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Domino Falls
by Steven Barnes Tananarive DueIt began on Freak Day--that day no one could explain, when strangers and family members alike went crazy and started biting one another. Some thought the outbreak was caused by a flu shot, others that it was a diet drug gone terribly wrong. All anyone knew is that once you were bitten and went to sleep, you woke up a freak.
Domino Falls: A Novel
by Steven Barnes Tananarive DueIt began on Freak Day--that day no one could explain, when strangers and family members alike went crazy and started biting one another. Some thought the outbreak was caused by a flu shot, others that it was a diet drug gone terribly wrong. All anyone knew is that once you were bitten and went to sleep, you woke up a freak.
Domino Sundays
by Vivian FernandezYolando's grandfather has a new dominoes partner—it's Yolanda! She plays her first game in the park.
Domino: A Marvel Heroines Novel (Marvel Heroines)
by Tristan PalmgrenSharp-witted, luck-wrangling mercenary Domino takes on both a dangerous cult and her own dark past, in this explosive introduction to the new series of Marvel prose novelsThe job: infiltrate a Chicago conman&’s cult to liberate some brainwashed twins. For former X-Force operative Domino, that&’s a &“hell no&”. Fanatics are bad news. She still has nightmares about Project Armageddon, the super-soldier program that wrecked her life and destroyed her family. If only she&’d had someone to help her back then, someone… like her. It&’s a total pain in the ass, but maybe it is time to finally face those demons. With her probability manipulating superpowers she can turn even the worst of situations to her advantage.
Domino: Domino (Kitty Corner #4)
by Ellen MilesFrom the bestselling author of THE PUPPY PLACE!Mia and Michael Battelli would love a kitty of their very own. But until their family is ready for a full-time pet, they foster cats and kittens. They give them lots of love and attention, and help these cute kitties find the perfect home.On a cold winter night, Michael discovers an adorable tuxedo kitten lost in the snow. Domino is wearing a collar, but the tag is missing. He's scared, hungry, and all alone. It's up to Michael to help this kitten in need. Will he be able to find Domino's home?
Dominoes, Danzón, and Death (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery #4)
by Raquel V. ReyesLatina sleuth and culinary master Miriam Quiñones-Smith is cooking up a storm in the fourth installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mystery series. It&’s been three years since food anthropologist and cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith had her last brush with death. Her Spanglish culinary show, Abuela Approved, is topping the charts. Her parents are back in Miami and living with her in Coral Shores. And her kids are great. But when bones start popping up in unexpected places, Miriam&’s idyllic life is threatened.Her husband Robert&’s much-delayed hotel project screeches to a halt when human bones are unearthed. Tribal representatives, forensic archaeologists, and a pompous professor rain down on the possibly ancient site. Then a fake skeleton with the name "Smith" etched into it is found floating in the bay with an ominous note. Is it a threat to Miriam&’s husband or her inlaws? And when Miriam&’s boss Delvis is seen going off on a tour guide who marched through the crew-only area on set and is later found dead, Delvis is declared the main suspect.To protect her family and friends, Miriam must dig up the truth that has been hiding in plain sight.
Dominoes: A Novel
by Phoebe McIntoshA tender and provocative debut novel about a mixed-race British woman who makes the shocking discovery in the days leading up to her wedding that her fiancé&’s family may have enslaved her ancestors&“Simultaneously sweet and sobering, this is one you will not want to miss.&”—Onyi Nwabineli, author of Someday, MaybeDominoes opens in London, twenty-nine days before a young couple&’s wedding. Layla is a mixed-race woman—with a Black, Jamaican mother, and a white father she&’s never met—and Andy is a white man of Scottish descent. When they first meet at a party, they can&’t believe how instant their chemistry is, and how quickly their relationship unfolds. Funnily enough, they even share a last name: McKinnon.Layla&’s best friend, Sera, isn&’t so sure about Andy, or the fact that her best friend is engaged a white man. As the wedding approaches, Sera prompts her friend to research her heritage more, leading Layla to make a shocking discovery: It&’s extremely likely that Andy&’s ancestors enslaved Layla&’s in Jamaica, and that the money from that enslavement helped build his family&’s wealth.What seemed like a fairy-tale romance is suddenly derailed as Layla begins to uncover parts of her history and identity that she never imagined—or had simply learned to ignore. The process takes her to Jamaica for the first time, where she uncovers truths about her family&’s history that will change the way she thinks about herself and her future. As the clock ticks down to her wedding, Layla must make a decision: commit to the man she loves or expose a shameful history that has gone unspoken for far too long.
