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  1. Russ Meyer, cult hero, creator of the sexploitation film, and the man the Wall Street Journal called the King Leer of Hollywood, made movies that filled the big screen with “big bosoms and square jaws.” In the first candid and fiendishly researched account of the late cinematic instigator’s life, Jimmy McDonough shows us how Russ Meyer used that formula to turn his own crazed fantasies into movies that made him a millionaire and changed the face of American film forever. This former WWII combat photographer immortalized his personal sexual obsession upon the silver screen, creating box-office gold with The Immoral Mr. Teas in 1959. The modest little film pushed all preexisting limits of on-screen nudity, and with its success, the floodgates of what was permitted to be shown on film were thrust open, never to be closed again. Russ Meyer ignited a true revolution in filmmaking, breaking all sex, nudity, and violence taboos. In a career that spanned more than forty years, Meyer created a body of work that has influenced a legion of filmmakers, fashionistas, comic book artists, rock bands, and even the occasional feminist. Bringing his anecdote- and action-packed biographical style to another renegade of popular culture, New York Times bestselling author of Shakey Jimmy McDonough offers a wild, warts-and-all portrait of Russ Meyer, the director, writer, producer, and commando moviemaking force behind the sexploitation classics Vixen, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and many others. Big Bosoms and Square Jaws blows the lid off the story of Russ Meyer, from the beginning to his recent tragic demise, creating in the process a vivid portrait of a past America.

  2. Joe Alves: Designing JAWS provides the production designer's view into the development of this world-renowned film. Included are Joe's stunning pre-production illustrations; handwritten location and production notes; on-set photographs; blueprints of the shark's design; and first-time publication of his complete catalog of storyboards. Joe Alves: Designing JAWS is a must-have addition to every film reference library. Universal Studios' JAWS is one of the most compelling and enduring movies ever made. Thrilling generations of audiences worldwide with its tight plot, memorable characters, and ground-breaking special effects - those that brought the great white shark to terrifying life even after many said it couldn't be done. Buoyed by an energetic young director, Steven Spielberg, and through collaboration with trusted and equally determined production designer Joe Alves, the two proved integral to the making of this classic motion picture. Painstakingly compiled and written by Joe Alves' biographer and JAWS expert, Dennis Prince, Joe Alves: Designing JAWS is a must-have addition to every film reference library.

  3. Bite down on some tasty opposites in this first-ever JAWS Little Golden Book based on the classic film in the iconic Funko POP! style! Big Shark, Little Boat: A Book of Opposites is a fun way to find out what’s above the water and what’s under the water. Illustrated in the quirky and loveable Funko POP! art style, kids ages 2 to 5, their parents, and fans of the classic film will love this light-hearted reimagining as a collectable Little Golden Book! Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.

  4. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The shark-versus-man classic that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie “A tightly written, tautly paced study of terror.”—The Washington Post A great white shark terrorizes the beautiful summer getaway of Amity Island, and a motley group of men take to the water to do battle with the beast. A heart-pounding novel of suspense and a brilliant meditation on the nature of humanity, Jaws is one of the most iconic thrillers ever written.  This edition features bonus content from Peter Benchley’s archives, including the manuscript’s original typed title page, a brainstorming list of possible titles, a letter from Benchley to film producer David Brown with candid feedback on the movie adaptation, and excerpts from Benchley’s book Shark Trouble, highlighting his firsthand account of writing Jaws, selling it to Universal Studios, and working with Steven Spielberg. After writing Jaws in the early 1970s, Peter Benchley was actively engaged with scientists and filmmakers, and over the ensuing decades, joined many expeditions around the world as they expanded their knowledge of sharks and shark behavior. He encouraged each new generation of Jaws fans to enjoy his riveting tale and to channel their excitement into support and protection of these magnificent prehistoric apex predators.

  5. The filming of the blockbuster film Jaws is regarded as a landmark event in both the history of motion pictures and the quaint New England island of Martha's Vineyard, where the geographic isolation necessitated the hiring of hundreds of locals to work as actors and laborers. Among this virtual army of hometown participants were numerous professional and amateur photographers, each with full access to the production's inner workings--for the first time ever this compiles their behind-the-scenes photographs and stories into a treasure trove of Jaws rarities. Included are a foreword by director Steven Spielberg, interviews with production designer Joe Alves, screenwriter Carl Gottlieb, location casting director Shari Rhodes, and more, providing an unprecedented all-access pass to the creation of some of the most memorable and terrifying scenes in film history. This unique compendium is the first to focus on the production's local participants, telling their stories at last.

  6. As he did in his classic Synchronicity, Joseph Jaworski once again takes us on a mind-expanding journey, this time to the very heart of creativity and deep knowing. Institutions of all sorts are facing profound change today, with complexity increasing at a speed and intensity we’ve never experienced before. Jaworski came to realize that traditional analytical leadership approaches are inadequate for dealing creatively with this complexity. To effectively face these challenges, leaders need to access the Source from which truly profound innovation flows. Many people, including Jaworski himself, have experienced a connection with this Source, often when called upon to respond in times of crisis—moments of extreme spontaneity and intuitive insight. Actions simply flow through them, seemingly without any sort of conscious intervention. But these experiences are chance occurrences—ordinarily, we don’t know how to access the Source, and we even have a blind spot as to its very existence. In an extraordinarily wide-ranging intellectual odyssey, Jaworski relates his fascinating experiences with quantum physicists, cognitive scientists, indigenous leaders, and spiritual thinkers, all focused on getting to the heart of the Source. Ultimately, he develops four guiding principles that encompass the nature of the Source and what we need to do to stay in dynamic dialogue with it. Using the combination of narrative and reflection that made Synchronicity so compelling, Jaworski has written a book that illuminates the essential nature not only of visionary leadership but also of relationships, consciousness, and ultimately reality itself.

  7. The iconic and controversial comic series Hookjaw returns in an all-new series! The seas off the coast of Africa are the setting for an action-packed, visceral tale of the Great White shark that is a relentless force of nature! Research scientists, the US military, Somali pirates… all of them may feel they’re the hero of the story, but they have reckoned without the near-mythical Hookjaw!

  8. Hook Jaw - the comic so controversial, it got banned! Pat Mills and Ramon Sola's classic 70s 'sharksploitation' strip is collected in one volume by Titan Comics, featuring the great white shark that targets the corrupt and greedy!

  9. Mars is controlled by the Chinese, who call their civilization the Celestial Empire. But for teenagers Gamine and Huang, it is anything but heavenly. Gamine was taken off the street by an aristocrat, schooled as a fine young lady—then abandoned at her patron’s whim and forced to make her living as a grifter. Huang’s army career is cut short by a bandit ambush. When the two meet, Gamine —“Iron Jaw”—is the leader of a sham religious movement, and Huang, or “Hummingbird,” is the bandits’ chief tactician. They join forces to bring down the corrupt government that has determined their lives. Iron Jaw and Hummingbird offers a planet’s worth of adventure!

