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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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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....

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...

Whispers in the MirrorA Paranormal Tale of Haunting Secrets and Unbreakable Family Bonds When Sarah Winters moves her family into the aging Briarwood House, she believes it will be a fresh start—until...

The Mission: Steal a sentient diamond figurineThe Team: a lockpicking squirrel, a larcenous raccoon, a soft-spoken porcupine, and a mage's red panda familiarNo resources? No opposable thumbs? No problem...

Ever wanted to follow a black cat and see where it goes? Well you're in luck. In this collection of reedited and new stories Kevin Densmore (Author of "Leftovers") has collected every one of his stories...

At United Middle School, mysteries aren't just an occasional problem—they're an everyday disaster. When Jake, Emily, Amy, and Max—the school's unofficial mystery squad—team up to solve a string of bizarre...

The Symphony of Absences: An Exploration of Meaning in the IncompleteIn a world that often equates value with presence and completion, "The Symphony of Absences" offers a refreshingly contrarian perspective....

All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume – plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. ‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest…...

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into...

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents of the complete works of Oscar Wilde, containing more than 150 works. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie...

‘No Muggle Prime Minister has ever set foot in the Ministry of Magic, for reasons most succinctly summed up by ex-Minister Dugald McPhail (term of office 1858-1865): “their puir wee braines couldnae cope...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. “In a moment I was clutched by several hands, and there was no mistaking that they were trying to haul...

After studying the Moon card, Madeline blesses Alice and Eliot's upcoming marriage.

Welcome to a world of wisdom, tradition, and life lessons, told through the vibrant voice of the Ndebele people. This book is a collection of 25 Ndebele proverbs—each one a piece of ancient knowledge...

An anonymous tip leads detectives to the bodies of a dozen women in the cellar of an abandoned cabin. The cellar also contains the body of a man killed within the previous thirty-six hours. Who killed...

In the skeletal remains of a world choked by dust and haunted by the ghosts of a fallen civilization, knowledge is a dangerous currency, and survival a brutal daily grind. Sloan, a hardened archivist...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

'Sailing away, he survived at sea, then on foreign land, and then by writing - re-living his life, many times, many ways, in English fiction' Neil Rennie, from his preface to The Secret Sharer and Other...

Being a bodyguard isn't easy, not even when you're the seventh son in a long line of seventh sons, not even when the magic comes when you call—and especially not when the man you are protecting is a treacherous,...

The death of his wife leaves Florian the beekeeper heartbroken. Out of love for him, his bees create a duplicate wife to console him, but this act has unexpected consequences for humans and bees alike.

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

Nick Roberts, author of The Exorcist's House, called Gage, "Arguably the most versatile voice writing today,"  and Gage puts that genre-blending flexibility on full display in this collection of short...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

A Machine for Hugs is a collection of tales embracing the everyday strangeness of being alive. These stories explore forgotten avenues and dark corners too weird to ignore. A lone gravedigger's life...

Little girls and their dragons. Ever wonder how your favorite Reverse Harem started? Wanting nothing more but to meet the dragon in the cave, Risa will stop at nothing. Even if that means endearing, it's...

Belinda Middleton is about to lose her job at the county library. Just as she thinks she won't find new work elsewhere, she's invited to interview for a position overseeing a private library. Her meeting...