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The Peoples of Middle-earth
by J.R.R. TolkienThroughout this vast and intricate mythology, says Publishers Weekly, "one marvels anew at the depth, breadth, and persistence of J.R.R. Tolkien's labor. No one sympathetic to his aims, the invention of a secondary universe, will want to miss this chance to be present at the creation." In this capstone to that creation, we find the chronology of Middle-earth's later Ages, the Hobbit genealogies, and the Western language or Common Speech. These early essays show that Tolkien's fertile imagination was at work on Middle-earth's Second and Third Ages long before he explored them in the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings . Here too are valuable writings from Tolkien's last years: " The New Shadow," in Gondor of the Fourth Age, and" Tal-elmar," the tale of the coming of the Nsmen-rean ships.
The People's Police: A Novel
by Norman SpinradNorman Spinrad, a National Book Award finalist for his short fiction collection The Star-Spangled Future, has now written The People's Police, a sharp commentary on politics with a contemporary, speculative twist. Martin Luther Martin is a hard-working New Orleans cop, who has come up from the gangland of Alligator Swamp through hard work. When he has to serve his own eviction notice, he decides he's had enough and agrees to spearhead a police strike.Brothel owner and entrepreneur J. B. Lafitte also finds himself in a tight spot when his whorehouse in the Garden District goes into foreclosure. Those same Fat Cats responsible for the real estate collapse after Katrina didn't differentiate between social strata or vocation.MaryLou Boudreau, aka Mama Legba, is a television star and voodoo queen—with a difference. The loa really do ride and speak through her.These three, disparate people are pulled together by a single moment in the television studio when Martin, hoping for publicity and support from the people against the banks, corporate fat cats, and corrupt politicians. But no one expects Papa Legba himself to answer, and his question changes everything."What do you offer?"At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The People's Will: (The Danilov Quintet 4) (The Danilov Quintet #4)
by Jasper KentThe next moment he was upon him, his eyes blazing, his mouth open to reveal his fangs. Osokin began to pray, not that he would live but that he would truly die . . .Turkmenistan 1881: the fortress city of Geok Tepe has fallen to the Russians. Beneath its citadel sits a prisoner. He hasn’t moved from his chair for two years. Neither has he felt the sun on his face for more than fifty . . . although for that he is grateful.Into this subterranean gaol marches a Russian officer. He has come for the captive. Not to release him, but to return him to St Petersburg – to deliver him into the hands of an old, old enemy who would visit damnation upon the ruling family of Russia: the great vampire Zmyeevich. But there is another who has escaped Geok Tepe and followed the prisoner. He is not concerned with the fate of the tsar, or Zmyeevich or the officer. All he desires is revenge.And other forces have a part to play. A group of revolutionaries has vowed to bring the dictatorship of Tsar Aleksandr to an end, and with it the entire Romanov dynasty. They call themselves The People’s Will . . .
Los peores niños del mundo
by David WalliamsPor favor, porfa, porfi, por lo que más queráis... ¡NO LEÁIS ESTE LIBRO! Los peores niños del mundo reúne en un solo volumen un montón de historias sobre niños terribles, niños que enseñan a sus piojos a hacer cosas horrorosas, niños que no paran de hurgarse la nariz hasta amasar el moco más grande del mundo... Des de Blas el Babas (un chico cuyas babas le meten siempre en problemas) hasta Sofía Sofá (una súper fan de la tele que de tanto sentarse en el sofá... ¡se convierte en uno!). Diez historias endemoniadamente divertidas y surrealistas sobre los diez niños más espantosos del mundo. Definitivamente, ¡Los peores niños del mundo es el libro más gamberro de David Walliams!
Los peores profes del mundo
by David Walliams¿Estás preparado para conocer a los peores profesores del mundo? ¿CREES QUE TUS MAESTROS SON LOS MÁS MALOS DE LA HISTORIA? SENTIMOS INFORMARTE DE QUE ESTÁS MUY EQUIVOCADO... ¡LOS PEORES PROFES DEL MUNDO ESTÁN AQUÍ!
Pepper Page Saves the Universe! (The Infinite Adventures of Supernova)
by Landry Q. WalkerLandry Walker and Eric Jones' Pepper Page Saves the Universe is a middle-grade futuristic superhero story about a shy comic book girl-geek becoming her own superhero inspiration!The year is 2421. Awkward and shy, Pepper buries herself in the universe of the classic fictional superhero Supernova to avoid dealing with the perils of the 9th grade. But then fate intervenes when Pepper encounters a strange cat named Mister McKittens and stumbles into a volatile science experiment run by a sinister substitute teacher named Doctor Killian.Pepper is flung into another dimension, bringing her face to face with an order of cosmic beings who declare her to be the steward of their great power, champion of harmony in the universe, protector of worlds present and past.Now, in the 21st Century, Pepper finds that she herself is the real Supernova. But as Pepper soon learns, escapist fantasy and reality are two very different things.