  10. In 1974, a low-budget, no-star horror movie was unleashed on the world, causing panic among the censors and provoking glee from its intended audience. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is still as powerful today as when it was first seen almost thirty years ago, and will return to the screens in a high profile remake this Halloween.  Now, in this long-awaited companion to Tobe Hooper’s groundbreaking film, Stefan Jaworzyn gives us the inside story of one of the most successful, controversial and influential horror films ever made, as well as in-depth coverage of the three sequels, various documentaries and other movies also based on the life of serial killer Ed Gein. Packed with exclusive interviews, rare and unseen pictures, and with a foreword from the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface himself, Gunnar Hansen!

  11. Focusing on one of the lesser known Expressionist artists of the Blue Rider movement, this richly illustrated book presents the colorful paintings of Alexei Jawlensky. Alexei Jawlensky (1864–1941) was Russian, but lived in Germany much of his life and obtained German citizenship in 1934. He was a friend of Vasily Kandinsky, who he met in Munich when studying painting with Anton Azbè, and had close ties to the German Expressionist artists. This book illustrates how the artist was influenced, apart from the German Expressionists, by the art of Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and the Fauves, and by Ferdinand Hodler. The book presents the chronological and thematic development of Jawlensky’s art from early figure painting to landscapes and from still lives to the late iconic portraits and fascinating meditations.

  12. Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards. When Stink buys a mammoth jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes a letter of complaint to the manufacturer — and receives a ten-pound box of 21,280 jawbreakers for his trouble! This unexpected benefit of acing the art of letter-writing in school sure gets Stink thinking. Soon Stink is so preoccupied with getting free stuff sent to him that he overlooks a scribbly envelope in the mail pile — until his best friend, Webster, starts acting standoffish and looks as mad as a hornet. In this hilarious episode from Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds, Judy Moody's shorter sibling truly comes into his own. As a delightful bonus for both teachers and kids, thirty-six common idioms — from "two heads are better than one" to "a leopard can’t change its spots" — are sprinkled throughout the story; seven of the idioms are humorously illustrated by Stink, and all are listed at the end to inspire a search for idioms that’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

  13. From George Washington to Barack Obama, this collection of weird and wild—but true!—facts will show you a whole other side of our nation’s leaders:    • Andrew Jackson was married to a bigamist.    • Martin Van Buren wore pistols in the Senate chamber in case things got too rowdy.    • Franklin Pierce ran over a woman with his horse while in office and was arrested, but was released when the police realized he was the president.    • James Garfield could simultaneously write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other.    • Dwight D. Eisenhower’s nickname for his staff driver was “Private Parts.”    • Barack Obama can bench press 200 pounds.

     

  14. A gift for sports fans and football afficianados Professional football in the last half century has been a sport marked by relentless innovation. For fans determined to keep up with the changes that have transformed the game, close examination of the coaching footage is a must. In The Games That Changed the Game, Ron Jaworski—pro football’s #1 game-tape guru—breaks down the film from seven of the most momentous contests of the last fifty years, giving readers a drive-by-drive, play-by-play guide to the evolutionary leaps that define the modern NFL. From Sid Gillman’s development of the Vertical Stretch, which launched the era of wide-open passing offenses, to Bill Belichick’s daring defensive game plan in Super Bowl XXXVI, which enabled his outgunned squad to upset the heavily favored St. Louis Rams and usher in the New England Patriots dynasty, the most cutting-edge concepts come alive again through the recollections of nearly seventy coaches and players. You’ll never watch NFL football the same way again.

  15. Impulsado por una nueva conciencia de la publicidad falsa, Stink Moody se convierte en el niño proverbial en una tienda de dulces a medida que su campaña de redacción de cartas le otorga montones de recompensas gratuitas. Cuando Stink compra un gigantesco jawbreaker que no le rompe la mandíbula, escribe una carta de queja al fabricante, ¡y recibe una caja de diez libras de 21,280 jawbreakers por su problema! Este beneficio inesperado de actuar el arte de escribir cartas en la escuela seguro hace que Stink piense. Pronto, Stink está tan preocupado por que le envíen cosas gratis que pasa por alto un sobre garabateado en la pila de correo, hasta que su mejor amigo, Webster, comienza a actuar de manera distante y parece tan enojado como un avispón. En este episodio hilarante de Megan McDonald y Peter H. Reynolds, el hermano menor de Judy Moody realmente se hace suyo. Como un bono encantador tanto para los maestros como para los niños, treinta y seis expresiones idiomáticas comunes, desde "dos cabezas son mejores que una" hasta "un leopardo no puede cambiar sus puntos", se esparcen a lo largo de la historia; Stink ilustra con humor siete de los modismos, y todos se enumeran al final para inspirar una búsqueda de modismos que sea más divertido que un barril de monos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards. When Stink buys a mammoth jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes a letter of complaint to the manufacturer — and receives a ten-pound box of 21,280 jawbreakers for his trouble! This unexpected benefit of acing the art of letter-writing in school sure gets Stink thinking. Soon Stink is so preoccupied with getting free stuff sent to him that he overlooks a scribbly envelope in the mail pile — until his best friend, Webster, starts acting standoffish and looks as mad as a hornet. In this hilarious episode from Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds, Judy Moody's shorter sibling truly comes into his own. As a delightful bonus for both teachers and kids, thirty-six common idioms — from "two heads are better than one" to "a leopard can’t change its spots" — are sprinkled throughout the story; seven of the idioms are humorously illustrated by Stink, and all are listed at the end to inspire a search for idioms that’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

  16. Leadership is about creating new realities. In this new edition, leaders will learn how to use the power of synchronicity to manifest new realities into their organizations and unlock wisdom and creativity.   We’ve all had those perfect moments--when things come together in an almost unbelievable way, when events that could never be predicted, let alone controlled, remarkably seem to guide us along our path. Carl Jung called this phenomenon synchronicity: “a meaningful coincidence of two or more events, where something other than the probability of chance is involved.” In this book, Joseph Jaworski argues that understanding the interconnectedness of all things and pursuing a deep commitment within that understanding will enable you to consciously take advantage of synchronicity, creating the conditions for "predictable miracles."   Jaworski shares the story of his own escape from an inauthentic life and his journey to a deeper understanding of leadership. Leadership, he discovered, has more to do with our being—our total orientation of character and consciousness—than with what we do. He examines three fundamental shifts of mind that frees us to seek out the power of synchronicity.

  17. Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards. When Stink buys a mammoth jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes a letter of complaint to the manufacturer — and receives a ten-pound box of 21,280 jawbreakers for his trouble! This unexpected benefit of acing the art of letter-writing in school sure gets Stink thinking. Soon Stink is so preoccupied with getting free stuff sent to him that he overlooks a scribbly envelope in the mail pile — until his best friend, Webster, starts acting standoffish and looks as mad as a hornet. In this hilarious episode from Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds, Judy Moody's shorter sibling truly comes into his own. As a delightful bonus for both teachers and kids, thirty-six common idioms — from "two heads are better than one" to "a leopard can’t change its spots" — are sprinkled throughout the story; seven of the idioms are humorously illustrated by Stink, and all are listed at the end to inspire a search for idioms that’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

  18. The Book the CIA Doesn’t Want You to Read Gary Berntsen, the CIA’s key commander coordinating the fight against the Taliban forces around Kabul, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his no-holds-barred pursuit—and cornering—of Osama bin Laden, and the reason the terrorist leader escaped American retribution. As disturbingly eye-opening as it is adrenaline-charged, Jawbreaker races from CIA war rooms to diplomatic offices to mountaintop redoubts to paint a vivid portrait of a new kind of warfare, showing what can and should be done to deal a death blow to freedom’s enemies.

  19. Presence is an intimate look at the development of a new theory about change and learning. In wide-ranging conversations held over a year and a half, organizational learning pioneers Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers explored the nature of transformational change—how it arises, and the fresh possibilities it offers a world dangerously out of balance. The book introduces the idea of “presence”—a concept borrowed from the natural world that the whole is entirely present in any of its parts—to the worlds of business, education, government, and leadership. Too often, the authors found, we remain stuck in old patterns of seeing and acting. By encouraging deeper levels of learning, we create an awareness of the larger whole, leading to actions that can help to shape its evolution and our future.   Drawing on the wisdom and experience of 150 scientists, social leaders, and entrepreneurs, including Brian Arthur, Rupert Sheldrake, Buckminster Fuller, Lao Tzu, and Carl Jung, Presence is both revolutionary in its exploration and hopeful in its message. This astonishing and completely original work goes on to define the capabilities that underlie our ability to see, sense, and realize new possibilities—in ourselves, in our institutions and organizations, and in society itself.

  20. 125 simple, healthy recipes that are all about marrying the Middle East to the Midwest and finding joy in the process—from the creator of the popular Feel Good Foodie blog “Yumna’s recipes are made with feel-good ingredients and with fewer than ten ingredients, plus her book is packed with practical advice in the kitchen.”—Gina Homolka, New York Times bestselling author of The Skinnytaste Cookbook During her childhood in Lebanese communities in Sierra Leone and Michigan, Yumna Jawad grew up eating home-cooked meals and learned time-saving shortcuts from her mother to prepare traditional, Middle Eastern recipes. As an adult, she started her blog Feel Good Foodie to make healthy cooking easy and helped fuel the “Baked Feta Pasta” trend that took over the internet. Now, in her first cookbook, she shares many more unfussy, healthy meals that are enhanced by Middle Eastern flavors.   These recipes will teach you exactly what her mom taught her: how to build savvy kitchen know-how that gives you the confidence to cook consistently for yourself and others. Be inspired by White Zucchini Pizza with Garlicky Labneh, Tomato Rice Pilaf, Harissa-Grilled Shrimp Skewers, Seven Spice Roast Chicken & Pomegranate Potatoes, Tahini-Glazed Cauliflower, perfect Crispy Falafel, Three-Ingredient Mango Sorbet, Zaatar Manakeesh, and Olive Oil Cake, which you can enjoy alongside bright green Mint-Basil Lemonade or a homemade Rose Latte.    Jawad loves simple ingredients, fresh flavors, and finding the balance between tradition and a little innovation. But, more than anything, she loves food that makes you exclaim this phrase after one bite: “So good!”

  21. Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards. When Stink buys a mammoth jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes a letter of complaint to the manufacturer — and receives a ten-pound box of 21,280 jawbreakers for his trouble! This unexpected benefit of acing the art of letter-writing in school sure gets Stink thinking. Soon Stink is so preoccupied with getting free stuff sent to him that he overlooks a scribbly envelope in the mail pile — until his best friend, Webster, starts acting standoffish and looks as mad as a hornet. In this hilarious episode from Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds, Judy Moody's shorter sibling truly comes into his own. As a delightful bonus for both teachers and kids, thirty-six common idioms — from "two heads are better than one" to "a leopard can’t change its spots" — are sprinkled throughout the story; seven of the idioms are humorously illustrated by Stink, and all are listed at the end to inspire a search for idioms that’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

  22. "Dos 'libros espejo' que parodian la literatura sentimental y pornográfica".- El País Lo que comenzó como un intercambio lúdico de correspondencia entre Eloy Urroz y Jorge Volpi germinó en este extraordinario volumen que incluye Herir tu fiera carne y Sanar tu piel amarga, dos relatos anti-solemnes, más bien humorísticos, que satirizan el género romántico a la vez que tienden una trampa para exponer sus mecanismos. Dos breves obras maestras que develan las fantasías sentimentales y reavivan los inconvenientes de los triángulos amorosos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION What began as a playful mail exchange between Eloy Urroz and Jorge Volpi developed into this extraordinary work that includes Herir tu fiera carne / To Hurt Your Fierce Flesh and Sanar tu piel amarga / To Heal Your Bitter Skin, two lighthearted, mischievous, and rather humorous stories that satirize the romance genre while at the same time setting a trap to expose its mechanisms.   Two brief masterpieces that unveil emotional fantasies and highlight the downsides and disadvantages of love triangles.

  23. Este volumen reúne diez de las mejores novelas del gran autor  argentino, César Aira, con selección y prefacio de Juan Pablo Villalobos.

    «Hace tiempo descubrimos que la gran novela de César Aira se estaba  escribiendo con la acumulación de sus decenas de novelitas, que   alcanzaron la centena en 2018. Los devotos fuimos atesorándolas como si  se tratara de los fascículos de una enciclopedia secreta, ya que,  además, iban publicándose con rapidez por aquí y por allá, de manera  esquiva -un gesto más propio de un artista contemporáneo que de un escritor.

    »En el camino nos acostumbramos a que algunas de las entregas tuvieran  sólo diez o quince páginas, a que asumieran formas diversas- digresiones  ensayísticas, crónicas inverosímiles, cuentos de hadas-, a que  cuestionaran conscientemente las reglas de aquello que suele considerarse "escribir bien". Porque, al fin y al cabo, ¿qué podemos esperar de una obra de César Aira? Cualquier cosa: un artefacto  ingenioso e impredecible, una miniatura narrativa que renueva, una y otra vez, la literatura.

