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Aralorn: Masques and Wolfsbane
by Patricia BriggsA breathtaking epic fantasy adventure from the bestselling Patricia Briggs, author of the Mercy Thompson novels.After an upbringing of proper behaviour and oppressive expectations, Aralorn fled her noble birthright for a life of adventure as a mercenary spy. But her latest mission involves more peril than she ever imagined.Agents of Sianim have asked her to gather intelligence on the increasingly popular and powerful sorcerer Geoffrey ae'Magi. Soon Aralorn comes to see past the man's striking charisma - and into a soul as corrupt and black as endless night. And few have the will to resist the sinister might of the ae'Magi and his minions.So Aralorn, aided by her enigmatic companion, Wolf, joins the rebellion against the ae'Magi. But in a war against a foe armed with the power of illusion, how do you know who the true enemy is - or where he will strike next?This omnibus edition contains the two titles MASQUES and WOLFSBANE.Books by Patricia Briggs:Books three and four in the Sianim seriesSteal the DragonWhen Demons WalkHurogDragon BonesDragon BloodRaven duologyRaven's ShadowRaven's StrikeMercy ThompsonMoon CalledBlood Bound Iron KissedBone CrossedSilver MarkedFrost BurnedNight BrokenFire TouchedSilence FallenStorm CursedSmoke BittenAlpha and OmegaAlpha & OmegaCry WolfHunting GroundFair GameDead HeatBurn Bright
Araminta Spookie 1: My Haunted House
by Jimmy Pickering Angie SageAraminta Spookie lives in a wonderful old haunted house, but her crabby aunt Tabby wants to move. Aunt Tabby is determined to sell their house-Araminta has to stop her!<P> With the help of a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace, a ghost named Edmund, and a lot of imagination, Araminta hatches a plot for an Awful Ambush that is so ghoulish, it just might work!<P> Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.
Araminta Spookie 2: The Sword in the Grotto
by Jimmy Pickering Angie SageSir Horace is about to turn five hundred years old! Araminta and Wanda need to find him the perfect gift. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto hidden under her haunted house-and it should be a cinch to get it. But she wasn't planning on the nasty surprise of a portcullis-trap and a rising tide in the grotto. Will Araminta and Wanda make it to Sir Horace's birthday party?
Araminta Spookie 3: Frognapped
by Jimmy Pickering Angie SageWhen something's amiss in Spookie House, there's usually only one person to blame-Araminta. But this time she had nothing to do with the disappearance of Barry Wizzard's frogs, and she is determined to find them. Of course, it's not going to be that easy, especially when dealing with a crazy character named Old Morris, a dangerous shark, and a demanding aquarium show audience. Can Araminta find the frogs and steal the show?
Araminta Spookie 3: Frognapped
by Angie Sage Jimmy PickeringWhen something's amiss in Spookie House, there's usually only one person to blame--Araminta. But this time she had nothing to do with the disappearance of Barry Wizzard's frogs, and she is determined to find them. Of course, it's not going to be that easy, especially when dealing with a crazy character named Old Morris, a dangerous shark, and a demanding aquarium show audience. Can Araminta find the frogs and steal the show?
Araminta Spookie 4: Vampire Brat
by Angie Sage Jimmy PickeringAraminta thinks something horrible is hiding in the deep, hidden passages of Spookie House-could it be a werewolf? Add to that the arrival of Uncle Drac's creepy nephew, Max, and Araminta knows things will never be the same. Max is Wanda's new best friend, and Araminta finds him annoying. She comes up with a plan to figure out what Max is up to-and also to capture the werewolf. But will it work?
Araminta Spookie 5: Ghostsitters
by Jimmy Pickering Angie SageWhen Aunt Tabby and Uncle Drac head off to Transylvania, Araminta is upset-they're going to be away on her birthday. However, when it turns out that her almost-grown-up cousin, Mathilda, will be babysitting, it seems things couldn't get any better. But Mathilda's brought along trouble: two rowdy teenage ghosts, Ned and Jed, who listen to no one. It's a disaster! Can the girls figure out a way to get Ned and Jed out of the house for good?
