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Dry Season
by Dan SmithOn the banks of a sprawling Brazilian river lies São Tiago - a small town without a conscience, forsaken by its people and by God - the perfect place for a fallen priest to escape his past. Sam whiles away his time drinking and fishing, but when one bloody night he helps a dying stranger, he feels a change is coming.Soon Sam catches the attention of the dead man's employer, the formidable Catarina Da Silva whose hypnotic gaze he has trouble resisting. But little does he know that in a place where life is cheap, love can be deadly. Trapped in Da Silva's dangerous web, Sam finds himself plummeting towards São Tiago's dark heart. And as the heavens finally open, he must face his past if he is to find redemption...
Dry Souls
by Denise GetsonKira has never listened to the rain on the roof, swum in a lake or seen a cloud. All of those things need water, and in Kira's world nearly all of the water has disappeared due to the ecological disasters created generations earlier. What remains is strictly rationed by the government. Kira never doubts this system until the day she discovers a wonderful gift—she can bring forth water merely by touching the ground with her hand. Suddenly Kira dreams of refilling streams, rivers, and lakes and ending the permanent drought afflicting mankind. Unfortunately the government appears to have different ideas. Controlling the water has given them an unprecedented degree of power over the population—power, the government may not want to give back.
Dry Water
by Eric S. NylundLarry Ngitis is a painfully shy writer who travels to the sleepy town of Dry Water in hopes of getting his life and career back on track. He is soon besieged by some of the town's more unconventional denizens, including a witch, a mage-necromancer and assorted ghosts all of whom believe that Larry is a prophet of local legend returned to reveal the source of a mystical, magical spring that gave the town its name.
Dry Water: A Novel by Robert J.C. Stead (Canadian Literature Collection)
by Robert J.C. SteadDry Water tells the story of Donald Strand, from the time of his arrival as a ten-year-old orphan at his relatives’ Manitoba farm in 1890 to his apogee as a successful farmer. It recounts the crises he faces during a troubled marriage and the great stock market crash of 1929. His life parallels the growth and development of Manitoba during the same period.Stead considered Dry Water, written in 1934–1935, to be his crowning achievement. He was unable to find a publisher for it during his lifetime, although an abridged edition was published by Tecumseh Press in 1983. This new edition includes the complete typescript, a critical introduction, and explanatory notes that place this novel in its proper literary and historical context.
Dry Your Smile: A Novel
by Robin MorganA former child actor searches for her true self in this novel-within-a-novel from a leader of the international feminist movement. Before she even turned fourteen, Julian Travis made enough money as a TV star to support her mother for life in an apartment in one of Manhattan&’s best buildings. But now, Julian is in her midforties and things are not so glamorous or easy. Her mother is slowly dying of Parkinson&’s, her marriage of twenty years is steadily disintegrating, and money is scarce. Though Julian is a famed feminist spokeswoman and published poet, when she looks into the mirror, she doesn&’t recognize herself. That and the novel she is writing are giving her a terrible time. Dry Your Smile takes readers on a journey into Julian&’s past—from the precarious circumstances surrounding her birth to the lies and stories her mother wove about her absent father to her childhood diary and dreams, and her subsequent escape into the arms of a revolutionary artist and a bohemian life. In the present, Julian delves into the emotional baggage imparted by her Jewish stage-mom as a means of taking off the many masks she has worn over the years, and begins writing prose through the voice of her younger self. She also searches for a new future in a lesbian love affair with Iliana, a bisexual photographer and the one person who makes Julian feel beautiful. In the end, however, perhaps what Julian needs most is to separate herself from the expectations and images of others, and truly listen to the woman she has become. A roman à clef of author and poet Robin Morgan&’s own struggles with what it means to be a female writer in the late twentieth century, Dry Your Smile is an intelligent and cathartic addition to any feminist library.
Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim
by Jacob WrenWhat are the best ways to support political struggles that aren’t your own? What are the fundamental principles of a utopia during war? Can we transcend the societal values we inherit? Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim is a remarkably original, literary page-turner that explores such pressing questions of our time.A depressed writer visits a war zone. He knows it’s a bad idea, but his curiosity and obsession that his tax dollars help to pay for foreign wars draw him there. Amid the fighting, he stumbles into a small strip of land that’s being reimagined as a grassroots, feminist, egalitarian utopia. As he learns about the principles of the collective, he moves between a fragile sense of self and the ethical considerations of writing about what he experiences but cannot truly fathom. Meanwhile, women in his life—from this reimagined society and elsewhere—underscore truths hidden in plain sight. In these pages, real-world politics mingle with profoundly inventive fabulations. This is an anti-war novel unlike any other, an intricate study of our complicity in violent global systems and a celebration of the hope that underpins the resistance against them.