    »Este volumen reúne por vez primera diez novelas publicadas en  editoriales pequeñas y que en muchos casos estaban fuera de circulación. Diez piezas del insólito rompecabezas airano: una novela de  zombies, una teoría y práctica del humor, la biografía de un músico de  jazz genial, o el relato delirante de la huida de dos personajes  diminutos dentro de la maqueta de un colegio, entre otras.  Diez razones  que confirman a César Aira como uno de los narradores más asombrosos de la literatura actual.». -Juan Pablo Villalobos

    Este volumen incluye las novelas: Cecil Taylor, La costurera y el viento, Las conversaciones, El divorcio, Los dos payasos, El volante, La confesión, La pastilla de hormona, La cena y Diario de la hepatitis. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

    This volume compiles ten of the best novels by the great Argentine author, Cesar Aira, with selection and preface made by Juan Pablo Villalobos.   “Some time ago we discovered that Cesar Aira's great novel was being written little by little with the collection of dozens of his short novels; in 2018 they reached the hundreds. We, his devoted followers, were treasuring them as if they were the fascicles of a secret encyclopedia, since they were quickly being published here and there, in an subtle way.   ”Along the way we got used to some only being ten to fifteen pages long; we knew to expect different forms, and to consciously question the rules of what was considered "to write well." Because, after all, what can we expect from Cesar Aira’s works? Anything: a clever and unpredictable piece, a miniature narrative that revives and invigorates, literature.   ”Now for the first time, this volume compiles ten novels originally published by small publishing houses and that in many cases were no longer available to readers. Ten pieces of the unusual and curious Airanian puzzle: Cecil Taylor / Cecil Taylor, La costurera y el viento / The seamstress and the wind, Las conversaciones / Conversations, El divorcio / Divorce, Los dos payasos / Two clowns,  El volante / The Flyer, La confesión / Confession, La pastilla de hormona / The hormone pill, La cena / Dinner, and Diario de la hepatitis / Diary of hepatitis. These ten reasons ratify Cesar Aira as one of the most amazing narrators of current-day literature.” - Juan Pablo Villalobos 

  24. Edición limitada de este estuche con tres novelas de Javier Marías esenciales para sus lectores pasados y futuros Contiene: Todas las almas, Corazón tan blanco y Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí. Reunimos en este estuche tres de las novelas más queridas, leídas y citadas de Javier Marías, ya convertidas en clásicos indiscutibles de la literatura contemporánea: Todas las almas, Corazón tan blanco y Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí. Los lectores encontrarán en todas ellas los temas habituales del autor, como la fuerza del pasado, las injerencias de lo secreto en nuestras vidas, las dificultades que experimentamos para conocer a los demás y por supuesto el amor, sin que se eche en falta en ninguna la ironía ni el admirable ritmo de la prosa de Marías. Un estuche para seguir celebrando una obra que, desde el fallecimiento del autor en 2022, ha demostrado su indiscutible centralidad en el canon literario en lengua española. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A limited-edition box set with three essential novels by Javier Marías, for his long-time readers and any future new readers. Includes: All Souls, A Heart So White, and Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me.   This box set gathers three of the most beloved, read, and quoted novels by Javier Marías, ones that have already become indisputable classics of contemporary literature: All Souls, A Heart So White, and Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me.   In these novels, readers will find the author’s recurring themes, such as the strength of the past, the interference of secrets in our lives, the struggles we go through in getting to know others, and of course love, without missing María’s irony or his admirable rhythmic prose. A box set to continue celebrating the great work that, since the author’s death in 2022, has proven its indisputable importance in the Spanish-language literary canon.

  25. Los mejores libros jamás escritos

    Edición ampliada, al cuidado de José Montero Reguera, catedrático de Literatura Española

    Con las Novelas ejemplares Cervantes da nueva muestra de su inmenso talento como escritor. Esta aventura cervantina, que consiste en adaptar a la literatura española un género foráneo -la novela corta italiana-, se salda con unos relatos magníficos, diversos en temas y registros -los hay picarescos, realistas, maravillosos...-, pero siempre sorprendentemente frescos y atractivos. Presididas por una intención ejemplarizante que les da el nombre, las Novelas ejemplares constituyen un impresionante mosaico de personajes y recursos narrativos.

    Esta edición incluye una introducción que contextualiza la obra, un aparato de notas, una cronología y una bibliografía esencial, así como también varias propuestas de discusión y debate en torno a la lectura. Está al cuidado de José Montero Reguera, catedrático de literatura española en la Universidad de Vigo.

    «Por las cosas que dicen que dije cuando loco, podéis considerar las que diré y haré cuando cuerdo.»

    ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

    The best books ever written

    Enhanced edition, at the hands of José Montero Reguera, Professor of Spanish Literature.   With his Exemplary Novels, Cervantes once again displays his immense talent as a writer. This Cervantine adventure, which consists of adapting a foreign genre—the Italian short novel—for Spanish literature stars magnificent tales, diverse in topic and register, but always fresh and attractive. Led by an exemplary intention that gives the book its name, the Exemplary Novels employ an impressive mosaic of characters and storytelling resources.   This edition includes an introduction contextualizing the work, a notes section, a timeline, and an essential bibliography, as well as several suggested discussion and debate questions about the text. It is under the care of José Montero Reguera, Professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Vigo.   “From the things they say I said while crazy, you can imagine what I’ll say and do when I’m sane.”

  26. Visit America’s favorite small town one book at a time. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon, this is the new ecollection of novels six through nine in the beloved Mitford Years series, plus Home to Holly Springs, the first novel in the Father Tim series. Readers have come to feel at home in Mitford, the little town with the big heart. As this charming mountain village works its magic, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll quickly make friends who feel like family—for the residents of Mitford are the most ordinary people who live the most extraordinary lives. And in Home to Holly Springs, you will travel back with Father Tim to his childhood Mississippi home, where he discovers the awesome power of love and forgiveness.

  27. El presente volumen recoge las cuatro novelas protagonizadas por Sherlock Holmes, el emblemático y perspicaz detective del 221 B de Baker Street: Estudio en escarlata (1887), El signo de los cuatro (1890), El perro de los Baskerville (1902) y El valle del miedo (1915). A lo largo de estas páginas, y con la ayuda inestimable del doctor Watson, Holmes recorrerá las calles de un Londres victoriano convertido en un laberinto de pistas falsas, resolverá una intriga originada en la India colonial, desentrañará el misterio oculto tras una antigua maldición familiar en los páramos de Dartmoor y se enfrentará a la organización de Moriarty en uno de sus casos más complejos. Una mezcla explosiva de crimen, suspense y venganza. Esta edición, que se abre con un estudio introductorio de Andreu Jaume, pretende homenajear el empeño editorial de Esther Tusquets, cuyo proyecto de publicar el canon holmesiano quedó interrumpido. Juan Camargo, experto en novela de masas europea y americana, ha completado la labor traductora. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This volume compiles the four novels starring Sherlock Holmes, the emblematic detective of 221B Baker Street: A Study in Scarlet (1887), The Sign of Four (1890), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), and The Valley of Fear (1915). With the invaluable help of Dr. Watson, Holmes wanders the streets of a Victorian London that has become a labyrinth of false clues, solves a mystery that begins in colonial India, uncovers a plot hidden behind a family curse on the moors of Dartmoor, and faces Moriarty's organization in one of his most complex cases. It's an explosive mix of crime, suspense, and revenge. These editions pay homage to the editorial efforts of Esther Tusquets, whose project to publish the Holmesian canon remained unfinished. Juan Camargo, an expert in European and American bestselling novels, has finished the translation. With an introduction by Andreu Jaume and translation by Esther Tusquets and Juan Camargo.

