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Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, One Piece!
As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the One Piece, said to be the greatest treasure in the world...
As Sanji and Zolo defeat the two remaining Lead Performers of the Animal Kingdom pirates, the battle intensifies between Luffy and Kaido! Meanwhile, Kid and Law are locked in a furious melee with Big Mom. Can the upstarts defeat two reigning Emperors of the Sea?!
"Mysticism, horror, and racial identity merge fluidly in this
thrilling tale... The suspense is tangible and the final reveal
will leave readers reeling"-Publishers Weekly, STARRED review From
groundbreaking Black author Pauline Hopkins comes an uncanny
example of classic horror, exploring identity, race, and
spirituality When medical student Reuel Briggs reluctantly attends
a performance by the beautiful singer Dianthe Lusk, he can't help
but fall for her. The very next day, their paths cross again when
Dianthe's train crashes. To bring her back from the brink of death,
Reuel draws on an eerie power he can't quite name. Soon, the two
are engaged, and Reuel sets off on an archeological expedition to
Africa to offset his debts before the wedding. But, in Ethiopia,
unexpected danger and terror force him to confront the truth about
his lineage, his power, and the disturbing history that lives in
his very blood. First serialized in Colored American Magazine in
1902, this classic fiction exemplifies Pauline Hopkins's incisive
writing and interrogates issues of race, blood, and history that
remain urgent today. This edition of Hopkins's classic horror novel
is presented by the Horror Writers Association and introduced by
award-winning author Nisi Shawl. Includes notes, biographical
information about the author, discussion questions for classroom
use, and suggested further reading.
After putting on a successful and sensual(?) show of food tasting at the garden banquet, Maomao is the talk of the palace! But she soon discovers that notoriety isn’t the only thing the party has granted her! Her collection of hairpins from the event brings the young herbalist a brief window of freedom beyond the palace walls, as she returns to the pleasure district for the first time in ten months! But while reunions with her father and her friends await, so too does another mystery…
After explaining to Jinshi the circumstances behind the poisoned cup at the garden party, Maomao returns home to the pleasure district for the first time in ten months, thanks to the ornate hairpin she received at the party. But there, she gets swept up in yet another mystery?!
Sunday Business Post Book of the Year Blindboy Boatclub is one half
of the Rubberbandits, Ireland's foremost satirist and now the
talented author of a collection of brilliant short stories and
visual art. Published to critical acclaim, his first collection is
powered by big themes and even bigger ideas. There are stories
about a van fuelled by Cork people's accents, Tipperary's first
ISIS recruit, a sexually aggressive banshee and a fridge dragged
heroically through the streets of Limerick. The Gospel According to
Blindboy questions and challenges the complacencies and
contradictions at the heart of modern Ireland. Whip-smart,
provocative and animated by his unmistakable dark wit, it is one of
the most original collections of short stories to emerge in recent
years. 'Mad, wild, hysterical, and all completely under the
writer's control - this is a brilliant debut.' Kevin Barry 'There
is genius in this book, warped genius. Like you'd expect from a man
who for his day job wears a plastic bag on his head but something
beyond that too. Oddly in keeping with the tradition of great Irish
writers.' Russell Brand 'If you've ever witnessed (there's no other
word for it) a Rubberbandits video you'll be anxious (there's no
other word for it) to read this collection of short stories from
one of the originators. I hesitate to use the word author as the
experience is as close to reading a traditional short story as
being burnt by a blow torch. Essential, funny and disturbing.'
Danny Boyle 'One of Ireland's finest and most intelligent comic
minds delivers stories so blisteringly funny and sharp your fingers
might bleed. In language so delicious you can taste it, we're shown
holy and unholy Ireland: a land of lock-ins, nettle stings,
stone-mad Cork birds, gas cunts and Guiney's jeans. No one is safe
- we all have the unmerciful piss ripped out of us and there's no
escape from the emotional gut punches, expertly dealt.' Tara Flynn
'Demented, dishevelled and deeply surreal - Blindboy Boatclub's
book will shock and delight.' Irish Independent 'It's not for the
faint-hearted.' Joe.ie 'You won't be disappointed. It will take you
to places unexpected.' Ryan Tubridy
Generally considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's finest novel, The
Great Gatsby is a consummate summary of the "roaring twenties", and
a devastating expose of the 'Jazz Age'. Through the narration of
Nick Carraway, the reader is taken into the superficially
glittering world of the mansions which lined the Long Island shore
in the 1920s, to encounter Nick's cousin Daisy, her brash but
wealthy husband Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby and the mystery that
surrounds him. The Great Gatsby is an undisputed classic of
American literature from the period following the First World War
and is one of the great novels of the twentieth century.
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