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**A wry, fictional account of the life of Christ by Nobel laureate Jos e Saramago** A brilliant skeptic, Jose Saramago envisions the life of Jesus Christ and the story of his Passion as things of this earth: A child crying, the caress of a woman half asleep, the bleat of a goat, a prayer uttered in
Cipriano Algor, an ageing potter, lives with his daughter and her husband in the shadow of the Centre, a nebulous, constantly expanding conglomerate that provides his livelihood - until it decrees that it is no longer interested in his humble wares. Together with his daughter, they craft a new line
In 1551, King Joao III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. The elephant's journey from Lisbon to Vienna was witnessed and remarked upon by scholars, historians, and ordinary people--and serves as the foundation for this witty tale of friendship
A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and raping women. There is one eyewitness to this nightmare who guides seven strangers-among
Solomon the elephant's life is about to be upturned. For two years he has been in Lisbon, brought from the Portuguese colonies in India. Now King Dom JoΓ£o III wishes to make him a wedding gift for the Hapsburg archduke, Maximilian. It's a nice idea, since it avoids the Portuguese king offending his
An elderly potter tries his hand at making ceramic dolls [for sale at] The Center ... One night Marcal and Cipriano [the potter] investigate [the mysterious sound of digging]. Horrified by what they discover, the family ... set off in a truck, heading for the great unknown.-Dust jacket.
Assim comeΓ§a este novo romance de JosΓ© Saramago. Colocada a hipΓ³tese, o autor desenvolve-a em todas as suas consequΓͺncias, e o leitor Γ© conduzido com mΓ£o de mestre numa ampla divagação sobre a vida, a morte, o amor, e o sentido, ou a falta dele, da nossa existΓͺncia.
JosΓ© Saramago nos revela en estas pΓ‘ginas su dΓa a dΓa en Lanzarote, adonde trasladΓ³ su residencia en 1993. Lo acompaΓ±a de preguntas y respuestas, de opiniones certeras y radiantes acerca de lo mΓ‘s cercano y lo mΓ‘s general, de comentarios sobre amigos y sobre el mundo que le ha tocado, que nos ha to
*An autumn chill has settled over Busman's Harbor, Maine, but Julia Snowden is warming up the town by offering lobster stew at the local diner. When her landlord discovers a dead body in the walk-in refrigerator, Julia must figure out who ordered up a side of murder.* Nothing's colder than a
Luke Webber thinks he's erased his entire history. New name, new life, no paper trail. He thinks that up in the wilds of Alaska no one will find him. He's wrong.</div>
As a kidnap-recovery specialist, Blue Carboni is an expert at anticipating the unexpected. But when he retreats to Birch Crossing after a tragic mission, he encounters the one thing he isn't prepared for: a woman who can make him feel again. Chloe Dalton's spunky compassion and vibrant sensuality up
**From** **New York Times** **bestselling author JoAnn Ross comes a fan favorite story about a hero for hire!** Lucas Kincaid is done with being a bodyguardβor so he thought. He was just about to leave for a long overdue vacation to Alaska on his boat, except he's pulled back for one last assignme
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Previously published in the collection _Egg Nog Murder._ _'Twas the week before Christmas, and Julia Snowden's escape from New York has just hit a snag. Fresh off accidentally poisoning half her colleagues with her "Killer Eggnog," Julia's would-be subletter, Imogen Geinkes, is now jobless and hom
**Rum Runner Island...Where love is timeless.** *Truth is reason. Reason is truth. All else is irrational. * Space traveling astrophysicist Sebastian Blackthorne has lived by that dictate his entire life. Until he lands in the wrong place and the wrong century. But with the right woman, who has h
Dr. Carmen Rodrigues, CDC's Outbreak Task Force director, is on the hunt for a killerββ an airborne virus spreading from Florida across the States, gaining traction with each passing moment. Although she'll never forget her one night with sexy bodyguard John Dozer in Afghanistan, his protective natu
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
Numa manhΓ£ de votação que parecia como todas as outras, na capital de um paΓs imaginΓ‘rio, os funcionΓ‘rios de uma das seçáes eleitorais se deparam com uma situação insΓ³lita, que mais tarde, durante as apuraçáes, se confirmaria de maneira espantosa. Aquele nΓ£o seria um pleito como tantos outros, com a
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civi
I married my fake fiancΓ© and nowβ¦ I want a divorce. Iβve known Mason since we were kids and next-door neighbors. Back when I was more interested in his brother. Scandalous, I know. All of that is in the past. The only thing that matters now is my dying fatherβs last wish. His dream is to wal
A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesnβt want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for himβ¦ so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti
A birthday wish led to an unexpected gift landing on her doorstep. Who knew this unexpected cowboy would bring so much trouble with him? Sydney led a fulfilling life of hard ranch work. She had her animals, and she thought that was enough for her. Until she made a crazy birthday wish which was
0At Christmas time, will Cleoβs frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. Sheβs stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic
Doktor med. Johann Dolittle, der vor langen Jahren in Puddleby in England lebte, hatte sein Herz den Tieren geschenkt, und deshalb folgte er dem Ruf der Schwalbe nach Afrika, wo die Affen schwer erkrankt waren, nur zu gern. Mit Hilfe von Dab-Dab, der Ente, und GΓΆb-GΓΆb, dem Schwein, und vielen andere
In the city of Quafin, Emilie Hartford will find dangerβ¦and love I always knew that being a cop would be dangerous. Long nights, unknown threats, and the constant rush that any hesitation to act could very well mean death. But I lived for that. I loved the rush. And nowhere was more dangerous than
The blood moon rising changed everything⦠Katie hated her life. Working for her supermodel sister was about as much fun as eating rocks. But when doing the right thing leads to losing everything, Katie does the logical thing⦠she gets wasted on the beach. And then the blood moon rose. Memories, t
The mysteries and adventure are back and bigger than ever in the second book in the Menagerie trilogy! With the magic of Brandon Mullβs Fablehaven and the charm and humor of Carl Hiaasen, *The Menagerie #2: Dragon on Trial* is perfect for young readers who love myths, fairy tales, and magical creatu
One night of passion will bind them for a lifetime⦠Their first marriage was a disaster. Cold-hearted billionaire Massimo Montebello needed Alessia as his bride to complete a valuable merger, but that was never enough for love-struck Alessia. She had no choice but to leave him. Five years later, an
Sheβs a travel writer whose next assignment lands her in the middle of nowhere with snow, ice, and storms, when all she wanted was to sit on a beach drinking pina coladas. Heβs ready to take over his uncleβs company, but first heβs got to work as a travel writer to prove himself, but he doesnβt have
Preorder the long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Thomas Cromwell trilogy. 'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?' England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a