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London Tides
Par Carla Laureano. 2015
Irish photojournalist Grace Brennan travels the world's war zones documenting the helpless and forgotten. After the death of her friend…
and colleague, Grace is shaken. She returns to London hoping to rekindle the spark with the only man she ever loved--Scottish businessman Ian MacDonald. But he gave up his championship rowing career and dreams of Olympic gold years ago for Grace ... only for her to choose career over him. Will life's tides bring them back together ... or tear them apart for good this time?Hot Gay Erotica
Par Richard Labonté. 2006
Lambda Award-winning editor Richard Labonté leaves no fetish unfulfilled in this new collection of gay erotica. This steamy collection contains…
a wide range of erotic short stories for readers with a taste for sizzling storylines and uninhibited, unrepentant mansex. Scott Promfret, coauthor of the Romentics series of gay romance novels, contributes "The Competitor," in which a hunky athlete unexpectedly meets his match at the gym. Cat Tailor's rollicking "Delta Boys" finds four randy soldier boys, back from the frontlines, living out their fantasies in a sleazy motel room.The Nigger of the "Narcissus" (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
Par Joseph Conrad. 1999
When a black sailor with tuberculosis boards the Narcissus, the shadow of death falls across the ship and the lingering…
gloom brings out both the best and the worst in the crew. The harsh endurance test of survival at sea, magnified by the dying sailor's condition, sends the crewmen through an emotional gamut, ranging from pity and selfless compassion to fear, resentment, and a profound hatred that boils perilously close to mutiny.In this 1897 novel, a compelling examination of human character under conditions of extreme danger and stress, Joseph Conrad considers some of his customary preoccupations. His masterful narrative technique captures every nuance of atmospheric tension as it explores issues related to moral dilemmas, isolation, and the psychology of inner compulsions. Conrad drew upon his two decades of experience in the British merchant marine for the vital, memorable characterizations and realistic depictions of seafaring life in this and many of his other works.Aventures d'Alice au Pays des Merveilles: Large Print
Par Lewis Carroll. 1972
The first French translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (there have been no less than seventeen others) was supervised by…
Lewis Carroll himself. In the opinion of many experts, and countless older and younger French readers, it is still the best. It has a remarkable freshness and originality, and admirably renders the English puns and parodies with French equivalents. "How Doth the Little Crocodile?" for instance, is turned into a parody of La Fontaine, the staple of French lesson books.Carroll picked Henri Bué as translator on the recommendation of Bué's father, who was an Oxford colleague. The younger Bué was just at the beginning of his career, and Carroll could not have known that he would go on to distinguish himself both as a translator and as an author and editor. Bué worked rapidly, and had the translation done in a couple of months. Carroll, on the other hand, spent another two years making certain of it. He solicited the opinions of many friends to test the puns and verses. The prose he seems to have been able to judge for himself, and he wrote to his publisher that he was highly pleased with it. This reprinting of the first edition is complete with the forty-two Tenniel illustrations that were originally included. Of course it is not just for French readers. As one London reviewer, who called it "a delicious translation," remarked: "We could almost (almost, but not quite) wish we had never read it in English, in order to have the pleasure of reading it in French." He went on to say: "It is an exquisite book in appearance, the same size, type, and illustrations as the original volume; and the fun is wonderfully preserved." He also pointed out that it would be a great help to the "young folks in their studies." That is as true today as it was a hundred years ago, for the charm of the French Alice, like that of the original, has only grown with time.Dead Man's Hand (anthology)
Par John Joseph Adams. 2014
HOW THE WEST WAS WEIRD! From a kill-or-be-killed gunfight with a vampire to an encounter in a steampunk bordello, the…
weird western is a dark, gritty tale where the protagonist might be playing poker with a sorcerous deck of cards, or facing an alien on the streets of a dusty frontier town.Here are twenty-three original tales--stories of the Old West infused with elements of the fantastic--produced specifically for this volume by many of today's finest writers. Included are Orson Scott Card's first "Alvin Maker" story in a decade, and an original adventure by Fred Van Lente, writer of Cowboys & Aliens.Other contributors include:Tobias S. Buckell * David Farland * Alan Dean Foster * Jeffrey Ford * Laura Anne Gilman * Rajan Khanna * Mike Resnick * Beth Revis * Fred Van Lente * Walter Jon Williams * Ben H. Winters * Christie Yant * Charles Yu *Truckers
Par Johnny Hansen. 2006
Hard-driving truckers climb out of their big rigs and get down to business in this raw, lusty collection.Truckers have long…
