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A collection of Caldecott Medalist Maurice Sendak's critical writings devoted to authors and artists whose work he admired, including Randolph Caldecott, Beatrix Potter, and Walt Disney, along with several interviews and autobiographical pieces. Now with a new introduction by Sergio Ruzzier!...

Paris trembles under a wave of audacious thefts. A captivating blonde accomplice by Lupin's side, a priceless jewel vanished into thin air – the French authorities are baffled. Enter Herlock Sholmes, his razor-sharp mind and trusty companion Dr. Wilson hot on the trail.

El espectacular inicio de una de las sagas de aventuras más famosas de todos los tiempos. En estos relatos conoceremos a Arsène Lupin, afamado ladrón de guante blanco del París de inicios del s. XX. En sus aventuras viviremos chantajes, robos, allanamientos, traiciones, corrupción y muchísimas emociones que nos harán enamorarnos de uno de los personajes más carismáticos que ha dado la literatura a nivel mundial.

“An incisive and necessary” (Roxane Gay) debut for fans of Get Out and Paul Beatty’s The Sellout, about a father’s obsessive quest to protect his son—even if it means turning him white “Stunning and audacious . . . at once a pitch-black comedy, a chilling horror story and an...

Avery Johnson thought moving back to New Orleans would be simple. After Hurricane Katrina forced him to rebuild his life in Chicago, returning to his hometown was supposed to be a fresh start—better pay, a stable job, and a chance to reconnect with the city that raised him. But during Mardi Gras, one wild night in the French Quarter changes everything. After partying with his best friend Franky Fresh and two mysterious women, Avery wakes up alone in the middle of the street with hours of his memory missing. At first, it seems like a drunken blackout. Until Franky turns up dead. And Avery ...

Best known as the author of Moby Dick (1851), Herman Melville is one of America's greatest writers. His achievements range from popular novels and experimental fiction to powerful poetry. His works are tragic and funny, impassioned and ironic, obsessed with philosophical seeking and attuned to the details of everyday life.

Deja que el señor King, galardonado autor líder en ventas a nivel mundial, y el señor Sendak, ganador de la Medalla Caldecott por Donde viven los monstruos, te lleven a la más deliciosamente audaz interpretación de este cuento clásico de los hermanos Grimm. Pero… ¿encontrarás la salida?

Something seems off. Lupin sensed it before it happened. When a simple burglary goes terribly wrong, and two of Lupin’s accomplices are sentenced to the guillotine, Lupin’s quest to free them reveals itself to be more twisted and darker than he’d ever imagined. Inspired by the infamous Panama scandals of 1892 and 1893, and expanding on the main concept in Poe’s The Purloined Letter, Leblanc weaves a thrilling tale of twists and turns with Lupin’s characteristic panache.

Maurice Coons (also known as Armitage Trail), is best known for this 1929 pulp fiction novel which is based on the life of Al Capone. The book is the basis of two films films of the same name. One starring Paul Muni in 1932 and later on starring Al Pacino in 1983. The story starts out with the beginnings of young Tony Guarino as a small time but savvy gangster who goes off to fight in the Great War and comes back as Tony Camonte, the city's next big cheese.

Lupin is no ordinary thief. He's a master of disguise, a cunning strategist, and a lover of the finer things in life. His targets are the wealthy and corrupt, and his methods are as audacious as they are ingenious.

For more than a century, the city of Atlanta has been associated with Black achievement in education, business, politics, media, and music, earning it the nickname "the Black Mecca." Atlanta's long tradition of Black education dates back to Reconstruction, and produced an elite that flourished in spite of Jim Crow, rose to leadership during the civil rights movement, and then took power in the 1970s by building a coalition between White progressives, business interests, and Black Atlantans. But Atlanta's political leadership has consistently mishandled the Black poor.

"The Eight Strokes of the Clock" is a collection of short stories centred on Arsène Lupin, former gentleman thief extraordinaire. In this series, Lupin has abandoned his life of crime in favour of that of crime solver. In Paris, six women have vanished, only to be found a week later, emaciated and disfigured, their skulls split open. What little evidence the police have suggests that the murderer is a woman and that she is preparing to strike again. When Prince Rénine’s lover disappears on a cold night in October, he fears that she is about to become the latest victim.

Between Freedom and Equality begins with the life of Capt. George Pointer, an enslaved African who purchased his freedom in 1793 while working for George Washington's Potomac Company. It follows the lives of six generations of his descendants as they lived and worked on the banks of the Potomac, in the port of Georgetown, and in a rural corner of the nation's capital. Between Freedom and Equality offers a moving and inspiring look at the challenges that free African Americans have faced in Washington, DC, since the district's founding.

A fascinating collection of some of the great - but less well known - fairy tales of all time.

Le XVIème siècle est très riche, notamment en raison des grandes découvertes et à la pensée humaniste qui se diffuse chez tous les intellectuels de l'époque. Il y a effusion et diffusion des connaissances : on veut tout savoir, tout comprendre. C'est aussi un moment de retour aux textes antiques. La Pléiade, avec Du Bellay et Ronsard, est un groupe d'amis poètes qui ont pour volonté de renouveler la poésie du Moyen Age qu'ils considèrent comme dépassée.

We all know what your average success story looks like today: a socially “acceptable” job field with enough pay to get married, buy a house, and start a family… but we’re never told what’s supposed to come after that. What if you could actually live your dream life - one you didn't need a vacation from? When you Try Life On you give yourself the opportunity to carve out a career that supports your life blueprint without screwing everything up. With Maurice Philogene, you'll learn to Try Life.

They thought distance would bring peace. Instead, it unleashed chaos. In Thy Neighbor’s Wife 3: Separated, J. Maurice takes the drama, betrayal, and forbidden desires of the series to explosive new heights. Samika and Caleb are torn apart, living separate lives yet bound by vows neither can fully escape. As Samika searches for healing after heartbreak and betrayal, shocking truths about her past and present threaten to unravel everything she thought she knew. Caleb, meanwhile, finds himself pulled between loyalty, temptation, and the haunting possibility of reconciliation with the woman ...

¿Explotas en furia con frecuencia solo para después sentirte culpable y avergonzado? ¿Lastimas a las personas que quieres con tus ataques e ira? ¿Deseas tener una vida más tolerante, pacífica y relajada? Este libro es para ti. Enojarse o dejar salir la ira es parte de la vida del ser humano desde las épocas prehistóricas. Sin embargo, cuando el demonio del enojo escapa a nuestro control, surgen incontables problemas en nuestras relaciones con los demás e incluso perjudica nuestra salud. No entender el funcionamiento de nuestras propias emociones es la principal causa de que muchas ...

Rookie cop Rue Patton is a fierce advocate for the forgotten. When a string of cold cases mirrors a new wave of crimes haunting the city, Rue digs into police files that were never meant to see the light of day. She’s determined to unmask a predator who has evaded justice for decades. But the deeper Rue goes, the more the trail leads away from the streets and toward her own front door.

Die umfangreichste Biografie der Formel-1-Legende! Der Österreicher Niki Lauda prägte die Formel 1 über Jahrzehnte wie kein Zweiter - nicht nur als erfolgreicher Fahrer, sondern auch als Manager und Macher hinter den Kulissen. Seine einmalige Lebensgeschichte umfasst sportliche Meilensteine wie zwei Weltmeistertitel mit Ferrari und die weltberühmte Rivalität mit James Hunt in den 70er-Jahren - verfilmt im Kinofilm Rush -, aber auch dramatische Wendepunkte wie den fast tödlichen Unfall auf dem Nürburgring, seinen Rücktritt und den Beginn der Unternehmerkarriere.