The Pepper Party Double Dare Disguise (The Pepper Party #4)
by Jay CooperSilliness is the Pepper Family's superpower in this hilarious family comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.Meet the Peppers. Funny runs in the family.Megs Pepper has been grounded! But she can't miss San Pimento's ComicCon and a chance to meet her favorite superhero, Diana Pence the Unstoppable Unicorn Woman. So Megs dons a makeshift costume and sneaks out of the house. And when she foils a would-be purse snatcher, Diana makes Megs her new sidekick. Things are looking extra-super until a villain called the Poker shows up and challenges Megs and her newfound heroism. It'll take Megs, Diana, and all of the Peppers with their truly terrifying superhero alter egos to take down this super baddie once and for all.
The Pepper Party Family Feud Face-Off (The Pepper Party #2)
by Jay CooperEnough is enough when one of the Peppers decides to divorce her family in this hilarious comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.Meet the Peppers.Funny runs in the family.Maria Pepper wants to win her school's mascot competition. But her tryout goes terribly! Her always-embarrassing family manages to humiliate her for the millionth time. So Maria decides enough is enough. The Pepper Party is about to get one person smaller!
El pequeño dragón de jade verde
by Mónica M. Franco¿Quieres acompañar a Lili en una increíble aventura que ni siquiera ella hubiera podido imaginar? <p><p>Aunque no conoce las tradiciones ni la cultura chinas porque fue adoptada de muy pequeña, sus raíces hacen de ella alguien muy especial, alguien de quien depende salvar el linaje del Dragón Verde. Es el cumpleaños de Lili y está jugando a pelota dentro de casa aunque sabe que a su madre no le gusta que lo haga. <p><p>Tampoco tiene permitido ir al salón, pero la pelota se le escapa, y es entonces cuando descubre que el dragón de jade verde la está mirando. Esa figurita que dejaron en el capazo en que fue abandonada en un orfanato en China ha cobrado vida el día en que Lili cumple los doce, con un inesperado propósito para ella. <p><p>A partir de este momento Lili viajará a su país de origen y descubrirá un mundo y una cultura que no había podido conocer, así como su singular origen. Con este relato, tierno y emocionante a la vez, la autora acerca al lectora la cultura china, tanto a la tradicional como la actual, a través de una realidad muy común en nuestra sociedad: la adopción de niñas chinas por familias occidentales. <p><p>Esta es, además, una historia sobre valores como la amistad, la superación y la colaboración, que hacen posible lograr grandes éxitos.
El pequeño mago Dienteflojo y el dragón de la tormenta
by Ralf LeutherEn el castillo sobre las nubes, todos están tan cansados que se quedan dormidos de pie. Durante toda una semana ha estado tronando y relampagueando tanto que nadie puede dormir. El pequeño mago Dienteflojo y sus amigos, la princesa Pustilla, el Caballero Nabo y el dragón volador Flatterich, descubren que la causa es un dragón de la tormenta. Sus truenos y relámpagos los causa una enfermedad. Los cuatro amigos quieren ayudarlo, por lo tanto, se embarcan en la difícil búsqueda de la misteriosa hierba de las nubes. Esta es la única medicina que puede ayudar al dragón de la tormenta.
El pequeño mago Dienteflojo y la corona perdida (Historias del castillo sobre las nubes. #1)
by Ralf LeutherTodos están como locos en el castillo sobre las nubes: ¡el rey Siestecita ha perdido su corona! El pequeño mago Dienteflojo quiere ayudar e intenta hacer aparecer la corona con un encantamiento, pero de repente el rey tiene un orinal en la cabeza. Mientras no se le caiga el diente flojo, sus hechizos no le saldrán bien. Entonces el pequeño mago y su mejor amiga, la princesa Pustilla, van en busca de la corona. A su lado están el diminuto Caballero Nabo y el dragón volador Flatterich, quien primero tiene que superar su miedo a volar. Los cuatro amigos viven juntos esta emocionante aventura.
