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The Rock of Rintoul: The way up is the way down.
ISBN: 9781494867089 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE ROCK OF RINTOUL tells the 5th episode in the Crispin series. In the summer of 1933 two challenges send young Crispin (now eleven) and his seven companions into the hill country and forests of Skarpingdin. They go to rescue the remaining Stern family from the menace of the Stealth Ravens, and to assist Crispin in taking his marvelous umbrella to the Rock of Rintoul to be restored, since it had been burnt and twisted at the climax of RAVENS AND MOTORCYCLES. Riding out on their hill ponies, following the Rintoul Track, they have no idea what lies in store for them.
THE ROCK OF RINTOUL tells the 5th episode in the Crispin series. In the summer of 1933 two challenges send young Crispin (now eleven) and his seven co...
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Kingdom Come, CA
ISBN: 9781496036049 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When unexplainable things happen, is it coincidence or supernatural? What is real and what is imagined? In this mystery novel tinged with magic realism, "Kingdom Come, CA," author Judy Strick paints a compelling world in a deeply satisfying work of literary fiction that leaves readers questioning everything from their own responses and interactions to the very way they define reality. Kirkus Reviews writes, "In her debut, Strick successfully writes with the confidence of a seasoned author... A clear new voice offering a startling, memorable debut." In this compelling story, reclusive... When unexplainable things happen, is it coincidence or supernatural? What is real and what is imagined? In this mystery novel tinged with magic rea... |
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60,49 |
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Flicking Boogers in the Wind
ISBN: 9781500519858 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jonathan Bricklin's debut novel is astounding for its intellectual playfulness and verbal ingenuity, and for the exuberant voice of Willy Nilly, the young hero of this unexpected adventure. Telepathy, Tetherball, Turtles, Politics, Pirates, Lemonade, Cryogenics, Waterslides and Holograms are some of the ingredients in this madcap frenzy of metaphorical escapism. If Raymond Chandler and Tom Robbins adopted a baby it might grow up to write a book like this.
Jonathan Bricklin's debut novel is astounding for its intellectual playfulness and verbal ingenuity, and for the exuberant voice of Willy Nilly, the y...
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49,79 |
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The Augurer
ISBN: 9781500554866 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In an old Victorian home at the very end of the Nineteenth Century, Professor Gustav Wainscott is performing a bizarre medical experiment on a mysterious boy. Meanwhile in a religious fervor, riotous mobs, fearful about the end of the civilized world, are destroying and burning down towns and villages. But there are other troubles as well. An insensitive banker conveys bad news to the Wainscott family that their family residence will be repossessed. This dark and surreal comedy is a strange tale about family secrets, love, madness, lust and fear. In the end, no one suspects that the strange...
In an old Victorian home at the very end of the Nineteenth Century, Professor Gustav Wainscott is performing a bizarre medical experiment on a mysteri...
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44,34 |
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Daughters of Babylon
ISBN: 9781909636088 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ""Sometimes, the only way to the future is through the present of someone else's past.""
Confused? So is Silvina Kestral when she agrees to clear out the house of an eccentric dead actress amidst the ruins of a medieval priory in the French Pyrenees. Speaking of confusion, who were the Daughters of Babylon, and what does a tall dark stranger in the attic have to do with Creation's mightiest secrets? To find out, you'd have to ask either a Mexican cane cutter with a party of witches and a sense of rhyme, or a 19-year-old, badly married queen named Eleanor of Aquitaine. Problem is,... ""Sometimes, the only way to the future is through the present of someone else's past.""
Confused? So is Silvina Kestral when she agrees to clear... |
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52,46 |
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Emegen of the Faerie
ISBN: 9781499168600 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is the time of Caesar Augustus. Britaine has rebelled against the Roman Empire by refusing to pay tribute. Bewitching the King, his new wife is resolved to make futile war with the Romans as part of her scheme to usurp the throne. She has also imprisoned the changeling Princess Emegen and banished the valiant knight Leonatus. All hope for Britaine's survival is lost Borrowing from Shakespeare's epic Cymbeline, Emegen of the Faerie combines the Bard's history, romance, tragedy (plus a little added fantasy) to make a provocative story of virtue in the face of overwhelming darkness--an...
