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The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code
by Robert RankinJonny Hooker has been picked as a WINNER! and all he has to do to claim his prize is to solve the Da-da-de-da-da Code. Jonny knows that beat; it always turns up in popular music - like 'Waltzing Matilda', or the National Anthem. And it has something to do with the Devil's Chord. And with Robert Johnson (who sold his soul to the Devil), whose blues influenced a generation of musicians. And it definitely has something to do with Elvis, who is still alive and rocking (of course). And with the Secret Parliament of Five, who meet in Gunnersbury Park to dictate world affairs. And when he solves the Da-da-de-da-da Code, Jonny will also discover why all the most famous rock musicians die aged twenty-seven, the truth about raising an ancient god, and the destruction of the world. It's all right there in the music. All Jonny has to do is to crack that code. Before he dies on Monday.
The Da-Da-De-Da-Da Code
by Robert RankinJonny Hooker has been picked as a WINNER! and all he has to do to claim his prize is to solve the Da-da-de-da-da Code. Jonny knows that beat; it always turns up in popular music - like 'Waltzing Matilda', or the National Anthem. And it has something to do with the Devil's Chord. And with Robert Johnson (who sold his soul to the Devil), whose blues influenced a generation of musicians. And it definitely has something to do with Elvis, who is still alive and rocking (of course). And with the Secret Parliament of Five, who meet in Gunnersbury Park to dictate world affairs. And when he solves the Da-da-de-da-da Code, Jonny will also discover why all the most famous rock musicians die aged twenty-seven, the truth about raising an ancient god, and the destruction of the world. It's all right there in the music. All Jonny has to do is to crack that code. Before he dies on Monday.
Da Jack a King (Liminal Sky Ser. #2)
by Emanuela Cardarelli Scotty CadeBay Whitman, scrittore di gialli di successo, vive una vita da celebrità, perlomeno in apparenza. In pubblico è sempre spigliato e sicuro di sé. Le donne pendono dalle sue labbra e gli uomini invidiano i suoi modi spavaldi. In realtà, però, Bay è un tipo solitario. È timido e introverso e la sua vita consiste nello stare seduto in una stanza semibuia a scrivere i suoi famosi romanzi con protagonista Jack Robbins. Il suo unico vizio è il gioco d’azzardo. Vincere un escort durante una partita a poker cambierà la sua vita in modi che non avrebbe mai immaginato. Matthew “King” Slater è uno dei più celebri attori di film porno gay. Trascorre le giornate davanti alla telecamera e le notti come escort d’alto bordo, pagato profumatamente. Ciò che desidera realmente è il romanticismo di una vera relazione, ma il suo passato gli rende difficile separare i desideri del corpo da quelli del cuore. Per il momento, per lui è più facile pensare al sesso come a un lavoro e basta. Un giorno, però, mentre si trova a Las Vegas per delle riprese, viene assunto per una serata in un hotel famoso, e il suo bel cliente potrebbe sfumare i confini tra il dovere e il piacere.
'da Kink in my hair: Voices of Black Womyn
by Trey AnthonySet in a West Indian hair salon in Toronto, da Kink in my hair gives voice to a group of women who tell us their unforgettable, moving, and often hilarious stories. Mixing laughter and tears—and told in words, music, and dance—the stories explore the hardship, struggles, and joys of black women's lives.
Da qualche parte nel mondo
by Erick CarballoFelipe è un ragazzo della Guinea Equatoriale, convinto che da qualche parte nel mondo troverà la felicità che desidera. Da solo, affronterà le difficoltà che tenteranno di ostacolare il suo cammino.
Da Rocha's Convenient Heir: Da Rocha's Convenient Heir Blackmailed By The Greek's Vows A Diamond Deal With Her Boss Claiming His Pregnant Innocent (Vows for Billionaires #3)
by Lynne GrahamA waitress and a billionaire ex-biker solve their family troubles with a marriage of convenience in this romance by a USA Today–bestselling author.Tycoon Zac’s wedding to innocent waitress Freddie is pure convenience. Dark-hearted Zac will help keep Freddie’s family together, if she provides him with a Da Rocha baby! He’s confident their insatiable passion will soon burn out. But when Freddie falls pregnant, Zac realizes he craves more than just an heir. He wants to keep Freddie in their marriage bed—forever!
