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The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle-the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel-the first true masterpiece of English literature.
"There are lots of translations of Beowulf floating around, some prose, some poetry, but none manages to capture the feel and tone of the original as well as this one." - Dick Ringler, Professor of English and Scandinavian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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This epic, enthralling debut novel-in the vein of Nicole Krauss' The History of Love-follows a postwar love triangle between an American rabbi, his wife, and a German-Jewish refugee.
Spanning seventy years and several continents-from a refugee's shattered dreams in 1938 Berlin, to a discontented American couple in the 1950s, to a young woman's life in modern-day Jerusalem-this epic, enthralling novel tells the braided love story of three unforgettable...
3) Tau Cete e
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Eagle TwoPersonal Log: Captain Lee CroweWeek Twenty EightThere are ten ships left. We started out as a third wave of three hundred vessels that left Earth and Moon docks, met up and became one armada. I had not even been aware there had been other waves before us: Something I found out after the fact. We had thought we were sneaking off our dying world, and somehow avoiding capture: Also untrue. We were allowed to escape, all launches were left alone....
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"Rich, imaginative. . . . One of the best novels I've read all year."-Ross King, author of Leonardo and the Last Supper
A sensuous, heartbreaking novel about art, beauty, and the choices we make that define us for life.
In 1968 a young man travels to Paris, where a series of unlikely events takes him to a tiny village in Italy-and to the one great love of his life. A marble merchant meets a couple on their honeymoon, introducing them to the sensual...
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Falling in love isn't as easy as staying in love. Carter Hart and Boone Fell's lives are tangle of perfect and imperfect memories. In a world of drugs, alcoholism and neglectful parents, their love for each other kept them strong. But all it takes is one kiss and a lie to tear them apart.When Carter's brother, Declan, dies of an overdose, Boone decides he can't let another day of secrets and mistaken circumstances keep them apart. His only problem?...
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This complete collection of fifteen novellas is a work of fiction! Please don't read more into it than that. If you enjoy hot action and plenty of drama with an original paranormal ghost twist, then you'll love this saga. This is not a fluffy tale but a brutal story of sibling rivalry, betrayal, love, hate, fear, courage and forgiveness-all the things that make us human.The characters express various opinions which do not reflect the author's viewpoint,...
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I have a secret I wish I could tell someone, anyone. Even one person who could ease the burden of it from me, but I can't. I can't tell anyone because I can't speak, not a word, not a sound, not even a whisper or whistle. I can't write either. I never learned to read or write. There's only you, the friend in my head. My name is Greylin and I am searching for a sword.In the northern continent of Allanda, a girl is hidden away as a babe, her true identity...
8) Cocky
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Kade "Moose" Hunter, cocky muscle of the Spartan Riders MC, lives for two things: his club and the next adrenaline rush. He's unapologetically alpha but careful with his heart, until his connection with Angel challenges everything and the cartel threatens to take it all away. Angel "Mouse" Grace is Moose's perfect match-tough on the outside and soft inside-but she's wary of bad boys after past heartbreaks. Though drawn to Moose's intensity, Mouse...
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Andre's Confessions picks up where Ricardo's Collisions The Desire Family Saga: Part One (Book 1) ends. After facing a murder charge, Detective Andre Brown is now a fugitive on the run. He does everything it takes to survive and go unnoticed. With one goal in mind, he comes face to face with several life or death decisions. Inching closer to the truth, his reality sets in, and his past comes back to haunt him. Hot on his trail, Detective Olena Jackson...
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An intellectually thrilling novel of a Roman commander who fights alongside the Huns-and finds his mind opened to the culture and beliefs of the East.
Based on a popular legend in Gansu, the far western province of China, The Tortoise in Asia recounts the exploits of Marcus, a young Roman centurion schooled in the Greek classics who, after a devastating loss in a battle with the Parthians, is taken prisoner, marched along the Silk Road, and pressed...
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