  28. David Markson was a writer like no other. In his novels, which have been called "hypnotic," "stunning," and "exhilarating" and earned him praise from the likes of Kurt Vonnegut and David Foster Wallace, Ann Beattie and Zadie Smith. Markson created his own personal genre. With crackling wit distilled into incantatory streams of thought on art, life, and death, Markson's work has delighted and astonished readers for decades. Now for the first time, three of Markson's masterpieces are compiled into one page–turning volume: This Is Not a Novel, Vanishing Point, and The Last Novel. In This Is Not a Novel, readers meet an author, called only "Writer," who is weary unto death of making up stories, and yet is determined to seduce the reader into turning pages and getting somewhere. Vanishing Point introduces us to "Author," who sets out to transform shoeboxes crammed with note cards into a novel. In The Last Novel, we find an elderly author (referred to only as "Novelist") who announces that, since this will be his final effort, he possesses "carte blanche to do anything he damn well pleases." United by their focus on the trials, calamities, absurdities and even tragedies of the creative life, these novels demonstrate David Markson's extraordinary intellectual richness—leaving readers, time after time, with the most indisputably original of reading experiences.

  29. For the first time in a beautiful new edition, this omnibus will collect together the original official novelizations of both Ghostbusters 1 and 2. Relive the classic Ghostbusters stories with the original movie novelizations reprinted for the first time since 1980s. When Dr. Peter Venkman and his Columbia University colleagues are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private practice as professional ghost-catchers. Although things do not start auspiciously for the three parascientists, their television advertisements finally pay off when beautiful Dana Barrett contracts them. It seems her apartment has become the entryway for ghastly ghosts and goofy ghouls hellbent on terrorising New York City. Soon they're not just going to her rescue, but trying to rid the whole city of the slimy creatures. After waging a war on slime that cost New York City millions, the Ghostbusters find themselves out of business until an ancient tyrant, preparing a return to the Earthly domain through his portrait at the Manhattan Museum of Modern Art, sets his sights on Dana Barrett's baby as the new home for his wicked soul!

  30. Este libro contiene las novelas breves La casa junto al río, Y Matarazo no llamó…, Inés, Un corazón en un bote de basura, Busca mi esquela, Primer amor y Un traje rojo para un duelo.   «Si de unos años para acá estamos releyendo la historia literaria con nuevos ojos, habría que releer estas novelas con esos mismos, para darles su justo lugar en la obra de Garro y en la literatura de su tiempo, lejos de los prejuicios que las circundan. Si Garro está llegando a las manos de más y más personas, quizás estas novelas por fin dejen de ser un apéndice de su obra y pasen a ser disfrutadas y apreciadas por lectoras y lectores frecuentes y esporádicos, por gusto propio y por asignatura, en México entero y en el mundo.» Del prólogo de Jazmina Barrera   «Así como resulta erróneo acercarse a la producción literaria de Elena Garro desde la perspectiva del realismo mágico, es necesario leer y releer estas novelas bajo la óptica de una mujer, de una escritora, cuyo interés por la búsqueda de diversas formas de expresión literaria asume sus riesgos y la mayoría de las veces resulta lo suficientemente bien lograda como para ofrecer una de las escrituras más originales, auténticas e inimitables de la literatura hispánica de todos los tiempos.» De la nota del editor Álvaro Álvarez Delgado ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This book contains the short novels The House by the River, Matarazo Didn’t Call…, Inés, A Heart in a Garbage Can, Look for my Obituary, First Love, and A Red Suit for a Duel.   «If for years now we’ve been rereading the history of literature with new eyes, we should reread these novels with those same eyes, to give them their rightful place in Garros universe and in the literature of her time, far from the prejudices around them. If Garro is arriving to the hands of more and more people, perhaps these novels can no longer be an appendix of her work and will be enjoyed and appreciated by frequent and occasional readers, whether for their pleasure or as a pending subject, in Mexico and in the whole world. » –From Jazmina Barrera's Prologue   «Just as it is wrong to approach the literary production of Elena Garro from the perspective of magical realism, it is necessary to read and reread these novels from the point of view of a woman, a writer, whose interest in the search for various forms of literary expression assumes its risks and, most of the time, a risk well enough achieved to offer one of the most original, authentic and inimitable writings of the Hispanic Literature of all time.» –From Álvaro Álvarez Delgado Editor's Note

  31. Fast talking Tom Aragon, a Mexican-American lawyer turned private investigator, finds himself investigating a trio of missing persons’ cases in the always bizarre California hills. One of Millar’s few reoccurring characters and her only foray into the tradition of Chandler and Hammett, Tom Aragon, ranks among her best creations. A sarcastic but talented young lawyer with a few rough edges, Aragon finds himself navigating one entitled nest of vipers after another, not to mention racial prejudice, in three of Millar’s most unusual stories.   Ask for Me Tomorrow (1976) Gilda Decker needs a new bag, what with her second husband being suddenly crippled and her ex-husband hiding himself and his money somewhere in the hinterlands of Mexico. Gilda's recently retained lawyer, Tom Aragon, Mexican himself, is the best man for the job. But the deeper Aragon digs into her ex-husband's past the more dangerous his job becomes.  The Murder of Miranda (1979) Miranda Shaw and Grady Keaton should have made for a run-of-the-mill scandal at the prestigious Penguin Beach Club. Shaw, a recently widowed woman of fifty, was seen leaving the club with Keaton, a ruggedly handsome lifeguard half her age. When Miranda and Keaton go missing, the widower’s lawyer sends his handiest man to find out where they’ve wandered off to. The clues come one stranger than the next for Tom Aragon in this often-hilarious novel of folly among the California elite.  Mermaid (1982) Cleo Jasper is as beautiful as she is simple-minded—and now, she’s missing. Her doting brother will stop at nothing to find his defenseless sister, who fears the worst. Enter Tom Aragon, who is retained to track her down and return her to safety. Aragon soon realizes that he has once again found himself in over his head when Cleo's friend turns up dead amidst a sea of somewhat dubious suicide notes.

  32. RECOMENDADO POR JENNA BUSH EN SU CLUB DE LECTURA DEL TODAY SHOW Y EN SU PODCAST READ WITH JENNA Adaptación al cómic del clásico moderno de Margaret Atwood título que recrea vívidamente la República de Gilead como nunca se ha hecho antes. Esta impresionante novela gráfica, adaptación del clásico moderno de Margaret Atwood del mismo título, recrea vívidamente la terrorífica realidad de la opresiva República de Gilead como nunca se ha hecho antes. Su protagonista, Defred, ha perdido su dinero, empleo y nombre, y ahora es una criada en Gilead, donde no se permite a las mujeres tener un trabajo autónomo, leer o entablar amistades. Bajo el nuevo régimen social, su único valor es ser una mujer fértil, y su único cometido es entregar su cuerpo una vez al mes a su amo, el «comandante», para ser fecundada. Provocativo, alarmante y profético en muchos sentidos, El cuento de la criada se ha convertido en un fenómeno global. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • RECOMMENDED ON THE 'READ WITH JENNA' PODCAST Everything Handmaids wear is red: the colour of blood, which defines us.   Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships. She serves in the household of the Commander and his wife, and under the new social order she has only one purpose: once a month, she must lie on her back and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if they are fertile. But Offred remembers the years before Gilead, when she was an independent woman who had a job, a family, and a name of her own. Now, her memories and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, The Handmaid’s Tale has long been a global phenomenon. With this stunning graphic novel adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s modern classic, beautifully realized by artist Renée Nault, the terrifying reality of Gilead has been brought to vivid life like never before.Age Range: Adult

