagesThe riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling covers — and a bonus short story in each book. “This is science fiction at its best, and is a singular fusion of brutality and idealism that is, at last, perfectly human.” —Booklist(starred review) As a world-ending war surges around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions. The indigenous Spackle, thinking and acting as one, have mobilized to avenge their murdered people. Ruthless human leaders prepare to defend their factions at all costs, even as a convoy of new settlers approaches. And as the ceaseless Noise lays all thoughts bare, the projected will of the few threatens to overwhelm the desperate desire of the many. The consequences of each action, each word, are unspeakably vast: To follow a tyrant or a terrorist? To save the life of the one you love most, or thousands of strangers? To believe in redemption, or assume it is lost? Becoming adults amid the turmoil, Todd and Viola question all they have known, racing through horror and outrage toward a shocking finale.9780763676193BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Dystopian,Science Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Chaos Walking, Vol. 3 |
The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)A Mistborn NovelBrandon SandersonTor Books-2016-01-26447 pagesFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds. The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.9780765378576BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Snuff(Discworld Novel 39)Terry PratchettDoubleday UK-2019-12-31512 pagesIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse.And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many, many bodies and an ancient crime more terrible than murder. He is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth, out of bacon sandwiches, occasionally snookered and out of his mind, but never out of guile. Where there is a crime there must be a finding, there must be a chase and there must be a punishment. They say that in the end all sins are forgiven. But not quite all...9780857526496BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Action & Adventure,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Iced (Regan Reilly Mysteries, #3)Carol Higgins ClarkGrand Central Publishing-1995-07-03272 pagesThe frontier spirit is alive and well in the old silver-mining town-turned-trendy resort of Aspen, Colorado, despite an influx of the rich and famous - and Regan Reilly. Regan has arrived with her mystery-writing mom and suave, funeral director father to spend the Christmas holidays on the slopes and visiting friends. Secretly, she wouldn't mind meeting a single man or two. She never expects to be rubbing shoulders, and maybe risking her neck, with varmints, desperadoes, or art thieves. Million-dollar paintings have been disappearing from elegant condos and chic chalets all over town. Suspicion immediately falls on a congenial ex-con caretaker named Eben Bean, who seems to have absconded with the loot. Worse, Regan not only knew and liked Eben, but also had helped him get his caretaking job. Now she may be the only person in town who believes he is innocent.9780446517645BookshelfCategories: Crime Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Regan Reilly Mysteries, Vol. 3 |
The Robots of DawnIsaac AsimovDoubleday-1983-01-01419 pagesBookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
The Final DiagnosisArthur HaileyDell-1985-12-01310 pagesA look at the workings of a modern day hospital through the lens of the pathologists department.9780440125082BookshelfCategories: NON-CLASSIFIABLE Format: Paperback Language: en |
Freedom StruggleBikash ChandraNational Book Trust-1994-01-01219 pages9788123702490BookshelfCategories: Asian History Format: Paperback Language: en |
DragonworldByron PreissiBooks-2000-04-01546 pagesSomewhere beyond the northern mists lies a land where dreams live and dragons are real. This is the tale of the twilight of the dragons, of two nations plunged into war by a tragic misunderstanding, of a shy dreamer's incredible voyage of peace to a long forgotten land where nightmares are born. . 'Until now, there have been only two real grandmasters of modern epic fantasy-J.R.R. Tolkien and Ann McCaffrey. With the team of Preiss and Reaves, there are three, and may they write and write and write?." -United Press International. You can share your thoughts about Dragonworld, and its authors, in the new ibooks virtual readers' group at www.ibooksinc.com.9780671039073BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Directive (Mike Ford, #2)Matthew QuirkLittle, Brown and Company-2014-05-27352 pagesA pulse-pounding thriller about two brothers, billions of dollars, and the heist of a lifetime by the author of the national bestseller The 500. After escaping the corrupt back rooms of Washington, DC, Mike Ford is again playing a dangerous game -- and this time the stakes are even higher. Mike's brother is in over his head in a powerful conspiracy to steal a secret worth billions from the rarely understood, vitally important trading desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Trying to bail his brother out, Mike quickly finds himself playing a dangerous game, trapped into planning the heist himself, forced to call on all the skills of his criminal past in order to escape. In this sharp, fast-paced sequel to The 500, Mike Ford again stars as the cunning and courageous former con man with a big heart, and Matthew Quirk confirms that he is one of the most exciting thriller writers at work today.9780316198646BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Adventure Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Mike Ford, Vol. 2 |
Eating WaspsEating WaspsAnita NairWestland Publications Limited-2018-01-01255 pagesIn a small town by the river Nila, a thirty-five year old writer kills herself. No one knows why. Fifty-two years later, an antique cupboard in a private resort opens to reveal a frightened child. And the mystery begins to unravel. From the bestselling author of Ladies Coupe comes an unusual new novel about the intensity – and consequences – of desire.9789387578722BookshelfCategories: Fiction-related Items Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)Book One of the Stormlight ArchiveBrandon SandersonTor Books-2010-08-311007 pagesI long for the days before the Last Desolation. The age before the Heralds abandoned us and the Knights Radiant turned against us. A time when there was still magic in the world and honor in the hearts of men. The world became ours, and yet we lost it. Victory proved to be the greatest test of all. Or was that victory illusory? Did our enemies come to recognize that the harder they fought, the fiercer our resistance? Fire and hammer will forge steel into a weapon, but if you abandon your sword, it eventually rusts away. There are four whom we watch. The first is the surgeon, forced to forsake healing to fight in the most brutal war of our time. The second is the assassin, a murderer who weeps as he kills. The third is the liar, a young woman who wears a scholar's mantle over the heart of a thief. The last is the prince, a warlord whose eyes have opened to the ancient past as his thirst for battle wanes. The world can change. Surgebinding and Shardwielding can return; the magics of ancient days become ours again. These four people are key. One of them may redeem us. And one of them will destroy us. From Brandon Sanderson-who completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time-comes The Stormlight Archive, an ambitious new fantasy epic in a unique, richly imagined setting. Roshar is a world relentlessly blasted by awesome tempests, where emotions take on physical form, and terrible secrets hide deep beneath the rocky landscape. Speak again the ancient oaths Life before death....9780765326355BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
AchesSneha PandeyWoven Words Publishers OPC Private Limited-2018-02-13170 pagesThe subtle aches of living, We walk over and again through time. The assuring ache of happiness, Cornering in one's eyes. The brutal ache of betrayal, Scratching through layers of insecurity. The grim hurt and hatred, With the chaos of love's insanity. The sorrow of being a strange soul With tears of loneliness. But in all ache, There is living. After every fall, There is an awakening. In the very darkness, There is a speck of light. Soul wrenching prose and poetry about true living through the coexistence of emotions and feelings in words and verses. A book about the lucid darkness of the soul and the light of hope and determination to conquer our own insecurities. Every poem speaks of pain in us. It is created to realize that there is pain, persistently in many people around us. And that, we don't suffer from it alone. We just have to know that the agony our heart bears now or did in the past has been felt by some other person too. ACHES is the Winner of Wattys’15, world’s largest online writing competition(Wattpad) with 75000 entries in 2015; it was one of two poetry books and one of the only two Indian writer’s books to win the award. It currently has 183000 unique reads on Wattpad. Also, the winner of YourstoryIndia’16, India’s largest and most inclusive digital writing competition. The competition was organized by The Global Education Platform and Wattpad and the three winners were chosen through an elaborate system in three stage.9789386897022BookshelfCategories: Poetry,Poetry By Individual Poets,Erotic Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 6: BloodlinesGarth EnnisVertigo-2013-09-03397 pagesIt's not often that John Constantine, the world's greatest magician, has been able to be content. Years in the making, his occult knowledge and shrewd judgment are hard-won and paid for in blood-his own, his friends', and that of innocent caught up in the never-ending arms race of would-be sorcerers chasing power. But after saving the world a few times and beating both the Devil and lung cancer, Constantine is finally starting to feel ahead of the game. However, between investigations of a grisly serial murderer and strategies against the Lord of Hell, John has no time to rest. Collects issues 47-50, 52-55 and 59-61 of the signature Vertigo series by PREACHER creator Garth Ennis.9781401240431BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Crime & Mystery Illustrators: William Simpson Various Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)Book Two of MistbornBrandon SandersonTor Books-2007-08-21590 pagesVin, the street urchin who has grown into the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and Elend Venture, the idealistic young nobleman who loves her, must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire. Three separate armies attack. As the siege tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.9780765316882BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
