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A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her beloved novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind", McCullers' first published story, written when she was only 17, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

Un an après Les Derniers Jedi, la Résistance a pu renaître de ses cendres. Toutefois, si Rey et ses compagnons sont prêts à reprendre le combat, la guerre contre le Premier Ordre et son Suprême Leader, Kylo Ren, est loin d'être gagnée. Tandis que l'étincelle de l'insurrection se ravive, un message à glacer le sang est diffusé à travers la galaxie : l'Empereur Palpatine, que l'on pensait vaincu depuis des décennies, est revenu d'entre les morts.

The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation and one of the Modern Library's top 20 novels of the 20th century. “A remarkable book…From the opening page, brilliant in its establishment of mood, character, and suspense, the book takes hold of the...

Mick, garçonne passionnée et ambitieuse, erre en solitaire dans les rues du sud profond des États-Unis, happée par la musique qui s’échappe des fenêtres. Au café de Biff, Mick observe John Singer, le fascinant muet au calme olympien. D’autres personnages aussi originaux...

Anne Carson's remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson's lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has established itself as a favorite among an unusually broad audience...

Bloomsbury presents The Canary Keeper by Clare Carson, read by Sarah Cullum. 'Historical fiction at its very best' ELLY GRIFFITHS. A Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month. They will see me hang for this. London, 1855. In the grey mist of the early morning a body is dumped on the shore of...

Saving the galaxy doesn't pay the bills. Able Monroe and his crew gave away the find of a lifetime. Now the Sycorax is running on fumes, gray ration goo, and a growing list of enemies. So when a job turns up on a remote desert world, they take it. Their ship is locked down the moment it lands...

From New York Times bestelling author of Departure 37 comes a thriller with a supernatural twist, a reunion decades in the making and a nightmare waiting to return... Is blood thicker than water? When a DNA test reveals that Ivy Pendleton has a sister she never knew existed, it feels like an...

Gerione - quattordicenne impacciato, diverso da tutti gli altri perché la sua pelle è di colore vermiglio e ha un paio di ingombranti ali legate dietro la schiena - nasce nei frammenti di un antico poeta greco, Stesicoro, e prende forma nelle pagine di Anne Carson, tornando alla vita in un universo fatto di stazioni del pullman e vulcani, scagliato tra i versi di Emily Dickinson e Walt Whitman e l'eco delle voci di Sant'Agostino, Proust e Virginia Woolf.

First published in 1962, Silent Spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. No other book has so strongly influenced the environmental conscience of Americans and the world at large.

Neste romance em versos, Anne Carson recria, nos dias de hoje, o mito grego de Gerião, um monstro que Héracles – ou Hércules, como também é conhecido – assassina como parte de seus doze trabalhos. Gerião é um menino sensível, mas também um monstro alado e vermelho. Na juventude, após sofrer abusos sexuais de seu irmão mais velho e tendo uma mãe afetuosa, mas distante, Gerião apaixona-se por Hércules. Anos depois, em uma viagem à Argentina, reencontra seu antigo amante, e ambos partem para o Peru, acompanhados do jovem Ancash.

Anne Carson is "the most exciting poet writing in English today", said Michael Ondaatje. Carson, an essayist and classicist, is the author of many collections and translations, including Decreation, The Beauty of the Husband, Eros the Bittersweet, and Autobiography of Red. Her translations of four plays by Euripides are collected in Grief Lessons. Carson returns to the Poetry Center to perform her pieces "Cassandra Float Can" and "Lecture on Pronouns".

The best way to experience this classic of the American South is by joining five-time Academy Award nominee and Best Actress winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking, Thelma & Louise) as she guides the listener on a journey through the anguish of adolescence and isolation.

Written by Martin Luther King, Jr. himself, this astounding autobiography brings to life a remarkable man changed the world —and still inspires the desires, hopes, and dreams of us all. Martin Luther King: the child and student who rebelled against segregation. The dedicated minister who...

Brought to you by Penguin. When several children from the same village start succumbing to a mysterious illness, the quest to discover the cause has devastating and extraordinary consequences. It is late June in Ballylack. Hannah Adger anticipates eight long weeks' reprieve from school, but when...

You can find our culture's obsession with avoiding risk everywhere, from multiple insurance policies to crash-tested vehicles. But is ducking risk the most productive way for us to live? Surgeon and author Dr. Ben Carson, who faces risk on a daily basis, offers an inspiring message on how accepting risk can lead us to a higher purpose.

"Absolutely enthralling." —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop "Wildly original." —Michelle Jabès Corpora, New York Times bestselling author of His Face Is the Sun A sweeping stand-alone fantasy from award-winning and bestselling master of the genre, Rae...

Do you feel like your life is a series of shattered dreams? Have you bought into the lie that you'll never amount to anything? In Think Big, Dr. Ben Carson is here to tell you some good news: none of that is true. By learning to think big, Ben rose from his humble beginnings to create a life...

In 1987, Dr. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. The extremely complex and delicate operation, five months in the planning and twenty-two hours in the execution, involved a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation in which he literally removed one half of their brain.

A book to be listened to for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of listeners is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements.