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Author
Publisher
Companhia das Letras
Pub. Date
2016, ©2015
Language
Français
Description
Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies--struck by a laundry van--after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn't an accident at all? What if Barthes was ... murdered? In The Seventh Function of Language, Laurent Binet spins a madcap secret history of the French intelligentsia, starring such luminaries as Jacques Derrida, Umberto Eco, Gilles Deleuze,...
10864) Young widower: a memoir
Author
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"On a group hiking trip in the Buscegi Mountains of Romania in 2007, John and Katie Evans were unaware they'd be passing through an active brown bear habitat. Encountering a bear that night after dusk, Katie is separated from the group and trapped by the bear. Hearing her screams as the animal attacked her, John was unable to distract the bear and watched helplessly from a distance as it slowly crushed his wife to death. Katie was thirty years old....
10866) Cadillac: roman
Author
Publisher
Leméac
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Français
Description
"Derek Lamothe apprend au même instant la mort de son grand-père et la grossesse de sa blonde. Le choc est double, le passé et le futur se télescopent violemment. Quel destin attend son enfant, et en fonction de quelle histoire ? Ancien joueur professionnel - forcé à la retraite avant son premier match à cause d'une blessure au genou - devenu vendeur de Cadillac et hockeyeur de garage, Derek est un Québécois amoureux de son sport national...
Author
Publisher
Verlag Friedrich Oetinger
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Deutsch
Description
"Eigentlich sollte Weihnachten ein Fest der Freude sein. Aber Johann und seine Familie sind traurig: Embla, ihre einzige Kuh, ist gestorben. Doch dann findet Johann beim Schneeschippen ein kleines Kälbchen. Ob es wohl vom Himmel gefallen ist, nur für ihn?" --
"Christmas should be a celebration of joy. But Johann and his family are sad: their only cow has died. But then Johann finds a little calf shoveling snow. Did it fall from the sky, just for...
Publisher
BC Entertainment, MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The murder of George Floyd changed society. As protests erupted around the world, one group traveled to Minnesota to stand in solidarity with the families of those impacted by police violence. They reached out to politicians and invited them to grieve with the community, eventually getting so entangled that one was arrested while trying to keep a protester from attacking an officer.
10869) Shrek the third
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and...
10870) Rasplata
Author
Publisher
Izdatelʹstvo AST
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Russian
Description
"Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his...
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Marian Lindberg grew up being told that Walter Lindberg, the man who raised her father, was a brave explorer who had been murdered in the Amazon. She took her father's claims at face value, basking in her exotic roots, until she started to notice things. The unverified legend became a riddle she couldn't solve. As Lindberg moved from journalism to law, fell in love, and sought a family of her own, her father repeatedly interfered. He had a closed...
10873) Daredevil: Cruel and unusual
Author
Series
Publisher
Marvel
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"Still reeling from the conclusion of his battle with Mr. Fear, an old friend drags Matt Murdock back into the light of day by bringing him the last-minute appeal of a Marvel villain now sitting on Death Row. What will Matt do when confronted with a bad guy who is completely innocent of the crime of which he was convicted?" -- p. [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A summary of the casualties of World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnamese Conflict. Includes separate lists of casualties for each war, a summary sheet of the total number of veterans who served in each war, and related correspondence.
10877) Un ragazzo normale
Author
Series
Publisher
Feltrinelli
Pub. Date
febbraio 2018.
Language
Italiano
10878) Synovʹi︠a︡ Anansi
Author
Publisher
Izdatelʹstvo AST
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Russian
Description
"Charlie Nancy leads a normal, boring existence in London. However, when he calls the U.S. to invite his estranged father to his wedding, he learns that the man just died. After jetting off to Florida for the funeral, Charlie not only discovers a brother he didn't know he had, but also learns that his father was the West African trickster god, Anansi. Charlie's brother, who possesses his own magical powers, later visits him at home and spins Charlie's...
10879) Su último día
Author
Publisher
Suma de Letras
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
La nueva novela de suspenso nacional del autor más vendido del New York Times de The Couple Next Door y Someone We Know In Upstate New York, Stephanie y Patrick se están adaptando a la vida con sus bebés gemelos con cólicos. Las niñas son un puñado, pero a Stephanie no le importa ser una ama de casa, cuidándolas mientras Patrick hace de nueve a cinco para pagar las cuentas. Cuando una mujer del pasado de Patrick se les acerca inesperadamente,...
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