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30 Years of Thrilling Life: Volume 9 (Volume 9 #9)
by Er GouZiHe was a special forces soldier, so he retired and returned to his hometown. He only wanted to live a normal lifebut a trouble had him embroiled in a gang battle. Since he couldn't calm down, then he might as well do it.
300
by Frank MillerThe armies of Persia—a vast horde greater than any the world has ever known—are poised to crush Greece, an island of reason and freedom in a sea of madness and tyranny. Standing between Greece and this tidal wave of destruction are a tiny detachment of but three hundred warriors. Frank Miller's epic retelling of history's supreme moment of battlefield valor is finally collected in its intended format—each two-page spread from the original comics is presented as a single undivided page.
300,000,000: A Novel
by Blake ButlerAn unforgettable novel of an American suburb devastated by a fiendish madman—the most ambitious and important work yet by “the 21st century answer to William Burroughs” (Publishers Weekly).Blake Butler’s fiction has dazzled readers with its dystopian dreamscapes and swaggering command of language. Now, in his most topical and visceral novel yet, he ushers us into the consciousness of two men in the shadow of a bloodbath: Gretch Gravey, a cryptic psychopath with a small army of burnout followers, and E. N. Flood, the troubled police detective tasked with unpacking and understanding his mind.A mingled simulacrum of Charles Manson, David Koresh, and Thomas Harris’s Buffalo Bill, Gravey is a sinister yet alluring God figure who enlists young metal head followers to kidnap neighboring women and bring them to his house—where he murders them and buries their bodies in a basement crypt. Through parallel narratives, Three Hundred Million lures readers into the cloven mind of Gravey—and Darrel, his sinister alter ego—even as Flood’s secret journal chronicles his own descent into his own, eerily similar psychosis.A portrait of American violence that conjures the shadows of Ariel Castro, David Koresh, and Adam Lanza, Three Hundred Million is a brutal and mesmerizing masterwork, a portrait of contemporary America that is difficult to turn away from, or to forget.
300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World
by Seán Hewitt Luke Edward HallA landmark illustrated anthology of queer Greek and Roman love stories that reclaim and celebrate homosexual love and sensuality, from artist Luke Edward Hall and award-winning poet Seán Hewitt.For centuries, evidence of queer love in the ancient world has either been ignored or suppressed. Even today, only a few narratives are widely known: the wild romance of Achilles and Patroclus; the yearning love of Sappho's lyrics; and the three genders introduced in Plato's Symposium. Yet there is a rich literary tradition of queer Greek and Roman love that extends far beyond the prudish translations of these familiar handful of stories.In 300,000 Kisses, award-winning poet Seán Hewitt and renowned designer Luke Edward Hall collect these stories—including some of the most beautiful and moving in the classical canon—and bring them to vivid life. Alongside celebrated works by Homer, Sappho, Ovid and Catullus, they include a wide range of rarely anthologized sources: raunchy poems, thoughtful dialogues, philosophical treatises, and even a graffiti text salvaged from the ruins of Pompeii.Through Hewitt's contemporary translations and Hall's vibrant illustrations, we encounter relationships that are by turns heartfelt and nourishing, unrequited and lustful, toxic and crude, tender and fulfilling. A groundbreaking anthology that seeks to change the way we see the ancient world, 300,000 Kisses is a fascinating journey through love in all its forms.