Araminta Station (Gateway Essentials #196)
by Jack VanceTravel out along the galaxy's Perseid Arm. Branch off to follow the ten thousand stars of Mircea's Wisp. Eventually you will come to the Purple Rose System - three stars, Lorca, Sing and Syrene, that seem about to drift away into the void. Three planets circle Syrene. On one, Cadwal, there is Life. Long ago the Naturalist Society of Earth had listed Cadwal as a natural preserve. An administration centre had been set up and staffed to protect the planet from all exploitation. Araminta Station. Now, centuries later, the young Glawen Clattuc is beginning to wonder what the future may hold for him in the hierarchic, carefully ordered hereditary society that is life on Cadwal.
Araminta's Wedding
by Jilly Cooper OBEA Country House Extravaganza Story by Jilly Cooper. Pictures by Sue Macartney-Snape.Rufus, fifth Earl of Atherstone, has no son and gloomily contemplates his vast Lincolnshire estate passing into the hands of his plain but good-natured daughter, Araminta, and her grasping cousin, Piggy Atherstone, who is determined to marry her. A serious rival for Araminta's hand, however, materialises in Bounder Cartwright, a debonair money-market gambler, whose sexual conquests are as prolific as his investments are suddenly catastrophic. By Ascot he has won the day and the wedding is fixed for September.Then, at the last minute, the events of the previous Boxing Night catch up with the Atherstones in a surprising way. Will the wedding take place or not? The combination of Jilly Cooper's irreverent tale of country house life with the colourful and perceptive paintings of Sue Macartney-Snape which inspired it, presents a wickedly funny portrait of the English upper classes at play. Araminta's Wedding is irresistible fireside reading for even the coldest of stately homes.
The Aran Islands
by John M. SyngeHere is the complete title: Collected Plays and Poems and The Aran Islands
Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow
by Alex SeguraAraña is a Spider-Girl lost in time. . . . Miguel is a Spider-Man who&’s lost his way. . . . Together, they&’re our only hope.Araña. It means spider—and it also means Anya Corazon. She was a normal Brooklyn teenager with normal Brooklyn problems—until a few months ago, when she was gifted with amazing spiderlike abilities, from super-strength and heightened agility to web-slinging. A powerful mentor guided her on how best to use these new powers for good—until Anya lost him, just as she lost her mother, just as she&’s about to lose everything she knows.Nueva York. It is the future of New York City, the home of the Spider-Man of 2099, and where Anya finds herself stranded, tossed across the century. And Nueva York&’s Spider-Man, billionaire CEO Miguel O&’Hara, is Araña&’s only hope of getting home. But Araña and Spider-Man are about to discover that the enemies they face have dark and powerful connections to both heroes—and that this unlikely team across time will need to save much more than each other. . . .Alex Segura, the Anthony Award–winning author of Secret Identity and Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, brings two fan-favorite Spider-Verse heroes together in prose for the first time in this thrilling new time-hopping adventure.
Arándanos con mandarina (Un té con amor #Volumen 2)
by Mar P. ZabalaLlega Mar P. Zabala con la segunda entrega de la serie «Un té con amor». Un amor del pasado y un guapo vikingo convertirán todo en un triángulo amoroso. «-Puedes estar tranquila. Tu sangre y la de los tuyos, es venenosa para los de mi especie. -¿La sangre de mi familia? ¿Por qué? ¿No estamos ricos? -No me has entendido. No me puedo creer que Margarita no te dijera nada, ella sabía lo que eras, estoy seguro -insistió Jaime negando con la cabeza-. Me refiero a los que son como tú, mejor dicho a las que son como tú. Sois todas mujeres. -¿Quiénes? -Hadas. Agatha, eres un hada.» La abuela de Agatha ha muerto de forma inesperada, sumiéndola en una profunda tristeza que no la deja vivir. Recordando que su querida abuela evocaba con cariño un viaje a Escocia de su juventud, decide seguir sus pasos y viajar a Inverness. Allí conoce a Jaime, un guapo highlander, por el que empezará a sentir algo más que amistad. Al regresar de su viaje, vuelve a reencontrarse con Börg, un conocido de su pasado por el que no sentía más que desprecio, y ahora hace que su corazón este divido entre el atractivo escocés y el apuesto vikingo. El triangulo amoroso se complicará aún más, al descubrir que los tres son más de lo que aparentan.