Dryadalis: Thirteen Thrones Saga, book 1 (Thirteen Thrones #1)
by Jessica Galera AndreuHumans, elves, faeries and tides live together in the hustling city of Luzaria. But when Curfew rings, the streets are empty and from the dark walled off zone of Noctia, the gates are opened: necromancers, sorcerers, witches, vampires, werewolves and demons can stroll through at their leisure around the luzaran city, protected by the Common Law, that justifies any of their actions that takes place between midnight and the break of dawn. And the situation is that luzarans and noctis have taken years taking actions with the goal of strengthening bonds between both worlds, divided only by the huge wall that encloses Noctia inside of it: The Empire of the Night. Common Law includes as well the so-called Commute. June is a young human that will spend her next year living in Noctia, while Tayr, a mysterious sorcerer, will be in her home, under her roof, and next to her brother Adrien, whose curiosity over him will grow at the same time an uncontainable attraction does, but... Who is really Tayr?
Dryden (Routledge Revivals)
by William MyersOriginally published in 1973, this is foremost a study of Dryden as a writer, but, the author maintains, his ideas cannot be separated from his art. Dryden’s concern with familiar 17th Century problems – the inadequacy of royalist theory in the face of power politics, the rise of philosophical materialism, make him almost as important to the historian as to the student of English Literature. William Myers’ overall picture of Dryden’s works ranges chronologically from the Restoration to the Glorious Revolution. Each play or poem is judged in its own right and as part of a strikingly honest literary life. Particular emphasis is given to the writings following The Hind and the Panther. Then at last Dryden was able to unite his total mastery of prose and verse both with a fully developed sense of what had happened to English society and with his own unyielding commitment to a traditional political philosophy and a traditional theology.
Dryden and the Tradition of Panegyric
by James GarrisonThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1975.
Dryden's Bride
by Margo MaguireSir Hugh Dryden undertook his quest for a bride with a guarded heart. But two years of captivity had deadened his desire for any woman. So why, then, did the sight of a mere country girl in distress stir such tenderness in him? And why did simply carrying her from danger set his pulse pounding?Without a proper dowry, no gentleman would ask to marry Sian Tudor. Most made less respectable offers-excepting the knight who'd rescued her from certain death. The man was strong and dangerous looking-and she'd had the most unfamiliar longing to touch him. But what sense were flights of fancy when he was surely bound for battle-and Sian about to be banished to a nunnery...?
Dryden's Poetic Kingdoms (Routledge Revivals)
by Alan RoperDr. Roper describes the mode of many of Dryden’s original poems by redefining the royalism that provides the matter of some works and the metaphoric vocabulary of others. Dryden’s royalism is seen both as an identifiable political attitude and a way of apprehending public life that again and again relates superficially non-political matters to the standards and assumptions of politics in order to determine their public significance. Dryden’s Poetic Kingdoms, first published in 1965, principally through readings of ten poems, comes to the conclusion that Dryden’s poems are most successful when they work to create a meaningful analogy between such topics as literature and politics or between the constitution of England and the constitution of Rome, the Garden of Eden, or Israel under David.
Dryden: An Essay of Dramatic Poesy
by Thomas Arnold William T. Arnold"Dryden’s Essay of Dramatic Poesy" provides a captivating exploration of the nature and principles of dramatic poetry in this influential work first published in 1668. The web page encompasses not only the titular essay but also features a comprehensive preface by Thomas Arnold, revised by William T. Arnold, offering historical and biographical context along with a summary and analysis of Dryden's key arguments. Dryden's Epistle Dedicatory, addressed to Charles Sackville, adds a personal touch, elucidating the essay's purpose and praising Sackville's contributions to the arts. The main body, "Essay of Dramatic Poesy," unfolds as a lively dialogue among four gentlemen, debating topics ranging from ancient versus modern poets to the rules of drama. Dryden's sharp wit and critical insight shine through with rich examples and references. The inclusion of Dryden's Defence of the Essay, responding to objections raised by Sir Robert Howard, provides a well-rounded perspective, defending his views on rhyme, verse, and dramatic unities with humor and courtesy. This compilation offers a profound glimpse into the world of dramatic poesy and Dryden's enduring literary prowess.
