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Apt Pupil
by Stephen King#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King&’s timeless coming-of-age novella, Apt Pupil—published in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a 1998 Tristar movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro—now available for the first time as a standalone publication.If you don&’t believe in the existence of evil, you have a lot to learn. Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander&’s dark and deadly past…a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn&’t want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power—and the seductive lure of evil. A classic story from Stephen King, Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception—and horror—as finally there is only one left standing.
Apt Pupil (Different Seasons #1)
by Stephen KingThe No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's memorable story Apt Pupil - published in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro - is now available as a standalone publication.You must know that your fate and my own are inextricably intertwined Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander's dark and deadly past . . . a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn't want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power - and the seductive lure of evil. A classic story from Stephen King Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception and horror as the boy and old man hold each other in a mutual deathgrip. Each knows something the other wants kept secret.
Apt Pupil (Different Seasons #1)
by Stephen KingThe No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's memorable story Apt Pupil - published in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro - is now available as a standalone publication.You must know that your fate and my own are inextricably intertwined Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander's dark and deadly past . . . a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn't want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power - and the seductive lure of evil. A classic story from Stephen King Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception and horror as the boy and old man hold each other in a mutual deathgrip. Each knows something the other wants kept secret.(P) 2016 Simon & Schuster Audio
Apt. 3
by Ezra Jack KeatsIn his apartment in the city, Sam hears voices, barking dogs, snoring, and all kinds of other noises. One rainy day he also hears the sad sounds of a harmonica, and wonders who's playing. Sam's search leads him to Apt. 3, where he finds not only the source of the music--but a new friend.
Apuesta por amor (Caballeros de las sombras #Volumen 1)
by Julianne MayAmor o traición. Perder o ganar. Todas, posibilidades en una apuesta por amor. Arthur Middleton, conde de Harley, renuncia a los lujos de la nobleza para enterrar el pasado y sanar las heridas de su corazón. Lucy Cartwright, hija de un visionario hombre de negocios, arriesga la vida en los suburbios tras ser abandonada por su prometido. Los caminos de ambos parecen muy lejanos entre sí hasta que el destino y el deseo los unen en las profundidades de las sombras londinenses.
Apuleius and Africa (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)
by Benjamin Todd Lee Ellen Finkelpearl Luca GraveriniThe Metamorphoses or Golden Ass of Apuleius (ca. 170 CE) is a Latin novel written by a native of Madauros in Roman North Africa, roughly equal to modern Tunisia together with parts of Libya and Algeria. Apuleius’ novel is based on the model of a lost Greek novel; it narrates the adventures of a Greek character with a Roman name who spends the bulk of the novel transformed into an animal, traveling from Greece to Rome only to end his adventures in the capital city of the empire as a priest of the Egyptian goddess Isis. Apuleius’ Florida and Apology deal more explicitly with the African provenance and character of their author while also demonstrating his complex interaction with Greek, Roman, and local cultures. Apuleius’ philosophical works raise other questions about Greek vs. African and Roman cultural identity. Apuleius in Africa addresses the problem of this intricate complex of different identities and its connection to Apuleius’ literary production. It especially emphasizes Apuleius’ African heritage, a heritage that has for the most part been either downplayed or even deplored by previous scholarship. The contributors include philologists, historians, and experts in material culture; among them are some of the most respected scholars in their fields. The chapters give due attention to all elements of Apuleius’ oeuvre, and break new ground both on the interpretation of Apuleius’ literary production and on the culture of the Roman Empire in the second century. The volume also includes a modern, sub-Saharan contribution in which "Africa" mainly means Mediterranean Africa.