Da un lato all'altro
by Jae AkahoneRaccolta di due racconti. Declino: La sento nelle vene. La sento nella testa. Non mi abbandona mai. È probabilmente la più intensa sensazione al mondo. Anche la più strana. Allo stesso tempo, mi dà tanto benessere e tanto dolore. Mi pervade tutto il corpo. Mi fa girare la testa. Ne sono attratto in modo inesorabile. Anche se fa di tutto per uccidermi ogni giorno di più. Borderline: sono ubriaco di questa sensazione che percepisco quando, mi avvicino al punto di non ritorno. Ma ne sono ubriaco per una sola buona ragione. Semplicemente perché il tuo sguardo e la tua attenzione mi faranno rivivere come ogni volta, permettendomi di ricominciare daccapo. Sono ubriaco di te.
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan BrownThe Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel Angels & Demons. The Da Vinci Code follows "symbologist" Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris causes them to become involved in a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene having had a child together. The novel explores an alternative religious history, whose central plot point is that the Merovingian kings of France were descended from the bloodline of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, ideas derived from Clive Prince's “The Templar Revelation” (1997) and books by Margaret Starbird. The book also refers to The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (1982) though Dan Brown has stated that it was not used as research material. The Da Vinci Code provoked a popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and Mary Magdalene's role in the history of Christianity. The book has, however, been extensively denounced by many Christian denominations as an attack on the Catholic Church, and consistently criticized for its historical and scientific inaccuracies. The novel nonetheless became a massive worldwide bestseller that sold 80 million copies as of 2009 and has been translated into 44 languages. In November 2004, Random House published a Special Illustrated Edition with 160 illustrations. In 2006, a film adaptation was released by Columbia Pictures.
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan BrownWhile in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.In an exhilarating blend of relentless adventure, scholarly intrigue, and cutting wit, symbologist Robert Langdon (first introduced in Dan Brown's bestselling Angels & Demons) is the most original character to appear in years. The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightening-paced, intelligent thriller surprising at every twist, absorbing at every turn, and in the end, utterly unpredictable right up to its astonishing conclusion.Read by Jeff Harding(p) 2004 Orion Publishing Group
The Da Vinci Code: द दा विंची कोड
by Dan Brownपॅरिसमधील लूव्हर या सुप्रसिद्ध संग्रहालयाच्या वयस्कर व्यवस्थापकाचा संग्रहालयामध्येच खून होतो. विचित्र गोष्ट अशी की, त्यांच्या मृतदेहाभोवती जमिनीवर गोंधळून टाकणारी काही चिन्हे आणि खुणा दिसतात. या खुणांचा शोध घेण्याची कामगिरी त्याचवेळी पॅरिसमध्ये आलेल्या रॉबर्ट लँग्डन या हॉर्वर्ड विद्यापीठातील चिन्हशास्रतज्ञावर सोपवली जाते. फ्रान्समधील निष्णात गुप्तलिपीतज्ज्ञ सोफी नेव्ह्यू हिच्या मदतीने लँग्डन या चित्रविचित्र खुणांमधून खुनाला वाचा फोडणारी काही दिशा मिळते का, याचा शोध घेतो. यातूनच मग काही वेगळेच रहस्य उजेडात येते. जगप्रसिद्ध चित्रकार लिओनार्दो दा विंचीच्या अनेक चित्रांमधून अत्यंत कौशल्यपूर्ण रीतीने दडवलेले संकेत दोघांना आश्चर्यचकित करतात. खून झालेले संग्रहालय-व्यवस्थापक 'प्रायरी ऑफ सायन्स' या पंथाशी संबंधित असतात. ही स्फोटक माहितीही त्यांना कळते. अत्यंत गुप्तपणे काम करणार्या या पंथामध्ये सर ऐझॅक न्यूटन, व्हिक्टर ह्यूगो आणि दा विंची अशा अनेक नामवंत व्यक्ती कार्यरत असतात. संग्रहालय-व्यवस्थापकांनी मती गुंग करून टाकणारी एक ऐतिहासिक सत्य जिवापाड जपलेले असते. हा शोध घेत असताना एक अव्यक्त प्रतिगामी शक्ती सतत रॉबर्ट आणि सोफीचा पाठलाग करीत असते. प्राचीन काळापासून अस्तित्वात असलेले एक स्फोटक सत्य खुणा आणि संकेतांच्या भूलभुलैय्यातून बाहेर येते.