Dryden: Selected Poems (Longman Annotated English Poets)
by PAUL HAMMOND; DAVID HOPKINSDryden: Selected Poems is drawn from Paul Hammond and David Hopkins's remarkable five-volume The Poems of John Dryden, and includes a generous selection of his most important work. The great satires, MacFlecknoe and Absalom and Achitophel, are included in full, as are his religious poemsReligio Laici and The Hind and the Panther, along with a number of Dryden's translations from Horace, Ovid, Homer, and Chaucer. Each poem is accompanied by a headnote, which gives details of composition, publication, and reception. The first-rate annotations provide information on matters of interpretation and give details of allusions that might prove baffling to contemporary readers. Some 300 years after his death, Dryden: Selected Poems will enable new generations of readers to discover the poet of whom Eliot wrote: 'we cannot fully enjoy or rightly estimate a hundred years of English poetry unless we fully enjoy Dryden'.
Dryland
by Sara JaffeSara Jaffe's engrossing debut novel, Dryland, is a smart coming-of-age novel that charts the murky waters of adolescence. Anything can happen when Julie hits the water. It’s 1992, and the world is caught up in the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the Balkan Wars, but for Julie Winter, 15, the news is noise. In Portland, Oregon, Julie moves through her days in a series of negatives: the skaters she doesn’t think are cute, the Guatemalan backpack she doesn’t buy at the craft fair, the umbrella she refuses to carry despite the incessant rain. Her family life is routine and restrained, and no one talks about Julie’s older brother, a one-time Olympic hopeful swimmer who now lives in self-imposed exile in Berlin. Julie has never considered swimming herself, until Alexis, the swim team captain, tries to recruit her. It's a dare, and a flirtation—and a chance for Julie to find her brother, or to finally let him go.
Drylongso
by Virginia HamiltonAs a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved by a young man called Drylongso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm.
Drynn
by Steve VeraBook one of Last of the ShardynMontana police chief Skip Walkins is hot on the trail of a murder suspect when he witnesses a drifter free the Lord of the Underworld. Seventeen years ago, five knights from Earth's magical twin, Theia, entombed Asmodeous the Pale, Lord of the Drynn, in Skip's town. Now that the dark god is free again, he's anxious to get back home and finish the war he began...to enslave all life. It begins with killing the knights who trapped him.Deprived of their magic, the knights fight back using whatever they can get their hands on, from samurai swords to assault rifles. Skip gets reluctantly drawn in to their struggle while Donovan Smith, the demi-god murderer whom Skip was after in the first place, plots to find the Lord of the Underworld and butcher him on his own.Together, these unlikely heroes might just save the world. If they don't kill each other first.91,000 words
Drácula
by Bram StokerLa extraordinaria aventura del Conde Drácula nos sigue cautivando hasta nuestros días. Esa historia llena de misterio y terror fue objeto de numerosas versiones literarias y fílmicas no siempre respetuosas del texto que escribió aquel oscuro funcionario irlandés llamado Bram Stoker. La leyenda del vampiro, tomada de viejas supersticiones de los Balcanes, sigue tan vigente como siempre.
Drácula
by Bram StokerLa extraordinaria aventura del Conde Drácula nos sigue cautivando hasta nuestros días. Esa historia llena de misterio y terror fue objeto de numerosas versiones literarias y fílmicas no siempre respetuosas del texto que escribió aquel oscuro funcionario irlandés llamado Bram Stoker. La leyenda del vampiro, tomada de viejas supersticiones de los Balcanes, sigue tan vigente como siempre.
Drácula
by Bram StokerLos mejores libros jamás escritos Mucho más que una novela gótica, Drácula es un ejercicio literario excepcional. Jonathan Harker viaja a Transilvania para cerrar un negocio inmobiliario con un misterioso conde que acaba de comprar varias propiedades en Londres. Después de un viaje plagado de ominosas señales, Harker es recogido en el paso de Borgo por un siniestro carruaje que lo llevará, acunado por el canto de los lobos, a un castillo en ruinas. Tal es el inquietante principio de una novela magistral que alumbró uno de los mitos más populares y poderosos de todos los tiempos: Drácula. La presente edición incluye una detallada cronología y el prefacio del reputado catedrático y crítico Christopher Frayling, donde se analiza la figura de Stoker y las circunstancias que propiciaron la creación de Drácula. Asimismo, la perspicaz introducción a cargo del especialista Maurice Hindle reflexiona sobre los aspectos más polémicos en torno al origen del prototipo vampírico. «No había nadie por allí, excepto un hombre alto y flaco, de nariz ganchuda y barba en punta y entrecana. Tenía una mirada dura y fría y unos ojos de color rojo.»
Drácula
by Bram StokerLos clásicos más escalofriantes en una edición adaptada y actualizada. Tras un inquietante viaje por Transilvania, el joven Jonathan Harker llega al castillo del conde Drácula, donde el malvado vampiro se servirá de él para desplazarse a Londres y llevar a cabo un nefasto plan amparado por la noche. ¿Conseguirán Jonathan y susamigos detenerlo y salvar a la humanidad?
