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Cretaceous Dawn
Par Michael S. Graziano, Lisa M. Graziano. 2008
"...An adventure-filled journey... In spite of its references to hard academic science, Cretaceous Dawn is a first-class adventure story, an…
effortless read as engaging as vintage Jules Verne. The descriptive prose is both evocative and illuminating, and the plot has enough twists and cliffhangers to keep readers traveling on to the inevitable conclusion."--Natural History "The Grazianos, sibling scientists, combine speculation and science in a compulsively page-turning time-travel adventure. A physics experiment gone awry sends four people and a dog 65 million years into the past. Day-to-day survival among creatures like giant croc Deinosuchus and T. rex becomes a priority, even as the group of stranded scientists realizes that getting home involves a 1,000 mile trek across the amazing landscape of Hell Creek. Details about plants, animals and insects in the distant past set the stage for a tight, scientifically plausible plot with a wholly unexpected twist that will keep readers guessing."--Publishers Weekly A long-extinct beetle appears in a physics lab. Four-and-a-half people and a dog are hurled 65 million years through time, to the Age of the Dinosaurs, and paleontologist Julian Whitney and his companions have only one chance for rescue. Meanwhile in the lab, police chief Sharon Earles must solve the mystery of why half a body remains where five people had just been. Physicists try to determine what went wrong but can they fix the vault in time to retrieve the missing people--and do they want to? "A rip-snorting good yarn. . . . Cretaceous Dawn's strength is its ability to transport the reader back in time to truly experience the Cretaceous."--Dinosaur News "Rendered with a clarity and vividness that gives the novel its richness, Cretaceous Dawn is plain fun, and educational at that. Short of time travel, this is as close as you'll ever get to the grim, predatory world of the Cretaceous."--Falmouth Enterprise "From the Inland Sea to the infant Rocky Mountains, we see the entirety of a long-gone ecosystem. The authors' scientific knowledge gives the story, and the giant creatures it is centered around, a realism that is immensely entertaining."--Prehistoric Times "[The era is] described so vividly the reader forgets that no human overlapped with a dinosaur in the sands of time."--The Cape Cod Chronicle Lisa M. Graziano, PhD, is a freelance editor and writer living on Cape Cod, Mass. She spent ten years as a professor of oceanography in Woods Hole, Mass. before turning to a full-time writing career. Michael S. A. Graziano, PhD, is a neuroscientist at Princeton University. He is the author of both fiction and nonfiction.Perduts sense wifi (Sèrie Juràssic Total #Volumen 1)
Par Sara Cano, Francesc Gascó. 2018
Vine a formar part de «Juràssic Total», la nova sèrie de ciència ficció i aventures, i prepara't per embarcar-te en…
un viatje al·lucinant a l'era dels dinosaures. Un grup d'amics ha trobat un portal que els permet viatjar a un lloc on no es van extingir els dinosaures. Junts hauran de fer front a un munt de perills, coneixeran de prop els secrets dels dinosaures i viuran grans aventures. En Leo, la Carla, en Dani, l'Elena i en Lucas estaven convençuts que passarien la tarda castigats en un laboratori ple de fòssils. Però els esperava l'aventura més boja de la vida: un viatge en un lloc... on els dinosaures estan vius! Un cop allà han de trobar la manera de tornar al seu món. I de rescatar una persona perduda en aquella terra misteriosa. Però troben unes dents mágiques que els donen uns poders al·lucinants! Encara que, primer de tot, l'equip necessita un nom. Què us sembla...JURÀSSIC TOTAL?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.THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN…
ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD..ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF ALL TIME."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Frisch, New Yorker"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along." Jamie Buxton, Daily MailChina: 1200 A.D. The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan.Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army. He is humble, loyal, perhaps not altogether wise, and is fated from birth to one day confront an opponent who is the opposite of him in every way: privileged, cunning and flawlessly trained in the martial arts.Guided by his faithful shifus, The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing must return to China - to the Garden of the Drunken Immortals in Jiaxing - to fulfil his destiny. But in a divided land riven by war and betrayal, his courage and his loyalties will be tested at every turn.Translated from the Chinese by Anna HolmwoodTHE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN…
ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Frisch, New Yorker"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along." Jamie Buxton, Daily MailChina: 1200 A.D.Guo Jing has confronted Apothecary Huang, his sweetheart Lotus' father, on Peach Blossom Island, and bested the villainous Gallant Ouyang in three trials to win her hand in marriage.But now, along with his sworn brother, Zhou Botong of the Quanzhen Sect, and his shifu, Count Seven Hong, Chief of the Beggar Clan, he has walked into a trap. Tricked by Huang into boarding a unseaworthy barge, they will surely drown unless Lotus - who has overheard her father's plans - can find a way to save them.Yet even if they are to survive the voyage, great dangers lie in wait on the mainland. The Jin Prince Wanyan Honglie has gathered a band of unscrupulous warriors to aid him in his search for the lost writings of the Great Song patriot General Yue Fei. If he is successful, the Jin armies will gain the key to total victory over the Song Empire, condemning Guo Jing's countrymen to centuries of servitude.Translated from the Chinese by Anna Holmwood and Gigi ChangChina: An Epic Novel