El pequeño mago Dienteflojo y la Princesa de Hielo (Historias para leer en voz alta del Castillo sobre las Nubes #5)
by Ralf Leuther Mathias Weber¡Por fin había llegado el invierno en el Castillo sobre las Nubes! El pequeño mago Dienteflojo, la Princesa Pustilla, el Caballero Rábano y el dragón volador Flatterich quieren patinar en el estanque del castillo. Desafortunadamente, el Caballero Rábano hace pedazos el hielo accidentalmente. Es por eso que los cuatro amigos vuelan al gran lago de hielo en las Montañas Nevadas. Allí se encuentran con la Princesa de Hielo Smaragda. Está muy triste porque no puede encontrar a su mejor amiga: el copo de nieve Esmaralda. El pequeño mago y sus compañeros la ayudan. Pero encontrar un solo copo de nieve en las enormes montañas de nieve no es tan fácil.
El pequeño mago Dienteflojo y la varita rota (Historias del castillo sobre las nubes. #3)
by Ralf LeutherAl intentar hacer un encantamiento en el castillo sobre las nubes, el pequeño mago Dienteflojo tuvo un grave accidente: su varita se desintegró. El único lugar donde puede conseguir una nueva es la isla Arcoíris. Por supuesto, la princesa Pustilla, el Caballero Nabo y el dragón volador Flatterich lo acompañan en su viaje. Antes de que el pequeño mago pueda volver a sostener una varita mágica en la mano, los cuatro amigos vivirán muchas aventuras emocionantes. Entre otras, una en la que al Caballero Nabo le roban su querido casco de la cabeza.
El pequeño soñador feliz (Little Happy Dreamer)
by Peter H. ReynoldsAn inspirational celebration of little happy dreamers everywhere that is perfect for the youngest readers, from bestselling picture book creator Peter H. Reynolds!Mientras el mundo nos dice que nos quedemos quietos, que sigamos las reglas y que coloreemos sin salirnos de la raya, El pequeño soñador celebra todos esos momentos intermedios en los que la mente y el espíritu se elevan y somos libres para ser auténticos soñadores. Con la voz y el estilo característicos de Peter, este libro les recuerda a los niños que sus sueños son importantes y que, aunque haya altibajos en la vida, él exhorta a los lectores a mantenerse fieles a sí mismos, a explorar su yo más creativo ¡y a nunca olvidarse de soñar en grande!While the world tells us to sit still, to follow the rules, and to color inside the lines, Little Happy Dreamer celebrates all those moments in between when the mind and spirit soar and we are free to become our own true dreamer maximus! In Peter's signature voice and style, this empowering board book reminds children of how much their dreams matter, and while life will have ups and downs, he enlists readers to stay true to who they are, to tap into their most creative inner selves, and to never ever forget to dream big!
Los Pequeños Hombres Libres (Mundodisco #30)
by Terry PratchettLa trigésima novela de la serie «Mundodisco» y la primera protagonizada por la bruja Tiffany Dolorido. La granja de los Dolorido corre peligro. «Otro mundo está chocando con éste», ha dicho el sapo. «Los monstruos vuelven». Por las colinas se abalanzan pesadillas que amenazan a la familia. A ello se suma la desaparición del hermano pequeño de Tiffany Dolorido, resuelta a recuperarlo de las manos de quien se lo haya llevado. Para hacer frente a tan ardua empresa, Tiffany cuenta con una temible arma (una sartén) y el libro de magia de su abuela (que viste el amenazador título Enfermedades de las ovejas). Sin embargo, no estará sola para hacer frente a los peligros que se le presenten durante su búsqueda. La acompañan los Nac Mac Feegle, unos seres azules, bravucones y ladronzuelos que fueron expulsados del País de las Hadas y que apenas sí se levantan unos pocos centímetros del suelo. Ni la valiente niña ni estos pequeños hombres libres pueden imaginarse la extraordinaria aventura en la que están a punto de embarcarse. Reseñas:«Según Pratchett, lo contrario de gracioso es no-gracioso, mientras que sus libros resultan graciosos y serios. Los pequeños hombres libres consigue fundir un montón de lecciones dentro de una historia muy divertida.»Sunday Times «Hay humor de sobra, como la capacidad de Pratchett para darle un giro de noventa grados a cosas que nos resultan de lo más familiares.»The Times «Un claro ejemplo de un clásico de fantasía cómica.»Sunday Express «Mitología celta combinada con Buffy, cazavampiros.»The New York Times Book Review
Per cinque minuti in più (Enhanced World (Italiano) #1)
by Victoria Sue Natascia GandiniSerie Enhanced World, Libro 1Fin dal momento della sua trasformazione in un umano potenziato, Talon Valdez sapeva che avrebbe dovuto dire addio alla sua vita e ai suoi sogni. Trattati con diffidenza, insultati, spesso rinchiusi, i potenziati sono visti come mostri, disprezzati dalla società e considerati inadatti a prestare servizio nell’esercito o nelle forze dell’ordine. Anni più tardi, ha la possibilità di creare una task force di potenziati all’interno dell’FBI, ma a una condizione: ogni potenziato deve fare coppia con un essere umano normale. Finn Mayer sogna di entrare nell’FBI da quando aveva quattordici anni e ha fatto qualsiasi sacrificio perché ciò avvenisse: ha sopportato di vivere con una madre egoista, con un fratello omofobo e bullo e di non avere un compagno. Soffre però di dislessia non diagnosticata e basta questo a frustrare le sue aspirazioni sul nascere. La sua ultima occasione è fare coppia con Talon, un potenziato con abilità letali, che però non vuole affidare i suoi segreti ai normali e che pertanto vuole vederlo fallire. Quattro sono le settimane a disposizione di Finn per provare alla squadra quanto vale. Quattro le settimane perché la squadra dimostri al resto del mondo che può funzionare. E quando un altro gruppo minaccia il loro successo – mettendo a rischio le loro vite – sarà per quattro settimane che dovranno sopravvivere.