Drácula (Los mejores clásicos #Volumen)
by Bram StokerLos mejores libros jamás escritos Mucho más que una novela gótica, Drácula es un ejercicio literario excepcional. Jonathan Harker viaja a Transilvania para cerrar un negocio inmobiliario con un misterioso conde que acaba de comprar varias propiedades en Londres. Después de un viaje plagado de ominosas señales, Harker es recogido en el paso de Borgo por un siniestro carruaje que lo llevará, acunado por el canto de los lobos, a un castillo en ruinas. Tal es el inquietante principio de una novela magistral que alumbró uno de los mitos más populares y poderosos de todos los tiempos: Drácula. La presente edición incluye una detallada cronología y el prefacio del reputado catedrático y crítico Christopher Frayling, donde se analiza la figura de Stoker y las circunstancias que propiciaron la creación de Drácula. Asimismo, la perspicaz introducción a cargo del especialista Maurice Hindle reflexiona sobre los aspectos más polémicos en torno al origen del prototipo vampírico. «No había nadie por allí, excepto un hombre alto y flaco, de nariz ganchuda y barba en punta y entrecana. Tenía una mirada dura y fría y unos ojos de color rojo.»
Drácula, mi amor
by Syrie JamesÉl haría lo que fuese para conquistar el corazón de la mujer a la que ama.¿Cómo era el conde Drácula? ¿Fue un depredador salvaje, un caballero maligno, un símbolo de lo prohibido? En esta novela, Syrie James lo muestra de un modo totalmente nuevo: es joven, apuesto, caballeroso y muy inteligente. Es un vampiro, sí, pero un vampiro con corazón y con alma, un tipo en lucha perpetua contra el mal que se esconde en su interior, y cuyos actos del pasado han sido malinterpretados.A partir de los diarios secretos de Mina Harker, veremos el verdadero rostro del vampiro: un ser fascinante que arrastra a Mina a un romance tempestuoso, a un completo despertal sexual. Ella deberá decidir si rompe junto al conde todos sus tabúes o si se somete a la moral puritana que encarna Jonathan Harker, su marido.Drácula, mi amor nos hace testigos privilegiados de una aventura romántica que proporciona las piezas que faltaban en la novela original de Bram Stoker.
Drácula, mi amor: El diario secreto de Mina Harker
by Syrie JamesLa verdadera historia del conde Drácula contada por Mina Harker: la novela de amor que se esconde tras la más famosa historia de terror. ¿Cómo era el conde Drácula? ¿Fue un depredador salvaje, un caballero maligno, un símbolo de lo prohibido? En esta novela, Syrie James lo muestra de un modo totalmente nuevo: es joven, apuesto, caballeroso y muy inteligente. Es un vampiro, sí, pero un vampiro con corazón y con alma, un tipo en lucha perpetua contra el mal que se esconde en su interior, y cuyos actos del pasado han sido malinterpretados. A partir de los diarios secretos de Mina Harker, veremos el verdadero rostro del vampiro: un ser fascinante que arrastra a Mina a un romance tempestuoso, a un completo despertar sexual. Ella deberá decidir si rompe junto al conde todos sus tabúes o si se somete a la moral puritana que encarna Jonathan Harker, su marido. Drácula, mi amor nos hace testigos privilegiados de una aventura romántica que proporciona las piezas que faltaban en la novela original de Bram Stoker.
Ds9 #24 Rebels Book One: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #24)
by Dafydd Ab HughKai Winn, spiritual leader of Bajor, has been a thorn in the side of Captain Sisko almost since he first took command of Deep Space Nine. So when Sisko is on an away mission with the crew of the Defiant and Cardassian renegades seize the opportunity to mount an attack to try and reclaim the station, Kai Winn may seem an unlikely choice to lead Deep Space Nine's defence. But for all her ambitious scheming, the Kai is still very much a Bajoran patriot at heart, and she would rather die than see the gateway to the Gamma Quadrant fall into the hands of Bajor's old antagonists...
Ds9 #25 Rebels Book Two: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #25)
by Dafydd Ab HughKai Winn, supreme spiritual leader of the Bajoran people, has never divulged what she personally did during the harsh and perilous days of the Cardassian Occupation. But now, as Cardassian warships fight to retake Deep Space Nine - the station they call Terok Nor - and the Kai finds herself in the forefront of its defence, she cannot help recalling the events of those bygone days - and her own private war against the Cardassian oppressors. Meanwhile, on the other side of the wormhole, Captain Sisko and the crew the Defiant are stranded on an alien world overrun by ruthless invaders...