Apuntes autistas
by Alberto Fuguet"Pocos autores son tan honestos o personales al confrontar no sólo lo que escriben, sino quienes son como creadores". Marcelo Rioseco, World Literature Today Una autobiografía en clave, una declaración de principios, un remix emocional; un libro híbrido que se puede leer quizás como una novela de no-ficción o un testimonio arbitrario escrito desde la república del fan; un ensayo que ensaya y duda y opta; un diario de lecturas y películas de un crítico de cine que se transforma en escritor, y de un autor que sueña con filmar y lo logra. Viajar, mirar, leer y narrar son las partes, los capítulos, pero también los verbos que mejor se conjugan en Apuntes autistas. La reedición de este libro, que dio inicio a obras tan claves, personales y liminales como Missing: una investigación; Mi cuerpo es una celda; Cinépata: una bitácora, y Tránsitos: una cartografía, deja claro que el mundo y la voz de Fuguet narrando ficción o haciendo crónica son siempre los mismos.
Apuntes de campaña
by Juan Ignacio ZavalaUna divertida novela al que no le faltan dosis ligeras acerca de la esfera política ni una mirada sobre los encuentros y desencuentres entre hombres y mujeres. Gustavo es un hombre que está metido de lleno en la política; asesora a varios de los principales funcionarios del gabinete y conoce de primera mano los manejos y las formas de desenvolverse en ese mundo. Ha estado demasiado cerca del poder, sin pertenecer a él, comprende sus juegos y gira en torno a ellos. Su vida personal no parece tener un rumbo tan definido. Divorciado y sin hijos, salta de conquista en conquista sin lograr ninguna relación estable y con la mira cada vez más desenfocada. Cuando todo está de cabeza, no le queda más que el buen humor y el tono desenfadado con que ve las cosas. Hasta que comienza un intermitente romance con Carmen, una secretaria de estado joven, atractiva y carismática, que tiene el firme anhelo de competir en las elecciones presidenciales. En este escenario, y a través de las charlas recurrentes de Gustavo con su psicoanalista, conocemos los hechos, tanto en el frente político como en el sentimental, ambos propicios a los enredos. Una divertida novela al que no le faltan dosis ligeras acerca de la esfera política ni una mirada sobre los encuentros y desencuentres entre hombres y mujeres. Gustavo es un hombre que está metido de lleno en la política; asesora a varios de los principales funcionarios del gabinete y conoce de primera mano los manejos y las formas de desenvolverse en ese mundo. Ha estado demasiado cerca del poder, sin pertenecer a él, comprende sus juegos y gira en torno a ellos. Su vida personal no parece tener un rumbo tan definido. Divorciado y sin hijos, salta de conquista en conquista sin lograr ninguna relación estable y con la mira cada vez más desenfocada. Cuando todo está de cabeza, no le queda más que el buen humor y el tono desenfadado con que ve las cosas. Hasta que comienza un intermitente romance con Carmen, una secretaria de estado joven, atractiva y carismática, que tiene el firme anhelo de competir en las elecciones presidenciales. En este escenario, y a través de las charlas recurrentes de Gustavo con su psicoanalista, conocemos los hechos, tanto en el frente político como en el sentimental, ambos propicios a los enredos.
Apuntes sobre el mundo del revés. Una guía no oficial de Stranger Things
by Adams GuyLa guía definitiva para desvelar todos los secretos de Stranger Things . Devoraste Stranger Things en menos de una semana y acabar de verla te ha dejado con un vacío del tamaño de un Demogorgon. No te preocupes, tiene solución: Apuntes sobre el mundo del revés es una guía para descubrirlo todo sobre los orígenes de la serie. Incluye una incomparable banda sonora de los 80 y un montón de hechos tenebrosos, además de test graciosos y curiosidades para que estés preparado para disfrutar al máximo de la próxima temporada. Si quieres saber cuál es la influencia que Steven Spielberg ha tenido en la serie, qué libros de Stephen King deberías leer (spoiler: casi todos) o de dónde ha salido el nombre de David O'Bannon (el policía que encuentra el cadáver de Will), este es el libro perfecto para ti. Haz acopio de Eggos y viaja a Hawkins, Indiana. ¡Y que no se te olviden las luces de Navidad!