BirdsongA Novel of Love and WarSebastian FaulksVintage-1997-06-02496 pagesPublished to international critical and popular acclaim, this intensely romantic yet stunningly realistic novel spans three generations and the unimaginable gulf between the First World War and the present. As the young Englishman Stephen Wraysford passes through a tempestuous love affair with Isabelle Azaire in France and enters the dark, surreal world beneath the trenches of No Man's Land, Sebastian Faulks creates a world of fiction that is as tragic as A Farewell to Arms and as sensuous as The English Patient. Crafted from the ruins of war and the indestructibility of love, Birdsong is a novel that will be read and marveled at for years to come.9780679776819BookshelfCategories: Historical,20Th Century,Military Format: Paperback Language: en |
The ProphecyChris KuzneskiBerkley-2011-07-05496 pagesThe legendary Nostradamus predicted numerous world-changing events. But his most important prophecies remained hidden. After discovering a message written in a series of codes and ancient languages a young woman is prompted to seek out former Special Forces Operatives Jonathan Payne and David Jones for help. Unfortunately, their meeting is interrupted by an assassin whose only mission is to kill all who know of the secret message. Pursued across two continents, Payne and Jones must locate this sacred text from the past that could change the future.9780425242056BookshelfCategories: Literary Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Payne & Jones, Vol. 5 |
BecomingMichelle ObamaCrown-2018-11-13448 pagesAn intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER • WATCH THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm...9781524763138BookshelfCategories: Biography & Memoir,Personal Memoirs,Women Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Fortune's RocksA NovelAnita ShreveBack Bay Books-2001-01-02453 pagesThis magnificent novel transports readers to the world of a prominent Boston family summering on the New Hampshire coast, and to the social orbit of a spirited young woman who falls into a passionate, illicit affair with an older man, with cataclysmic results. The Fortune Rock's Quartet collects four of Anita Shreve's most beloved novels-Fortune's Rocks, The Pilot's Wife, Sea Glass, and Body Surfing-for the first time. The novels highlight Shreve's ability to illuminate women's lives across different eras and share a delightful detail: they are all set in the same coastal New England home, one that has inspired Shreve for over a decade. Any house with age to it can tell a million stories about the families who have lived there, and Shreve has been quoted as saying, ''You could base an entire life's work on the people who come in and out of a house.'' Fortune's Rocks depicts a spirited young woman at the turn of the 20th century who falls into a passionate, illicit affair with an older man. In Sea Glass, a young couple's new marriage is rocked to the core by the 1929 stock market crash. The Pilot's Wife brings us to the present day, where Kathryn is unprepared her for the late-night knock that lets her know her husband has been killed in a plane crash. Sydney, the heroine of Body Surfing has already been once divorced and once widowed by the age of 29, and finds the fragile existence she has rebuilt for herself threatened when two brothers vie for her affections. "There...9780316678100BookshelfCategories: Romance,Historical Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Fortune's Rocks, Vol. 1 |
I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld, #38)Discworld Hardback LibraryTerry PratchettDoubleday-2021-09-23432 pages*The fourth book in the incredible Tiffany Aching series. Now in a brand-new gift edition, part of the Discworld Hardback Library!* 'Writing at the height of his powers . . . [Terry Pratchett] makes us laugh a lot.' The Sunday Times As the witch of the Chalk, Tiffany Aching performs the distinctly unglamorous work of caring for the needy. But someone - or something - is inciting fear, generating dark thoughts and angry murmurs against witches. Tiffany must find the source of unrest and defeat the evil at its root. Aided by the tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men, Tiffany faces a dire challenge, for if she falls, the whole Chalk falls with her . . .9780857536082BookshelfCategories: Adventure,Science Fiction,Fantasy Illustrators: Paul Kidby Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Their Eyes Were Watching GodA NovelZora Neale HurstonAmistad-2013-03-01264 pagesWith a Foreword by Edwidge Danticat and an Afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A true literary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published—perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature.9780060838676BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Literary,FICTION/Classics,FICTION/African American / Historical Format: Paperback Language: en |
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Scribner Classics)HemingwayCharles Scribner's Sons-1968-01-01480 pagesIn 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight," For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In his portrayal of Jordan's love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo's last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms.M9780684102399BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Norse MythologyNeil GaimanBloomsbury Publishing PLC-2018-03-06282 pagesIntroducing an instant classic—master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki, the son of giants, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. From Gaiman’s deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.9781408891957BookshelfCategories: Fantasy,Myth & Legend Told As Fiction,Traditional Format: Paperback Language: en |
The History of Middle-earth, Part TwoChristopher Tolkien,J.R.R. TolkienHoughton Mifflin Harcourt-2020-10-062032 pagesThis new hardcover edition brings together volumes VI–IX of The History of Middle-earth—The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring, and Sauron Defeated—into one volume. Together these books give a fascinating and complete account of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, and provide the reader with numerous additional scenes, together with rare maps and illustrations, which never made it into the final book, including the epilogue in its entirety. J.R.R. Tolkien is famous the world over for his unique literary creation, exemplified in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. What is less well known, however, is that he also produced a vast amount of further material that greatly expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, Sauron. It was to this enormous task of literary construction that Tolkien’s youngest son and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to produce the monumental and endlessly fascinating series of twelve volumes, The History of Middle-earth.9780358381723BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Classics,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Sandman Vol. 8: World's End 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-05-28168 pagesThe #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. In Worlds' End, wayfarers from throughout time, myth and imagination seek shelter from the fury of a reality storm in the welcoming halls of a mysterious inn. As they wait out the tempest raging around them, the travelers share stories of the places they have been, the things they have seen...and those that they have dreamed. Collects The Sandman #51-56.9781401289591BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Bryan Talbot Format: Paperback Language: en |
Back When We Were GrownupsAnne TylerKnopf-2001-05-01288 pages"Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person." So Anne Tyler opens this irresistible new novel. The woman is Rebecca Davitch, a fifty-three-year-old grandmother. Is she an impostor in her own life? she asks herself. Is it indeed her own life? Or is it someone else’s? On the surface, Beck, as she is known to the Davitch clan, is outgoing, joyous, a natural celebrator. Giving parties is, after all, her vocation—something she slipped into even before finishing college, when Joe Davitch spotted her at an engagement party in his family’s crumbling nineteenth-century Baltimore row house, where giving parties was the family business. What caught his fancy was that she seemed to be having such a wonderful time. Soon this large-spirited older man, a divorcé with three little girls, swept her into his orbit, and before she knew it she was embracing his extended family plus a child of their own, and hosting endless parties in the ornate, high-ceilinged rooms of The Open Arms. Now, some thirty years later, after presiding over a disastrous family picnic, Rebecca is caught un-awares by the question of who she really is. How she answers it—how she tries to recover her girlhood self, that dignified grownup she had once been—is the story told in this beguiling, funny, and deeply moving novel. As always with Anne Tyler’s novels, once we enter her world it is hard to leave. But in Back When We Were Grownups she so sharpens our perception...9780375412530BookshelfCategories: Literary,Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Secret (The Secret, #1)Rhonda ByrneAtria Books-2006-01-01199 pagesThe Secret’s 10th Anniversary Edition includes a new foreword by Rhonda Byrne, and 10 of the most life-changing insights she’s had over the last 10 years of practicing and living The Secret every day. The 10 insights alone will accelerate your understanding and mastery of the law of attraction.9781582701707BookshelfCategories: Advice On Careers & Achieving Success,Popular Psychology,Mind, Body, Spirit: Thought & Practice Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Secret, Vol. 1 |
