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FAVORITE CELTIC FAIRY TALES

JOSEPH JACOBS

DOVER, 1994

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Experience the whimsy, charm and magic of the Celtic imagination in this captivating collection of timeless stories that have enchanted generations of youngsters and adults.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER S STONE

J.K. ROWLING

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD., 1997

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When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he’s the last to know. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord’s curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Escaping his hideous Muggle guardians for Hogwarts, a wizar ding school brimming with ghosts and enchantments, Harry stumbles upon a sinister adventure when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers which could be valuable, dangerous, or both. ... Leer resumen completo

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DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

PENGUIN, 2007

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Dr Jekyll, a physician conscious of the duality in his nature, and fascinated by the idea of the advantage that would arise if these elements could be clothed in different personalities, discovers a drug by means of which he can create a separate personality that absorbs all his evil instincts.

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: VOL 1

J.R.R. TOLKIEN

HARPERCOLLINS PUB., 1991

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THE CAVES OF STEEL

ISAAC ASIMOV

BANTAM BOOKS, 1993

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A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most peo ple left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer. The relationship between Life and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Daneel Olivaw. Worst of all was that the "R" stood for robot--and his positronic partner was made in the image and likeness of the murder victim! ... Leer resumen completo

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THE SILMARILLION

J.R.R. TOLKIEN

HARPERCOLLINS PUB., 1992

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The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of Middle-earth, introducing some of the key characters. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World. It is the ancient drama to w hich the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him ... ... Leer resumen completo

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I, ROBOT

ISAAC ASIMOV

HARPERCOLLINS PUB., 2004

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The classic collection of robot stories from the master of the genre. One of the Voyager Classics collection, now I, Robot is a major Fox movie starring Will Smith. In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age. When Earth is ruled by master-machines, when robots often seem mor e human than mankind, the Three Laws ensure that humans remain superior and the robots are kept in their rightful place. But an insane telepathic robot results from a production error; a robot assembled in space logically deduces its superiority to non-rational humanity; and when machines serve mankind rather than individual humans, the machine's idea of what is good for society may itself contravene the sacred Three Laws...Amazing and timeless robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time. ... Leer resumen completo

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DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

ARROW (RANDOM), 1994

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Hemingways passion for Spain and for the bullfight is renowned. In Death in the Afternoon he shares the sights, the sounds, the excitement and, above all, the knowledge which fuelled his passion for the the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of sca rlet serge draped on a stick. First published in 1932, Death in the Afternoon remains a classic for its historical account of the Corrida , for the stories of the great matadors, their banderilleros and picadors - the men who live every day with death - and for the stories of the bulls whose bravery is the primal root of the bullfight. Death in the Afternoon also contains some of the finest short stories Hemingway ever wrote, inspired by the intense life as well as the inevitable death of those hot, violent afternoons. ... Leer resumen completo

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FAHRENHEIT 451

RAY BRADBURY

BALLANTINE BOOKS (RANDOM), 1997

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Nowadays firemen start fires. Fireman Guy Montag loves to rush to a fire and watch books burn up. Then he met a seventeen-year old girl who told him of a past when people were not afraid, and a professor who told him of a future where people could think. And Guy Montag knew what he had to do....

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OUTLANDER

DIANA GABALDON

CORGI TRANSWORLD, 1992

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While sightseeing, Claire Randall is whisked back through time to the Scottish Highlands of 1743. She marries a fierce Scottish soldier for survival's sake and finds a love that transcends time.

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TALES OF TERROR AND DETECTION

EDGAR ALLAN POE

DOVER, 1996

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"The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter" introduce C. Auguste Dupin, the first fictional detective. Also included: "William Wilson," "MS. Found in a Bottle" and "The Oblong Box."