Aquaboogie
by Susan StraightSusan Straight's exquisite debut: A collection of short fiction about a hardscrabble town whose inhabitants try to reconcile their old ways with some disconcerting new ones These fourteen interconnected stories take place in Rio Seco, a fictional city in California based on the author's hometown of Riverside. With its fire-prone mountains, palm trees, and pig farms, the languid pace of life in Rio Seco has the distinct air of the South, and indeed many of the town's older residents hail from Mississippi. But despite a vibrant sense of community, both old and young are hemmed in by poverty and strife. Young people struggle to survive shootings, siblings are lost to cigarettes laced with embalming fluid, and older relatives are pushed out of their homes to make way for development. With exemplary compassion, Straight brings these characters' stories to searing life.
Aquaboogie: A Novel In Stories
by Susan Straight“Aquaboogie is a love story in fragments . . . A book by a writer whose love for her characters infuses her work with the dignity and urgency they so clearly deserve.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFull of defiance and tenderness, Aquaboogie chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of the residents of Rio Seco. In “Aquaboogie,” art student Nacho finances his class out East by working as a janitor, subject to torment by his white coworkers. In “Back,” elderly Pashion sleeps wrapped around the body of her dying husband L. C., all the while recalling their 49 years of marriage and thinking about the sleeping pills she has secreted away for when life becomes unbearable. In “The Box,” Shawan carries her radio everywhere; since her best friend was gunned down, music is the only thing that can get her through the day. In these and other stories in this powerful collection, the author gives voice to those on the margins while demonstrating her great affection for her characters.
Aqualicious
by Victoria KannFun in the sun becomes an aqualicious adventure when Pinkalicious meets a miniature mermaid in #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann's popular hardcover picture book starring Pinkalicious. Pinkalicious and her family go on a trip to the beach for a day of sun, fun, and sand castles! The day gets even more exciting when Pinkalicious finds a mini-mermaid named Aqua while she's collecting shells. Aqua wants to find her way home, and Pinkalicious and Peter decide to help--after they show her all of the pinkamazing things to do at the seashore! Pinkalicious stars in five picture books--Pinkalicious, Goldilicious, Silverlicious, Emeraldalicious, and Aqualicious--as well as I Can Reads, doodle books, and more!
Aquaman and the Rapunzel Plot (DC Super Hero Fairy Tales)
by Laurie S. SuttonAquaman’s underwater kingdom is facing a medical threat. Luckily, a sea witch offers him a rare plant to fight the sickness . . . in exchange for a hefty price. But the Sea King soon discovers she isn’t just greedy. The old woman has locked the true crop owner in an enchanted coral tower! What’s worse, the trapped mermaid thinks she’s being protected not imprisoned, so her living seaweed hair is ready to fight off any stranger who climbs inside. Can the Atlantean hero partner with the coral captive to end the witch’s fishy scheme? In this twisted retelling, DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains collide with the Rapunzel fairy tale to create an action-packed chapter book for kids!
Aquaman and the War against Oceans: Comics Activism and Allegory in the Anthropocene (Encapsulations: Critical Comics Studies)
by Ryan PollThe reimagining of Aquaman in The New 52 transformed the character from a joke to an important figure of ecological justice. In Aquaman and the War against Oceans, Ryan Poll argues that in this twenty-first-century iteration, Aquaman becomes an accessible figure for charting environmental violences endemic to global capitalism and for developing a progressive and popular ecological imagination. Poll contends that The New 52 Aquaman should be read as an allegory that responds to the crises of the Anthropocene, in which the oceans have become sites of warfare and mass death. The Aquaman series, which works to bridge the terrestrial and watery worlds, can be understood as a form of comics activism by its visualizing and verbalizing how the oceans are beyond the projects of the &“human&” and &“humanism&” and, simultaneously, are all-too-human geographies that are inextricable from the violent structures of capitalism, white supremacy, and patriarchy. The New 52 Aquaman, Poll demonstrates, proves an important form of ocean literacy in particular and ecological literacy more generally.