PhD Chapter 4: Academic Stimulus PackageThe Fourth Piled Higher & Deeper Comic Strip CollectionJorge ChamNot Avail-2009-01-01182 pagesThe fourth collection of the popular comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper, which chronicles life (or the lack thereof) in academia. Includes the popular strip series Quantum Gradnamics, ANOVA: Analysis of Value, Seminar Bingo and many more. Whether you managed to escape academia, are struggling through it, or are thinking of applying to it, this smart comic strip will have you laughing all the way.9780972169547BookshelfCategories: Cartoons & Comic Strips Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Piled Higher and Deeper, Vol. 4 |
CirceMadeline MillerLittle, Brown and Company-2018-04-10393 pagesIn the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.9780316556347BookshelfCategories: Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
EragonInheritance, Book IChristopher PaoliniKnopf Books for Young Readers-2003-08-26528 pagesDon’t miss the latest book from the author ofEragon,The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia! Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, theNew York Timesbestselling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold over 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save—or destroy—the Empire. “An authentic work of great talent.”—The New York Times Book Review “Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious debut.”—People “Unusual, powerful, fresh, and fluid.”—Booklist, Starred “An auspicious beginning to both career and series.” —Publishers Weekly A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Book Sense Bestseller9780375826689BookshelfCategories: Action & Adventure,Epic,Fantasy & Magical Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Inheritance Cycle, Vol. 1 |
Blue AngelA NovelFrancine ProseHarper-2000-03-22320 pagesIt has been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since any of his students have shown promise. Enter Angela Argo, a pierced, tattooed student with a rare talent for writing. Angela is just the thing Swenson needs. And, better yet, she wants his help. But, as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. . . . Deliciously risqué, Blue Angel is a withering take on today's academic mores and a scathing tale that vividly shows what can happen when academic politics collides with political correctness.9780060195410BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Reading Lolita in TehranA Memoir in BooksAzar NafisiRandom House Trade Paperbacks-2003-12-30384 pagesEvery Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi’s living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.9780812971064BookshelfCategories: Biography & Memoir,Women,Women's Studies Format: Paperback Language: en |
Sacre BleuA Comedy d'ArtChristopher MooreWilliam Morrow Paperbacks-2012-10-01432 pagesIn July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield and shot himself. Or did he? Vincent’s friends, baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, have their doubts. Now they’re determined to answer the questions surrounding van Gogh’s untimely death—like who was the crooked little “color man” Vincent claimed was stalking him across France . . . and why had the painter recently become deathly afraid of a certain shade of blue? Ooh la la, quelle surprise, and zut alors, what follows is a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late-nineteenth-century Paris, as the one, the only, Christopher Moore cooks up a delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history . . . with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measure.9780061779756BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Humorous / General,FICTION/Historical,FICTION/Mystery & Detective / General Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Way of Kings Volume 2Brandon Sanderson2020-12-019781938570230BookshelfLanguage: en |
Lucifer Omnibus Vol. 2 (The Sandman Universe Classics)Mike CareyVertigo-2020-11-031040 pagesFrom the pages of The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, the Fallen One continues his own epic journey in the final installment of the omnibus collections featuring Mike Carey's acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated series. The Fallen One continues his epic journey in this second omnibus collection featuring Mike Carey's acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated series. Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his throne and abandoned his kingdom, and filled his days supervising the business at Lux, Los Angeles's most elite piano bar. After agreeing to complete a task assigned by the Creator Himself, Lucifer's retirement became a thing of the past. The Lord of Hell must team up with unexpected allies in order to not only fulfill the task sent by the Creator, but to stop the universes from collapsing and destroying all creation. The Devil's hands have been idle long enough. Collects Lucifer issues #36-75.9781779505644BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9)Book Nine of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Fantasy-2000-11-07668 pagesRand is on the run with Min, and in Cairhein, Cadsuane is trying to figure out where he is headed. Rand's destination is, in fact, one she has never considered. Mazrim Taim, leader of the Black Tower, is revealed to be a liar. But what is he up to? Faile, with the Aiel Maidens, Bain and Chiad, and her companions, Queen Alliandre and Morgase, is prisoner of Savanna's sept. Perrin is desperately searching for Faile. With Elyas Machera, Berelain, the Prophet and a very mixed "army" of disparate forces, he is moving through country rife with bandits and roving Seanchan. The Forsaken are ever more present, and united, and the man called Slayer stalks Tel'aran'rhiod and the wolfdream. In Ebou Dar, the Seanchan princess known as Daughter of the Nine Moons arrives--and Mat, who had been recuperating in the Tarasin Palace, is introduced to her. Will the marriage that has been foretold come about? There are neither beginnings or endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it is a beginning....9780312864255BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 9 |
Sea PrayerKhaled HosseiniRiverhead Books-2018-09-1848 pagesNEW YORK TIMES bestseller An illustrated book on the refugee crisis that will break your heart in under 48 pages, from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner,A Thousand Splendid Suns, andAnd the Mountains Echoed.A meaningful read to gift this holiday season. "Intensely moving. . .Powerfully evocative of the plight in which displaced populations find themselves."– Kirkus, STARRED Review "Hosseini's story, aimed at readers of all ages, does not dwell on nightmarish fates; instead, its emotional power flows from the love of a father for his son."– Publishers Weekly, STARRED BOX Review A short, powerful, illustrated book written by beloved novelist Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city's swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone. Impelled to write this story by the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed upon the beach in Turkey in September 2015, Hosseini hopes to pay tribute to the millions of families, like Kurdi's, who have been splintered and forced from home by war and persecution, and he will donate author proceeds from this book to the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and T...9780525539094BookshelfCategories: Literary,Political Format: Hardcover Language: en |
SkywardBrandon SandersonDelacorte Press-2018-11-06528 pagesA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future. Spensa's world has been under attack for decades. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's--a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa's chances of attending flight school at slim to none. No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars. Praise for Skyward: A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications...Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop, highflying opener, and readers will too."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast...[and] as the pulse-pounding story intensifies and reveals its secrets, a cliffhanger ending sets things up f...9780375977831BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Dystopian,Action & Adventure Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Skyward, Vol. 1 |
The TwitsRoald DahlPuffin Books-1991-04-0196 pagesHow do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.9780140346404BookshelfCategories: Middle Grade Books,Juvenile Fiction Illustrators: Quentin Blake Format: Paperback Language: en |
ShadowmancerG P TaylorFaber & Faber-2003-10-07320 pagesObadiah Demurral is a sorcerer who is seeking to control the highest power in the universe. He will stop at nothing. The only people in his way are Raphael, Kate, Thomas - and the mysterious Jacob Crane. Their tortured struggles lead them to a dramatic climax in the gothic church of St Mary's.9780571220465BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Fantasy,Middle Grade Books Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Shadowmancer, Vol. 1 |
