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The blockbuster danmei/Boys' Love novels from China that inspired
the animated series! This epic historical fantasy about a prince
and the mysterious man by his side is now in English, for the very
first time! Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian
was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of
dedication and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But
those who rise, can also fall...and fall he does, cast from the
Heavens again and again and banished to the mortal realm. Eight
hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to
godhood for the third time. Now only a lowly scrap collector, he is
dispatched to wander the earthly realm to take on tasks appointed
by the heavens to pay back debts and maintain his divinity. Aided
by old friends and foes alike, and graced with the company of a
mysterious young man with whom he feels an instant connection, Xie
Lian must confront the horrors of his past in order to dispel the
curse of his present. This xianxia fantasy tale built around the
romanticized love between two men (danmei) has spawned an ongoing
multimedia franchise that's beloved across the world. The Seven
Seas English-language edition will include covers from (tai3_3),
and exclusive, all-new interior illustrations from ZeldaCW.
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?!
Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe!
A gravely injured Okarun wakes up to an out-of-body experience! And when he answers Momo’s phone, he’s sucked through the telephone wires to where Seiko and Turbo Granny are in the middle of a battle. Thankfully, Turbo Granny is able to teach Okarun a technique for returning to his body that will also help in the impending alien invasion. Elsewhere, Momo and the others are undergoing their own training, but when they return home on the predicted date of the invasion, they find it’s already begun!
For generations of Oxfords residents, students and visitors,
Boswells has been part of the city's charm. It was therefore an
obvious subject for Oxford Inc, a group of writers who compile
stories around a common theme. All sorts of people pass through the
department store; they may look just like the rest of us but,
underneath the surface, the authors reveal private lives with
twists, joy and despair, all of which make for an entertaining
read. There are stores here to make you laugh, some will make you
cry, and others will make you think; together they present a
collection which is a varied and delightful as Boswells, the famous
old store which links them all. Boswells are donating a percentage
of the profit from every copy they sell to their Charity of the
Year.
A plane carrying gold ingots crashes into the sea. A boat with its
illegal cargo of drugs founders on the rocks. _ese two events shape
the future of our tough modern-day hero, Jack Harry Reec, whose
skills as a diver and willingness to take risks bring him big
pro_ts _e action takes him from Jersey, his native island, to Spain
where he lives life to the _ll, enjoying good food, excellent wine,
and the beautiful scenery with his new girlfriend and his long-time
male friend. But the relaxed and self-indulgent lifestyle does not
last long. Along the dangerous road he has followed, he has enemies
of violent, brutal men with horrifying and bloody results. An
ex-Falklands veteran. Jack is already haunted by death. Now he is
ruthless in his pursuit of vengeance for the latest tragedies. We
follow his quest to a rid his soul of angera . Carefully and
patiently, he plots a terrible revenge on his enemy. But the _nal
stage of his plan may be jeopardised. Will there be a Private
Execution? _is at time, shocking action drama is a genuinely
exciting story, full of surprises and tension right until the end.
Desmond McGrath was born in Jersey and is __y-six. He has dived the
oceans of the world for twenty-_ve years. He rited at forty-nine
and _lls his time writing songs and plays for television. Some say
he has lived life in the fast lane, having spent some time in Spain
and America, where in California there is a warrant out for his
arrest. He denies the charges! He is happily married to wife,
Barbara, and has one daughter, Angela and three grandchildren,
Kimberly, Tara and a Jack Harry Reeca . At present he is writing
the second Reec book, _e Executioner.
Scardio The Seahorse is a non-fiction childrena s book, telling the
story of a beautiful racehorse from Indonesia who left his home to
become a champion, but unfortunately, over the years fell on hard
times. The true story, through its wonderful illustrations tells of
Scardioa s fall from grace, but, also how he was then rescued by a
local boy. a Scardio the Seahorsea is often referred to as a a 21st
century version of Black Beautya for younger children wanting a
very happy ending.
Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister
and avenge his family! In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a
kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal. But his
peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire
family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor, but she has
been transformed into a demon herself! Tanjiro sets out on a
dangerous journey to find a way to return his sister to normal and
destroy the demon who ruined his life. Learning to slay demons
won't be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The
surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know
what's going on, might provide some answers...but only if Tanjiro
can stop Giyu from killing his sister first! Action-adventure title
similar to InuYasha that pits samurai swords against demons.