  33. Nadie Owens, más conocido como Nad, es un chico normal. Sería del todo normal si no viviera en un cementerio, entre fantasmas que lo educan y lo crían, y si no tuviera un tutor que no pertenece ni al mundo de los vivos ni al de los muertos. Una de las obras juveniles más celebradas del maestro Neil Gaiman convertida en novela gráfica. Más de 200.000 ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. En un cementerio un niño puede encontrar muchas aventuras, y si Nad se va, vivirá bajo la amenaza de Jack, el hombre que mató a toda su familia. A pesar del peligro, Nad quiere abandonar el cementerio para ir al colegio de los vivos y descubrir algo más sobre el asesinato de su familia. Pero cuando usa sus dotes para el Miedo contra dos abusones y se acerca demasiado al tal Jack, pondrá en riesgo más cosas de las que se puede imaginar. En esta adaptación de P. Craig Russell, cada capítulo está ilustrado por un gran talento del mundo de los cómics, lo que permite disfrutar de su genialidad y de la diversidad de estilos. Juntos, dan una nueva vida a El libro del cementerio, la premiada novela superventas de Neil Gaiman, en esta novela gráfica espléndidamente ilustrada. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This edition of The Graveyard Book includes sketches from the illustrator, handwritten drafts, and Neil Gaiman’s Newbery acceptance speech. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. IT TAKES A GRAVEYARD TO RAISE A CHILD. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod’s family. The Graveyard Book, a modern classic, is the only work ever to win both the Newbery (US) and Carnegie (UK) medals.

  34. The thrilling concluding novels in the epic adventures of Tiger, the hardened Southron sword-dancer, and Del, the beautiful and dangerous northern sword-singer. Filled with dramatic action, danger, magic, and the crackling repartee and verbal fireworks which have made the Sword series a fantasy fan favorite

  35. Rick Riordan une sus fuerzas con varios de los grandes nombres del mundo del cómic para contar la historia de Percy Jackson: un chico que debe desenmarañar una intriga más poderosa que los propios dioses. ¿Qué pasaría si un día descubrieras que, en realidad, eres hijo de un dios griego que debe cumplir una misión secreta? Pues eso es lo que le sucede a Percy Jackson, que a partir de ese momento se dispone a vivir los acontecimientos más emocionantes de su vida: Percy es nada menos que un semidiós, es decir, el hijo de un dios y una mortal. Y como tal ha de descubrir quién ha robado el rayo de Zeus y así evitar que estalle una guerra en el monte Olimpo. Para cumplir la misión contará con la ayuda de sus amigos Grover, un joven sátiro, y Annabeth, hija de Atenea. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION You've read the book. You've seen the movie. Now submerge yourself in the thrilling, stunning, and action-packed graphic novel. Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson's textbooks and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now, he and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. Series creator Rick Riordan joins forces with some of the biggest names in the comic book industry to tell the story of a boy who must unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

  36. Romance novel junkie Cheryl Freedman feels like she is playing the part of a romance heroine when the man of her dreams enters her life, but she soon discovers that real love does not follow the script.

  37. Fifty timeless novels in one collection, plus additional bonus classics: The Oresteia by Aeschylus Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Between Past and Future by Hannah Arendt and Jerome Kohn Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Around the World in Seventy-Two Days and Other Writings by Nellie Bly The Brontë Sisters by Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud The Iliad by Homer The Odyssey by Homer The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Niels Lyhne by Jens Peter Jacobsen On the Road: The Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac Tristes Tropiques by Claude Levi-Strauss The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and Other Stories by Jack London The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham All My Sons by Arthur Miller The Crucible by Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe by Fernando Pessoa Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Short Novels of John Steinbeck by John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men and The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck Dracula by Bram Stoker Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Three Novels of New York by Edith Wharton Gray When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

  38. Vivos se los llevaron: Buscando a los 43 de Ayotzinapa   En un crimen que estremeció el mundo, la policía Mexicana secuestró 43 estudiantes de la escuela normal Ayotzinapa. No hay ningún rastro de ellos.   Esta novela gráfica ilustra este momento cruel en la historia actual de México con testimonios de los jóvenes que esquivaron las balas, los padres y madres que buscan sus hijos, y las periodistas valientes que documentan el caso.   Esta desaparición masiva reveló las fallas de la supuesta “guerra contra el narco” la lucha en defensa de la educación publica y cómo miles de personas en el mundo se unieron al lema, Vivos se los llevaron, Vivos los queremos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Taken Alive: The Search for the 43 Ayotzinapa Students In a crime that stunned the world, Mexican police kidnapped 43 student teachers from the Ayotzinapa college. There is still no trace of them.   This graphic novel illustrates this cruel moment in Mexican history through first person testimonies by the young men who dodged bullets, the parents who tirelessly search for their missing children and the brave journalists who report on the case.    Ayotzinapa is an open wound where reality surpasses fiction. This mass disappearance revealed the failures of the "war on drugs" and the ongoing battle for public education while inspiring thousands of people across the globe to demand that the students who were TAKEN ALIVE, be brought home, ALIVE.

  39. La adaptación gráfica del clásico de Irène Némirovsky, ahora en formato bolsillo. Diez años después del extraordinario éxito que supuso en todo el mundo la publicación de Suite francesa, rescatada milagrosamente del olvido, Emmanuel Moynot se adueña de la primera de las dos partes de la novela para ofrecer, con su afilada pluma, una dimensión visual de este clásico de Irène Némirovsky. Como en una película de Renoir o Robert Altman, los personajes, sus trayectorias y sus destinos colisionan y se entrelazan en las carreteras del gran éxodo de 1940, dibujando un enorme fresco de las horas más oscuras, en las que las columnas del orden social y moral del país parecían derrumbarse. Así, las figuras inolvidables que habitan en las páginas de Némirovsky cobran vida y nos invitan a reencontrarnos con viejos conocidos como el banquero Corbin, los amables Michaud, el clan de los Péricand, el malogrado padre Philippe, la frívola Arlette Corail, el siniestro Corte y su descerebrada amante, en suma, todo el muestrario de perdedores, atormentados, puros y víctimas de esta gran debacle francesa. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Suite Française, an extraordinary novel about village life in France just as it was plunged into chaos with the German invasion of 1940, was a publishing sensation ten years ago; Irène Némirovsky completed the two-volume book, part of a planned larger series, in the early 1940s before she was arrested in France and eventually sent to Auschwitz, where she died. The notebook containing the novels was preserved by her daughters but not examined until 1998; it was finally published in France in 2004 and became a huge international bestseller, including in the US, where it has sold over one million copies. This dramatic and stirring graphic novel, translated from the French and faithful to the spirit of Némirovsky's story, focuses on Book 1, entitled "Storm in June," in which a disparate group of Paris citizens flees the city ahead of the advancing German troops. However, their orderly plans to escape are eclipsed by the chaos spreading across the country, and their sense of civility and well-being is replaced by a raw desire to survive. A feature film version of Suite Française, starring Michelle Williams, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Margot Robbie, was recently released.