The Da Vinci Code: Featuring Robert Langdon (Robert Langdon #2)
by Dan BrownTHE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON, WITH MORE THAN 85 MILLION COPIES SOLD&“Blockbuster perfection . . . a gleefully erudite suspense novel.&” —The New York Times&“A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.&” —PeopleWhile in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion, a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.Robert Langdon returns in The Lost Symbol, Inferno, Origin, and The Secret of Secrets (coming soon)!
The Da Vinci Code (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series)
by SparkNotesThe Da Vinci Code (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Dan Brown Making the reading experience fun! Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster.Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provides:chapter-by-chapter analysis explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols a review quiz and essay topics Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers.
The Da Vinci Code (The Young Adult Adaptation)
by Dan BrownDan Brown's mega-bestseller is now available for a new generation of readers. This young adult adaptation takes readers from Paris to London on a breathless tour of famous landmarks and will remind fans everywhere why the New York Times calls The Da Vinci Code "blockbuster perfection." Includes over twenty color photos showing important locations and artwork, and publication timing connects to the film release of Inferno! The greatest conspiracy of the past two thousand years is about to unravel. Robert Langdon, professor of religious symbology at Harvard, is in Paris to give a lecture. At the reception that follows, he is scheduled to meet with a revered curator from the world-famous Louvre museum. But the curator never shows up, and later that night Langdon is awakened by authorities and told that the curator has been found dead. He is then taken to the Louvre--the scene of the crime--where he finds out that baffling clues have been left behind. Thus begins a race against time, as Robert Langdon becomes a suspect and, with the help of French cryptologist Sophie Neveu, must decipher a mystifying trail of clues that the two come to realize have been left specifically for them. If Robert and Sophie cannot solve the puzzle in time, an ancient truth could be lost forever--and they themselves might end up as collateral damage. Praise for the adult edition of The Da Vinci Code "WOW . . . Blockbuster perfection. An exhilaratingly brainy thriller. Not since the advent of Harry Potter has an author so flagrantly delighted in leading readers on a breathless chase and coaxing them through hoops."--The New York Times "A new master of smart thrills. A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure."--PeopleFrom the Hardcover edition.
The Da Vinci Cook
by Joanne PenceAngie Amalfi is close to one of the biggest breaks of her rocky culinary career-a chance to co-write a cookbook with a famous chef. But as she scrambles to prepare for the impending interview, her realtor sister Cat is suddenly accused of a murder in a rich client's home. A priceless relic-an iron chain that was used to bind St. Peter while in a Roman prison-is missing from her wealthy client Marcello Piccoletti's home, and a murder was committed on the heels of the disappearance. The only person who can clear Cat's name is the client himself, and he's in Rome, tending to his restaurant, Da Vinci's. Heedless to Angie's stern warning, the always unpredictable Cat insists on traveling to Rome to confront Picoletti, and Angie must drop everything to accompany her sister. The Roman restaurateur has the chain with him in Rome, and exonerates Cat of the murder as well. Unfortunately, the police in the states still suspect Cat and now Picoletti, the only witness, has disappeared. Angie takes a job as a cook at Da Vinci's, hoping to get to the bottom of this complex mess. And when bodies start piling up like balls of fresh mozzarella at an Amalfi family picnic, it looks like Angie and Cat's trip to their homeland may spell arrivederci Amalfis.
The Da Vinci Deception (The Inspector Jack Oxby Novels)
by Thomas SwanCelebrated thriller writer Thomas Swan introduces Scotland Yard Inspector Jack Oxby in The Da Vinci Deception—an exhilarating thriller set in the art world. Racing from London to New York to Lake Como, Inspector Oxby is on the hunt for an art forger whose daring attempts to counterfeit the great Leonardo da Vinci have the art world astounded. For fans of the UK television series Lovejoy, the art history mysteries of Iain Pears, as well as books like The Thomas Crowne Affair, this is a novel of suspense not to be missed!