300 Days of Sun: A Novel
by Deborah LawrensonTwo women, decades apart, are drawn into a game of truth and lies in a sunny Portuguese coastal town with a shadowy past in this mesmerizing novel.Traveling to Faro, Portugal, journalist Joanna Millard hopes to escape an unsatisfying relationship and a stalled career. Faro is an enchanting town, and the seaside views are enhanced by the company of Nathan Emberlin, a charismatic younger man. But behind the crumbling facades of Moorish buildings, Joanna soon realizes, Faro has a seedy underbelly, its economy compromised by corruption and wartime spoils. And Nathan has an ulterior motive for seeking her company: he is determined to discover the truth involving a child’s kidnapping that may have taken place on this dramatic coastline over two decades ago.Joanna’s subsequent search leads her to Ian Rylands, an English expat who cryptically insists she will find answers in The Alliance, a novel written by American Esta Hartford. The book recounts an American couple’s experience in Portugal during World War II, and their entanglements both personal and professional with their German enemies. Only Rylands insists the book isn’t fiction, and as Joanna reads deeper into The Alliance, she begins to suspect that Esta Hartford’s story and Nathan Emberlin’s may indeed converge in Faro—where the past not only casts a long shadow but still exerts a very present danger.Praise for 300 Days of Sun“With its lush settings, high-stakes suspense, and novel-within-a-novel, 300 Days of Sun is a feast for fiction lovers. Lawrenson delivers a labyrinth of complex relationships the reader is both breathless to solve and eager to return to upon completion. Haunting.” —Erica Robuck, author of Hemingway’s Girl and The House of Hawthorne
300 Fábulas
by EsopoSe supone que Esopo vivió entre el 620 y el 560 antes de Cristo, y que fue un esclavo liberado de Frigia. Relató fábulas personificando animales, que fueron transmitidas en forma oral. Se supone que no dejó textos escritos y tan poco se sabe de él, que en épocas se lo tomó por un personaje legendario. Sus relatos cortos con personajes en su mayoría de la fauna, dejaban una enseñanza o moraleja explícita o implícita. Es decir que eran alegorías morales. Con sus relatos que se conservaron por tradición oral, logró la universalidad y su nombre perduró hasta nuestros días. Estas fábulas fueron recreadas en verso por el poeta griego Babrio aproximadamente en el siglo II antes de Cristo. El poeta romano Fedro las rescribió en latín en el siglo primero de la era cristiana. Las fábulas que conocemos hoy en día, son versiones que se han reconstruido con las reescritas posteriormente al fabulista griego. Éste ha inspirado e influido en escritores que han desarrollado este tipo de literatura, como Jean de La Fontaine en Francia, en el Siglo XVII, y Félix María de Samaniego, en España en el Siglo XVIII.
3001: The Final Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series #4)
by Arthur C. ClarkeThe mysteries of the monoliths are revealed in this inspired conclusion to the Hugo Award–winning Space Odyssey series—&“there are marvels aplenty&” (The New York Times). On an ill-fated mission to Jupiter in 2001, the mutinous supercomputer HAL sent crewmembers David Bowman and Frank Poole into the frozen void of space. Bowman&’s strange transformation into a Star Child is traced through the novels 2010 and 2061. But now, a thousand years after his death, Frank Poole is brought back to life—and thrust into a world far more technically advanced than the one he left behind. Poole discovers a world of human minds interfacing directly with computers, genetically engineered dinosaur servants, and massive space elevators built around the equator. He also discovers an impending threat to humanity lurking within the enigmatic monoliths. To fight it, Poole must join forces with Bowman and HAL, now fused into one corporeal consciousness—and the only being with the power to thwart the monoliths&’ mysterious creators. &“3001 is not just a page-turner, plugged in to the great icons of HAL and the monoliths, but a book of wisdom too, pithy and provocative.&” —New Scientist
3003 Viaggio Nel Futuro
by Daniela Sahara FoleyQuando Don e Janet, due teenager in fuga, si fermano su una stradina di montagna per riposarsi, non si aspettano certo di svegliarsi 1000 anni dopo. Lì, la Terra è un pianeta deserto dove tribù nomadi sono poveri schiavi del Ganu, la potente tribù dominante. Circondati da pericoli ovunque, Janet e Don presto diventano amici di una delle tribù che vagano nella piccola zona non contaminata dalle radiazioni. Quando Don viene identificato come il mitico salvatore profetico della piccola tribù, devono usare tutta la loro astuzia e tutte le loro risorse per sconfiggere un potente nemico crudele e salvare le vite dei loro nuovi amici. 3003 viaggio nel futuro è un intrigante viaggio nel tempo, in un futuro molto distante da noi.