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)Suzanne CollinsScholastic Inc.-2009-09-01374 pagesWINNING MEANS FAME AND FORTUNE. LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH. THE HUNGER GAMES HAVE BEGUN. . . . In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and once girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.9780439023528BookshelfCategories: General Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Hunger Games, Vol. 1 |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 7: Tainted LoveGarth EnnisVertigo-2014-01-07320 pagesJohn Constatine celebrates his fortieth birthday alongside his friends and loved ones, including Swamp Thing and Zatanna, and the love of his life, Kit. However, things never burn bright too long for John Constantine, and he soons finds himself at his lowest point ever. Drunk and homeless, John must pull himself together if he is going to survive against the King of the Vampires, who comes looking for his blood. Collects HELLBLAZER #62-71, HELLBLAZER SPECIAL #1, and VERTIGO JAM #1.9781401243036BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Fantasy Illustrators: Steve Dillon Format: Paperback Language: en |
KaikeyiA NovelVaishnavi PatelRedhook-2022-04-26432 pages"Patel’s mesmerizing debut shines a brilliant light on the vilified queen from the Ramayana….This easily earns its place on shelves alongside Madeline Miller’s Circe." –Publishers Weekly (starred review) “I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good it did me.” So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. With this power, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat, and most favored queen, determined to carve a better world for herself and the women around her. But as the evil from her childhood stories threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. And Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak—and what legacy she intends to leave behind. A stunning ...9780759557338BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Myth & Legend Told As Fiction,Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
John Constantine, Hellblazer Vol. 9: Critical MassPaul Jenkins,Eddie CampbellVertigo-2014-10-21328 pagesIn " Warped Notions," written by Eddie Campbell, Constantine is drawn into a web of time travel and terror when he's accosted by the ghost of Sir Francis Dashwood, the founder of the Hellfire Club. Dashwood needs Constantine's help to avert a disaster that could threaten the very fabric of reality. Then, Paul Jenkins begins his HELLBLAZER run with "Dreamtime"! John Constantine plunges deep into an arcane landscape where a powerful entity known as the Rainbow Serpent intends to punish man's treatment of the environment by clearing the earth of all animal life. Collects HELLBLAZER #84-96.9781401250720BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Horror,Fantasy Illustrators: Sean Phillips Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Ocean at the End of the LaneA NovelNeil GaimanWilliam Morrow Paperbacks-2014-06-01208 pagesA middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. He hasn't thought of Lettie in decades, and yet as he sits by the pond (a pond that she'd claimed was an ocean) behind the ramshackle old farmhouse where she once lived, the unremembered past comes flooding back. And it is a past too strange, too frightening, too dangerous to have happened to anyone, let alone a small boy. A groundbreaking work as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out.9780062255662BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Magical Realism,FICTION/Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology,FICTION/Literary Format: Paperback Language: en |
ديوان ابي نواسAbu Nawas,Karam al-Bustaniدار صادر-2001-01-01448 pages9789953130361BookshelfCategories: Arabic poetry Language: ar |
Sandman: Overture 30th Anniversary EditionNeil GaimanVertigo-2019-10-15224 pagesA #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story! Neil Gaiman's The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. This 30th Anniversary edition of The Sandman Vol. 0: Overture is a lush, epic look at The Sandman's origin story. One of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time, Neil Gaiman's award-winning masterpiece The Sandman set the standard for mature, lyrical fantasy in the modern comics era. Illustrated by an exemplary selection of the medium's most gifted artists, the series is a rich blend of modern and ancient mythology in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven. Overture brings Gaiman's mesmerizing saga of the Sandman full circle, serving as both a prequel and a coda to the groundbreaking original series. Lushly illustrated by acclaimed artist J.H. Williams III, this stunning tale follows the King of Dreams as he travels across the universe--and into realms unbounded by time and space--on a fateful mission to prevent all of reality from unraveling. THE SANDMAN LIBRARY: OVERTURE PRELUDES & NOCTURNES THE DOLL'S HOUSE DREAM COUNTRY SEASON OF MISTS A GAME OF YOU FABLES & REFLECTIONS BRIEF LIVES WORLDS' END THE KINDLY ONES THE WAKE ENDLESS NIGHTS THE DREAM HUNTERS9781401294526BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Superheroes (See Also Fiction - Superheroes) Illustrators: III J.H. Williams Format: Paperback Language: en |
Touch Me & SayJatin PathakPustak Mahal9788122311983BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Good Left UndoneA NovelAdriana TrigianiDutton-2022-04-26448 pagesFrom Adriana Trigiani, “a master of visual and palpable detail” (The Washington Post), comes a lush, immersive novel about three generations of Tuscan artisans with one remarkable secret. Epic in scope and resplendent with the glorious themes of identity and belonging, The Good Left Undone unfolds in breathtaking turns. Matelda, the Cabrelli family’s matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own mother’s great love story: with her childhood friend, Silvio, and with dashing Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars, the father Matelda never knew. . . . In the halcyon past, Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime Liverpool—where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause—as Domenica experiences love, loss, and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later, her daughter, Matelda, and her granddaughter, Anina, face the same big questions about life and their family’s legacy, while Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time, and the two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the family to shocking revelations and, ultimately, redemption.9780593183328BookshelfCategories: Women's Fiction,World War II,Sagas Format: Hardcover Language: en |
A Treasury of Best-Loved Fairy TalesVariousFall River Press-2017-01-01744 pagesOnce upon a time... These words are a magic incantation that opens doors to a fantastic realm - home to fairy godmothers, beautiful princesses, wicked witches, princes charming (ad not so charming), evil stepmothers, fearsome ogres, fearless giant-killers, talking animals, forlorn maidens, and young men with heroic spirits. These are the characters who bring fairy tales to life and who for centuries have made them some of the best-known and most-loved tales told around the world. A Treasure of Best-Loved Fairy tales brings together in one volume 101 of the most popular fairy and folk tales ever told. Drawn from the works of Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Jorgen Moe, and from such classic compilations as Tales of the Arabian Nights and the fairy books of Andrew Lang, these stories feature characters whose adventures are the most enchanting and entertaining to be immortalized in fairy tale form: the Little Mermaid, Sinbad the Sailor, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Aladdin, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Ugly Duckling, Rumpelstiltskin, and Ali Baba. For anyone who has ever wanted to fight a dragon, outsmart a band of cutthroat thieves, woo a handsome prince or beautiful princess, or rise by one's wits to become the ruler of a kingdom, these stories are your passport to a world where a simple exercise of imagination can make them all happen.9781435164949BookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en |
The Autobiography of Alice B. ToklasMs Gertrude SteinImportant Books-2013-09-20178 pagesThe Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was written in 1933 by Gertrude Stein in the guise of an autobiography authored by Alice B. Toklas, who was her lover. It is a fascinating insight into the art scene in Paris as the couple were friends with Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. They begin the war years in England but return to France, volunteering for the American Fund for the French Wounded, driving around France, helping the wounded and homeless. After the war Gertrude has an argument with T. S. Eliot after he finds one of her writings inappropriate. They become friends with Sherwood Anderson and Ernest Hemingway. It was written to make money and was indeed a commercial success. However, it attracted criticism, especially from those who appeared in the book and didn't like the way they were depicted.9788087888346BookshelfCategories: Biography: General,Biography: Arts & Entertainment,Biography: Literary Format: Paperback Language: en |
