The Snack Thief: : An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive Sicilian detective exposes a viper's nest of government corruption and international intrigue in a compelling new case.
The Terra-Cotta Dog : An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
Montalbano's latest case begins with a mysterious tête à tête with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and some dying words that lead him to an illegal arms cache in a mountain cave. There the inspector finds two young lovers, dead for 50 years and still embracing, watched over by a life-sized terra-cotta dog. Montalbano's passion to solve this old crime takes him on a journey through Sicily's past and into a family's dark heart amidst the horrors of World War II bombardment.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy;
You can solve some of the most dastardly, downright confounding crimes ever committed. But first, check out some helpful tips that only the best detectives know about deciphering secret codes; writing messages in invisible ink; and dusting for fingerprints. Now you're ready to go out into the world and catch the evil criminals who have been preying on innocent citizens. From a jewelry heist to a Halloween homicide, you're on the case and people everywhere are safer because of it.
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.45 | Kids, Fiction literature | 1 July 2010
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Fairy tales by Brothers Grimm
Children's tales collection of German origin fairy tales were first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. It had popularised fairy tales which had in part been taken from the Italian fairy tale writers G. Basile and G.-F. Straparola. The text of this book is based on the edition of "Grimm’s household tales with the author’s notes" by Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm, translated into English by Margaret Hunt (G. Bell & Sons, London, 1910, 564 Pages). The Margaret Hunt’s translation had been done very true and close to the German original.