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### From Publishers Weekly Murakami's lightning prose more than sustains the elaborate plot of this thriller, set in a Tokyo of the near future. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. ### From Library Journal The last surviving victim of an experiment that implanted the subjects' heads
In this hyperkinetic and relentlessly inventive novel, Japan's most popular (and controversial) fiction writer hurtles into the consciousness of the West. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World draws readers into a narrative particle accelerator in which a split-brained data processor, a de
IBM is in serious trouble. Big Blue, as the company is known, tends to rely for its success on magical thinking but that magic ran out a long time ago. This book is about how IBM fell from grace, where it is headed, and what specifically can be done to save the company before it is too late.
Part I. To live as on a mountain: The lakes ; The steamship and the spinning wheel ; Bengali Baboo ; The thrust fault ; Triangles ; The school of art -- part II. The impersonal eye: Perfect monsters ; Goddess Mother of the world ; I spy ; The Moscow agent ; In the ice mountains ; Taking a hat off a
**"This un-put-down-able story has everything --a well-imagined post-apocalyptic world, great characters, incredible suspense, and, of course, the fierce love of some very good dogs."--_Kirkus Reviews_ (starred)** ** ** **When a beloved family dog is stolen, her owner sets out on a life-changing
**'Read this book and join the effort to terminate air pollution.' Arnold Schwarzenegger** Air pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Globally, 19,000 people die each day from air pollution, killing more
A fast-paced thriller set on the streets of a London rife with undercover magic. Abras, as they are known, can harness these illegal powers, but for con-artist **Amanda Coleman** whose father was a powerful and abusive practitioner magic is anathema. When her criminal crew decide to hire an Abra t
"Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Empire and building on five centuries of scholarship, World Without End is the epic conclusion of an unprecedented three-volume history of the Spanish Empire from 'one of the most productive and wide-ranging historians of modern times' (The New York Times Boo
**A sharp and provocative new essay collection from the award-winning author of _Freedom_ and _The Corrections_** The essayist, Jonathan Franzen writes, is like "a fire-fighter, whose job, while everyone else is fleeing the flames of shame, is to run straight into them." For the past twenty-five ye
Coleccion GALAXIA 2001 #343. Originalmente publicado en la ColecciΓ³n ESPACIO. El MUNDO FUTURO #229 con la autorΓa de Johnny Garland. Don Harris & Johnny Garland son seudΓ³nimos de Juan Gallardo MuΓ±oz (aka Curtis Garland) VersiΓ³n : 1.0 Autores : Don Harris EPG Id : 20025556 Estado : Papyre P
**The critically acclaimed author of _Patriots_ offers profound insights into Vietnam's place in America's self-image** How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War _Patriot
Γsta es la primerahistoria de la Guerra de Vietnam que se escribe a partir de la experienciavivida de los dos bandos en lucha. Reuniendo los testimonios de mΓ‘s de uncentenar de participantes, que van desde quienes dirigΓan los combates, como elgeneral norteamericano Westmoreland y el vietnamita Vo N
Γsta es la primera historia de la Guerra de Vietnam que se escribe a partir de la experiencia vivida de los dos bandos en lucha. Reuniendo los testimonios de mΓ‘s de un centenar de participantes, que van desde quienes dirigΓan los combates, como el general norteamericano Westmoreland y el vietnamita
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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
Sul ciglio di una strada, una donna stringe tra le mani un mazzo di fiori azzurri. Γ il giorno di San Valentino, ma ad attenderla non c'Γ¨ un appuntamento romantico. Γ trascorso un anno esatto dalla morte di suo marito, e quei fiori sono destinati al luogo in cui l'uomo ha perso la vita. Ma quando ar
Invisible aliens invade the bucolic English countryside in Brian W. Aldiss & rsquo;s Nebula Award & ndash;winning science fiction novella, plus nine other stories of the fantastic and the odd A meteor shower in the skies above the rolling English countryside late in the nineteenth century fires the
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
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
When Professor Humberto Ossmann and Dr. Clematis Woodley, who heartily despised each other in life, are found together in a mortal embrace, Norman de Ratour knows that evil once again stalks the hallowed precincts of the Museum of Man. It has been several years since the museum was wracked by what b
Whatβs worse than having untamed magic? Not having any magic. My magic is broken after being attacked by the magic thief. And I need it back fast, before she tries again. Iβll do anything to get it back β including private tutoring with a crazy professor and private time with the sexy billionaire t
A wolf rebellion. A newly appointed king. A Lady who is destined for more. Lady Sarah knows sheβs destined for more, but until she finds out exactly what more means for her, sheβs content to soak up all the knowledge she can about battle tactics and anything else that interests her. Unlike other yo
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
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
**Mistletoe means so much more than kissing.** It's Saylor Bates' first Christmas Eve alone since her divorce. While killing time window shopping at the mall, Saylor manages to catch Santa and pleads with him to reassure her son via FaceTime he'll be coming for Christmas. What Saylor does
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
This year, Travis and Molly finally come home for Christmas. Travis Ford ALWAYS loved his neighbor Molly Gunther. From grade school to high school, she was his goddess. But he was the shy, nerdy geek and she was the brainy bombshell homecoming queen. But at a Christmas party during Senior Year, the