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THE DISCWORLD: MAP

TERRY PRATCHETT y STEPHEN BRIGGS

CORGI BOOKS LTD., 1995

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THE DISCWORLD MAPP They said it couldn't be done. Well, it has been done, proving them wrong once again. After years of research, cunningly contrived in as many minutes, the Discworld has its map. It takes full account of the historic and much-documented expeditions of the Discworld's feted (or at leats fated) explorers: Ge neral Sir Roderick Purdeigh, Lars Larsnephew, Llamedos Jones, Lady Alice Venturi, Ponce da Quirm and, of course, Venter Borass. Now travellers on this circular world can see it all: from Klatch to the Ramtops, from Cori Celesti to the Circle Sea, from Genua to Bhangbhangduc. The great cities of Hunghung, Pseudopolis, Al Khali and, of course, Ankh-Morpork are placed with loving care upon this world which is carried through space by Great A'Tuin. ... Leer resumen completo

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THE LOST CONTINENT: TRAVELS IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA

BILL BRYSON

CORGI BOOKS LTD., 1999

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'I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.' And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the films of his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Dead Squaw, Coma, Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA; a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He found a continent that was doubly lost;lost to itself because blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country. ... Leer resumen completo

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IN PATAGONIA

BRUCE CHATWIN

ARROW (RANDOM), 1997

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In Patagonia is a quest or a Wonder Voyage. It is about wandering and exile. Bruce Chatwin travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and, in the course of his travels, describes his encounters with the people whose fascinating stories delay him on the road.

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THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS

GENE WOLFE

MILLENNIUM, 1999

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EQUAL RITES

TERRY PRATCHETT

HARPERCOLLINS PUB.

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A dying wizard hopes to pass his wisdom on to the eighth son of an eighth son, but when the child comes out female, the future of magic could be in jeopardy.

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THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN: SHADOW AND CLAW (VOL. I)

GENE WOLFE

MILLENNIUM, 2000

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Award winning quest of discovery through an Earth fantastically transformed by aeons of humanity.

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BOOK OF THE NEW SUN: SWORD AND CITADEL (VOL 2 )

GENE WOLFE

MILLENNIUM, 2000

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THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE

VV.AA.

PENGUIN, 2001

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It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. the few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In San Francisco the I Ching is as common as the Yellow Pages. All because some 20 years earlier the United States lost a war--and is now occupied jointly by Nazi Germany and Japan. This harrowing, Hugo Award-winning novel is the work that established Philip K. Dick as an innovator in science fiction while breaking the barrier between science fiction and the serious novel of ideas. In it Dick offers a haunting vision of history as a nightmare from which it may just be possible to awake. ... Leer resumen completo

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST AND OTHER STORIES

OSCAR WILDE

DOVER, 2001

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Four of the English writer's finest works, among them "The Sphinx Without a Secret," "The Model Millionaire," "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," and the title story, a delightful tale of a 300-year-old ghost who fails to intimidate the newest occupants of his manor house. Also includes the author's 6 "Poems in Prose."

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DRACULA

BRAM STOKER

DOVER, 2000

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Bram Stoker's classic novel of suspense and horror was a bestseller in Britain when it was published in 1897. A late 20th-century biographer of Stoker has suggested that famed Victorian actor Henry Irving, for whom Stoker worked for many years, was an inspiration for some of Count Dracula's characteristics.

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LAST AND FIRST MEN

OLAF STAPLEDON

MILLENNIUM, 2001

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"No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination," declared "2001 "author Arthur C. Clarke of this masterpiece of science fiction. An imaginative, ambitious history of humanity's future that spans billions of years, this 1930 epic abounds in prescient speculations. A must-read for scholars of the gen re. ... Leer resumen completo

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PET SEMATARY

STEPHEN KING

POCKET BOOKS U.K., 2003

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Renowned for its superior productions, BBC radio may have outdone itself by adapting Stephen Kings Pet Sematary to audio. A clamorous cacophony of talking, whining, whistling, and howling, Pet Sematary is a quick, entertaining earful for those who dont have other auditory distractions to contend with, such as a car full of talking whining, whistling, howling children. However, the melodramatic prose marries well with the acting; such is the case when one reader--whose voice bears an uncanny resemblance to Kramers from Seinfeld--tells another about the effects of the Pet Sematary: "Heroin makes junkies feel good when they put it in their arms, but all the time its poisoning their mind and body--this place can be like that and dont you ever forget it!" &@65279; ... Leer resumen completo

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THE ANNOTATED HOBBIT (REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION)