Da Vinci est amoureux
by Margarita Delva Lázaro DroznesLéonard de Vinci reçoit Mona Lisa Ghirardini dans son atelier à Florence pour faire un portrait commandé par son mari. Da Vinci conserve ce tableau en sa possession, ne le rend jamais au client et le prend avec lui dans tous ses mouvements jusqu'à la fin de sa vie. Ce fut une longue idylle avec la femme idéale qui a prolongé le reste de sa vie à travers plus de 20 ans de retouches permanentes. C’est une fiction dramatique qui recrée la relation de Leonardo avec Mona Lisa, son assistant Salai et avec la Nature dans sa recherche de la vérité et de la beauté. La peinture continue à captiver l'humanité toute entière après plusieurs siècles et on se pose les mêmes questions que se posaient Da Vinci lui-même: Pourquoi Mona Lisa sourit-elle? Quel mystère se cache derrière cette femme? Quel mystère se cache les femmes? Comme disait le Grand Leonardo: "la beauté est la vérité et la vérité est la beauté". Cet oeuvre tente de pénétrer ces mystères qui inculquent toute l'œuvre de Da Vinci.
Da Vinci in Love: The Endless Love Story Between Leonardo Da Vinci And Mona Lisa
by Lazaro DroznesLeonardo heißt Mona Lisa Ghirardini in seinem Maleratelier im Herzen von Florenz willkommen, um ein Porträt zu malen, das nie an den Besitzer geliefert werden sollte. Da Vinci behielt das Gemälde, retuschierte es in regelmäßigen Abständen und begann eine lange, mehr als 20 Jahre andauernde Liebesbeziehung zu der perfekten Frau. Das Porträt begleitete Leonardo auf all seinen Reisen und zog mehrere Male mit ihm um. Dieses dramatische Werk bildet die Beziehung von Leonardo zur Gioconda, zu seinem Assistenten Salai und zur Welt im Allgemeinen nach. Es zeigt seine unnachgiebige Suche nach Schönheit und Wahrheit. Das Porträt fesselt auch Jahrhunderte nach seiner Entstehung noch die Menschheit und stellt die gleichen Fragen an den Betrachter, die auch Da Vinci selber sich gestellt hat: Warum lacht die Gioconda? Welches Geheimnis verbirgt die Mona Lisa? Wieso spiegelt ein Lächeln die Seele wider? Wie ist das eigentliche Wesen der göttlichen Schönheit? Die Geheimnisse von La Gioconda veranschaulichen sinnbildlich die Geheimnisse des Lebens und der Weiblichkeit.
Da Vinci's Bicycle (New Directions Classic)
by Guy DavenportDa Vinci’s Bicycle, Guy Davenport’s second collection of stories, was first published in 1979, and contains some of his most important fiction. Written with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on historical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against the grain of their time. They are all people who see the world differently from their contemporaries and therefore seem absurd, like Pablo Picasso in "Au Tombeau de Charles Fourier," Leonardo Da Vinci in "The Richard Nixon Freischütz Rag," James Joyce and Guillaume Apollinaire in the marvelous "The Haile Selassie Funeral Train." Hilton Kramer of The New York Times has said, "Davenport’s conception of the short story form is remarkable. He has given it some of the intellectual density of the learned essay, some of the lyrical concision of the modern poem––some of its difficulty too––and a structure that often resembles a film documentary. The result is a tour de force that adds something new to the art of fiction." Esteemed writer and translator Guy Davenport's brilliant story collection, first published in 1979, is recognized today as a classic of American fiction. Written with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on historical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against the grain of their time.
