In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells thestory of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark andviolent past of the family into which they were born. Set in NewYork City and the lowcountry of South Carolina, the novel openswhen Tom, a high school football coach whose marriage and careerare crumbling, flies from South Carolina to New York after learningof his twin sister's suicide attempt. Savannah is one of the mostgifted poets of her generation, and both the cadenced beauty of herart and the jumbled cries of her illness are clues to thetoo-long-hidden story of her wounded family. In the paneled officesand luxurious restaurants of New York City, Tom and SusanLowenstein, Savannah's psychiatrist, unravel a history of violence,abandonment, commitment, and love. And Tom realizes that trying tosave his sister is perhaps his last chance to save himself. Withpassion and a rare gift of language, the author moves from presentto past, tracing the amazing history of the Wingos from Wo

Josie Tyrell,white trash,artist's model,teen runaway and denizen of LA's 1980 punk rock scene,finds a chance at real love with art student Michael Faraday.A Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist,Michael introduces her to a world of sophistication,and to his own artistic quest for beauty.But when she receives a call from the Los Angeles County Coroner asking her to identify her lover's dead body,her bright dreams fade to black. What happens to a dream when the dreamer is gone?'As Josie struggels to come to some new understanding of the Michael she thought she knew,she finds herself drawn into a dark and twisted relationship with his mother,Meredith.In mutual distrust and blind need they circle one another-their very survival and memory of Michael is at stake. Passionate,wounded, fiercely alive,Josie Tyrell walks the brink of her own destruction as she fights to discover what is left of the brilliant vision of the future she and Michael once nurtured together. 作者简介： Janet F

Deux jumeaux, Jean et Paul, forment un couple fraternel si uniqu'on l'appelle Jean-Paul. Mais Jean veut briser cette cha?ne etessaie de se marier. Paul fait échouer ce projet. Désespéré, Jeanpart seul en voyage de noces à Venise. Paul se lance à sa poursuiteet accomplit un long voyage initiatique autour du monde. A traversdes aventures multiples et de nombreux personnages, comme lescandaleux oncle Alexandre, surnommé le dandy des gadoues, ce romanillustre le grand thème du couple humain.

Mix, un gar?on un peu perdu, pas si méchant du reste, a lasuperstition du chiffre 13. Il habite à Notting Hill, sous lescombles d’une maison délabrée, au milieu des cadavres d’insectes.Son idée fixe est Jon Christie, un tueur en série mythique qui arendu célèbre le 10 Rillington Place. Il est obsédé par une Noire,superbe mannequin, qu’il harcèle. Sa logeuse, Gwendolen Chawcer,est tout aussi recluse - elle s’enferme peu à peu dans ses livres,et dans la lecture de Charles Darwin. La ma?tresse des lieux et sonlocataire vivent dans un monde étrange, qui n’appartient qu’à eux.Mais quand Mix succombe au maléfice du chiffre 13, la violence,longtemps contenue, explose au dernier étage.

Cet avertissement s'adresse à toutes les mères habitant lesrégions de Gehlenburg, Sensburg, L?tzen et Lyck ! Prenez garde àl'ogre de Kaltenborn ! Il convoite vos enfants. Il parcourt nosrégions et vole les enfants. Si vous avez des enfants, penseztoujours à l'Ogre, car lui pense toujours à eux ! Ne les laissezpas s'éloigner seuls. Apprenez-leur à fuir et à se cacher s'ilsvoient un géant monté sur un cheval bleu, accompagné d'une meutenoire. S'il vient à vous, résistez à ses menaces, soyez sourdes àses promesses. Une seule certitude doit guider votre conduite demères : si l'Ogre emporte votre enfant, vous ne le reverrez Jamais!

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Franz Kafka's imagination so faroutstripped the forms and conventions of the literary tradition heinherited that he was forced to turn that tradition inside out inorder to tell his splendid, mysterious tales. Scrupulouslynaturalistic on the surface, uncanny in their depths, these storiesrepresent the achieved art of a modern master who had the gift ofmaking our problematic spiritual life palpable and real. Thisedition of his stories includes all his available shorter fictionin a collection edited, arranged, and introduced by GabrielJosipovici in ways that bring out the writer's extraordinary rangeand intensity of vision. Translated by Willa and Edwin Muir

DIGITAL FORTRESS When the National Security Agency’s invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, it calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage – not by guns or bombs, but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence. DECEPTION POINT When a NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the space agency proclaims a much-needed victory…one that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election. The President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic and what she finds once she gets there takes her breath away. ANGELS AND DEMONS A breathtakingly brilliant thriller which catapults the reader through the antiquity of Rome, through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals and even the most secret vault on

#1 Worldwide Bestseller—More Than 80 Million Copies Sold As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a reading experience unlike any other. Simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail, Dan Brown's novel is a thrilling masterpiece—from its opening pages to its stunning conclusion.