J.R.R. TOLKIEN

HARPERCOLLINS PUB., 2003

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The definitive edition of this beloved children's classic, featuring a wealth of accompanying illustrations and notes which take the reader further into both the story, and the tale of how it was written. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, The Hobbit. Since its first publicat ion in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals: Alice, Pooh, Toad...As with all classics, repeated readings continue to bring new detail and perspectives to the reader's mind, and Tolkien's Middle-earth is a vast mine of treasures and knowledge, its roots delving deep into folklore, mythology and language. The Hobbit is, therefore, an ideal book for annotation: as well as offering a marvellous and entrancing story, it introduces the reader to the richly imagined world of Middle-earth, a world more fully and complexly realised in The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Douglas Anderson's annotations make fascinating reading.Additionally, many of Tolkien's own illustrations embellish the text, and numerous illustrations from foreign editions exhibit an extraordinary range of visual interpretation. In an appendix there are details of the revisions made by Tolkien at various times to the publsihed text, which provide an uncommon and privileged glimpse into the special concerns of an exceptional and painstaking writer. ... Leer resumen completo

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HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (ADULT)

J.K. ROWLING

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD., 2004

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Harry Potter can't wait for the start of the school year. It is his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and there are spells to be learnt and Divination lessons (sigh) to be attended. Harry is expecting these: however, other quite unexpected events are already on the march ... The texts of the Harry P otter adult editions are identical to that of the standard editions; only the jacket illustrations vary. ... Leer resumen completo

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THE CONFUSION

NEAL STEPHENSON

ARROW (RANDOM), 2005

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Neal Stephenson continues his extraordinary Baroque Cycle in this sequel to his bestselling Quicksilver, bringing to life a cast of unforgettable characters in a time of breathtaking genius and discovery. It is the late 1600s, on the high seas. A group of Barbary galley slaves plot as they ply the oars of a pirate ship, hat ching a daring scheme to find an enormous cache of Spanish gold. Amazingly, they succeed - leaving some very unhappy men behind who vow to hunt down the vagabonds and bring them to justice, no matter the cost. Meanwhile, back in France, the beautiful Eliza - toast of Versailles and spy extraordinaire - attempts to return to London with her baby, a child whose paternity is shrouded in mystery. Making her way home, her ship is stopped by a French privateer and she is returned to the Sun King's court. Thrown back into a web of international intrigue, Eliza must contend with all manner of characters, including buccaneers, poisoners, Jesuits, financial manipulators, and even a stray cryptographer or two... ... Leer resumen completo

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ENDERS SHADOW

ORSON SCOTT CARD

TOR BOOKS, 2002

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Welcome to Battleschool. Growing up is never easy. But try living on the mean streets as a child begging for food and fighting like a dog with ruthless gangs of starving kids who wouldn't hesitate to pound your skull into pulp for a scrap of apple. If Bean has learned anything on the streets, it's how to survive. And not wi th fists. He is way too small for that. But with brains. Bean is a genius with a magician's ability to zero in on his enemy and exploit his weakness. What better quality for a future general to lead the Earth in a final climactic battle against a hostile alien race, known as Buggers. At Battleschool Bean meets and befriends another future commander - Ender Wiggins - perhaps his only true rival. Only one problem: for Bean and Ender, the future is now. ... Leer resumen completo

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DYING INSIDE

ROBERT SILVERBERG

GOLLANCZ - CASSELL GROUP, 2005

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Imagine what it would be like if you could tell what the innermost thoughts and feelings of those around you were. Imagine if, as you reached middle age, you lost that ability. What would it do to you to be like everyone else?

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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER S STONE

J.K. ROWLING

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD., 2004

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Whena letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord&@180;s curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Escaping from his unbearable Muggle guardians to Howwarts, a wizarding school brimming with ghosts and en chantments, Harry stumbles into a sinester adventure when he finds a threeheaded dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astoninshing powers which could be valuable, dangerous, or both. ... Leer resumen completo

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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRET

J.K. ROWLING

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING LTD., 2005

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Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last...even getting there is an adventure in itself! The three firm friends, Harry, Ron and Hermione, are soon immersed in the daily round of Potions, Herbology , Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Quidditch. But then horrible and mysterious things begin to happen. Harry keeps hearing strange voices, sinister and dark messages appear on the wall, and then Ron's sister Ginny disappears... ... Leer resumen completo

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