31 baioneta
by Aitziber EtxeberriaDONOSTIA, "Opera Prima" SARIA 2007 1813ko uda da. Espainiako Independentziako Guda azkenetan eta tropa anglo-portugaldarrak gero eta hurbilago dauden arren, Napoleonen tropen menpe dago Donostia. Bere bizitza goitik behera astinduko duen bisita egingo dio François soldadu frantsesak Uliako Beatrizi. Ezezkorik onartuko ez duen eskaera soil bat du esku artean, pairatzen duen ikusmen arazoa sendatzea. Soldaduak badaki garai batean Beatriz petrikiloa izan zela eta baita Inkisizioarekin arazoak izan zituela ere. Iragana harrotu eta bere familia arriskuan jarri nahi ez badu, erronka onartzea beste aukerarik ez zaio geratuko alargunari. Guzti hau gutxi balitz, Donostiak jasango duen guda giro, setio eta suteak, egoera oraindik gehiago laztea baino ez du lortuko.
31 bayonetas, la quema de San Sebastián
by Aitziber Etxeberria Juan Luis Landa Hernández Koro Navarro EtxeberriaVerano de 1813. San Sebastián está bajo el mando de las tropas de Napoleón, aunque la Guerra de Independencia está finalizando y las tropas anglo-portuguesas se encuentran cada vez más cerca. François, un soldado francés, hará una inesperada visita a Beatriz, mujer viuda que vive en un caserío de Ulía, que cambiará su vida. El soldado viene a hacerle una petición que no admite respuesta negativa, que le cure un problema de la vista. Él sabe que Beatriz ejerció de curandera en su juventud, y sabe también que tuvo problemas con la Inquisición. Así pues, la viuda no tiene otra salida que aceptar el desafío, si no quiere que los problemas del pasado afloren de nuevo y poner así en peligro a su familia. Y si todo ello fuera poco, la batalla que amenaza a San Sebastián, el sitio y los incendios, no harán más que empeorar la situación.
31 Bond Street: A Novel
by Ellen HoranWho killed Dr. Harvey Burdell? Though there are no witnesses and no clues, fingers point to Emma Cunningham, the refined, pale-skinned widow who managed Burdell’s house and his servants. Rumored to be a black-hearted gold digger with designs on the doctor’s name andfortune, Emma is immediately put under house arrest during a murder investigation. A swift conviction is sure to catapult flamboyant district attorney Abraham Oakey Hall into the mayor’s seat. But one formidable obstacle stands in his way: the defense attorney Henry Clinton. Committed to justice and the law, Clinton will aid the vulnerable widow in her desperate fight to save herself from the gallows.Set in 1857 New York, this gripping mystery is also a richly detailed excavation of a lost age. Horan vividly re-creates a tumultuous era characterized by a sensationalist press, aggressive new wealth, a booming real-estate market, corruption, racial conflict, economic inequality between men and women, and the erosion of the old codes of behavior. A tale of murder, sex, greed, and politics, this spellbinding narrative transports readers to a time that eerily echoes our own.
31 Days of Wonder
by Tom Winter'And in that instant, he knows in his heart that today is a momentous day; come what may, he and Alice will meet again, and life will never be the same.'Alice is stuck in an internship she loathes and a body she is forever trying to change.Ben, also in his early twenties, is still trying to find his place in the world.By chance they meet one day in a London park.Day 1Ben spots Alice sitting on a bench and feels compelled to speak to her. To his surprise, their connection is instant. But before numbers are exchanged, Alice is whisked off by her demanding boss. 20 minutes laterAlone in her office toilets, Alice looks at herself in the mirror and desperately searches for the beauty Ben could see in her. Meanwhile, having misunderstood a parting remark, Ben is already planning a trip to Glasgow where he believes Alice lives, not realising that they actually live barely ten miles apart.Over the next 31 days, Alice and Ben will discover that even if they never manage to find each other again, they have sparked a change in each other that will last a lifetime. In 31 Days of Wonder, Tom Winter shows us the magic of chance encounters and how one brief moment on a Thursday afternoon can change the rest of your life.
