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Two European siblings travel to New England to meet their American cousins in this classic satire. Henry James's short novel The Europeans, which made its debut in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly, is the beloved tale of Eugenia Münster and her brother, Felix Young, who travel to Boston after having spent most of their lives in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. At the heart of the story rest the concerns that most intrigued the iconic author:...
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When the worst writer in history self-publishes his books, the world of literature is decimated overnight. Illiteracy becomes something to aspire to and book burnings become rife. The publishing industry is left hemorrhaging credibility and verges on collapse. But its recovery not a matter of removing said books, or even destroying them, the same must be done to the mind responsible. Thomas may be the worst writer to have ever lived, but if he's not...
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"Blasfema... altamente ofensiva"... ¡y MUY divertida! Encontrarse con Polly es una aventura en la que descubrirás: por que los muñecos de nieve no pueden bailar; una escena inédita de una película de los Hermanos Marx; las Tres Leyes de la Termodinámica; y el secreto del universo. Ah, y también la receta para el bocadillo perfecto de mantequilla de cacahuetes y mermelada. Solamente recuerda esto: Nada es imposible a menos que pierdas toda la...
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Why Do All the Nice Girls End Up Getting Kidnapped and Held for Ransom?
In this book, YOU, the reader, are a thirtysomething part-time actor/full-time waiter suddenly caught up in a kidnapping. Julia, the girl you went out with last night, has been TAKEN HOSTAGE. What will you do? Will you go to the police and ask for help? Will you burst into the hideout, killing everyone in sight, then tell Julia that she shouldn't misinterpret this as some sort...
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Dog and Cat probably are friends, but they'll never admit it in public. Living in the same house, they have similar interests, such as bodgering in the garage or gardening when the weather is fine.
They could watch it for hours, offering critical advice and being in the way. They really do enjoy any mistakes or clangers which may happen.
Their best mates are a gang of unruly hedgehogs who live in the garden shed, however there is a bunch of blackbirds...
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Herbert Brewer's Dirty Little Secret is the first in a series of savagely funny, social-adventure novels calculated to appeal to the readership that has made Douglas Adams, John Kennedy Toole, Terry Pratchett and Tim Dorsey so successful.
When the fictional nation of Amsarnie becomes reluctantly involved in the politics of a foreign war, Prime Minister Dereck Cartright is appalled to discover that his country's armed forces only really exist as an...
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A Juani, a Julio y a sus grupos les pasa casi de todo en su trabajo como directores de tour viajando en diferentes partes del mundo.
¡Viaja con ellos y ríete, llora, bebe, come, quiere, enfádate, muérdete la lengua, no te la muerdas, habla, canta, grita, vive y, sobretodo, disfruta del viaje!
Aunque nacido en España, F.J. Mite no se siente extranjero en ninguna parte del mundo. Licenciado en Filología Inglesa por la Universidad Complutense de...
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If you're a fan of Yes, Minister, House of Cards, and British humour, then – meet Bertie! Bertie is a big blue parrot – a Hyacinth Macaw from Brazil. He's also very intelligent, and he loves his owner Celeste. Celeste, meanwhile, is doing some loving of her own – with James Timbrill, MP – newly appointed to the Cabinet, James is a devoted public servant. He's also a devoted masochist, and in Celeste he thinks he's met his match on the kink...
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One evening Father Alazon Lustlieb appears on a popular evening talk show to announce that he has received a series of revelations. Several God-sent angels, he reports, instructed him to find and translate a set of twelve scrolls, then choose four disciples to help him interpret these scriptures-the Bear Lake Scrolls-and establish the Church of the Comic Spirit.
The Scrolls, the original versions of some of the more famous Biblical stories, form...
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An irresistible comedy about faith, desire, and middle-class morality from the man described by Kingsley Amis as "the funniest serious writer to be found on either side of the Atlantic" Pity the poor reverend Andrew Mackerel of the People's Liberal Church of Avalon, Connecticut. His is the first split-level church in America, a bastion of modern thought and sophisticated virtue, yet even his prosperous parishioners are not immune to the backsliding...
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Un roman rempli d'humour qui mets en vedette deux femmes vivant l'aventure d'une vie lors d'un voyage en sac à dos en Italie.
Je décolle pour l'Italie dans quelques minutes. Je pars avec ma mère. Nous traverserons l'Italie de Venise à Agrigente, pendant deux semaines.
J'espère que ces vacances à l'étranger me permettront de décrocher, car j'en ai assez de mon travail en planification de mariage! Je rêve d'être entrepreneure, mais...
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The cast of characters seemed infinite in variety. Figures of monumental stature, ordinary men and women, heroes, villains, lovers and warriors, idealist, cultural icons, leaders of industry, family and friends, all appear in this looking glass of small-town politics and it's enthusiastic glam. The tale is one of rapture and regret, flashes of guilty pleasure and tearful refrain, proud achievement and embarrassing blunders. Then again, when all my...
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The Coate-Duffel family dynasty had been founded on the wealth generated by their button factory over the last three hundred years. Now, owing to the cheap import of buttons from the East, the family business is in jeopardy, and Frederick Coate-Duffel has to find an urgent solution. With the help of Reginald Pratt, an architect of questionable ability who has nevertheless managed to acquire an international reputation, they pursue a plan to convert...
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Despite an unprecedented lack of access to Chump's house, investigative journalist Martha Skewermann recounts the unbelievable story behind the ethical and egoless, yet tragically star-crossed, civic leader Mayor Ronnie Chump, one of the greatest unelected public officials since Dinsdale Piranha.
Following the butt-clenching events of the 2016 mayoral election, seasoned scribbler Martha Skewermann takes the reader on a thrilling journey through the...
18) The ambassadors
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The Ambassadors, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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"A humorous and touching story that pays tribute to creativity, beauty, the poetry of the everyday, and to the ingenuity and sardonic humor of cats. 'The Writer's Cats' tells the story of four felines, each with a very distinct personality. There's Ocha, the leader of the gang, a tough guy with a soft heart; there's bandy-legged, affectionate Mizu; There's the phlegmatic and refined Petrus, lover of flowers; and finally, there's pretty Kirin, narrator...
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JUST WHO DO YOU HAVE TO KILL TO GET HEALTH CARE AROUND HERE?
In this book, you, the reader, get to be the main character in an exciting tale of blackmail and corporate espionage. You're an alcoholic temp with a dream of one day being a celebrated novelist. Unfortunately, you drink too much. When you wake up from a blackout, you discover you've been framed for murder. Someone wants you to take a permanent job, and he's ready to blackmail you into...
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