Added by: takunabi | Karma: 47.80 | Fiction literature | 26 September 2008
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As Shakespeare knew, love burns high when thwarted by obstacles. In Twilight, an exquisite fantasy by Stephenie Meyer, readers discover a pair of lovers who are supremely star-crossed. Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward is having a hard time controlling the blood lust she arouses in him, because--he's a vampire. At any moment, the intensity of their passion could drive him to kill her, and he agonizes over the danger.
Added by: ladyluck | Karma: 11.08 | Fiction literature | 26 September 2008
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Brisingr is the third book of the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, following the books Eragon and Eldest. It was released on September 20, 2008. The title means "fire" in the fictional Ancient Language of Alagaesia. The book sold 550,000 copies on its first day of sale, the most ever for a Random House Children's Book. Though this can be classified as Young Adult Literature, it appeals to the literary tastes of the young and old alike.
Для тех, кому понравились предыдущие книги этой серии: Very Easy True Stories иTrue Stories in the News и Even More News!Would you believe -- ? - A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- and then donates almost all of it to a university - A Japanese guard helps a prisoner of war survive World War II because of the shared love of an opera aria
Beyond True Stories continues and expands the True Stories tradition with eight thematic units, each bases on a real-life, human-interest story. Each unit opens with A True Story in the News, followed by readings and activities that explore the theme. Beyond True Stories is a book students won't want to put down - Reading strategies and vocabulary building activities help to prepare students for academic work. - A variety of texts -- including first-person accounts, expository pieces, and graphs -- provide practice with different kinds of reading. - Thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts encourage personal expression and complete the reading process.
Added by: mythoslogos | Karma: 125.17 | Fiction literature | 20 September 2008
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A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre has dazzled
generations of readers with its depiction of a woman’s quest for
freedom. This updated edition features a new introduction discussing
the novel’s political and magical dimensions. Having grown up an
orphan in the home of her cruel aunt and at a harsh charity school,
Jane Eyre becomes an independent and spirited survivor—qualities that
serve her well as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love
with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible
secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him whatever
the consequences or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving
her beloved?
Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Added by: cheguevaracuba | Karma: 27.66 | Fiction literature | 20 September 2008
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Heralded as the "best book on the dope decade" by the New York Times Book Review, Hunter S. Thompson's documented drug orgy through Las Vegas would no doubt leave Nancy Reagan blushing and D.A.R.E. founders rethinking their motto. Under the pseudonym of Raoul Duke, Thompson travels with his Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in a souped-up convertible dubbed the "Great Red Shark." In its trunk, they stow "two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers....