31 Hours
by Masha HamiltonA woman in New York awakens knowing, as deeply as a mother's blood can know, that her grown son is in danger. She has not heard from him in weeks. His name is Jonas. His girlfriend, Vic, doesn't know what she has done wrong, but Jonas won't answer his cell phone. We soon learn that Jonas is isolated in a safe-house apartment in New York City, pondering his conversion to Islam and his experiences training in Pakistan, preparing for the violent action he has been instructed to take in 31 hours. Jonas's absence from the lives of those who love him causes a cascade of events, and as the novel moves through the streets and subways of New York we come to know intimately the lives of its characters. We also learn to feel deeply the connections and disconnections that occur between young people and their parents not only in this country but in the Middle East as well.Carried by Hamilton's highly-lauded prose, this story about the helplessness of those who cannot contact a beloved young man who is on a devastatingly confused path is compelling on the most human level. In our world, when a family loses track of an idealistic son an entire city could be in danger. From the author of The Distance Between Us.
31 Letters and 13 Dreams: Poems
by Richard HugoRichard Hugo, whom Carolyn Kizer has called" one of the most passionate, energetic, and honest poets living," here offers an extraordinary collection of new poems, each one a "letter" or a "dream." Both letters and dreams are special manifestations of alone-ness; Hugo's special senses of alone-ness, of places, and of other people are the forces behind his distinctively American and increasingly authoritative poetic voice. Each letter is written from a specific place that Hugo has made his own (a "triggering town," as he has called it elsewhere) to a friend, a fellow poet, an old love. We read over the poet's shoulder as the town triggers the imagination, the friendship is re-opened, the poet's selfhood is explored and illuminated. The "dreams" turn up unexpectedly (as dreams do) among the letters; their haunting images give further depth to the poet's exploration. Are we overhearing them? Who is the "you" that dreams?
31 noches
by Ignacio EscolarUna historia de matones de discoteca, narcos y un periodista que no debía estar allí. «En la casa del colombiano encontraron dos pistolas, una escopeta recortada, un hacha de carnicero, una sierra, algo de cocaína, tres teléfonos móviles casi prehistóricos y 19.000 euros en siete fajos de billetes arrugados, escondidos tras un cajetín de la luz. Pero lo que más inquietó a Velasco, lo único que le alteró el pulso, fue una habitación sin ventanas, con todas las paredes, el techo y el suelo forrados de plástico, como el que se usa para proteger los muebles cuando se va a pintar. No había ninguna brocha en la casa. La habitación estaba limpia y completamente vacía, salvo por un cubo. El cubo estaba lleno de ácido sulfúrico». 31 noches es un mes de agosto que empieza y acaba en ese cubo, que está esperando un cadáver para disolver. Es una historia corrosiva, sumergida en las tripas de una discoteca, la sala Premium, donde un periodista se ve arrastrado en una trama de narcos, matones de discoteca y deudas pendientes en la noche de Madrid. «Soy de los que dicen que no soportan la violencia, de los que se creen incapaces de hacer daño a una mosca. Aquel verano descubrí que no es verdad». El joven periodista Ignacio Escolar debuta con esta turbadora novela en el mundo de la narrativa con el acierto, pulso y claridad de ideas a los que nos tiene acostumbrados en sus trabajos como columnista y analista político. Impecable en su ritmo y desarrollo, demoledora en su retrato de la realidad que nos rodea, el género negro cuenta con una nueva obra de referencia. Reseñas:«Los finales de los capítulos, siempre dejando al lector con la miel en los labios, la convierten en una lectura trepidante. Los personajes están bien urdidos, los diálogos son chispeantes, el suspense va en aumento, toda la narración destila una fina ironía plagada de referencias a los medios de masas,y el protagonista -y narrador- es un periodista, alter ego del autor, lo cual beneficia a la verosimilitud de la historia.».Care Santos, El Cultural de El Mundo «Un debut de raza, una historia ya estructurada en firme -ocupa tajantemente un mes de agosto- que se mueve con soltura y logra atraer al lector poco a poco, sin descanso».Efe Eme «No hay compasión en la escritura de Escolar, no hay redención posible para sus personajes, la acción y la omisión condenan a cada uno de ellos: el asesino, el contrabandista, el policía corrupto y el periodista que no denuncia [...]. No hay salida en la novela; a través de su relato, Ignacio Escolar escenifica la decadencia de un tiempo presente en el que los valores se pierden,se disuelven y el cinismo se impone».Anna María Iglesia, Revista Culturamas
31 Paradiso: A Novel