Per il mondo
by Jae AkahoneDimitri, Axel, Solwen, Alexandre e Milian: cinque esseri che provengono da diversi ambienti e che non erano destinati a incontrarsi. Eppure, la loro vita cambia da un giorno all’altro a causa di una sensazione e di un odore che fa loro perdere la testa. Si ritrovano in un luogo sconosciuto alle prese con dubbi, passato e futuro e ritenendo di essere unici, potenti ma soprattutto utili per l’avvenire del mondo. Ma si tratta di un sogno o della realtà che li condurrà fino ai confini del possibile?
Percepliquis
by Michael J SullivanIMPORTANT NOTE! This edition of Percepliquis is being released for readers of the original Ridan editions of The Crown Conspiracy. It does not include book 5, Wintertide. If you're reading the omnibus editions from Orbit, you should purchase Heir of Novron (which includes both Wintertide and Percepliquis). IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS...THE ELVES HAVE CROSSED THE NIDWALDEN. TWO THIEVES WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE. "I saw a great journey. Ten upon the road, she who wears the light will lead the way. The road goes deep into the earth, and into despair. The voices of the dead guide your steps. You walk back in time. The three-thousand-year battle begins again. Cold grips the world, death comes to all, and a choice is before you." -- Fan Irlanu, Tenkin Seerer of Oudorro Village Percepliquis is the final installment of the epic fantasy, The Riyria Revelations. In this saga that began with The Crown Conspiracy, two thieves caught in the wrong place at the right time were launched on a series of ever escalating adventures that have all lead to this moment. Three thousand years have passed and the time for Novron's heir to act has arrived. "The Crown Conspiracy is a well-written and enjoyable novel. I was invested in the characters and their travails. Royce and Hadrian s friendship was particularly fun to read" -- Tammy Moore, sfSite "Every time I finish a book in this series it makes me want the next one instantly. -- Cindy Hannikman, Fantasy Book Critic BOOKS OF THE RIYRIA REVELATIONS (Original 6-book format)The Crown Conspiracy (October 2008) Avempartha (April 2009) Nyphron Rising (October 2009) The Emerald Storm (April 2010) Wintertide (October 2010) Percepliquis (January 2012) OMNIBUS VERSIONS of RIYRIA REVELATIONS (Orbit Publishing) Theft of Swords (11/2011) contains The Crown Conspiracy & Avempartha Rise of Empire (12/2011) contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald StormHeir of Novron (1/2012) contains Wintertide & Percepliquis
Percepliquis (The Riyria Revelations, Book #6)
by Michael J. SullivanPercepliquis is the final installment of the epic fantasy, The Riyria Revelations. In this saga that began with The Crown Conspiracy, two thieves caught in the right place at the wrong time were launched on a series of ever escalating adventures that have all lead to this moment. Three thousand years have passed and the time for Novron's heir to act has arrived.
Perception extra-sensuelle (Dreamspun Desires (Français) #26)
by Rayna VauseSi un harceleur ne les tue pas, la chaleur qui règne entre eux pourrait bien le faire. Christopher Vincent a tellement besoin d’un travail qu’il accepte de devenir médium pour divertir les clients dans la discothèque d’une amie. Jackson Whitman, l’autre propriétaire de la discothèque, n’est pas vraiment ravi de ce nouveau numéro. Pour lui, les médiums sont ridicules et un risque. Mais quand ils se retrouvent face à face, leur attirance est immédiate. Cependant, quelqu’un observe Jack et Chris dans l’ombre. Ce qui commence comme une série d’événements louches mène à des attaques meurtrières. Jack et Chris doivent mettre leurs différences de côté et travailler ensemble pour survivre à un harceleur bien décidé à tuer. Mais pourront-ils survivre à leur attirance explosive ?