Aranjuez
by Gilmer Mesa"Nadie como Gilmer Mesa para exhibir con ternura y crudeza la espina clavada en el corazón de Colombia, el corazón de nuestra América". Fernanda Melchor Cada que leo a Gilmer Mesa me lo imagino como un viejo lobo del asfalto parado en una esquina del barrio contándonos, con su vozarrón viril y esa mezcla de sabiduría de calle y erudición libresca, los pormenores del cataclismo que aún nos cimbronea. Recostado en la pared del bar, adolorido y sólido, da cuenta de los episodios más atroces de nuestra historia cercana sin dejar de ver la crepitación de la belleza en medio del desastre. Mis pocos conocidos de barrio que accedieron al mundo académico o al de las letras lo han hecho, de alguna manera, para irse de la cuadra, como una manera de "salir adelante"; Gilmer, que terminó involucrado en el circuito literario sin proponérselo, ha decidido "salir atrás"; no solo se ha quedado en el barrio, sino que se ha metido aún más en él, hasta un punto al que tal vez ni los mismos habitantes de su cuadra han llegado. En eso, y en la mirada sostenida y profunda, sin quejas ni concesiones al espectáculo de la desgracia, radica su fuerza y lo genuino de su obra. A diferencia de ciertos cronistas y turistas de lo popular, Gilmer no se relaciona con la realidad del barrio como quien mira para contar sino como quien ha vivido para mirarse. Luis Miguel Rivas Sobre la obra de Gilmer Mesa se ha dicho: "El amor -y más precisamente el amor fraterno- ocupa un lugar central en el complejo paisaje literario de Gilmer Mesa. Me maravilla su poética de la hermandad en medio de la violencia más terrible y de la adversidad más radical". Giuseppe Caputo "Un texto valiente, un psicoanálisis de nuestra sociedad. Memorias que defienden el pasado". Alfonso Carvajal "Esa prosa rarísima y bella que combina una capacidad de concreción bíblica (con frases que encapsulan en dos o tres renglones toda una biografía, un temperamento o una época) con un ritmo desbocado, napoleónico, fascinado por su propia música y receloso de la sobriedad…". Jaime Zapata Villarreal, El Tiempo "Gilmer Mesa tiene la lucidez original de mirar el país desde la periferia. En La cuadra narró el conflicto urbano desde la esquina de su barrio, y ahora en Las Travesías nos lleva a la Colombia profunda del campo que no ha podido ser nación". Alonso Salazar "La cuadra, con toda su crudeza y toda su ternura, nos devuelve a la época de Pablo Escobar y nos muestra cómo un grupo de chicos sin oportunidades pierden la inocencia y se convierten en sicarios. Es una lectura tremenda, durísima y al mismo tiempo hermosa". Marta Orrantia
Aransas: A Novel
by Stephen Harrigan&“Beneath the genial surface&” of this &“resonant&” first novel about a dolphin trainer who struggles with the ethics of his job &“allusive undercurrents tug&” (The New York Times Book Review). A critically acclaimed debut novel first published in 1980, Aransas recounts a young man&’s homecoming to his small Gulf Coast fishing town of Port Aransas. As Jeff Downing begins work training two porpoises to become part of a tourist attraction, he comes to love them as well as the woman who wants to release the pair to the wild. &“The sureness and poise of this first novel are as remarkable as the sharpness, oddity, and clarity of its feelings.&” ―Newsweek &“Harrigan&’s eye for locale and its effect is superb.&” —Washington Post Book World &“Harrigan . . . Has a sharp eye for observing man, beast, seashore, and town in a vividly drawn setting.&” ―Publishers Weekly &“An ardent and elegant book, beautiful in its language, mature in its perceptions, noble in its sentiments.&” ―San Francisco Chronicle &“Sensitive [and] enormously evocative first . . . Spare but warm prose . . . Immerses us in atmosphere as insistently as it does the plot . . . Harrigan is a splendid novelist.&” —Houston Post &“Aransas has several surprises, including dramatic suspense, counterculture revisionism, and what must be considered dolphin revisionism. More, Harrigan has written an acute American regional novel.&” —The Village Voice