been ingrained in the American popular imagination, celebrated in movies like Smokey and the Bandit and many a country-western ballad. They're also a favorite queer sexual icon, joining such types as sailors, cops, firemen, and other guys who "service society." For some gay men, life on the road conjures up images of hairy, sweaty, blue-collar joes traveling from town to town in their big 18-wheelers, pulling into all-night diners, gas stations, cheap motels, and highway rest stops for food, rest, companionship - and sex. These erotic encounters are the subject of this collection of trucker tales. Editor Johnny Hansen has assembled 19 true stories of men who deliver much more than what's back in the trailer. In one story, a four-way pileup in a highway men's room gives new meaning to the word "convoy." In another, a 19-year-old experiences first love - and lust - on a cross-country tour with a strapping Mack driver. In this one-of-a-kind collection, "good buddies" from across the U.S. reveal their hottest experiences on - and on the side of - the road.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Par Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel. 2015
"Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak…
good English.) "Now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!" Alice and all her many friends will never be forgotten so long as books for children are published. The fascinating adventures of this timeless little girl as she plunges down the rabbit-hole, shrinks and grows, meets the pack of cards and the chess pieces -- should be read regularly by all ages for their totally original fantasy, their humor, and their charm.McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
Par Michael Chabon. 2003
A Vintage Contemporaries OriginalIncludes:Jim Shepard's "Tedford and the Megalodon"Glen David Gold's "The Tears of Squonk, and What Happened Thereafter"Dan Chaon's…
"The Bees"Kelly Link's "Catskin"Elmore Leonard's "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman"Carol Emshwiller's "The General"Neil Gaiman's "Closing Time"Nick Hornby's "Otherwise Pandemonium"Stephen King's "The Tale of Gray Dick"Michael Crichton's "Blood Doesn't Come Out"Laurie King's "Weaving the Dark"Chris Offutt's "Chuck's Bucket"Dave Eggers's "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly"Michael Moorcock's "The Case of the Nazi Canary"Aimee Bender's "The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers"Harlan Ellison's "Goodbye to All That"Karen Joy Fowler's "Private Grave 9"Rick Moody's "The Albertine Notes"Michael Chabon's "The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance"Sherman Alexie's "Ghost Dance"From the Trade Paperback edition.Un rajolí d'amistat (Sèrie La pastisseria màgica #3)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Pensa en els pastissos més bons que et puguis imaginar, afegeix-ne una nena amb un talent especial per ficar-se en…
embolics i barreja-ho amb l'aire de Brooklyn. Però, sobretot, abans de ficar-lo al forn, tira-li un pessic de pols màgics Una nova companya ha arribat a l'escola de la Meg i en Theo. És una nena misteriosa, fascinant, però, sobretot... molt antipàtica! Tot i que, potser, amb tant d'orgull només intenti dissimular la seva soledat... La Meg té una idea: trobar la recepta per endolcir el cor d'aquesta nena tan sorruda amb un pessic de valor, aventures i, sobretot... molta màgia!El sueño de Meg (Serie La pastelería mágica #1)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Imagina los más deliciosos pasteles en los que puedas pensar, añade una niña con un talento especial para meterse en…
problemas y mézclalo con el aire de Brooklyn. Y, sobre todo, antes de hornearlo, échale una pizca de polvo mágico... Meg y Theo tienen unos nuevos vecinos geniales: Flo y su abuelo Artú, que se han mudado a Brooklyn para abrir La pastelería mágica. El sueño de Meg está a punto de hacerse realidad: convertirse en una aprendiz de pastelera y además... ¡mágica! Pero Artú esconde un secreto, y Meg y Theo deberán ayudarle a desenmascarar al traidor que ha llegado para liarlo todo. Acompaña a Meg en su vida llena de aventuras, misterios... y muchos, muchos pasteles.Meg al rescate (Serie La pastelería mágica #2)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Imagina los más deliciosos pasteles en los que puedas pensar, añade una niña con un talento especial para meterse en…
problemas y mézclalo con el aire de Brooklyn. Y, sobre todo, antes de hornearlo, échale una pizca de polvo mágico... Meg tiene una misión muy importante: ayudar a Theo a quitarse de encima a dos matones insoportables. ¿Y si la solución fuera preparar un pastel capaz de infundir valentía? Pero antes tendrá que encontrar el ingrediente secreto de la receta... ¿Estás listo para vivir una nueva aventura con sabor a magia?Una pizca de amistad (Serie La pastelería mágica #3)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Imagina los más deliciosos pasteles en los que puedas pensar, añade una niña con un talento especial para meterse en…