Dominus
by Tom FoxFans of Simon Toyne's Sanctus and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code will be gripped by this relentless religious conspiracy thriller.The Vatican Cathedral is packed to the rafters as Pope Gregory XVII leads the congregation in mass. A cloaked stranger steps suddenly and fearlessly towards the altar and commands the wheelchair-bound Pope to stand.He does.The miracle stops the world in its tracks. Who is this stranger?More miraculous events follow and as the Vatican retreats and closes its doors to the world, journalist Alexander Trecchio and police officer Gabriella Fierro set out to find an explanation that might calm an increasingly hysterical nation.Because the question on everyone's lips is what the stranger's arrival might mean...and whether it finally heralds the End of Days.
Dominus
by Tom FoxFans of Simon Toyne's Sanctus and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code will be gripped by this relentless religious conspiracy thriller.The Vatican Cathedral is packed to the rafters as Pope Gregory XVII leads the congregation in mass. A cloaked stranger steps suddenly and fearlessly towards the altar and commands the wheelchair-bound Pope to stand.He does.The miracle stops the world in its tracks. Who is this stranger?More miraculous events follow and as the Vatican retreats and closes its doors to the world, journalist Alexander Trecchio and police officer Gabriella Fierro set out to find an explanation that might calm an increasingly hysterical nation.Because the question on everyone's lips is what the stranger's arrival might mean...and whether it finally heralds the End of Days.
Dominus (Dominus Legacy Ser. #2)
by Tom FoxThe Vatican Cathedral is packed to the rafters as Pope Gregory XVII leads the congregation in mass. A cloaked stranger steps suddenly and fearlessly towards the altar and commands the wheelchair-bound Pope to stand. He does. The miracle, if that's what it is, stops the world in its tracks. Who is this stranger?More inexplicable events follow: blind children see for the first time, cancers are cured, and a popular young starlet killed in a surfing accident inexplicably regains consciousness. There is widespread awe at each new demonstration of healing, but the Vatican retreats from the public eye, closing its doors to the world. What the public doesn't see is that someone is threatening various Church officials-as well as the stranger the world is branding a miracle-worker. Skeptical investigative journalist Alexander Trecchio, seeking a source who could discredit the growing religious mania, instead discovers a gruesome killing. Soon Alexander and police officer Gabriella Fierro are working together to find the killer and get to the bottom of the mysterious events that have sent the world into a frenzy and the Catholic Church into retreat.The question on everyone's lips is, what is the true nature of the mysterious events unfolding in Rome? Amid talk of miracles and even the Second Coming, Alexander and Fierro uncover evidence of powerful earthly forces at play. Can those forces be stopped before more lives are lost-and one of the most ancient institutions in the world is destroyed?
Dominus: A Novel of the Roman Empire
by Steven SaylorFollowing his international bestsellers Roma and Empire, Steven Saylor's Dominus continues his saga of the greatest, most storied empire in history from the eternal city at the very center of it all.A.D. 165: The empire of Rome has reached its pinnacle. Universal peace—the Pax Roma—reigns from Britannia to Egypt, from Gaul to Greece. Marcus Aurelius, as much a philosopher as he is an emperor, oversees a golden age in the city of Rome. The ancient Pinarius family and their workshop of artisans embellish the richest and greatest city on earth with gilded statues and towering marble monuments. Art and reason flourish. But history does not stand still.The years to come bring wars, plagues, fires, and famines. The best emperors in history are succeeded by some of the worst. Barbarians descend in endless waves, eventually appearing before the gates of Rome itself. The military seizes power and sells the throne to the highest bidder. Chaos engulfs the empire.Through it all, the Pinarius family endures, thanks in no small part to the protective powers of the fascinum, a talisman older than Rome itself, a mystical heirloom handed down through countless generations.But an even greater upheaval is yet to come. On the fringes of society, troublesome cultists disseminate dangerous and seditious ideas. They insist that everyone in the world should worship only one god, their god. They call themselves Christians. Some emperors deal with the Christians with toleration, others with bloody persecution. Then one emperor does the unthinkable. He becomes a Christian himself. His name is Constantine, and the revolution he sets in motion will change the world forever.Spanning 160 years and seven generations, teeming with some of ancient Rome’s most vivid figures, Saylor's epic brings to vivid life some of the most tumultuous and consequential chapters of human history, events which reverberate still.
