The Magus by John Fowles5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() A work rich in symbols, conundrums, and labyrinthine twists, The Magusendures as the most enigmatic and magical novel in the Fowles canon. As Nicholas is drawn deeper into the psychological traps, he finds it increasingly difficult to distinguish past from present, or fantasy from reality. When a young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching post on a remote Greek island and strikes up a friendship with a reclusive millionaire, he soon finds himself a pawn in the trickster’s deadly game of violence, seduction and betrayal. By turns disturbing, thrilling and seductive, the novel is a spellbinding exploration of the complexities of the human mind. Widely considered John Fowles’s masterpiece, The Magus is a masterwork of contemporary literature. ![]() Thank you!ĮDITION: Artist Edition (signed by Marc Burckhardt) ![]() Please review the Preorder FAQ if you’re not familiar with our process. This is a preorder and no prepayment is necessary to reserve your copy. ![]()
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El complot mongol by Rafael Bernal5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Rafael Bernal’s 1969 novel appeared at a critical moment in Mexican history. When the novel opens, he is working as a pistolero – effectively, a police hitman – and any ideals he once had seemed to have died inside him. They need others to do it for them, and that’s where Garcia, the central character in The Mongolian Conspiracy, comes in. They of course kill also, but they never do the dirty work themselves. Cold, duplicitous figures who occupy offices in their suits now pull the strings. ![]() Real men like Villa and Zapata no longer call the shots. By 1968, the Mexican politicians have long since betrayed the Revolution. But what he once did to help his country transform itself into something better, he now does strictly as a job. As a young man, he fought in the Mexican Revolution, serving under Pancho Villa, his killing backed by a just cause. Over the course of his life he has killed people: men, women, a priest. Filiberto Garcia is a sixty year old Mexican policeman. ![]() It’s 1968, the height of the Cold War, and we are in Mexico City. ![]() ![]() Read an excerpt of " The Killer of Little Shepherds" below.īook Excerpt: "The Killer of Little Shepherds"
The wager by david grann5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Grann focuses his attention on three of the vessel’s crew members: Captain David Cheap, who sailed as the first lieutenant of another ship and inherited his first command of a man-of-war after the death of the Wager’s previous captain John Bulkeley, the ship’s gunner and a deeply religious man who kept a meticulous journal of the disastrous voyage and John Byron, an ambitious 16-year-old midshipman whose grandson, Lord Byron, would one day incorporate elements of the Wager’s tragic story into his epic poem “Don Juan.”ĭavid Grann reveals why a disastrous shipwreck from the 1740s struck him as a parable for our own turbulent times. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is bestselling author David Grann’s vivid account of that ill-fated expedition, revealing humanity at its best and worst, from heroism to cannibalism. ![]() ![]() Their mission: to harass Spanish naval forces while seeking out a treasure-laden galleon on its way from Mexico to the Philippines during the colorfully named War of Jenkins’ Ear. In September of 1740, a British man-of-war called the Wager sailed from Portsmouth, England, as one of six warships in a squadron bound for South America. ![]() Sebastian sam argent5/10/2023 ![]() Sebastian had no intention of playing the hero, but whoever is stirring up shit in his country will pay for destroying his quiet life. On top of everything, Sebastian needs to save the day without revealing his magical powers and the real reason he hides his appearance. In order to prove it, Sebastian has to keep the prince alive long enough to discover the truth-a task made considerably harder because the idiot prince prefers wooing Sebastian over securing his own survival. Lord Orwell is a lot of things: thief, liar, drunk, and all around horrible father, but Sebastian knows he's no murderer. She can be found in the American deep south. ![]() ![]() Not only is Sebastian stuck with the prince's unwanted affections, he's also confronted by growing evidence linking the assassination attempt to someone from his father's past. Sam Argent is a Speculative Fiction and Romance writer who worships the magic picture box and chocolate. Unfortunately, the prince isn’t content with being alive, and he hunts Sebastian down to thank him personally. Sebastian Orwell did the only thing a smart wizard could do when he stumbled upon the wounded Crown Prince: he