  40. La maldición del titán es la trepidante continuación de la serie «Percy Jackson y los Dioses del Olimpo», cuyas anteriores entregas, El ladrón del rayo y El mar de los monstruos, han ocupado el puesto nº 1 en la lista de libros más vendidos de The New York Times y Publishers Weekly. Ante la llamada de socorro de su amigo el sátiro Grover, Percy acude inmediatamente en su auxilio. Y aunque va acompañado de Annabeth y Thalia, las dos semidiosas que son sus aliadas, ninguno imagina la sorpresa que los aguarda: una terrible mantícora pretende secuestrarlos y llevarlos ante el general enviado por Cronos, el diabólico señor de los titanes. Sin embargo, gracias a la ayuda de las cazadoras de Artemisa, Percy y sus aliadas logran escapar y volver al campamento mestizo. Una vez allí, emprenderán la búsqueda del monstruo que puede provocar la destrucción del Olimpo, a pesar de que, según la profecía del Oráculo, sólo uno de ellos logrará resistir la maldición del titán. Sobre «Percy Jackson y los Dioses del Olimpo» se ha dicho: «No sigas buscando al nuevo Harry Potter: descubre a Percy Jackson, como lo han hecho ya legiones de admiradores.» Kirkus Reviews ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Rick Riordan's internationally best-selling The Titan's Curse becomes a graphic novel in the hands of comic-book luminaries Robert Venditti, Attila Futaki, and Greg Guilhaumond.   A new prophecy leads to a dangerous quest.   When Percy receives an urgent distress call from Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he'll need his powerful demigod allies, Annabeth and Thalia, at his side; his trusty bronze sword, Riptide; and a ride from his mom.   The demigods race to the rescue, only to find that Grover has made an important discovery: two new powerful half-bloods, whose parentage is unknown. But that's not all that awaits them. The Titan lord, Kronos, has set up his most devious trap yet, and the young heroes have just fallen prey.   Now, Percy and his friends are faced with their most dangerous challenge: the chilling prophecy of the Titan's Curse. They must rescue the goddess Artemis by the Winter Solstice, or all will be lost, including Annabeth.

  41. Dhulyn Wolfshead and Parno Lionsmane are members of the Mercenary Guild, veterans of numerous battles and missions, and masters of martial arts. But more than that, Dhulyn and Parno are Partners, a Mercenary bond that can only be broken by death. This is the second and final omnibus volume of Violette Malan's Dhulyn and Parno series, including The Storm Witch and Path of the Sun.  

  42. This second Sword omnibus edition includes the third and fourth novels in the best-selling series: Sword-Maker and Sword-Breaker.

  43. William Trevor's Last Stories is forthcoming from Viking. Three novels by “a master craftsman and a deep creative talent.”—The Times (London)   In his first novel, The Old Boys, a group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Association. Now, however, the men possess a fiercer understanding of the things in life that matter—power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of love—and intrigue and deceit result.   In The Boarding House, William Wagner Bird takes in boarders whom society would never miss—if it ever noticed they were around. With these misfits, Bird creates a world where people are identified by their quirks rather than by their character. Then he makes a fatal mistake: He dies.   From the offices of The Love Department, Lady Dolores cures the heartaches of the lonely wives of Wimbledon with inimitable flourish and finesse. When the newest protégé, Edward Blakeston-Smith, is sent on a mission—to learn the secrets of seductive, scheming Septimus Tuam and stop him in his tracks—he learns about love and its friends and enemies.   In these early novels, one of the acclaimed masters of twentieth-century fiction created the dark landscape and compassionate characters that have become hallmarks of his extraordinary career.   “One of the very best writers of our era.”—The Washington Post Book World   “Mr. Trevor’s sheer intensity of entry into the lives of his people . . . proceeds to uncover new layers of yearning and pain, new angles of vision and credible thought.”—The New York Times Book Review

  44. THE OFFICIAL NOVELIZATION TO THE UPCOMING MOVIE XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE XANDER CAGE IS BACK  After coming out of self-imposed exile, extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage must race against time to recover a sinister weapon known as Pandora’s Box, a device that controls every military satellite in the world. Recruiting a new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself entangled in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of government.

  45. Continúa la saga «Dos amigas», la historia de la amistad de dos mujeres que recorre los años más importantes del siglo XX. UNA SAGA MEMORABLE. Ella es una mujer hermosa, alocada, y se llama Lila. Es la misma niña que conocimos en La amiga estupenda, el primer tomo de esta espléndida saga, y ahora, recién cumplidos los dieciséis años, acaba de casarse con un hombre al que desprecia. La otra, que escucha, la sigue y sin querer la imita, es Lenu;, una alumna brillante, empeñada en aprender de los libros todo aquello que Lila aprende de la vida a secas. Así, en este rebote de sensaciones, se desarrolla una amistad muy peculiar, una relación donde la complicidad es ley. Basta una mirada de Lila para que Lenu; entienda qué pasa realmente en el dormitorio de su amiga. Basta una sonrisa para descubrir qué se esconde tras esos vestidos caros que se acoplan al cuerpo de Lila como un guante y provocan a los hombres del barrio. Basta un gesto para que Lenu; sepa que Lila va a cometer una locura y nadie será capaz de detenerla. Nápoles, la ciudad que las ha visto crecer, es el escenario de esta comedia que tiene la fuerza de un drama y se quedará entre nosotros como una de las obras maestras de la literatura del siglo XXI. Los autores la elogian... «Siempre que disfruto con un libro, lo regalo, y ahora escogería una de las novelas de Elena Ferrante.» Ken Follett «La magia de Elena Ferrante consiste en convertir la complejidad de la vida en una lectura apasionante.» Julia Montejo «Las novelas de Elena Ferrante me han tenido atado al sillón, leyendo y celebrando unas páginas donde la emoción nunca es banal: el dolor y la alegría de sentirse vivos están ahí para que el lector los haga suyos y todo lo que se dice es necesario, sin que sobre ni falte un solo adjetivo.» Juan Marsé «Elena Ferrante es un vicio que se propaga de lector en lector.» Marian Izaguirre La crítica ha dicho... «Con su escritura le arranca la piel a la rutina.» The New York Times «Los personajes femeninos de Ferrante son verdaderas obras de arte.» El País «Seguramente sea la revelación más trascendente de la narrativa europea en el último cuarto de siglo.» Robert Saladrigas, La Vanguardia «Todo el mundo debería leer cualquier cosa que lleve la firma de Elena Ferrante.» The Boston Globe «La primera obra italiana en décadas que se merece el Premio Nobel.» The Guardian «Elena Ferrante puede ser una de las mejores autoras de las que hayas oído hablar.» Time «Elena Ferrante ha escrito una historia de amor épica, destinada a formar parte de las grandes obras de la literatura Occidental.» Huffington Post «Como Ana Karenina, Lila y Elena son volátiles, están llenas de deseo e ira. También rompen las convenciones domésticas, pero lo que me apasiona es que, en vez de erradicarlas, Ferrante las desarrolla en todo su caos y dolor.» Los Angeles Times Famosos de todo el mundo alaban su obra... «Yo... no tengo palabras para describir lo que se siente al descubrir un tesoro como éste. Los que disfrutáis con la lectura me entenderéis.¿Cómo no conocía yo a Elena Ferrante? Su saga de Nápoles es fascinante.» Carmen Chaparro «Sé que me sumo tarde a la fiesta... ¡pero este libro es increíble!» James Franco «Ferrante es única (...) Sus libros permanecerán siempre conmigo.» Jennifer ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The second book, following last year's My Brillian