A novel of family, myth, and memory set during the fratricidal barbarity of 1930s China follows the Chinese as they battle the Japanese and each other 作者简介： Mo Yan was born in 1956 in Shandong, northeastern China. The author of over forty short stories and three novels, he is the most critically acclaimed Chinese writer of his generation, in both China and the West. The film version of the novel, Red Sorghum, won first prize in the Golden Bear Awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 1988.

《The Magician's Nephew》:On a daring quest to save a life,two friends are hurled into anoter world,where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them.But them the lion Aslan's song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land,a land that will be known as Narnia.And in Narnia,all things are possible…… 《The Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe》：Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door the into the land enslaved by the power of the White Witch.But when almost all hope in lost,the return of the Great Lion,Aslan,signals a great change……and in great sacrifice. 《The Horse and His Boy》、《Princdce Caspian》、《The Voyage of the Dawn Treader》、《The Last Battle》、《The Silver Chair》.

Zukav questions the Western model of the soul, alleging that the human species is in the midst of a great transformation, evolving from a species that pursues power based upon the perceptions of the five senses--"external power"--to one that pursues power based upon perceptions of the soul--"authentic power." He believes that humans are immortal souls first, physical beings second, and that once we become conscious of this transformation--once we align our personalities with our soul--we will stimulate our spiritual growth and become better people in the process. This insightful, lucid synthesis of modern psychology and new-age principles has been described as the "physics of the soul." Who better to explain such heady concepts than Gary Zukav?

In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world’s most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale. As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom. When Langdon’s beloved mentor, P

The incomparable Miriam Margolyes applies her story-telling and histrionic gifts to this classic satire of two young English women, one bad but clever and the other good but stupid, who come to no good during the Napoleonic Wars. The abridgers have cut a bit too much at the expense of the characterizations. Although sounding somewhat forced, Margolyes, as always, gives an excellent performance. Y.R. AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A new edition of the long out-of-print classic Transformers story. Showcasing some of artist extraordinaire Pat Lee's best work, Transformers: Generation One Volume Two also features the writing debut of Transformers fanatic Brad Mick.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the great voices in the history ofAmerican literature, is best known today for his novels, but duringhis lifetime his fame stemmed primarily from his prolificachievements as one of America's most gifted short story writers."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is one of his most memorablecreations. "I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins the film"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s storyby F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man whois born in his eighties andages backwards. A man, like any of us, unable to stop time. Wefollow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in1918, into the twenty-first century, following his journey that isas unusual as any man's life can be. Directed by David Fincher,"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a time traveler's tale ofthe people and places Benjamin Button bumps into along the way, theloves he loses and finds, the joys of life and the sadness ofdeath, and what lasts beyond time.

Isabelle Mimouni est professeur en lettres supérieures auxlycées Chaptal et Jules- Ferry de Paris. Agrégée de lettresmodernes, docteur ès lettres, elle a en particulier travaillé surBalzac (Balzac illusionniste, Adam Biro, 1999). En Folioplusclassiques, elle a rédigé l'accompagnement pédagogique de LaDuchesse de Langeais et L'Elixir de longue vie. Elle est aussiauteur de différents manuels dont Les plus belles pages de lalittérature fran?aise (Gallimard, 2007). Alain Jaubert est écrivainet réalisateur. Il est l'auteur- réalisateur de Palettes, une sériede films diffusée depuis 1990 sur la cha?ne Arte et consacrée à lalecture de grands tableaux de l'histoire de la peinture.

One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence, for a way out of a life that promised only indifference, aimlessness and obscurity. "You will forever be a child of two worlds, capable of choosing your own destiny. The only question you face is, which path will you chose?" The other grew up on the jagged cliffs of the harsh Vulcan desert, fighting for acceptance, for a way to reconcile the logic he was taught with the emotions he felt. In the far reaches of the galaxy, a machine of war bursts into existence in a place and time it was never meant to be. On a mission of retribution for the destruction of his planet, its half-mad captain seeks the death of every intelligent being, and the annihilation of every civilized world. Kirk and Spock, two completely different and unyielding personalities must find a way to lead the only crew, aboard the only ship, that can stop him.

This selection covers the full range of Kipling's shortstories throughout his career, with the subject matter ranging fromthe Indian to the occult and from animals to domestic comedy.

DIV Onitsha tells the story of Fintan, a youth whotravels to Africa in 1948 with his Italian mother to join theEnglish father he has never met. Fintan is initially enchanted bythe exotic world he discovers in Onitsha, a bustling cityprominently situated on the eastern bank of the Niger River. Butgradually he comes to recognize the intolerance and brutality ofthe colonial system. His youthful point of view provides the novelwith a notably direct, horrified perspective on racism andcolonialism. /DIV DIV /DIV DIV Inthe words of translator Alison Anderson, Onitsha isremarkable for its almost mythological evocation of local historyand beliefs. It is full of atmosphere sights, sounds, smells and attimes the author s sentences seem to flow with the dreamy languorof the river itself. But J. M. G. Le Cl??zio never lets us forgetthe harsh realities of life nor the subsequent tragedy of war. Astartling account and indictment of colonialism, Onitsha isalso a work of clear, forthright prose that ably portrays