healed him and dumped him in a tavern where he could continue not being Sebastian's problem. ![]() Logotype by michael evamy5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Indestructubles Little Golden Books Magic School Bus Magic Tree House Pete the Cat Step Into Reading Book The Hunger Games By POPULAR SERIES Chronicles of Narnia Curious Geoge Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fancy Nancy Harry Potter I Survived If You Give. ![]() By TOPIC Award Winning Books African American Children's Books Biography & Autobiography Diversity & Inclusion Foreign Language & Bilingual Books Hispanic & Latino Children's Books Holidays & Celebrations Holocaust Books Juvenile Nonfiction New York Times Bestsellers Professional Development Reference Books Test Prep.By GRADE Elementary School Middle School High Schoolīy AGE Board Books (newborn to age 3) Early Childhood Readers (ages 4-8) Children's Picture Books (ages 3-8) Juvenile Fiction (ages 8-12) Young Adult Fiction (ages 12+).BESTSELLERS in EDUCATION Shop All Education Books. ![]() John scalzi agent to the stars5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Other notable moves in the summer of 2022 saw the Chicago Blackhawks trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators, the Minnesota Wild shipping Kevin Fiala to the Los Angeles Kings and the Carolina Hurricanes acquiring Brent Burns from the San Jose Sharks and Max Pacioretty from the Vegas Golden Knights.Ī flattened salary cap since 2020 has resulted in some teams with limited cap space making cost-cutting trades. The biggest move was a blockbuster deal in which the Florida Panthers shipped Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar to the Calgary Flames for Matthew Tkachuk. Last summer was a prime example of how busy the offseason trade market can be. The NHL offseason tends to be among the most active periods in the trade market, simply because it's when teams tend to have the most cap space and flexibility. San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson. ![]() The enemy book sarah adams5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() I have to stay strong until the wedding is over and Ryan scurries back into whatever alternate universe he escaped from. He wasn’t supposed to look like this or pursue me like a sexy guided missile. There’s just one problem: his face is gorgeous. I'm a successful bakery owner now, and I plan to rub every delicious detail of my life in his ugly face. Ryan Henderson is back in town for our best friends’ wedding, and I plan on showing him exactly how much I don’t care about him-or the almost kiss he ruthlessly dangled over me after graduation.īut things have changed since then. But tonight…I’m going to resurrect the battle. It’s been twelve years since I’ve seen him, twelve years since he won our war of wits by outsmarting me with a tactic I didn’t even know was allowed. ![]() ![]() ![]() I was going to rant here about our ill-conceived, often hypocritical efforts to "protect" our children and censor their reading materials, but I'll save that for another day. Who thought this was a good idea? I'm incensed, especially for all the kids who might pick up this book expecting to have the bejeebers scared out of them and wind up merely bored or slightly amused. Without Gammell's drawings, this collection loses its bloody, beating heart and is barely worth the paper it's printed on. You don't mess with perfection and genius. The reason the original 1981 edition became an instant classic and a frequently challenged book in schools and libraries was for Stephen Gammell's ghoulish and nightmarish artwork. To say that it's been sanitized for safe consumption is an understatement. My edition is the 2010 "updated" version published by Harper Collins with new illustrations by Brett Helquist. I'm not giving any stars here, only a warning: beware which edition of this collection you choose, for if you choose unwisely, you will be sorely ripped off in more ways than one. ![]() Skinjacker trilogy series5/9/2023 ![]() There, they meet Mary Hightower, the "mother" of Afterlights who keeps many Afterlights safe and is the author of hundreds of books about living in Everlost. ![]() He warns them of a dreaded and evil monster, the McGill, and Johnnie-O, and the altar boys before they make their way to New York City. ![]() They are somewhat like ghosts and retain the exact appearance they had when they died. Nick and Allie, who have just awoken in a ghostly parallel to the real world, are saved by a boy named Lief, who tells them that they are called "Afterlights" who cannot be seen by the living. The story is the first in the Skinjacker trilogy that takes place in Everlost, the place between life and death. ![]() Everlost is a fantasy book published in 2006 by the young adult author Neal Shusterman. ![]() |