Da Vinci's Cat
by Catherine Gilbert MurdockTwo unlikely friends—Federico, in sixteenth-century Rome, and Bee, in present-day New Jersey—are linked through an amiable cat, Leonardo Da Vinci’s mysterious wardrobe, and an eerily perfect sketch of Bee. Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Da Vinci’s Cat is a thrilling, time-slip fantasy about rewriting history to save the present. This inventive novel will engross anyone who loved When You Reach Me and A Wrinkle in Time.Federico doesn’t mind being a political hostage in the Pope’s palace, especially now that he has a cat as a friend. But he must admit that a kitten walking into a wardrobe and returning full-grown a moment later is quite odd. Even stranger is Herbert, apparently an art collector from the future, who emerges from the wardrobe the next night. Herbert barters with Federico to get a sketch signed by the famous painter Raphael, but his plans take a dangerous turn when he hurries back to his era, desperate to save a dying girl.Bee never wanted to move to New Jersey. When a neighbor shows Bee a sketch that perfectly resembles her, Bee, freaked out, solidifies her resolve to keep to herself. But then she meets a friendly cat and discovers a mysterious cabinet in her neighbor’s attic—a cabinet that leads her to Renaissance Rome. Bee, who has learned about Raphael and Michelangelo in school, never expected she’d get to meet them and see them paint their masterpieces. This compelling time-slip adventure by Newbery Honor author Catherine Gilbert Murdock is full of action, mystery, history, art, and friendship—and features one unforgettable cat. Includes black-and-white spot art throughout of Da Vinci’s cat by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky, as well as an author’s note about the art, artists, and history that inspired the novel .
Da Vinci's Lost Years
by Sylvia RochesterEver wonder how Da Vinci could conjure up such futuristic concepts? Maybe he saw them. After striking a bargain with the Old One, a weaver of time, young Leonardo lands in 1969 New Orleans at the height of Mardi Gras. But things go awry when this medieval man befriends an unlikely couple--T-Man, an inept artist who moonlights as a bag man for the mob, and Monique, an amputee, grateful for T-Man's attention. Throw in murder and romance and you're set for an adventurous romp through history.
Da Vinci's Tiger
by L. M. ElliottFor fans of rich and complex historical novels like Girl with a Pearl Earring or Code Name Verity, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of real-life Renaissance woman Ginevra de' Benci, the inspiration for one of Leonardo da Vinci's earliest masterpieces. The young and beautiful daughter of a wealthy family, Ginevra longs to share her poetry and participate in the artistic ferment of Renaissance Florence but is trapped in an arranged marriage in a society dictated by men. The arrival of the charismatic Venetian ambassador, Bernardo Bembo, introduces Ginevra to a dazzling circle of patrons, artists, and philosophers. Bembo chooses Ginevra as his Platonic muse and commissions a portrait of her by a young Leonardo da Vinci. Posing for the brilliant painter inspires an intimate connection between them, one Ginevra only begins to understand. In a rich and vivid world of exquisite art with a dangerous underbelly of deadly political feuds, Ginevra faces many challenges to discover her voice and artistic companionship--and to find love.
Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci (Time Warp Trio #14)
by Jon ScieszkaDid you know that Leonardo da Vinci also invented an early version of a helicopter and a tank, and that he planned to execute the Time Warp Trio for spying on his inventions? Now it's going to take more bright ideas to get the guys safely back home...
Dacci oggi la felicità
by Tinnean Ernesto PavanAshton Laytham giunse a Fayerweather, la tenuta di suo zio, come orfano all'età di sette anni. La famiglia e i servi lo vedevano come un bambino scontroso e lo evitavano; da adulto, a parte qualche scappatella occasionale, Ashton è ancora solo e distante. Alla morte dello zio, Ashton deve affrontare altri problemi: la tenuta è in bancarotta ed egli deve rispondere dei debiti di gioco di suo zio. Quando il talismano di famiglia viene rubato e i sospetti fuggono, Ashton è sull'orlo della rovina fino all'arrivo di Geo Stephenson, che possiede tutte le cambiali di sir Laytham. Geo propone un accordo: Ashton lo accoglierà nel proprio letto, pagando in tal modo il debito. Attratto da Geo nonostante tutto e con un bisogno disperato di calore umano, Ashton accetta... perdendo senza volerlo il cuore per un uomo che dichiara che non darà mai a nessuno il proprio.
Dachshund Disaster: Dachshund Disaster (Pet Trouble #8)
by Tui T. SutherlandContest winner! PET TROUBLE readers voted online to choose the dog for this book, and the overwhelming winner was the adorable dachshund!Readers voted online to choose the next PET TROUBLE dog -- and the dachshund was the runaway winner! But he's still a little bit of trouble ... Charlie can't wait to have a dog of his own, and King is just what he wished for: playful and very loyal. So loyal, in fact, that he doesn't like anyone else -- Charlie's brothers, the family's other pets, other people ... Can Charlie find a way to make King part of the group? Or is this dachshund an un-trainable tyrant?