Aquaman! (Little Golden Book)
by Frank BerriosAn exciting Little Golden Book featuring Aquaman(TM) and the DC Super Friends(TM)!Aquaman(TM) is the King of the Seven Seas! Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will learn how Aquaman(TM) uses his amazing abilities to help the DC Super Friends(TM) protect our world! This Little Golden Book is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the underwater adventurer better known as Aquaman(TM)! DC Super Friends(TM) is a unique brand that gives preschoolers their very own versions of the world's greatest superheroes from DC Comics: Superman(TM), Batman(TM), Wonder Woman(TM), Aquaman(TM), The Flash(TM), Cyborg(TM), Hawkman(TM), and Green Lantern(TM).
Aquaman: The Junior Novel (Aquaman)
by Jim McCannAQUAMAN hits the big screen on December 21, 2018. The all-star cast includes Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, and more. Based on the major motion picture, Aquaman: The Junior Novel retells the action-packed story of Aquaman. This book contains never-before-seen scenes and a full-color section of eye-catching art.Home is calling. . . . Known to most as simply Aquaman, Arthur Curry possesses incredible powers. He’s also the reluctant heir to a mysterious underwater kingdom. But Arthur wants nothing to do with the people of Atlantis, who took his mother from him many years ago.Arthur’s destiny beckons when a vicious storm sends the warships of several world powers to shipwreck on the shores. This act is a warning from the King of Atlantis himself to the surface world: War is coming.Aquaman will have to travel deep beneath the sea to protect the surface world from the looming threat. In order to save the only world he’s ever known, will Aquaman embrace his destiny to unite the seven kingdoms of Atlantis?
Aquaman: Undertow (Aquaman)
by Steve Behling Dan BurgessAQUAMAN hits the big screen on December 21, 2018. The all-star cast includes Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, and more. Aquaman: Undertow is the never-before-seen prequel story of a young Arthur Curry, set in the cinematic world of Aquaman and the DC Universe—perfect for fans of the highly anticipated movie! Before he was King of Atlantis . . . Thirteen-year-old Arthur Curry has enough troubles to sink a ship. His mom left him and his dad when Arthur was only three years old. He doesn't fit in with the other students at school. To them, he's just “fish boy,” a weird, freaky kid. But Arthur has a secret. Something so secret, even he doesn't know what it is. With the help of his only friend, Claudia, Arthur will begin to learn the truth about his mother, himself, and a legendary world that may actually exist.Oh, and he learns about octopuses. Octopi. It's probably octopi, right?
Aquamarine
by Alice HoffmanHailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of a murky pool, and a rescue is begun!
Aquamarine & Indigo (Two Novels, One Book)
by Alice HoffmanTwo luminous stories of friendship, magic, and the sea -- bound together in one beautiful volume -- by bestselling author Alice Hoffman.In Aquamarine, twelve-year-old best friends Hailey and Claire are enjoying their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There, among the seaweed and jellyfish that a summer storm washed in from the ocean, is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart -- a mermaid named Aquamarine.As her six sisters beckon to her to return to the sea, and Aquamarine begins to fade away in the burning August sun, she stubbornly refuses to leave the pool and persists in her search for love on dry land.On the edge of growing up, during a summer that is the hottest on record, Hailey and Claire learn that life can take an unpredictable course, that friendship is forever, and that magic can be found in the most unexpected places.In Indigo, thirteen-year-old Martha Glimmer is convinced this is the worst time of her life. Her mother died, she grew seven inches, and she has to put up with a woman who plies Martha's lonely father with food and opinions about how thirteen-year-old girls should behave. Martha longs to leave Oak Grove and travel. Her best friend Trevor and his brother Eli also want to leave Oak Grove. Nicknamed Trout and Eel because of the thin webbing between their fingers and toes, they long to see the ocean. When the trio decide to run away to the ocean, trouble ensues.Bestselling author Alice Hoffman weaves together two enchanting tales of friendship and magic, finding home and the sea.