Arms from the SeaA NovelRich ShaperoTooFar Media-2016-04-01195 pagesA young sculptor from the State of Salt swallows a poison pill that transports him to a watery heaven, whose monstrous, seductive creator reveals to him what it might mean to redeem a desolate world.9780971880177BookshelfCategories: American fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Penguin Classics Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainPenguin Classic-2003-01-28416 pagesMark Twain's witty, satirical tale of childhood rebellion against hypocritical adult authority, the Penguin Classics edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is edited with a critical introduction by Peter Coveney.Mark Twain's story of a boy's journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken, abusive 'Pap' and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Beneath the exploits, however, are more serious undercurrents - of slavery, adult control and, above all, of Huck's struggle between his instinctive goodness and the corrupt values of society which threaten his deep and enduring friendship with Jim. Based on the first edition of 1884, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn includes a chronology and list of further reading by Richard Maxwell. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) trained as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi river; 'Mark Twain', a phrase used on riverboats to indicate that the water is two fathoms deep, became the pseudonym by which he was best known. After the Civil War, Twain turned to journalism, publishing his first short story in 1865. Dubbed 'the father of American literature' by William Faulkner, Twain led a colourful life of travelling, bankruptcy and great literary success. If you enjoyed T...9780141439648BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Classics Editors: Peter Coveney Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Ask and the Answer (Reissue with bonus short story)Chaos Walking: Book TwoPatrick NessCandlewick-2014-07-22553 pagesThe riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers—and a bonus short story in each book. “Grim and beautifully written. . . . Superb. . . . This is among the best YA science fiction novels of the year.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Reaching the end of their flight in The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them to New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: Todd to prison, and Viola to a house of healing where her wounds are treated. Soon Viola is swept into the ruthless activities of the Answer, while Todd faces impossible choices when forced to join the mayor’s oppressive new regime. In alternating narratives the two struggle to reconcile their own dubious actions with their deepest beliefs. Torn by confusion and compromise, suspicion and betrayal, can their trust in each other possibly survive?9780763676179BookshelfCategories: Fiction,Dystopian,Science Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Chaos Walking, Vol. 2 |
The HaciendaIsabel CañasBerkley-2022-05-03352 pagesMexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches... During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security that his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined. When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo’s sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz’s fears—but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark the doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano? Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will save her. Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andrés, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andrés will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and protect the woman for whom he feels a powerful, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness. Far fr...9780593436691BookshelfCategories: Gothic & Horror,Gothic,Paranormal Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Dragon Reborn (Wheel of Time, #3)Book Three of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Books-2012-07-03608 pagesThe Dragon Reborn is book three of The Wheel of Time®, Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling fantasy series. This edition features cover art by Donato Giancola. The art, which originally debuted on the e-book, will grace bookstores for the first time on this handsome trade paperback edition.9780765334350BookshelfCategories: Fantasy Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Wheel of Time, Vol. 3 |
The Poisonwood BibleA NovelBarbara KingsolverHarper Perennial Modern Classics-2008-06-01576 pagesThe Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it—from garden seeds to Scripture—is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.9780061577079BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Literary,FICTION/Sagas,FICTION/Family Life Format: Paperback Language: en |
Neil Gaiman's Likely StoriesNeil Gaiman,Mark BuckinghamDark Horse Books-2018-10-1680 pagesFromNew York Timesbest-selling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner-award winning creator Mark Buckingham comes a graphic novel anthology of four essential fantasy stories. These dark and imaginative tales feature an odd and subtly linked world of bizarre venereal diseases, a creepy old woman who feasts on raw meat, a man obsessed with a skin model from a magazine, and a story within a story about ghosts. You wont want to miss this collection featuring comic adaptations of the short stories: Looking for the Girl, Foreign Parts, Closing Time, and Feeders and Eaters from the Hugo, Eisner, Newbery, Harvey, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning author Neil Gaiman!9781506705309BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Fantasy,Horror Illustrators: Mark Buckingham,Chris Blythe Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The OdysseyThe Odyssey: (barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Flexi Edition) (barnes & Noble Flexibound Editions)HomerBarnes & Noble-2016-09-07296 pages'Muse, tell me of a man: a man of much resource, who was made to wander far and long, after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. Many were the men whose lands he saw and came to know their thinking: many too the miseries at sea, which he suffered in his heart, as he sought to win his own life and the safety of his companions.' Recounting the epic journey home of Odysseus from the Trojan War, The Odyssey - alongside its sister poem The Iliad - stands as the well-spring of Western Civilisation and culture, an inspiration to poets, writers and thinkers for thousands of years since. This authoritative prose translation by Martin Hammond brings Homer's great poem of homecoming to life as Odysseus battles through such familiar dangers as the cave of the Cyclops, the call of the Sirens and his hostile reception back in his native land of Ithaca.9781435163102BookshelfCategories: Poetry By Individual Poets Format: Paperback Language: en |
Jonathan Livingston Seagulla storyRichard BachAvon Books-1993-06-21128 pagesThe extraordinary experience shared by over a million hardcover readers!9780380012862BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Photographers: Russell Munson Format: Paperback Language: en |
Lucia, LuciaA NovelAdriana TrigianiRandom House-2003-07-08272 pagesSet in the glittering, vibrant New York City of 1950, Lucia, Lucia is the enthralling story of a passionate, determined young woman whose decision to follow her heart changes her life forever. Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is ripe with opportunities for talented girls with ambition, and Lucia becomes an apprentice to an up-and-coming designer at chic B. Altman’s department store on Fifth Avenue. Engaged to her childhood sweetheart, the steadfast Dante DeMartino, Lucia is torn when she meets a handsome stranger who promises a life of uptown luxury that career girls like her only read about in the society pages. Forced to choose between duty to her family and her own dreams, Lucia finds herself in the midst of a sizzling scandal in which secrets are revealed, her beloved career is jeopardized, and the Sartoris’ honor is tested. Lucia is surrounded by richly drawn New York characters, including her best friend, the quick-witted fashion protégé Ruth Kaspian; their boss, Delmarr, B. Altman’s head designer and glamorous man-about-town; her devoted brothers, Roberto, Orlando, Angelo, and Exodus, self-appointed protectors of the jewel of the family; and her doting father, Antonio. Filled with the warmth and humor that have earned Adriana Trigiani hundreds of thousands of devoted readers with her Big Stone Gap trilogy, Lucia, Lucia also bursts with a New York sensibility that show...9781400060054BookshelfCategories: Women's Fiction,Sagas,Women Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated EditionJ.R.R. TolkienMariner Books-2021-11-021248 pagesJ.R.R. Tolkien’s grand masterwork in a new hardcover illustrated with the art created by Tolkien himself as he envisioned Middle-earth A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. From Sauron’s fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, his power spread far and wide. Sauron gathered all the Great Rings to him, but always he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. When Bilbo reached his eleventy-first birthday he disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. This new edition is illustrated with J.R.R. Tolkien’s own artwork, created as he wrote the original text.9780358653035BookshelfCategories: Classic Literature & Fiction,Mythology & Folk Tales,Epic Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
American Gods / Anansi Boys (American Gods, #1-2)Neil GaimanHarperCollins-2016-11-26724 pagesAmerican Gods: Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Travelling home, he encounters the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break... Anansi Boys: Fat Charlie Nancy is not having a good week. His estranged father recently dropped dead on a karaoke stage and has left him with much more than just the embarrassment he felt about his dad. Because, you see, Charlie has just discovered that his dad wasn't just any dad. He was Anansi the trickster spider-god. Anansi is the spirit of rebellion, able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and even baffle the devil. No wonder Fat Charlie's life is about to be turned upside down...9780062561473BookshelfCategories: Anansi (Legendary character) Format: Hardcover Language: en |
A Wrinkle in Time TrilogyMadeleine L'engleFarrar, Straus and Giroux-2015-01-01664 pagesFifty years ago, Madeleine L’Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and their friend Calvin O’Keefe. Now their first three adventures are together in one volume. In the Newbery Award winner A Wrinkle in Time, the children learn that Mr. Murry has been captured by the Dark Thing, and they must time travel to Camazotz to save him. In A Wind in the Door, Meg, Calvin and Mr. Jenkins (their grade school principal) must travel inside C.W. and battle to save Charles’s life—as well as the balance of the universe. And in A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Meg’s brother Charles Wallace has twenty-four hours to stop the tragedy of nuclear war from occurring. Read the iconic novels that continue to inspire millions of fans around the world.This edition of the first three novels in the Wrinkle in Time series is a distinguished new addition to Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features an elegant bonded-leather binding, distinctive gilt edging, decorative endpapers, and a colorful satin-ribbon bookmark. Collectible and durable, these volumes should be the cornerstones of every home library.9780374303228BookshelfFormat: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Time Quintet, Vol. 1 |
