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In questa raccolta di racconti e saggi, Lethem rende omaggio a uno dei suoi ispiratori letterari, Philip K. Dick, il tormentato e geniale padre della fantascienza postmoderna. Tra gustosi racconti giovanili,...

Nei brani raccolti in questo volume Lethem commenta e celebra la musica, i film, i libri che lo hanno accompagnato nella sua crescita umana e intellettuale (da Philip K. Dick ai fumetti della Marvel,...

Named a Best Book of the Year by: Boston Globe * New Yorker * NPR * PopMattersFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn comes a sweeping story of...

A hard-boiled detective tale full of talking animals and murder, from the award-winning author of Motherless Brooklyn and The ArrestWinner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf...

This volume sheds light on an array of topics from sex in cinema to drugs, graffiti, Bob Dylan, cyberculture, 9/11, book touring and Marlon Brando. Then there are investigations of a shelf's worth of...

A dead man is brought back to life so he can support his family in "The Happy Man"; occasionally he slips into a zombielike state while his soul is tortured in Hell. In "Vanilla Dunk," future basketball...

A funny, inventive, and wholly original post-apocalyptic novel from the author of Motherless Brooklyn and The ArrestMeet Chaos, a young man who's living in a movie theater in post-apocalyptic Wyoming,...

Jonathan Lethem’s first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn“One of America’s greatest storytellers.” —Washington PostPhoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge...

Following in the footsteps of the late great Lester Bangs -- the most revered and irreverent of rock 'n' roll critics -- twenty-four celebrated writers have penned stories inspired by great songs. Just...

Before email,before the world wide web,before hackers,Before sexting,before always-on GPS,before titanium implants,before Alexa, Cortana, and Siri,before the computer in your pocket was more powerful...

The American Civil Liberties Union partners with award-winning authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman in this “forceful, beautifully written” (Associated Press) collection that brings together many...

Lionel Essrog a grandi avec ses copains à l'orphelinat de Brooklyn. Devenu adulte, il est embauché par un " privé ", Franck Minna, dont l'agence se livre à de louches activités sous prétexte de déménagements....

Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Bernard Turle Rose Zimmer est furieuse. Juive, communiste et new-yorkaise, surnommée la " Reine Rouge du Queens ", elle est injustement exclue du Parti pour avoir...

Dopo la guerra e i bombardamenti, Hatfork, nel Wyoming, è devastata dalla fame e popolata di mutanti; Chaos vive nella cabina di proiezione del multisala abbandonato, cercando di dimenticare il presente...

Un padre di famiglia che periodicamente torna dall'aldilà e aiuta suo figlio a progettare un videogame ispirato alle sue avventure ultraterrene; un inferno più lewis-carrolliano che dantesco popolato...

Nei brani raccolti in questo volume Lethem commenta e celebra la musica, i film, i libri che lo hanno accompagnato nella sua crescita umana e intellettuale (da Philip K. Dick ai fumetti della Marvel,...

Dopo la guerra e i bombardamenti, Hatfork, nel Wyoming, è devastata dalla fame e popolata di mutanti; Chaos vive nella cabina di proiezione del multisala abbandonato, cercando di dimenticare il presente...

In questa raccolta di racconti e saggi, Lethem rende omaggio a uno dei suoi ispiratori letterari, Philip K. Dick, il tormentato e geniale padre della fantascienza postmoderna. Tra gustosi racconti giovanili,...

Longlisted for the 2015 Folio PrizeLonglisted for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardIn 1955, Rose Zimmer got screwed. It wasn’t the first time, and it wasn’t the last. In fact, Rose – like all American...

**A New York Times top 100 Notable Book of the Year**Alexander Bruno is a man with expensive problems. Sporting a tuxedo and trotting the globe, he has spent his adult life as a professional gambler....

A father’s nervous breakdown during a visit to a theme park; a political prisoner confined to a hole in a busy New York street; a haunted 'blog' … Welcome to Lethem-land, which can be discovered only...

Un padre di famiglia che periodicamente torna dall’aldilà e aiuta suo figlio a progettare un videogame ispirato alle sue avventure ultraterrene; un inferno più lewis-carrolliano che dantesco popolato...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale of childhood innocence beset by evil...

From the author of TikTok sensations and global bestsellers The Love Hypothesis and Love on the BrainRival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo,...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

From the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new steamy, STEMinist novella... A scientist should never cohabitate with her annoyingly hot nemesis - it leads...

Is it ever too late to leave the friend zone? Friends-to-lovers TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet, is the rom-com that has readers laughing and rooting for these lovable best friends from the first page!...

'A radiant debut' EMILY HENRYTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..." Ancient, beautiful Manderley, between the rose garden and the sea, is the county's showpiece. Rebecca made it so - even a year after her death, Rebecca's...

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble,...

An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Keeping 13, the second book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

In the vast expanse of the treacherous ocean, a legendary tale unfolds, gripping the hearts of readers for generations to come. Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of "Moby Dick," a literary masterpiece...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there’s tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there’s Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Together...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me,...

Jonathan Harker, a young London solicitor travels to Transylvania to help a rich nobleman, Count Dracula, purchase an estate in England. Dracula is planning to immigrate to England, and wants Harker to...

Pre-order Beth's epic new novel, SWEPT AWAY, now! 'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' EMILY HENRYTiffy and Leon share...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

Readers love The Ingredients for Happiness! ‘A gorgeous summer read’ ‘Uplifting, funny, romantic and charming’...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the language of 1984 has passed into the English language as a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. George Orwell's...