Dominus: An epic saga of Rome, from the height of its glory to its destruction
by Steven Saylor'A compelling storyteller, with a striking talent for historical reconstruction' Mary BeardA.D. 165: The empire of Rome has reached its pinnacle. Pax Roma reigns from Britannia to Egypt, from Gaul to Greece. Emperor Marcus Aurelius oversees a golden age and the ancient Pinarius family of artisans embellish the greatest city on Earth with gilded statues and towering marble monuments. But history does not stand still. The years to come bring wars, plagues, fires, and famines. The best emperors in history are succeeded by some of the worst. Barbarians descend, eventually appearing before the gates of Rome itself. Chaos engulfs the empire.Through it all, the Pinarius family endures, thanks in no small part to the fascinum, a protective talisman older than Rome itself, handed down through countless generations.But on the fringes of society, a band of troublesome cultists disseminate dangerous and seditious ideas. They call themselves Christians. Some emperors deal with the Christians with toleration, others with bloody persecution. Then one emperor does the unthinkable. He becomes a Christian himself and the revolution he sets in motion will change the world forever.Spanning 160 years and seven generations, teeming with some of ancient Rome's most vivid figures, Saylor's epic brings to vivid life some of the most tumultuous chapters of human history, events which reverberate still.Praise for Steven Saylor: 'Saylor expertly weaves the true history of Rome with the lives and loves of its fictional citizens.' Daily Express'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals' Ruth Rendell'With the scalpel-like deftness of a Hollywood director, Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman history.' Times Literary Supplement'Readers will find his work wonderfully (and gracefully) researched... this is entertainment of the first order.' Washington Post'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals' Ruth Rendell'The most reliably entertaining and well-researched novels about the ancient world [are] Steven Saylor's tales of the Roman proto-detective Gordianus the Finder. The Throne of Caesar brings the series to a satisfying conclusion [and offers] a new, compelling perspective on familiar historic events' Sunday Times
Domnall and the Borrowed Child
by Sylvia Spruck WrigleyThe best and bravest faeries fell in the war against the Sluagh, and now the Council is packed with idiots and cowards. Domnall is old, aching, and as cranky as they come, but as much as he'd like to retire, he's the best scout the Sithein court has left.When a fae child falls deathly ill, Domnall knows he's the only one who can get her the medicine she needs: Mother's milk. The old scout will face cunning humans, hungry wolves, and uncooperative sheep, to say nothing of his fellow fae!PRAISE FOR DOMNALL AND THE BORROWED CHILD"Tastes like fairy wine; delightful and refreshing." -- Ishbelle Bee, author of The Singular and Extraordinary Tale of Mirror and Goliath
Domovoi TPB
by Peter BergtingIn the Old Town of Stockholm, where myths are alive and creatures of folklore haunt the night, an extraordinary young woman named Jennie is caught in the scheme of a cadre of villains who control the means to free the Domovoi—the lethally dangerous, poltergeist-like spirit of the entire city! * Acclaimed artist and writer Peter Bergting brings deft storytelling and his knowledge of European folklore to this darkly modern fairy tale! * Myth-tinged adventure in the tradition of Hellboy and B.P.R.D.!