The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 1: Science. Bad.Science bad. 1Jonathan HickmanImage Comics-2012-08-22144 pagesWhat if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? A collection of the coolest new series of the year into one super science package. Collecting: The Manhattan Projects 1-59781607066088BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels, Anime & Manga,Graphic Novels Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Manhattan Projects, Vol. 1 |
WatchmenAlan MooreDC Comics-1995-04-01416 pagesA New York Times Best Seller! This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin. One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has been studied on college campuses across the nation and is considered a gateway title, leading readers to other graphic novels such as V FOR VENDETTA, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and THE SANDMAN series.9780930289232BookshelfCategories: Graphic Novels & Manga,Superheroes (See Also Fiction - Superheroes) Illustrators: Dave Gibbons Format: Paperback Language: en |
Let the Great World SpinA NovelColum McCannRandom House Trade Paperbacks-2009-11-30400 pagesNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • Colum McCann’s beloved novel inspired by Philippe Petit’s daring high-wire stunt, which is also depicted in the filmThe Walkstarring Joseph Gordon-Levitt In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in bestselling novelist Colum McCann’s stunningly intricate portrait of a city and its people. Let the Great World Spin is the critically acclaimed author’s most ambitious novel yet: a dazzlingly rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s. Corrigan, a radical young Irish monk, struggles with his own demons as he lives among the prostitutes in the middle of the burning Bronx. A group of mothers gather in a Park Avenue apartment to mourn their sons who died in Vietnam, only to discover just how much divides them even in grief. A young artist finds herself at the scene of a hit-and-run that sends her own life careening sideways. Tillie, a thirty-eight-year-old grandmother, turns tricks alongside her teenage daughter, determined not only to take care of her family but to prove her own worth. Elegantly weaving together these and other seemingly disparate lives, McCann’s powerful allegory comes alive in the unf...9780812973990BookshelfCategories: Literary,Urban,Family Life Format: Paperback Language: en |
All the Light We Cannot SeeA NovelAnthony DoerrScribner-2014-05-06531 pagesAn alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.9781476746586BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1)Chelsea AbdullahOrbit-2022-05-17480 pagesNeither here nor there, but long ago… Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn. With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artifact. Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer from Loulie’s past. And, in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie will discover that everything—her enemy, her magic, even her own past—is not what it seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality. Inspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights,The Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince, and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a legendary, magical lamp.9780316368766BookshelfCategories: Fantasy,Myth & Legend Told As Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
IvanhoeDoor Walter ScottThe Heritage Press471 pagesBookshelfLanguage: English |
I, ClaudiusRobert GravesVintage-1989-10-23480 pagesConsidered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the Mad Caligula to become emperor in 41 A.D. A masterpiece.9780679724773BookshelfCategories: Literary,Historical,Classics Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Little BookSelden EdwardsDutton-2008-08-14416 pagesA marvelous debut novel about love and basketball, time travel and rock'n'roll. Thirty years in the writing, Selden Edwards' dazzling first novel is an irresistible triumph of the imagination. Wheeler Burden-banking heir, philosopher, student of history, legend's son, rock idol, writer, lover, recluse, half-Jew, and Harvard baseball hero-one day finds himself wandering not in his hometown of San Francisco in 1988 but in a city and time he knows mysteriously well: Vienna, 1897. Before long, Wheeler acquires a mentor in Sigmund Freud, a bitter rival, a powerful crush on a luminous young woman, and encounters everyone from an eight-year-old Adolf Hitler to Mark Twain as well as the young members of his own family. Solving the riddle of Wheeler's dislocation in time will ultimately reveal nothing short of one eccentric family's unrivaled impact upon the course of human history. Edwards brilliantly weaves romance, art, sci-fi, history, and culture in this unforgettable debut novel. A great YA read for those looking for a true adventure!9780525950615BookshelfCategories: Historical Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, #10)Book Ten of 'The Wheel of Time'Robert JordanTor Books-2003-01-07704 pagesIn the tenth book of The Wheel of Time from the New York Times #1 bestselling author Robert Jordan, the world and the characters stand at a crossroads, and the world approaches twilight, when the power of the Shadow grows stronger. Fleeing from Ebou Dar with the kidnapped Daughter of the Nine Moons, whom he is fated to marry, Mat Cauthon learns that he can neither keep her nor let her go, not in safety for either of them, for both the Shadow and the might of the Seanchan Empire are in deadly pursuit. Perrin Aybara seeks to free his wife, Faile, a captive of the Shaido, but his only hope may be an alliance with the enemy. Can he remain true to his friend Rand and to himself? For his love of Faile, Perrin is willing to sell his soul. At Tar Valon, Egwene al'Vere, the young Amyrlin of the rebel Aes Sedai, lays siege to the heart of Aes Sedai power, but she must win quickly, with as little bloodshed as possible, for unless the Aes Sedai are reunited, only the male Asha'man will remain to defend the world against the Dark One, and nothing can hold the Asha'man themselves back from total power except the Aes Sedai and a unified White Tower. In Andor, Elayne Trakland fights for the Lion Throne that is hers by right, but enemies and Darkfriends surround her, plotting her destruction. If she fails, Andor may fall to the Shadow, and the Dragon Reborn with it. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn himself, has cleansed the Dark One's taint from the male half of the True Source, and ev...9780312864590BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Schindler's ListThomas KeneallyAtria Books-1993-12-01400 pagesSchindler's List recreates the true story of Oskar Schindler, the Czech-born southern German industrialist who risked his life to save over 1,100 of his Jewish factory workers from the death camps in Nazi-occupied Poland. Thomas Keneally's "documentary novel," based on the recollections of the Schindlerjuden (Schindler's Jews), Schindler himself, and other witnesses, is told in a series of snapshot stories. It recounts the lives of the flamboyant profiteer and womanizer Schindler; Schindler's long-suffering wife, Emilie; the brutal SS (Nazi secret service) commandant Amon Goeth; Schindler's quietly courageous factory manager, Itzhak Stern; and dozens of other Jews who underwent the horrors of the Nazi machinery. At the center of the story, though, are the actions and ambitions of Schindler, who comes to Kraków, Poland, seeking his fortune and ends up outwitting the SS to protect his Jewish employees. It is the story of Schindler's unlikely heroism and of one man's attempt to do good in the midst of outrageous evil. The book explores the complex nature of virtue, the importance of individual human life, the role of witnesses to the Holocaust and the attention to rules and details that sustained the Nazi system of terror.9780671880316BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Historical Fiction,Judaism Format: Paperback Language: en |
AirframeMichael CrichtonKnopf-1996-11-27352 pagesThree passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane. . . . At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner bound from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. AIRFRAME is nonstop reading: the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that has been a Crichton landmark since The Andromeda Strain.9780679446484BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Time Traveler's WifeAudrey NiffeneggerHarvest-2009-01-01546 pagesA most untraditional love story, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who involuntarily travels through time, and Clare Abshire, and artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love. (back cover)9780156029438BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction,Fantasy,Romance Format: Paperback Language: en |
Brandon Sanderson's White Sand Vol. 1Brandon Sanderson,Rik HoskinDynamite Entertainment-2016-06-29160 pagesA brand new saga of magic and adventure by #1 New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson! On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss -- a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own.9781606908884BookshelfCategories: Comics & Graphic Novels Language: en |
Innocent (Kindle County, #8)InnocentScott TurowGrand Central Publishing-2011-05-10406 pagesMore than twenty years after Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto went head-to-head in the shattering murder trial in Presumed Innocent, the men are pitted against each other once again in a riveting psychological match. Now over sixty years old and the chief judge of an appellate court, Sabich has found his wife, Barbara, dead under mysterious circumstances. Molto accuses him of murder for the second time, setting into motion a trial that is vintage Turow - the courtroom at its most taut and explosive.9780446562416BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Thrillers,Political & Legal Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Kindle County Legal Thriller, Vol. 8 |