by Rhoda HuffeyA woman flees her evangelical family to settle in quirky Venice Beach—but a homecoming awaits—in this glorious new novel by the author of The Hallelujah Side. Francine Ephesians Didwell has been living two separate lives: one with her evangelical, charismatic family, and another with her lover in a state of emancipation and rebellion. Now, after she loses the love of her life, a bereaved Francine relocates to Venice Beach, California, to start her life over. She struggles to make a living working as a masseuse and managing low-end properties, while gradually reconnecting with her family, whose estate lies just fifty miles inland. As this painfully hilarious novel progresses, moving back and forth between these two very different settings, Francine discovers she must confront the truth about her family&’s dark secrets or lose herself in the suicidal world of drugs. But thanks to her good fortune, throughout her journey, she is assisted and supported by her other, found family: the yodeler, the sex worker, the local burglar who has taken up residence outside her window, and all the imperfect characters from the mean streets of Venice Beach. &“Huffey&’s empathy for her protagonist is tangible.&” —Kirkus Reviews Acclaim for The Hallelujah Side &“A funny, heart-warming novel . . . Remarkable . . . Poignantly humorous.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Brimming with humor and wisdom . . . An infinitely fascinating and memorable novel.&” —Connie May Fowler, author of Remembering Blue
31 Profesión: Soltera
by Claudia Aldana SalinasUn libro imprescindible para los fans de la columna #Treinta y Uno#, donde disfrutarán de las más hilarantes historias escritas sobre los más variados y originales temas de solteras. La protagonista del libro, Consuelo Aldunate parece tenerlo todo: independencia financiera, un buen grupo de amigos, un trabajo entretenido, un guardarropas envidiable y un departamento top. Pero ella quiere más. Algo que para muchos puede sonar básico, pero que, para Consuelo, es el accesorio más complicado de conseguir, aunque parece estar en todas partes. Ella quiere un hombre. No cualquiera: uno propio, privatizado y a la vista de quien se le cruce por delante. Por eso, pone manos a la obra y sale en busca de un novio por todos los lugares en que podría haber hombres disponibles. Pero en la búsqueda pasará más de un mal rato. Entre copas y citas que fallan, irá descubriendo que ser soltera tiene su lado amargo. Que por muy de moda que se vea ser singleton, hay ratos en que ella daría lo que fuera por tener a alguien esperándola en casa.Con un oído que la crítica ha calificado como #fulminante# y #extraordinario#, la periodista Claudia Aldana va construyendo, semanalmente, un retrato descarnado e hilarante sobre la vida de las solteras santiaguinas. Éste, es un libro imperdible para los fans de la columna #Treinta y Uno#, ya que no es sólo una recopilación. Podrán leer las versiones originales de los textos y una selección de los mejores reportajes escritos por el personaje sobre los más variados y originales temas de solteras.
311 Pelican Court (Cedar Cove #3)
by Debbie MacomberOlivia Lockhart, Cedar Cove, Washington, Dear Reader, One thing about Cedar Cove-people sure are interested in what other people are doing. Take Zach and Rosie Cox, for instance. Everybody in town knows that they recently got a divorce. Everybody also knows that I decreed a somewhat unusual custody arrangement. It won't be the kids moving between Rosie's place and Zach's. They'll continue to live in the family home at 311 Pelican Court. Their parents are the ones who'll be going back and forth. I have to say I'm not immune to gossip myself. People are asking if I'll stay with Jack, who runs the Cedar Cove Chronicle, or will I get back with my ex? But the really big gossip is about the dead man-the man who died at a local bed-and-breakfast. Who is he and why did he show up there in the middle of the night? Roy McAfee, a local private investigator, is determined to find out. I hope he does-and then I'll fill you in. Talk soon....Olivia
311 Pelican Court (Cedar Cove #3)
by Debbie MacomberReturn to #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove, where sometimes you have to take a leap of faith to find the love you deserve.In the small town of Cedar Cove, everyone knows everybody else’s business—and they usually have an opinion about it. Recently divorced, Zach and Rosie Cox were given an unusual custody deal by Judge Olivia Lockhart: instead of their children moving between homes, the kids keep the family home and the parents move in and out. Working to create stability in this new arrangement just might show them that they still belong together, if only they can learn to trust each other again.Olivia herself is caught in a dilemma. Her ex-husband is trying to regain her affection, but maybe what she really wants is Jack Griffin to show her how he feels.As always, Olivia will help and encourage her friends as they deal with new challenges and fresh starts, because this community is one that cares about each other, and they know hope and happiness can show up in unexpected places.Previously published
32: Muro the Rat Monster
by Adam BladeTom now seeks the second potion ingredient that will free his ailing mother from Wizard Velmal's fiendish sorcery. He must battle against Muro the Rat Monster, who can command the vermin of Kayonia to do his wicked bidding!