Perception Fault (Deathlands #99)
by James AxlerIn Denver, Ryan Cawdor and his companions are offered a glimmer of hope: a power plant, electricity, food, and freedom. But the city is caught in a civil war between two would-be leaders and their civilian armies . . . and Ryan is caught in the middle. Original.
Perceval/Parzival: A Casebook (Arthurian Characters and Themes #6)
by Arthur Groos and Norris J. LacyThis volume in the Arthurian Characters and Themes series treats the fascinating character of Perceval, the naive and flawed but gifted youth who becomes the Grail hero in some texts and yet is eclipsed in others by Galahad. Also includes eight musical examples.
Perchance to Dream (Theatre Illuminata)
by Lisa MantchevFrom the critically acclaimed author of Eyes Like StarsWe are such stuff as dreams are made on.Act Two, Scene OneGrowing up in the enchanted Thèâtre Illuminata, Beatrice Shakespeare Smith learned everything about every play ever written. She knew the Players and their parts, but she didn't know that she, too, had magic. Now, she is the Mistress of Revels, the Teller of Tales, and determined to follow her stars. She is ready for the outside world. Enter BERTIE AND COMPANYBut the outside world soon proves more topsy-turvy than any stage production. Bertie can make things happen by writing them, but outside the protective walls of the Thèâtre, nothing goes as planned. And her magic cannot help her make a decision between—Nate: Her suave and swashbuckling pirate, now in mortal peril. Ariel: A brooding, yet seductive, air spirit whose true motives remain unclear.When Nate is kidnapped and taken prisoner by the Sea Goddess, only Bertie can free him. She and her fairy sidekicks embark on a journey aboard the Thèâtre's caravan, using Bertie's word magic to guide them. Along the way, they collect a sneak-thief, who has in his possession something most valuable, and meet The Mysterious Stranger, Bertie's father—and the creator of the scrimshaw medallion. Bertie's dreams are haunted by Nate, whose love for Bertie is keeping him alive, but in the daytime, it's Ariel who is tantalizingly close, and the one she is falling for. Who does Bertie love the most? And will her magic be powerful enough to save her once she enters the Sea Goddess's lair? Once again, LISA MANTCHEV has spun a tale like no other—full of romance, magic, adventure, and fairies, too—that readers won't want to put down, even after the curtain has closed.
Perchance to Dream: Selected Stories
by William Shatner Ray Bradbury Charles BeaumontThe profoundly original and wildly entertaining short stories of a legendary Twilight Zone writer, with a foreword by Ray Bradbury and an afterword by William Shatner It is only natural that Charles Beaumont would make a name for himself crafting scripts for The Twilight Zone--for his was an imagination so limitless it must have emerged from some other dimension. Perchance to Dream contains a selection of Beaumont's finest stories, including five that he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes.Beaumont dreamed up fantasies so vast and varied they burst through the walls of whatever box might contain them. Supernatural, horror, noir, science fiction, fantasy, pulp, and more: all were equally at home in his wondrous mind. These are stories where lions stalk the plains, classic cars rove the streets, and spacecraft hover just overhead. Here roam musicians, magicians, vampires, monsters, toreros, extraterrestrials, androids, and perhaps even the Devil himself. With dizzying feats of master storytelling and joyously eccentric humor, Beaumont transformed his nightmares and reveries into impeccably crafted stories that leave themselves indelibly stamped upon the walls of the mind. In Beaumont's hands, nothing is impossible: it all seems plausible, even likely.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Perchance to Dream (Cold Equations #19)
by Howard WeinsteinOn a routine mission to survey Domarus IV -- a class M world with no intelligent life -- a U.S.S. Enterprise shuttle crewed by Data, Troi and Wesley Crusher is captured by a race called the Tenirans who claim the world for themselves. As Captain Picard tries to negotiate with the captain of the Teniran ship, the shuttle suddenly disappears in a blaze of color and light. Picard demands to know what's happened to the shuttle and its crew, but the Tenarins deny any part in their disappearance. Suddenly, Captain Picard vanishes from the bridge and finds himself alone on the planet's surface with the Tenarin captain. As the two captains begin to work together, they realize that they are not alone on Domarus IV as they confront an incredible alien force with the power to transform a world -- or to destroy it.