No Greater Love: The Lives and Times of Hispanic SoldiersThe Lives and Times of Hispanic SoldiersFreddie Valenzuela,Jason LemonsOvation Books-2008-07-21133 pagesIn March 2003, Major General Freddie Valenzuela presided over the funeral of the first casualty of the Iraq War. The young soldier was not yet a citizen of the United States, and General Valenzuela wondered what motivated him and many others like him to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. No Greater Love answers this question and many more concerning the dedication of our servicemen and women, specifically Hispanic soldiers, in the U.S. military.9780979027581BookshelfCategories: Biography: General,Biography: Historical, Political & Military,Warfare & Defence Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Rithmatist (The Rithmatist, #1)Brandon SandersonTor Teen-2014-05-13383 pagesThe Rithmatist, Brandon Sanderson's New York Times bestselling epic teen adventure is now available in paperback. More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against the Wild Chalklings. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles. As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing—kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood. Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery—one that will change Rithmatics—and their world—forever. A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 20139780765338440BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction Illustrators: Ben McSweeney Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Rithmatist, Vol. 1 |
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueV E SchwabTor Books-2020-10-06448 pagesA Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.9780765387561BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
The Copper Scroll (The Last Jihad, #4)Joel C. RosenbergTyndale House Publishers-2007-04-01368 pagesOn June 1, 1956, the New York Times broke a story that captured the imagination of the world. Another Dead Sea Scroll had been found, describing unimaginable treasures buried in the hills east of Jerusalem and under the holy city itself. But the scroll's code had to be broken, and experts from all sides warned that any effort by Israel to rebuild the Temple with the treasure would undoubtedly trigger a war of biblical proportions.Fifty years later, the world is about to be shocked again. New York Times best-selling author Joel C. Rosenberg takes you on his most exciting and heart-pounding ride yet—as a new democratic Iraq rises, so, too, a new evil, and White House advisors Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy find themselves facing a terrifying threat triggered by an ancient mystery. “Rosenberg has become one of the most entertaining and thought-provoking novelists of our day. Regardless of your political views, you've got to read this stuff.” —Rush Limbaugh, New York Times best-selling author9781414303475BookshelfCategories: Thrillers,Religious & Spiritual Fiction,Christian Life & Practice Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: The Last Jihad, Vol. 4 |
Hell's Foundations Quiver (Safehold, #8)David WeberTor Books-2015-10-13784 pagesTURNING OF THE TIDE Centuries ago, the human race fought its first great war against an alien race—and lost. A tiny population of human beings fled to distant Safehold. Centuries later, their descendants have forgotten their history; for them, life has been an eternal Middle Ages, ruled by the Church of God Awaiting, whose secret purpose is to prevent the reemergence of industrial civilization. But not all of Safehold's founders were on board with this plan. Those dissidents left behind their own secret legacies. One of those is Merlyn Athrawes, cybernetic avatar of one of Earth's longdead defenders, now reawakened after a thousand years to restart human progress and reclaim our place in the universe. Merlyn has intervened in the small Safeholdian realm of Charis, seeding it with ideas and innovations and helping it to rise to challenge the hegemony of the Church. It's been a long and bloody fight, but aided by a stream of inventions—breechloading rifles, signal rockets, claymore mines, new approaches to manufacturing and supply—Charis and its few allies seem to have finally gained the upper hand. Now major realms have begun to consider switching sides. To all these ends, Merlyn Athrawes has been everywhere, under multiple disguises and wielding hidden powers. The secret of who and what he is has been closely held. But a new player has arrived, one who knows many secrets—including Merlyn's own.9780765321879BookshelfCategories: Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en Series/Volume: Safehold, Vol. 8 |
Obama: The Historic Presidency of Barack Obama - Updated EditionThe Historic Presidency of Barack Obama - 2,920, Revised Legacy Edition DaysMark GreenbergSterling-2020-10-06224 pagesA vibrant celebration of President Obama, this stunning commemorative book provides a valuable record of his historical presidency and the years since he left office. It has now been more than two years since Barack Obama concluded his historic two-term presidency. Through stunning images by White House photographers and others, as well as notable essays and quotes from a broad spectrum of people, this updated edition of Obama looks back at the President’s journey—from his remarkable victory, to his significant milestones and final days in office, to his life after the White House. Obama features rare and previously unseen photographs, along with iconic images and newspaper front pages. It also features dramatic pictures—including the iconic shot from the situation room as the president and his staff watched the live unfolding of the Osama bin Laden raid; day-to-day images of Obama in his roles as world leader, policymaker, commander in chief, and father. There are lighthearted photos from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, late-night television appearances, and moments with the entire Obama family. Sixteen additional pages follow President Obama in recent years campaigning for Democratic candidates, engaging in philanthropic work, and traveling the world. The expanded volume updates the status of many of Obama’s groundbreaking achievements, such as the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”), the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate accord, EPA protections, transgend...9781454937821BookshelfCategories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military,Political Leaders & Leadership Format: Hardcover Language: en |
MarchGeraldine BrooksPenguin Books-2006-01-31320 pagesWinner of the Pulitzer Prize--a powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, from the author of The Secret Chord. From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). With "pitch-perfect writing" (USA Today), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in the Civil War. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time, March secures Geraldine Brooks's place as a renowned author of historical fiction.9780143036661BookshelfCategories: Historical,Literary,Classics Format: Paperback Language: en |
A Brief History of Seven KillingsA NovelMarlon JamesRiverhead Books-2014-10-02704 pagesWinner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Books of the Decade One of the Top 10 Books of 2014 – Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times A “thrilling, ambitious . . . intense” (Los Angeles Times) novel that explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the late 1970s, from the author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf In A Brief History of Seven Killings, Marlon James combines brilliant storytelling with his unrivaled skills of characterization and meticulous eye for detail to forge an enthralling novel of dazzling ambition and scope. On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert to ease political tensions in Kingston, seven gunmen stormed the singer’s house, machine guns blazing. The attack wounded Marley, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Little was officially released about the gunmen, but much has been whispered, gossiped and sung about in the streets of West Kingston. Rumors abound regarding the assassins’ fates, and there are suspicions that the attack was politically motivated. A Brief History of Seven Killings delves deep into that dangerous and unstable time in Jamaica’s history and beyond. James deftly chronicles the lives of a host of unforgettable characters – gunmen, drug dealers, one-night stands, CIA agents, even ghosts – over the course of thirty years as they roam the streets of 1970s Kingston, dominate the crack h...9781594486005BookshelfCategories: Literary,Historical,Cultural Heritage Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Hooking UpTom WolfeFarrar Strauss & Giroux-3pl-2000-10-31293 pagesOnly yesterday boys and girls spoke of embracing and kissing (necking) as getting to first base. Second base was deep kissing, plus groping and fondling this and that. Third base was oral sex. Home plate was going all the way. That was yesterday. Here in the Year 2000 we can forget about necking. Today's girls and boys have never heard of anything that dainty. Today first base is deep kissing, now known as tonsil hockey, plus groping and fondling this and that. Second base is oral sex. Third base is going all the way. Home plate is being introduced by name. And how rarely our hooked-up boys and girls are introduced by name!-as Tom Wolfe has discovered from a survey of girls' File-o-Fax diaries, to cite but one of Hooking Up's displays of his famed reporting prowess. Wolfe ranges from coast to coast chronicling everything from the sexual manners and mores of teenagers... to fundamental changes in the way human beings now regard themselves thanks to the hot new field of genetics and neuroscience. . . to the inner workings of television's magazine-show sting operations. Printed here in its entirety is "Ambush at Fort Bragg," a novella about sting TV in which Wolfe prefigured with eerie accuracy three cases of scandal and betrayal that would soon explode in the press. A second piece of fiction, "U. R. Here," the story of a New York artist who triumphs precisely because of his total lack of talent, gives us a case history preparing us for Wolfe's forecast ("My Three Stooges,"...9780374103828BookshelfCategories: Literary Essays,Literary Studies: General,Contemporary Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Project Hail Mary (Signed Edition)A NovelAndy WeirBallantine Books-2021-05-04496 pages9780593356548BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Action & Adventure,Hard Science Fiction Format: Hardcover Language: en |