Aranya
by Marc SecchiaEncadenado a una roca y arrojado por un acantilado por su novio, Aranya es ejecutada por su alta traición en contra del Imperio Sylakiano. Caer una legua en los mortales Cloudlands, que no es un destino que ella haya imaginado. Pero, ¿y si ella no murió? ¿Y si ella pudiera extender sus alas y volar? Hace mucho tiempo, los Dragones gobernaron el Mundo de las Islas sobre las Nubes. Pero sus esclavos humanos desecharon las cadenas de la tiranía de los dragones. Los humanos se esparcieron por las Islas en sus Dragonaves voladoras, colonizando, construyendo y luchando. Ahora, los conquistadores Sylakianos han derrotado al último bastión de la libertad: el Reino de la Isla de Immadia. El mal tiene un nuevo enemigo. Aranya, princesa de Immadia. El Dragon Metamorfo.
Aranya – Dragões Metamorfósicos Livro 1
by Marc Secchia Thales AndradeAcorrentada a uma rocha e jogada do precipício por seu namorado, Aranya é executada por alta traição contra o Império Sylakiano. Cair uma légua adentro das mortais Terranuvens não é um destino que ela jamais visionaria. Mas e se ela não morresse? E se ela pudesse abrir as asas e voar? Há muito tempo atrás, Dragões comandavam a Ilha-Mundo acima das Terranuvens. Mas seus escravos humanos desfizeram as correntes da tirania Dracônica. Humanos se alastraram pelas Ilhas com suas voadoras Draconaves, colonizando, construindo e guerreando. Agora, os todo-conquistadores Sylakianos derrotaram o último bastião da liberdade – a Ilha-Reino de Immadia. O mal tem um novo inimigo. Aranya, Princesa de Immadia. Dragão Metamorfósico.
Aranya - Draghi Mutaforma Libro I
by Marc Secchia Federica FrisieroIncatenata ad un masso e gettata giù da una scogliera dal suo fidanzato, Aranya è condannata per alto tradimento nei confronti dell’Impero di Sylakia. Precipitare per una lega nelle mortali Terre delle Nuvole non era il destino che aveva immaginato. E se non fosse morta? E se potesse spalancare le ali e volare? Molto tempo fa, i Draghi governavano l’Isola – Mondo sopra le Terre delle Nuvole. Ma i loro schiavi Umani riuscirono a liberarsi dalle catene della tirannia Dragoniana. Gli Umani raggiunsero tutte le Isole volando con le loro Dragonavi, colonizzando, costruendo e distruggendo. Ora, i Sylakiani che tutto conquistano hanno sconfitto anche l’ultimo baluardo della libertà, il Regno - Isola di Immadia. Il Diavolo ha un nuovo nemico. Aranya, Principessa di Immadia. Drago Mutaforma.
Aráoz y la verdad
by Eduardo SacheriEste excelente narrador nos habla de los hombres que -como el futbolista tras la pelota- persiguen su verdad, para comprender el bien y el mal, y para redimirse, incluso, de sus más absolutas derrotas. "Lo que me importa es saber lo que pasó con Perlassi. La verdad. Eso quiero saber. La verdad", dice Aráoz, quien decide emprender un viaje hasta O'Connor, un pueblito que se cayó del mapa en los noventa, para encontrar a la única persona que puede revelarle qué ocurrió en el partido de fútbol que dejó afuera del campeonato a Deportivo Wilde, cuando él era apenas un chico. Eduardo Sacheri propone, en su segunda novela, una intriga donde se alternan el pasado y el presente, mientras los episodios se van encadenando en la voz de sus personajes para recrear un mundo tan íntimo como universal. La crítica ha dicho... «En su segunda novela, Aráoz y la verdad, Eduardo Sacheri construye y proyecta una potente historia desde un pueblo imaginario, que empieza un lunes 5 de octubre y termina el sábado 10, seis días en los que Aráoz, mientras va evocando hilachas de su pasado, espera la aparición de Perlassi, como Vladimir y Estragon esperan a Godot.» Silvina Friera, Página 12
Ararat
by Louise GluckA ruthlessly probing family portrait in verse, Gluck's sixth poetry collection confronts, with devastating irony, her father's hollow life and her mother's inability to express emotion. This might seem like a daughter's belated rebellion, except that these fierce, rock-strong, deeply felt lyrics are steeled by love and understanding.