  46. One woman. Two men. And a game of revenge that goes beyond the limits in this wildly sexy novella by the New York Times bestselling author of Because You Are Mine… Years ago, Walker and Madeline had a good thing going. They were young and impetuous, just a couple of kids indulging in the pleasures of a wild infatuation. But still, it meant the world to Madeline. And then, at the most vulnerable time of her life, when she needed him the most, he walked away. Now, the ex-Secret Service agent is back to start his own security business. And Tony, his old friend and new billionaire client has quite a proposition: protect his woman from threats against her life. The hitch? The woman in question is Madeline. She’s never forgotten Walker. And she’s never forgiven him. Under the heat of the Lake Tahoe sun her sensual revenge begins. Making Walker pay will be a pleasure. But danger and desire make a combustible mix, and no one is prepared for the explosion. Includes a bonus excerpt of Beth Kery’s Only for You On the Job previously appeared in Three to Tango Praise for Beth Kery, Recipient of the All About Romance Reader Poll for Best Erotica “Wicked good storytelling.”—Jaci Burton “Addictive and delicious.”—USA Today Beth Kery is the New York Times bestselling author of the Because You Are Mine series: Because You Are Mine, When I’m with You, Because We Belong and Since I Saw You. She is also the author of the One Night of Passion novels which include Addicted to You, Bound to You, Captured By You, Exposed to You, and Only for You.

  47. The official novelization of the fourth Men in Black movie, F. Gary Gray's new movie set within the universe of the previous Men in Black films. The official novelization of Men in Black International, F. Gary Gray's new movie is set within the universe of the previous Men in Black films. With a screenplay by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway, and produced by Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, the film stars Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth, Liam Neeson, Kumail Nanjiani, Emma Thompson, and more. From TI 9781789091083 MM.

  48. Ciudad de México, Lecumberri, años setenta. Un preso político relata su estadía en la cárcel durante la Guerra Sucia… Testimonio y documento de una época, Salvador Castañeda describe los pormenores de su estancia en prisión -las golpizas y las torturas que los agentes de la Dirección Federal de Seguridad les infligían a los Activistas o Guerrilleros, así como la amistad y la solidaridad entre los reos- y los intercala con sus años de estudiante en Moscú, el entrenamiento militar en Corea del Norte y las reuniones clandestinas en los bosques que rodeaban la universidad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Salvador Castaneda, a political prisoner of Mexico's Dirty War of the seventies, describes all the details of his imprisonment - from the beatings and torture inflicted upon the activists to the friendship between the inmates. He also tells of his student years in Moscow and military training in North Korea.

  49. Dhulyn Wolfshead and Parno Lionsmane are members of the Mercenary Guild, veterans of numerous battles and missions, and masters of martial arts. But more than that, Dhulyn and Parno are Partners, a Mercenary bond that can only be broken by death. And though one’s past is supposed to be irrelevant to a Mercenary Brother, who they’d been might make the difference between success and failure in their missions.   As far as she knows, Dhulyn is the last of her tribe, the sole survivor of a terrible massacre when she was a young child. Sold into slavery and rescued by a pirate, Dhulyn has learned the hardest lessons life has to teach. What she has not learned is to master her Visions, glimpses of the future.   Parno never mentions his past. Yet his manners and speech give him away. Parno has been raised in more civilized lands, and obviously comes from a family of some importance. Why he’s abandoned them or been cast out, neither Dhulyn nor any Mercenary Brother would ask.   After saving one of the Marked—those gifted with such powers as the ability to Find, to Mend, to Heal, to See—the two Mercenaries realize that those bent on the Marked’s destruction appear to be under the influence of a priest of the Sleeping God.   Soon not even Dhulyn’s Visions can prepare them for the fate that awaits them, as they become tangled in wars against invaders, royal surrenders, and enemy prison camps.  

  50. Works by Joseph Jaworski

  51. Yumna Jawad is an entrepreneur, social media influencer, and recipe developer. She is the CEO and founder of the enormously popular FeelGood Foodie brand, a website dedicated to healthy-ish recipes with feel-good ingredients. A graduate from the University of Michigan’s business school, she and her viral food trends have been featured by Live with Kelly and Ryan, the Today show, Good Morning America, People, Vogue, and The New York Times. She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her husband and two kids.

  52. Works by Stefan Jaworzyn

  53.  
    Ron Jaworski is one of the broadcasters of Monday Night Football, and one of the most popular analysts covering the NFL today. He appears regularly on a number of ESPN shows and specials. Jaworski attended Youngstown State University, then played seventeen NFL seasons. In 1980, he led the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl XV and was named NFL MVP. Jaworski then became a sports commentator and TV show host. The president of Philadelphia’s famed Maxwell Club, Jaworski is involved in charitable activities and a variety of business ventures.

  54. Works by Francesca Novello

  55. Novella Carpenter grew up in rural Idaho and Washington State. She went to University of Washington in Seattle where she majored in Biology and English. She later studied under Michael Pollan at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism for two years. She’s had many odd jobs including: assassin bug handler, book editor, media projectionist, hamster oocyte collector, and most recently, journalist. Her writing has appeared in Salon.com, Saveur.com, sfgate.com (the SF Chronicle's website), and Mother Jones. She has been cultivating her farm in the city for over ten years now, and her neighbors still think she’s crazy. It all started with a few chickens, then some bees, until she had a full-blown farm near downtown Oakland, where she lives today.

    Works by Novella Carpenter

  56. Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month and the co-founder of the online literary journal 100 Word Story and the Flash Fiction Collective. His stories and essays have appeared in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, Writer's Digest, and Poets & Writers. He is the author of Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo.

    Rebecca Stern has experienced NaNoWriMo from every angle: she had her fifth- and sixth-grade students participate in the Young Writers Program when she was a teacher, did a victory dance in the 50K winner's circle in 2014, served on the Associate Board, was their Director of Programs, and is now their Young Writers Program and Development Consultant. She lives in San Francisco.

    Works by National Novel Writing Month