Par Edward Rutherfurd. 2020
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Bravo; this is a big, complex and utterly involving portrait of 19th-century China' THE TIMESThe internationally bestselling author…
portrays the great clash of East and West in his new epic: China China in the nineteenth century: a proud and ancient empire forbidden to foreigners. The West desires Chinese tea above all other things but lacks the silver to buy it. Instead, western adventurers resort to smuggling opium in exchange.The Qing Emperor will not allow his people to sink into addiction. Viceroy Lin is sent to the epicentre of the opium trade, Canton, to stop it. The Opium Wars begin - heralding a period of bloody military defeats, reparations, and one-sided treaties which will become known as the Century of Humiliation. From Hong Kong to Beijing to the Great Wall, from the exotic wonders of the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City, to squalid village huts, the dramatic struggle rages across the Celestial Kingdom. This is the story of the Chinese people, high and low, and the Westerners who came to exploit the riches of their ancient land and culture.We meet a young village wife struggling with the rigid traditions of her people, Manchu empresses and warriors, powerful eunuchs, fanatical Taiping and Boxer Rebels, savvy Chinese pirates, artists, concubines, scoundrels and heroes, well-intentioned missionaries and the rapacious merchants, diplomats and soldiers of the West. Fortunes will rise and fall, loves will be gained and lost.This is an unforgettable tale told from both sides of the divide. The clash of worldviews, of culture and heritage, is shown in a kaleidoscope of jaw-dropping set pieces. China is a feat of the imagination that will enthral, instruct and excite, and show us how things once were, and how the turmoil of the nineteenth century led to modern China's revolution and rebirth.Call to Kill: The first in a brand new high-octane SAS series
Par Conor Woodman, Billy Billingham. 2021
THE FIRST IN A BRAND NEW SERIES FROM SAS: WHO DARES WINS STAR.A country in turmoil. A rescue mission gone…
wrong. A hero unlike any other fighting to save a broken world. Matt 'Mace' Mason is deployed on a deniable SAS mission in war-torn Yemen, becoming embroiled in a hostage rescue that goes terribly wrong. Pulling at the strings of the local political scene is not only the local warlord who is destined to become Mace's nemesis, General Ruak Shahlai, but hardbitten American arms dealer Erica Atkins, who controls a whole international network to her advantage.As well as his own team, Mace has to work, initially unwillingly, with female CIA Agent (and Islamic scholar) Redford. Together they will need to prevent an attack that would spark a regional war and create the largest environmental disaster the world has ever seen.DON'T MISS THE FIRST IN THE NEW MATT MASON SERIES FROM AN AUTHOR WHO HAS BEEN THERE AND DONE IT ALL, BILLY BILLINGHAM. About the AuthorBilly Billingham spent 17 years in the SAS. He was responsible for planning and executing strategic operations and training at the highest level in locations including Iraq, Afghanistan, South America and Africa, and has led countless hostage rescues. He later became a bodyguard to A list celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Sir Michael Caine, and Tom Cruise. Since 2015, Billy has been one of the lead presenters on the popular Channel Four series SAS: Who Dares Wins.THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN…
ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Frisch, New Yorker"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along." Jamie Buxton, Daily Mail Guo Jing and Lotus have escaped Qiu Qianren's mountain stronghold on the condors' backs, but Lotus carries a wound that will surely kill her. Their only hope lies in the healing powers of Duan, the King of the South. Little do they know that to seek an audience with this mysterious figure will place him in mortal danger himself. Meanwhile, many li away on Peach Blossom Island, a plan has been hatched that could tear the two lovers apart for good. And, with Moon Festival approaching, Guo Jing is honour bound to take part in a long-awaited martial contest at the Tower of Mist and Rain in Jiaxing. Yet the greatest threat to their happiness stems from Guo Jing's past. He is still betrothed to Genghis Khan's daughter. Rejoining the Mongol army could help him to avenge his father - but it may force him to take the field against the soldiers of his true homeland, splitting his heart and soul in two. Translated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang and Shelly BryantTHE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN…
ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Frisch, New Yorker"Like every fairy tale you're ever loved, imbued with jokes and epic grandeur. Prepare to be swept along." Jamie Buxton, Daily MailIn the Jin capital of Zhongdu, Guo Jing learns the truth of his father's death and finds he is now betrothed, against his will, to two women. Neither of them is his sweetheart Lotus Huang.Torn between following his heart and fulfilling his filial duty, he journeys through the country of his parents with Lotus, encountering mysterious martial heroes and becoming drawn into the struggle for the supreme martial text, the Nine Yin Manual. But his past is catching up with him. The widow of an evil man he accidentally killed as a child has tracked him down, intent on revenge. Meanwhile, his true parentage at last revealed, Yang Kang, the young prince Guo Jing must face in the Garden of the Eight Drunken Immortals, is forced to choose his destiny. Will he continue to enjoy the life of wealth and privilege afforded to him by the invader of his homeland, or give up all he has known to avenge his parents?Translated from the Chinese by Gigi ChangChina: An Epic Novel
Par Edward Rutherfurd. 2020
'The unparallelled master of the historical saga returns, this time, with an eye on China. Beginning with the First Opium…
War in 1839 and continuing through the present day, Rutherfurd tells a sweeping tale that brings to life a nation's history, traditions and the people who lived through it as if by magic' Newsweek The internationally bestselling author portrays the great clash of East and West in his new epic: China China in the nineteenth century: a proud and ancient empire forbidden to foreigners. The West desires Chinese tea above all other things but lacks the silver to buy it. Instead, western adventurers resort to smuggling opium in exchange. The Qing Emperor will not allow his people to sink into addiction. Viceroy Lin is sent to the epicentre of the opium trade, Canton, to stop it. The Opium Wars begin - heralding a period of bloody military defeats, reparations, and one-sided treaties which will become known as the Century of Humiliation. From Hong Kong to Beijing to the Great Wall, from the exotic wonders of the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City, to squalid village huts, the dramatic struggle rages across the Celestial Kingdom. This is the story of the Chinese people, high and low, and the Westerners who came to exploit the riches of their ancient land and culture. We meet a young village wife struggling with the rigid traditions of her people, Manchu empresses and warriors, powerful eunuchs, fanatical Taiping and Boxer Rebels, savvy Chinese pirates, artists, concubines, scoundrels and heroes, well-intentioned missionaries and the rapacious merchants, diplomats and soldiers of the West. Fortunes will rise and fall, loves will be gained and lost.This is an unforgettable tale told from both sides of the divide. The clash of worldviews, of culture and heritage, is shown in a kaleidoscope of jaw-dropping set pieces. China is a feat of the imagination that will enthral, instruct and excite, and show us how things once were, and how the turmoil of the nineteenth century led to modern China's revolution and rebirth.(P)2021 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedTHE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN…
ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD.China: 1200 A.D. The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan.Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army. He is humble, loyal, perhaps not altogether wise, and is fated from birth to one day confront an opponent who is the opposite of him in every way: privileged, cunning and flawlessly trained in the martial arts.Guided by his faithful shifus, The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing must return to China - to the Garden of the Drunken Immortals in Jiaxing - to fulfil his destiny. But in a divided land riven by war and betrayal, his courage and his loyalties will be tested at every turn.Translated from the Chinese by Anna Holmwood(P)2019 Quercus Editions LimitedTHE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN…
ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD.In the Jin capital of Zhongdu, Guo Jing learns the truth of his father's death and finds he is now betrothed, against his will, to two women. Neither of them is his sweetheart Lotus Huang.Torn between following his heart and fulfilling his filial duty, he journeys through the country of his parents with Lotus, encountering mysterious martial heroes and becoming drawn into the struggle for the supreme martial text, the Nine Yin Manual. But his past is catching up with him. The widow of an evil man he accidentally killed as a child has tracked him down, intent on revenge. Meanwhile, his true parentage at last revealed, Yang Kang, the young prince Guo Jing must face in the Garden of the Eight Drunken Immortals, is forced to choose his destiny. Will he continue to enjoy the life of wealth and privilege afforded to him by the invader of his homeland, or give up all he has known to avenge his parents?Translated from the Chinese by Gigi Chang(P)2019 Quercus Editions LimitedPerdidos sin wifi (Serie Jurásico Total #Volumen 1)
Par Sara Cano, Francesc Gascó. 2018
Ven a formar parte de «Jurásico Total», la nueva serie de ciencia ficción y aventuras, y prepárate para embarcarte en…
un viaje alucinante a la era de los dinosaurios. Un grupo de amigos ha encontrado un portal que les permite viajar a un lugar en el que no se extinguieron los dinosaurios. Juntos tendrán que hacer frente a un montón de peligros, conocerán de cerca los secretos de los dinosaurios y vivirán grandes aventuras. Leo, Carla, Dani, Elena y Lucas creían que se iban a pasar la tarde castigados en un laboratorio lleno de fósiles. Pero les esperaba la aventura más loca de sus vidas: un viaje a un lugar... ¡donde los dinosaurios siguen vivos! Ahora tienen que averiguar cómo volver a su mundo. Y rescatar a alguien perdido en esa tierra misteriosa. ¡Pero unos dientes mágicos les han dado unos poderes alucinantes! Aunque, antes de nada, todo equipo necesita un nombre. ¿Qué tal os suena...JURÁSICO TOTAL?