Ararat: Poems
by Louise GlückA new edition of the Nobel laureate’s searing fifth collection of poetry, about “the myth of a happy family” (The New York Review of Books). Louise Glück, the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature, was an era-defining poet: innovative, brave, and wholly individual. Her work has left an indelible mark on the literature of our nation and of the world. Ararat, Glück’s fifth collection of poetry, centers on the death of her father. Here she creates a ruthlessly probing family portrait and confronts the difficulties and intricacies of a daughter’s relationship to her parents. The result is a subtle and determined collection in which the poet interrogates both her own life and the whole world that emanates from it. “I was born to a vocation,” she writes, “to bear witness / to the great mysteries. / Now that I’ve seen both / birth and death, I know / to the dark nature these / are proofs, not / mysteries—”
Ararat
by Christopher Golden<P>Ararat is the heart-pounding tale of an adventure that goes wrong...on a biblical scale. <P>When an earthquake reveals a secret cave hidden inside Mount Ararat in Turkey, a daring newly engaged couple are determined to be the first ones inside...and what they discover will change everything. <P>The cave is actually a buried ancient ship that many quickly come to believe is Noah’s Ark. <P>When a team of scholars, archaeologists, and filmmakers make it inside the ark, they discover an elaborate coffin in its recesses. <P>Inside the coffin they find an ugly, misshapen cadaver—not the holy man they expected, but a hideous creature with horns. <P>Shock and fear turn to horror when a massive blizzard blows in, trapping them thousands of meters up the side of a remote mountain. <P>All they can do is pray for safety. But something wicked is listening to their prayers...and it wants to answer.
Ararat: a 2017 Bram Stoker Award winner
by Christopher Golden*Winner of the 2017 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel*New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden's writing is 'the real deal' (Stephen King) and this heart-pounding supernatural thriller will thrill and fascinate in equal measure. 'Golden puts it all together with tremendous skill and a gleeful relish' - Financial TimesMeryam and Adam take risks for a living. But neither is prepared for what lies in the legendary heights of Mount Ararat, Turkey. First to reach a massive cave revealed by an avalanche, they discover the hole in the mountain's heart is really an ancient ship, buried in time. A relic that some fervently believe is Noah's Ark. Deep in its recesses stands a coffin inscribed with mysterious symbols that no one in their team of scholars, archaeologists and filmmakers can identify. Inside is a twisted, horned cadaver. Outside a storm threatens to break. As terror begins to infiltrate their every thought, is it the raging blizzard that chases them down the mountain - or something far worse?
Ara's Rocky Road to White Belt (Team Taekwondo #1)
by Master Taekwon Lee Jeffrey Nodelman Ethen Beavers<P>Ara is the odd turtle out in his family, preferring his rock collection to new or wild adventures—until he meets Baeoh, a confident tiger who practices martial arts. <p>Unsure if he has what it takes to join Baeoh’s taekwondo team, Ara must learn how to come out of his shell, persist through failure, and accept the help of his new friends to complete the Tiger Fitness Challenge. <p>The Team Taekwondo series combines the appeal of graphic novels and martial arts to deliver action-filled, character-building stories. <p>Each book also includes one free lesson at any participating licensed ATA Martial Arts location. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
The Araucaniad
by Alonso de Ercilla Y Zuniga Charles Maxwell Lancaster Paul Thomas ManchesterNow back in print! The first English translation of this epic masterpiece of Chilean poetry.