It is the time of Caesar Augustus. Britaine has rebelled against the Roman Empire by refusing to pay tribute. Bewitching the King, his new wife is res...
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39,87 |
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Bright Light for My Soul
ISBN: 9781500553418 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fala lives in a sorority house, but not as one of the girls. Fala is the Sorority House Mother. There are lots of things for First Nations Fala to learn in a sorority house. But Fala has a few ideas-of-her-own she wants to teach to the zombies, ahem, girls, too
Fala lives in a sorority house, but not as one of the girls. Fala is the Sorority House Mother. There are lots of things for First Nations Fala to lea...
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21,71 |
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Summerlands
ISBN: 9781500566456 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When the Summerlands Carnival comes to the town of Elkston, Arthur is mired in memories of his past concerning the woman he loved and lost in a tragic incident as they pursued their passion. An easement to his pain, Arthur befriends young Ted, taking him under his wing as an apprentice in photojournalism. As their friendship deepens, Arthur's life is revealed to Ted, in particular, the events surrounding Abagail, Arthur's lost love. Strange phenomena center around photographs of Abagail, and the happenings at the traveling Carnival affect Ted in a way he never could have imagined, causing him...
When the Summerlands Carnival comes to the town of Elkston, Arthur is mired in memories of his past concerning the woman he loved and lost in a tragic...
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36,28 |
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The Captain's Chronology: The nine lives of an extraordinary cat
ISBN: 9780993812224 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Saved from drowning and imbued with wisdom and voice by the life-saving breath of a magical druid in the year 60, the cat called the Captain sets out on nine life journeys that straddle two thousand years of human history... Re-born in the year 900, the Captain is adopted by a troupe of travelling minstrels. To their astonishment he speaks to them and together they devise a ventriloquist act. It is such a success that they are commanded to perform at the Saxon court, but little do they know what the cost to them may be... A crusader has a dream of a magical tree and sets out on a quest to...
Saved from drowning and imbued with wisdom and voice by the life-saving breath of a magical druid in the year 60, the cat called the Captain sets out ...
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40,31 |
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Me & Him
ISBN: 9781499301328 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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39,34 |
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Amar adentro
ISBN: 9781500716325 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. En este libro el mar es el protagonista principal, el mas silencioso y definitivo. Sus olas se despedazan dentro de unos pequenos ojos de nino, su motor lo arrulla, el mar salpica sus narraciones pues hay gotas de agua salada tras sus negras palabras. Con textos poeticos, Yahir Duran, oriundo del puerto de Topolobampo, recrea sus anos de infancia en narraciones donde retrata a su anorado puerto. En Amar adentro, Yahir revive alguna indiscrecion, alguna imprecision novelada, eso se puede contar porque existe en el recuerdo, siempre caprichoso y abierto a posibilidades de transformar o...
En este libro el mar es el protagonista principal, el mas silencioso y definitivo. Sus olas se despedazan dentro de unos pequenos ojos de nino, su mot...
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32,25 |
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The Magic of Life - Volume 2
ISBN: 9781500724467 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Magic of Life is a transformational story of the inhabitants of an island called "Isles" in an undefined location possibly in the Pacific Ocean. The island has two distinct and separate communities that are completely unaware of one another apart from the secret few with access to both areas. This book is based on many intimate stories of transformation, spiritual interactions, healing, excitement, personal and technical achievement, and most of all, the overall story of life that starts with devastating circumstances and through many thrilling events, ends up with a magical twist that...
The Magic of Life is a transformational story of the inhabitants of an island called "Isles" in an undefined location possibly in the Pacific Ocean. T...