32 Cadillacs (DKA Files)
by Joe GoresA respectable citizen trips on a store escalator. On cue, Cadillacs start disappearing from lots all over San Francisco, as a team of scam artists use pure criminal genius to do one California bank out of $1.3 million of Detroit's finest.The bank hires Daniel Kearny Associates to get the cars back, and soon Kearny's team discover what they're up against: Gypsies. Dangerous charmers, they are one nation united in street crime. The escalator fall has mortally wounded their beloved King, and they're planning to attend his funeral Cadillac-style. And the action won't let up until both repo-men and Gypsies reach the dying Gypsy King - and the biggest scam of all.
32 Cadillacs (DKA File #4)
by Joe Gores32 Cadillacs is the fourth novel in Joe Gores' delightful series about the San Francisco private eye firm Dan Kearny Associates. This time the squad must recover 32 Cadillacs stolen from their largest client by Gypsies to be a casket for their dying king. The result is a fast, furious, funny, nonstop action tale with esoteric Gypsy lore and hard-edged investigation.
32 Caliber (İboo Classics Ser.)
by Donald McgibenyA gripping thriller of love, betrayal, and murder, in which the declining marriage of one couple pulls everyone around them into the dark Warren Thompson--Bupps to his closest friends--wants nothing more than for his law partner and best friend, Jim Felderson, to win his sister's hand in marriage. Helen can be capricious, at times even outright cold, but the wedding moves ahead anyway. All appears to be fine, until one day, Helen announces that she's leaving Jim for another man. Frank Woods, whose easy demeanor, wealth, and charm inspire unease on the part of every married man in town, has his sights set on Helen. And it's only a matter of time before he gets exactly what he wants. Not one to go down without a fight, Jim vows to dig up dirt on Frank, but as his suspicions as to the source of Frank's income grow, a heated domestic dispute becomes something much more deadly. Caught in the middle of a mounting disaster, Bupps will soon find himself not only the arbiter of a nasty divorce but the lead investigator of a harrowing death as well! This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
32 Candles: A Novel
by Ernessa T. Carter“With all the charm of a clever romantic comedy and peopled by appealing, memorable characters, Carter’s first novel is a winner on all fronts.” —Booklist, starred reviewDavie—an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi—is positive her life couldn’t be any worse. Just when she’s resigned herself to her fate, she sees a movie that will change her life—Sixteen Candles. But in her case, life doesn’t imitate art. Tormented endlessly in school and hopelessly in unrequited love with a handsome football player, James Farrell, Davie finally finds the courage to leave the only life she knows.Years later Davie has reinvented herself in LA and is living a glamorous life far from where she started—until she bumps into her former crush James Farrell. To Davie’s astonishment, James doesn’t recognize her, and she can’t bring herself to end the fantasy. She lets him fall as deeply in love with her as she once was with him. But just as they’re about to ride off into the sunset, the past comes back with a vengeance, threatening to break her heart again.“Ernessa T. Carter is a fresh new voice. In Davie Jones, she has created a wicked yet empathetic character.” —Terry McMillan, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale “32 cheers for Ernessa T. Carter! She’s created one of the freshest, funniest characters I’ve ever read. . . . 32 Candles is a charmer.” —Carleen Brice, author of Orange Mint and Honey“This summer’s juiciest beach read. . . . [A] disarmingly moving tale.” —Essence “Potent and well rendered.” —KirkusReviews“[Davie’s] need for sweet revenge adds a welcome dark edge.” —i