IIFor fans of the great detective, this volume collects 10 classic
tales of mystery and detection. In addition to the complete short
novel `The Hound of the Baskervilles', it includes several stories
that Holmes's creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, himself selected as the
intrepid pair's greatest adventures: `A Scandal in Bohemia', `The
Speckled Band', `The Red-Headed League' and `The Final Problem', in
which Doyle famously `killed off' his creation. This is one of
Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume
features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an
exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive colored
edging and a silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and
collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young
and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.
After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles
to regroup. But what's mising? An absolute ace striker. The Football
Union is hell-bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and
thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock-a rigorous training ground for 300 of
Japan's best and brightest youth players-is created. To survive this
battle royale, the last striker standing will have to out-muscle and
out-ego everyone who stands in his way!
The second collection of short stories by the author, a retired
social worker, covers a wide range of human eperience from the sad
to the life-affirming, and we meet some odd, some might say
dysfunctional characters along the way.
A tree and its impact on the inhabitants of a nearby cottage and
manor house over the last century or so is the theme of this
compelling tale. We enter a world where humans and spirits mingle
with sometimes surprising results. The setting is the remote but
beautiful wilds of the Yorkshire moors. You will come to understand
the harshness of the winters and the tragedy the cottage and manor
house has seen through the years; the pain and anguish of the
residents is firmly lodged in the walls of thee buildings. What
sights they have seen, what memories they hold, what a fertile
breeding ground for the host of spirits and souls that burst from
the pages of this surprising and original story. We discover a host
of beings, and have the opportunity to enter the lives of a
multitude of compelling characters as we journey from a time when
living was usually simple and unsophisticated into the end of the
last century where the focus of all our lives changed dramatically.
When millions suffer under oppression, when resentment boils into
bloody insurrection, when triumph leads to savage vengeance - can
one individual life matter? In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles
Dickens sets the intensely personal dramas of Lucie Manette,
Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton against the backdrop of the
French Revolution and its terror and chaos. The result is a
powerful story of love, sacrifice, and redemption.
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The Karamazov Brothers
(Paperback)
Fyodor Dostoevsky; Translated by Constance Garnett; Introduction by A.D.P. Briggs; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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R161
Discovery Miles 1 610
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Translated by Constance Garnett, with an Introduction by A. D. P.
Briggs. As Fyodor Karamazov awaits an amorous encounter, he is
violently done to death. The three sons of the old debauchee are
forced to confront their own guilt or complicity. Who will own to
parricide? The reckless and passionate Dmitri? The corrosive
intellectual Ivan? Surely not the chaste novice monk Alyosha? The
search reveals the divisions which rack the brothers, yet
paradoxically unite them. Around the writhings of this one
dysfunctional family Dostoevsky weaves a dense network of social,
psychological and philosophical relationships. At the same time he
shows - from the opening 'scandal' scene in the monastery to a
personal appearance by an eccentric Devil - that his dramatic
skills have lost nothing of their edge. The Karamazov Brothers,
completed a few months before Dostoevsky's death in 1881, remains
for many the high point of his genius as novelist and chronicler of
the modern malaise. It cast a long shadow over D. H. Lawrence,
Thomas Mann, Albert Camus, and other giants of twentieth-century
European literature.
This is the most cherished novel from each of England's talented
sisters, in one gorgeously packaged volume. The Bronte family was a
literary phenomenon unequalled before or since. Both Charlotte's
"Jane Eyre" and Emily's "Wuthering Heights" have won lofty places
in the pantheon and stirred the romantic sensibilities of
generations of readers. This "Leatherbound Classics" edition unites
these two enduring favourites with the lesser known, but no less
powerful work by their youngest sister, Anne Bronte. Drawn from
Anne's own experiences as a governess, Agnes Grey offers a
compelling view of Victorian chauvinism and materialism. Its
inclusion makes "The Bronte Sisters" a must-have volume for anyone
fascinated by this singularly talented family.
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