Domítíla: A Cinderella Tale From The Mexican Tradition (Cinderella)
by Connie McLennanWith love and care in every stroke, illustrator Connie McLennan captured on canvas the warmth of relationships, the fondness for color and texture, and the versatile patterns characteristic of the Mexican people. Readers will soon fall in love with the shimmering light of the desert landscape and this well-told story of Cinderella-with-a-twist.Domitila is not only "sweeter than a cactus bloom in early spring," she is also a talented cook and an amazing leather artist. Most of the classical elements of a Cinderella story can be found in Domitila. A gentle weaving of her mother's nurturing with strong family traditions is the secret ingredient for Domitila to rise above hardship to eventually become the Governor's bride. Moreover, with a firm belief in simplicity and realism, Domitila makes a lasting impression as a triumphant Cinderella in her humility, service, and unassuming modesty.
Domítíla: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition
by Jewell Reinhart Coburn Connie MclennanDomitila can prepare a great feast, but when she has to leave her job at that governor's house the governor's son misses her cooking. He travels the country looking for her, and in his travels he learns more about how wonderful Domitila is.
Domítíla: Cuento de la Cenícíenta basado en la tradícíón mexícana (Cinderella)
by Connie McLennanA retelling of the Cinderella fairytale from the Mexican tradition.Domitila is not only "sweeter than a cactus bloom in early spring," she is also a talented cook and an amazing leather artist. Most of the classical elements of a Cinderella story can be found in Domitila. A gentle weaving of her mother's nurturing with strong family traditions is the secret ingredient for Domitila to rise above hardship to eventually become the Governor's bride. Moreover, with a firm belief in simplicity and realism, Domitila makes a lasting impression as a triumphant Cinderella in her humility, service, and unassuming modesty.
Don Aquileo Julián y el cártel de la fe
by Ricardo Pacheco ColínDon Aquileo Julián es dueño de un negocio políticamente incorrecto: la siembra, distribución y venta de marihuana y la comercialización de cocaína. El capo es Jefe del Cártel de la Fe, la organización más poderosa de la costa occidental de México. En el Distrito Federal, Aquileo se reúne en secreto con funcionarios del Gobierno y con los principales jefes del narcotráfico. El objetivo era establecer un pacto entre grupos y tener “sólo dos o tres organizaciones fuertes con quienes negociar”. En dicha reunión, Leonora Montanos conoce a don Aquileo Julián y acepta la invitación de dejar todo para irse a vivir con él a la opulenta Hacienda de la Fe, ubicada en los límites entre Guerrero y Oaxaca. En esta novela de ficción política se cruzan las vidas de Asunción Romeral y Edgardo Stern, con la del Jefe del Cártel de la Fe. La joven pareja vivirá lo inimaginable. Pero la vida de Aquileo también dará un giro brutal.
Don Camillo Stories of Giovannino Guareschi
by Alan R. PerryGiovannino Guareschi (1908-1968) was an Italian journalist, humorist, and cartoonist best known for his short stories based on the fictional Catholic priest Don Camillo. In this study, Alan R. Perry explores the Don Camillo stories from the perspective of Christian hermeneutics, a unique approach and the best critical key to unlocking the richness of both the author and his tales.The stories of Don Camillo, the cantankerous but beloved priest, and his sidekick, Communist mayor Peppone, continue to entertain viewers and readers. Their Cold War adventures, mishaps, arguments, and reconciliations have a timeless quality, and their actions reflect endearing values that prevail even today. The stories delight, to be sure, but the best of them also force us to stop and think about how Guareschi so powerfully conveyed the Christian message of faith, hope, and love. To appreciate the true genius of Guareschi, Perry argues that we must delve deeper into the latent spiritual meaning that many of his stories contain. In reflecting popular understandings of the faith, the Don Camillo tales allow us to appreciate a sacred awareness of the world, an understanding communicated through objects, gestures, expressions, and actual religious rites.The first full-length scholarly examination of the Don Camillo stories to appear, this book offers a solid appreciation of Italian cultural values and discusses the ways in which those values were contested in the first decades of the Cold War.
