At an airfield in Angola, two men board a leased Boeing 727; then, once it is in the air, slit the pilot's throat and fly to parts unknown. The consternation is immediate, as the CIA, FBI, FAA, and other agencies race to find out what has happened, in the process elbowing each other in the sides a little too vigorously.
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
A masterpiece of linguistics scholarship, at once erudite and entertaining, confronts the thorny question of how--and whether--culture shapes language and language, culture.
Second Sons Trilogy Book Two - Eye of the Labyrinth
With his mother’s life at stake, Dirk Provin must emerge from hiding in the Baenlands and return to Elcast—setting in motion a rebellion that will expose long-buried secrets and ignite festering hatreds. For a ruler’s fears and a madman’s prophecy will start Dirk on a quest for truth that will spark a fierce battle between two very different men: one who believes only what his five senses tell him, the other obsessed by his faith in the divine. It is a clash that will bring to light a revelation that may shatter them all.
A Labrador Retriever is an adorable bundle of black, yellow, or chocolate joy. No matter what color coat she sports, her versatility and temperament make her an equally wonderful guide dog, sporting companion, or all-around family pet. She greets each member of her human pack with enthusiasm, and her genuine love and zest for life are contagious. The Lab is a faithful friend, and after spending only a moment in each other's company, you'll find yourselves hopelessly devoted to each other.
Added by: sorrow5haven | Karma: 4.05 | Fiction literature | 26 July 2011
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J.L. Borges - The Aleph and Other Stories, 1933-1969BY J.L. Borges -
The Aleph and Other Stories, 1933-1969: Together with Commentaries and an Autobiographical Essay.
Full of philosophical puzzles and supernatural surprises, these stories contain some of Borges’s most fully realized human characters.
He more than anyone renovated the language of fiction and thus opened the way to a remarkable generation of Spanish-American novelists. Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, José Donoso, and Mario Vargas Llosa have all acknowledged their debt to him. (J.M. Coetzee, The New York Review of Books)
He has lifted fiction away from the flat earth where most of our novels and short stories still take place. (John Updike)