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseEric HodginsAcademy Chicago Publishers-1999-01-01239 pagesThe classic tale of leaving the city and building a house in the country, only to find country life isn't so simple. But it is hilarious.Mr. Blandings, a successful New York advertising executive, and his wife want to escape the confines of their tiny midtown apartment. They design the perfect home in the idyllic country, but soon they are beset by construction troubles, temperamental workmen, skyrocketing bills, threatening lawyers, and difficult neighbors. Mr. Blandings' dream house soon threatens to be the nightmare that undoes him. This internationally bestselling book by Eric Hodgins is illustrated by William Steig and was made into a film starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy.9780897332453BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction Illustrators: William Steig Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: Blandings, Vol. 1 |
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1)Sarah J. MaasBloomsbury-2020-06-02272 pagesIn this companion tale to the bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Feyre, Rhys and their friends are working to rebuild the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond after the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated – scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court. Sarah J. Maas is a global #1 bestselling author. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself.9781526617187BookshelfCategories: Young adult fiction Format: Paperback Language: en Series/Volume: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Vol. 3 |
The Big Book of Science FictionJeff VandermeerVintage-2016-07-121216 pagesQuite possibly the greatest science fiction collection of all time—past, present, and future! What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the pope were a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions from H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia E. Butler, and Kurt Vonnegut, alongside a century of the eccentrics, rebels, and visionaries who have inspired generations of readers. Within its pages, you’ll find beloved worlds of space opera, hard SF, cyberpunk, the New Wave, and more. Learn about the secret history of science fiction, from titans of literature who also wrote SF to less well-known authors from more than twenty-five countries, some never before translated into English. In The Big Book of Science Fiction, literary power couple Ann and Jeff VanderMeer transport readers from Mars to Mechanopolis, planet Earth to parts unknown. Immerse yourself in the genre that predicted electric cars, space tourism, and smartphones. Sit back, buckle up, and dial in the coordinates, as this stellar anthology has got worlds within worlds. Including: · Legendary tales from Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin · An unearthed sci-fi story from W. E. B. Du Bois · The first publication of the work of cybernetic visionary David R. Bunch in twenty years · A rare and brilliant novella by Chinese international sensation Cixin Liu Plus: · Aliens! · Space battles! · Robots! · Technolog...9781101910092BookshelfCategories: Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Science Fiction,Anthologies (multiple authors) Editors: Jeff VanderMeer,Ann Vandermeer Format: Paperback Language: en |
The Art of Racing in the RainA NovelGarth SteinHarper Paperbacks-2009-06-01336 pagesNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNER MEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMAN The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein—a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it. “Splendid.” —People “The perfect book for anyone who knows that compassion isn’t only for humans, and that the relationship between two souls who are meant for each other never really comes to an end. Every now and then I’m lucky enough to read a novel I can’t stop thinking about: this is one of them.” —Jodi Picoult “It’s impossible not to love Enzo.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune “This old soul of a dog has much to teach us about being human. I loved this book.” —Sara Gruen9780061537967BookshelfCategories: FICTION/Literary,FICTION/Family Life Format: Paperback Language: en |
The History of Middle-earth, Part OneChristopher Tolkien,J.R.R. TolkienHoughton Mifflin Harcourt-2020-10-061920 pagesThis new hardcover edition brings together the first five volumes of The History of Middle-earth—The Book of Lost Tales, Parts 1 and 2, The Lays of Beleriand,The Shaping of Middle-earth, and The Lost Road—into one volume. J.R.R. Tolkien is famous the world over for his unique literary creation, exemplified in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. What is less well known, however, is that he also produced a vast amount of further material that greatly expands upon the mythology and numerous stories of Middle-earth, and which gives added life to the thousand-year war between the Elves and the evil spirit Morgoth, and his terrifying lieutenant, Sauron. It was to this enormous task of literary construction that Tolkien’s youngest son and literary heir, Christopher, applied himself to produce the monumental and endlessly fascinating series of twelve volumes, The History of Middle-earth.9780358381716BookshelfCategories: Contemporary Fiction,Classics,Fantasy Format: Hardcover Language: en |
We Have No IdeaA Guide to the Unknown UniverseDaniel Whiteson,Jorge ChamRiverhead Books-2018-05-08368 pagesPrepare to learn everything we still don’t know about our strange and mysterious universe Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore —there are huge yawning voids in our basic notions of how the world works. PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson have teamed up to explore everything we don't know about the universe: the enormous holes in our knowledge of the cosmos. Armed with their popular infographics, cartoons, and unusually entertaining and lucid explanations of science, they give us the best answers currently available for a lot of questions that are still perplexing scientists, including: * Why does the universe have a speed limit? * Why aren't we all made of antimatter? * What (or who) is attacking Earth with tiny, superfast particles? * What is dark matter, and why does it keep ignoring us? It turns out the universe is full of weird things that don't make any sense. But Cham and Whiteson make a compelling case that the questions we can't answer are as interesting as the ones we can. This fully illustrated introduction to the biggest mysteries in physics also helpfully demystifies many complicated things we do know about, from quarks and neutrinos to gravitational waves and exploding black holes. With equal doses of humor and delight, Cham and Whiteson invite us to see the universe as a possibly boundless expanse of uncharted territory that's still ours to explore.9780735211520BookshelfCategories: Science,Physics,Cosmology Format: Paperback Language: en |
Alloy Of LawA Mistborn NovelBrandon Sanderson,Rafael Martín TrecheraDragonsteel Entertainment, LLC-1970-01-019781938570285BookshelfCategories: Imaginary Places,Magic,Fiction Language: en |
Peony: A Novel of ChinaA Novel of ChinaPearl S. BuckOpen Road Media-2012-08-21339 pagesYoung Peony is sold into a rich Chinese household as a bondmaid -- an awkward role in which she is more than a servant, but less than a daughter. As she grows into a lovely, provocative young woman, Peony falls in love with the family's only son. However, tradition forbids them to wed. How she resolves her love for him and her devotion to her adoptive family unfolds in this profound tale, based on true events in China over a century ago. Contains a map detailing Jewish migration and a timeline. This is the story of a culture within a culture. The conflict between the two cultures comes out as a love affair develops between two young people. Peony is classic Pearl Buck showing not only the conflict of the new and old ways but the difficulty in a society where there was no discrimination against the Jews.9781453263532BookshelfCategories: Fiction Format: Ebook Language: en |
Home from the HillResources, Economies, and DemographicsWilliam HumphreyLSU Press-1996-04-01320 pagesTwelve years after Hannah Hunnicutt was committed to a Dallas asylum, her body is brought home to northeast Texas to be buried alongside those of her husband and son. Etched on all three gravestones is the same date of death: May 28, 1939. Home from the Hill is the story of that tragic day and the dramatic events leading up to it. The biggest landowner in the county, Captain Wade Hunnicutt was a charismatic war hero whose legendary hunting skills extended to the wives of his friends and neighbors. Humiliated by her husband’s philandering, Hannah grew to despise Captain Wade but was too proud to ask for a divorce; instead, she devoted herself to her only child. Torn between his mother’s adoration and an overwhelming need to win his father’s approval, Theron tried to become his own man. And he might have succeeded if he hadn’t fallen in love with the beautiful and innocent Libby Halstead.9780807120675BookshelfCategories: Literary Studies: General,Contemporary Fiction Format: Paperback Language: en |