problemas y mézclalo con el aire de Brooklyn. Y, sobre todo, antes de hornearlo, échale una pizca de polvo mágico... Una nueva compañera ha llegado al colegio de Meg y Theo. Es una niña misteriosa, fascinante, pero, sobre todo... ¡muy antipática! Aunque quizá con tanto orgullo solo trate de disimular su soledad... Meg tiene una idea: encontrar la receta para endulzar el corazón de esa niña tan arisca con una pizca de valor, aventuras y, sobre todo... ¡mucha magia!Meg al rescat (Sèrie La pastisseria màgica #2)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Pensa en els pastissos més bons que et puguis imaginar, afegeix-ne una nena amb un talent especial per ficar-se en…
embolics i barreja-ho amb l'aire de Brooklyn. Però, sobretot, abans de ficar-ho al forn, tira-li un pessic de pols màgics. La Meg té una missió molt important: ajudar en Theo a treure's de sobre dos pinxos insuportables. I si la solució fos preparar un pastís capaç de fer que la gent es torni valenta? Però abans haurà de trobar l'ingredient secret de la recepta... Estàs preparat per viure una nova aventura amb gust de màgia?Maduixes i secrets (Sèrie La pastisseria màgica #4)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Pensa en els pastissos més bons que et puguis imaginar, afegeix-ne una nena amb un talent especial per ficar-se en…
embolics i barreja-ho amb l'aire de Brooklyn. Però, sobretot, abans de ficar-ho al forn, tira-li un pessic de pols màgics. La Meg vol que tothom al seu voltant estigui content, fins i tot el seu pare, en Robert, que darrerament no fa més que treballar. Per sort, ella sap quin és el remei ideal: preparar un dolç... de l'alegria! Amb ajuda de la Flo i d'en Theo, la Meg sortirà a la recerca de l'ingredient màgic. Però trobar-lo serà més difícil del que preveia, i portarà grans sorpreses... T'atreveixes a acompanyar-los?Fresas y secretos (Serie La pastelería mágica #4)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Imagina los más delicioso pasteles en los que puedas pensar, añade una niña con un talento especial para meterse en…
problemas y mézclalo con el aire de Brooklyn. Y, sobre todo, antes de hornearlo, échale una pizca de polvo mágico... Meg quiere que todo el mundo a su alrededor esté contento, incluido su padre Robert, que últimamente no hace más que trabajar. Afortunadamente, ella conoce el remedio perfecto: preparar un dulce... ¡de la alegría! Con ayuda de Flo y Theo, Meg va en busca del ingrediente mágico. Pero la búsqueda será más difícil de lo previsto, y traerá grandes sorpresas... ¿Te atreves a acompañarles?El somni de Meg (Sèrie La pastisseria màgica #1)
Par Alessandra Berello. 2015
Pensa en els pastissos més bons que et puguis imaginar, afegeix-ne una nena amb un talent especial per ficar-se en…
embolics i barreja-ho amb l'aire de Brooklyn. Però, sobretot, abans de ficar-ho al forn, tira-li un pessic de pols màgics. La Meg i en Theo tenen uns nous veïns genials: la Flo i el seu avi Artur, que s'han traslladat a Brooklyn per obrir La pastisseria màgica. El somni de la Meg està a punt de fer-se realitat: serà aprenenta de pastissera i a més a més... màgica! Però l'Artur amaga un secret, i la Meg i en Theo hauran d'ajudar-lo a desemmascarar el traïdor que ha arribat per embolicar la troca. Acompanya a la Meg en la seva vida plena d'aventures, misteris... i molts, molts pastissos.Smoke Bellew
By Jack London.
A sweeping adventure saga in the tradition of White Fang and The Call of the Wild, bringing to vivid life…
the cold, bleak, unforgiving Alaskan wilderness and the colorful, desperately uncertain lives of both natives and intruders. On a lark, the novel’s hero, Christopher Bellew, a San Francisco newspaperman and dandy, sets off on what he believes will be a brief trek into the Klondike to cover the latest gold rush. The lark turns into a rough, raw adventure that transforms the young chekako (tenderfoot) into a tough, hardened survivor.The Flying Inn
By G. K. Chesterton.
An exuberant man as well as a prolific and gifted writer, G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was a man with very…
strong opinions — and extremely capable of defending them. In this hilarious, satirical romp, Chesterton demonstrates his intense distrust of power and "progressives," railing against Prohibition, vegetarianism, theosophy, and other "dreary and oppressive" forces of modernity.In a spirited response to the government's attempt to curtail alcohol sales, Humphrey Pump (called Hump) — a pub owner in the fishing village of Pebblewick — takes to the road in a donkey cart. Accompanied by Captain Patrick Dalroy, a crimson-haired giant with a tendency to burst into song, Hump provisions the cart with a cask of good rum, a giant round of cheese, and the signpost from his pub, The Flying Inn. Together, the two men extend good cheer to an increasingly restless populace as they attempt to evade Prohibition. In a journey that becomes a rollicking madcap adventure, the two travel round England, encountering revolution, romance, and a cast of memorable characters.Sure to receive an enthusiastic welcome from Chesterton fans, this new edition of an old classic will also appeal to anyone who enjoys a humorous, well-crafted tale.Omoo: A Narrative Of Adventures In The South Seas
Par Herman Melville. 2015
A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated…
with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought-provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th-century world in the South Seas by one of America's greatest writers.The Best Canadian Animal Stories: Classic Tales by Master Storytellers
Par Muriel Whitaker. 1997