Don Candinho o Las doce orejas
by Tomás De MattosUna novela lúcida y conmovedora, con la dinámica de las novelas de aventuras, pero que también es una profunda reflexión sobre la complejidad del alma humana. Como en las carnes, la ternura o la piedad son blanduras a las que el implacable cuchillo de la vida hiere y destroza con extrema facilidad. Basada en hechos reales, la historia comienza con un episodio de sangre ocurrido en Caraguatá, Tacuarembó, a fines del siglo XIX. El enfrentamiento entre dos comerciantes de la zona desencadena la violenta irrupción, en la casa de uno de ellos, de diecisiete delincuentes que lo roban, lo matan y violan a su mujer, quien como corolario quedará embarazada. El suegro de la víctima decide vengar el asesinato de su yerno y la afrenta sufrida por su hija. Asigna la tarea a su hijo Candinho, quien ayudado por Ignacio, un peón que es quizá su hermano, se ve obligado a buscar y ajusticiar a cada uno de los asesinos. Deberá además guardar las orejas derechas, las que serán enterradas junto a la tumba del cuñado como símbolo del deber cumplido.En el atrapante devenir de la novela, se van intercalando sutilezas en el vínculo de los personajes con su destino, en su relación con los demás y con la noción del deber. El vengador cumple con la tarea encomendada, sin dejar de cuestionarse los alcances éticos de una venganza que pide sangre sobre la sangre derramada.Una novela lúcida y conmovedora de Tomás de Mattos, con la dinámica de las novelas de aventuras, pero que también es una profunda reflexión sobre la complejidad del alma humana.
Don DeLillo in Context (Literature in Context)
by Jesse KavadloDon DeLillo is one of the most important novelists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. Yet despite DeLillo's prolific output and scholarly recognition, much of the attention has gone to his works individually, rather than collectively or thematically. This volume provides separate entries into the wide variety and categories of contexts that surround and help illuminate DeLillo's writings. Don DeLillo in Context examines how geography, biography, history, media studies, culture, philosophy, and the writing process provide critical frameworks and ways of reading and understanding DeLillo's prodigious body of work.
Don DeLillo: The Possibility of Fiction (Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature)
by Peter BoxallOne of the few available books of criticism on the topic, this monograph presents the fullest account to date of Don DeLillo's writing, situating his oeuvre within a wider analysis of the condition of contemporary fiction, and dealing with his entire work in relation to contemporary political and economic concerns for the fist time. Providing a lucid and nuanced reading of DeLillo's ambivalent engagement with American and European culture, as well as with modernism and postmodernism, and globalization and terrorism, this fascinating volume interrogates the critical and aesthetic capacities of fiction in what is an age of global capitalism and US cultural imperialism.
Don Dimaio of La Plata (Akashic Urban Surreal Series)
by Robert ArellanoA tale of political downfall from &“an exceptional creative talent perfectly in tune with his own rapidly changing times&” (Robert Coover, bestselling author of The Public Burning). In 2002, real-life mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, Vincent &“Buddy&” Cianci was convicted of extortion. This is the story of Don &“Pally&” Dimaio, mayor of La Plata, as his corrupt administration spirals out of control. From the award-winning author of Curse the Names and Fast Eddie, King of the Bees, this is a wildly inventive satirical novel that toggles between adaptations of the language of Cervantes and a narrative of an American mayor&’s quixotic decline.
Don Joaquin's Pride
by Lynne GrahamA wealthy Guatemalan man’s plot for revenge on a gold digger doesn’t go as planned in this classic contemporary romance by a USA Today–bestselling author.Joaquin Del Castillo was as proud as his Latino heritage, and he instantly acted to right the wrong he believed had been done to his elderly, loyal employee. He would lure the girl who owed the old man money to Guatemala, and here she would stay until she agreed to repay her debt!But something about Joaquin’s captive didn’t add up. On the surface, Lucy appeared to be a glamorous gold digger, but underneath she was . . . innocent. Joaquin’s pride unleashed consequences he hadn’t expected—his contempt for her was rivaled by his blazing desire!Originally published in 2000.
Don Juan
by Lord ByronDon Juan is a long, digressive satiric poem by Lord Byron, based on the legend of Don Juan, which Byron reverses, portraying Juan not as a womaniser but someone easily seduced by women. It is a variation on the epic form. Unlike the more tortured early romantic works by Byron, exemplified by Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Don Juan has a more humorous, satirical bent. Modern critics generally consider it to be Byron's masterpiece. Byron completed 16 cantos, leaving an unfinished 17th canto before his death in 1824. Byron claimed that he had no ideas in his mind as to what would happen in subsequent cantos as he wrote his work.