Aquamarine: A Novel
by Carol AnshawOlympic swimmer Jesse Austin is seduced and consequently edged out for a gold medal by her Australian rival. From there, Anshaw intricately traces three possible paths for Jesse, spinning exhilarating variations on the themes of lost love and parallel lives unlived. Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina, writes, "I found myself wishing I could buy a dozen copies and start a discussion group, just so I'd be able to debate all the questions this astonishing novel provokes." A Reader's Guide is available.
Aquamarine: Aquamarine And Indigo
by Alice HoffmanA New York Times bestseller—now a major motion picture. A luminous tale of nostalgia and enchantment, for readers both young and old.Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There in the depths is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart: a mermaid named Aquamarine who has left her six sisters to search for love on land. Now, as this mythological yet very real being starts to fade in the burning August sun, a rescue is begun. On the edge of growing up, during a summer that is the hottest on record, Hailey and Claire are discovering that life can take an unpredictable course, friendship is forever, and magic can be found in the most unexpected places.“This spare, haunting novella . . . is a lovely introduction to the author’s storytelling genius and matter-of-fact lyrical style.” —The New York Times Book Review“Hoffman creates an apt metaphor for that twilight time between childhood and adolescence when magic still seems possible and friendships run deep and true.” —Publishers Weekly“In this small, spacious book, Hoffman’s spare words reveal the magic and the gritty realism in daily life, ‘somewhere between laughter and a wave breaking.’” —Booklist“This book has some wonderful elements—there is some vivid imagery, especially when it comes to the setting, with its waves of heat and air of decay.” —School Library Journal
Aquamarine: Loveswept
by Catherine MulvanyCould a strange glowing crystal hold the secrets of a generation? Was she a ghost sent to drive him mad? Teague Harris wondered when the woman he knew as Kirsten appeared without warning. Shea McKenzie insisted she knew nothing of his vanished fiancée, yet she couldn't explain why she'd been drawn to this town—nor deny Teague's anguished plea for her help. But when she began remembering things she couldn't know, Shea feared what her masquerade had unleashed. Was Teague her destiny . . . or her destroyer? Darkly sensual and deeply emotional, Catherine Mulvany's tale of passion, mystery, and murder teaches us that love can be stronger than death—and desire more powerful still. Bound by a longing she barely understood, she'd agreed to a perilous charade that could cost her everything, but did she dare risk her heart on a man with so many secrets? From the Paperback edition.
Aquanauts: Book 6 (Robo-Runners #6)
by Damian HarveyMeet Crank and Al ... robots on the run.They arrive at the ancient city of Tarka, a flooded city behind a great wall. Hoping to discover Robotika, where robots can be free, instead they end up trapped between the mysterious underwater Aquanauts and the cruel Crodilus ...A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with The Tin Man, Tunnel Racers, Razorbites, Powerball and The Ghost Sea.
Aquarian
by Jan Coffey May McGoldrickA Girl…A Guy… Killian knows all about vampires and aliens. They're not real. But when a handsome swimmer climbs into her storm-tossed boat an hour from her summer destination, the worlds of fantasy and reality suddenly collide… An Island of Mystery… Cuttylea Island has no mall, no social scene, and no action. But it does have a mysterious stone tower, ageless islanders, and a secret as astonishing as a mermaid's tale… An Ancient Curse… Before the summer is through, Killian will find the truth of her family's past…and be forced to choose between love and destiny.
Aquarium
by Cynthia Alonso<P>A girl ventures to the water's edge, dreaming of a new friend. And, just like that, a beguiling red fish leaps into her life. But is friendship a sea these two can navigate together? <P>From debut Argentinian author-illustrator Cynthia Alonso comes a wordless picture book about the timeless beauty of nature, the transcendent power of connection, and the importance of letting go.