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Rutina rota: y otros entuertos
ISBN: 9781499787535 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. En la tarde circulo una hoja suelta con fondo amarillo. Alguien habia dejado el bloque de papeles sobre la piedra de la loma al pie del mango, antes de la llegada de los vientos del este. Como bandada de palomas, calleron sobre el pueblo de veintiocho calles. Al rato, se conocio el contenido anonimo. Luego, las puertas de las casas se cerraron. Aun no oscurecia. El silencio hubiera sido absoluto de no ser por el zumbido del viento y el aullido asmatico de un perro. "Palomas amarillas""
En la tarde circulo una hoja suelta con fondo amarillo. Alguien habia dejado el bloque de papeles sobre la piedra de la loma al pie del mango, antes d...
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Silencio de Corchea: Cartas desde la locura
ISBN: 9781500518448 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A raiz de su divorcio, una mujer de treinta y tantos anos recibe una instruccion de su psiquiatra: debe contarle su vida en cartas. "Y entre una y otra se dilata, como gota de miel que cae sobre dulce pan de centeno, un silencio de corchea.""
A raiz de su divorcio, una mujer de treinta y tantos anos recibe una instruccion de su psiquiatra: debe contarle su vida en cartas. "Y entre una y otr...
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28,20 |
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This Plague of Days, Season 3: The Final Season
ISBN: 9781927607237 / Angielski / Miękka / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,66 |
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Mikawadizi Storms
ISBN: 9781500121396 / Angielski / Miękka / 436 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Freelance journalist Evie Arnold agrees to cover the emerging conflict between mining magnate Clive Gready, who plans to dig an open-pit mine in the Mikawadizi hills, and La Roche Verte Indian Nation, who intend to stop him. As she watches and records, the conflict spirals from serious to severe to ominous. and finally explodes into an epic battle between good and evil. Mikawadizi Storms casts bold characters into conflicts bristling with magic and smoldering with contradictory world views.
Freelance journalist Evie Arnold agrees to cover the emerging conflict between mining magnate Clive Gready, who plans to dig an open-pit mine in the M...
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Life Without The Liar
ISBN: 9781500734381 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A beautiful African princess is kidnapped and sold into slavery. With the spirits of her homeland beside her, she makes the best of life in the New World.
A handsome French plantation-owner's son is sent away from France in disgrace. With innocent curiosity and an open mind, he finds a new home and true love. An anxious Parisian schoolgirl tastes freedom for the first time. With wide-eyed trust and gratitude, she treads the certain road to doom. The king of the estate believes he can free his people from the scars of slavery. With the fire of vengeance in his heart, he obeys the... A beautiful African princess is kidnapped and sold into slavery. With the spirits of her homeland beside her, she makes the best of life in the New Wo...
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64,52 |
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Tales From The Zodiac
ISBN: 9781502493828 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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28,05 |
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Pornocto y Rosirupta (Dos almas en el mundo del Nada Importa)
ISBN: 9781502576866 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pornocto y Rosirupta son dos jovenes que no casualmente llegan a la misma ciudad en forma separada. Se conocen y se enamoran. No han recibido las influencias de nuestra sociedad. Ellos llegan de un planeta desconocido en el que existen 2 valores primordiales: la estupidez y la ignorancia. El lector conocera el comportamiento en la Tierra de estos dos seres que no han recibido sus influencias. Vivira junto con ellos su falta de capacidad para resolver problemas y podra sorprenderse al comprobar la forma en que estos se resuelven solos debido a la casi incapacidad (a veces pareciera que ambos...
Pornocto y Rosirupta son dos jovenes que no casualmente llegan a la misma ciudad en forma separada. Se conocen y se enamoran. No han recibido las infl...
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40,35 |
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The King of Pacoima
ISBN: 9780991599905 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the late 1960's, Mike and Bobby, two young brothers, move across country, from east to west with their single parent mother. When she re-marries, for a brief moment in time, all is well. But soon, their new step-father, who they call The King, brings darkness into their otherwise bright young lives. When it becomes increasingly obvious that Bobby's life is in danger, older brother Mike concocts a plan called The Big Idea. Their only weapon against the abusive hopelessness they face is their boundless imaginations. With the faith and hope that only children can wield, they highly modify...
In the late 1960's, Mike and Bobby, two young brothers, move across country, from east to west with their single parent mother. When she re-marries, f...
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