Indecent Proposal Dayray Literary Press

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Reviewers have called it "powerful" and "brilliant." Newly released for its 25th anniversary edition, Jack Engelhard's novel Indecent Proposal has found its place alongside such classics as Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Indecent Proposal remains one of the most widely-read and discussed novels around the world, due to the strong writing and riches that include a moral dilemma for the ages. The novel was translated into more than 22 languages, and Hollywood produced a mega-hit movie based on this book starring Robert Redford and Demi Moore. The novel stands as a remarkable achievement from a great and legendary novelist. Though Hollywood only skimmed the surface of Engelhard's masterpiece, the theme is eternal, even biblical - temptation! The plot has riveted the world's readers and moviegoers. A destitute couple tries their luck in an Atlantic City casino. The wife, Joan, is utterly gorgeous. She attracts the attention of an oil rich sultan who can buy anything he sets his eyes on. Can he buy people? Can he "buy" Joan? What would you do for a million dollars? Reviews "Precise, almost clinical language...is this book fun to read? You betcha!" - The New York Times "The prose is vivid, cool and muscular, the story is great. In all, the fine tension between desire and high moral principal make Indecent Proposal a well-crafted book...well-wrought characters, exhilarating pace...it's beautifully written." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "A gut-wrenching study on love, money and trust." - National Public Radio (NPR) "Written with the sparseness of Hemingway but the moral intensity of I.B. Singer." - Michael Foster, author of Three in Love (HarperCollins) About the Author: Contemporaries have hailed novelist Jack Engelhard as "the last Hemingway" and of being "a writer without peer and the conscience of us all." The New York Times commended the economy of his prose... "precise, almost clinical language." His bestselling novel Indecent Proposal made him internationally famous as the foremost chronicler of moral dilemmas and of topics dealing with temptation. Works that followed won him an even greater following, such as Escape From Mount Moriah, his book of memoirs that won awards for writing and for film. His latest novel Compulsive draws us into the mind of a compulsive gambler in a work stunningly brilliant and original, and seductively readable. Engelhard writes a weekly column for The Washington Times. His website: www.jackengelhard.com

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Descent Algonquin Books (division of Workman)

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A Breakout "NEW YORK TIMES" BestsellerA "USA Today" BestsellerAn Indie National Bestseller"I've read many variations on this theme, some quite good, but never one as powerful as Tim Johnston's "Descent" . . . The story unfolds brilliantly, always surprisingly, but the glory of "Descent" lies not in its plot but in the quality of the writing. The magic of his prose equals the horror of Johnston's story; each somehow enhances the other . . . Read this astonishing novel. It's the best of both worlds." --"The Washington Post" The Courtland family has come to Colorado to explore the vast beauty of the Rocky Mountains, a vacation just before their daughter Caitlin leaves for college. But when Caitlin and her younger brother Sean go out for an early morning run, and only Sean returns, the mountains become as terrifying as they are majestic. Caitlin's disappearance, all the more devastating for its mystery, is the beginning of the family's harrowing journey down increasingly divergent and solitary paths, until all that continues to bind them together are the questions they can never bring themselves to ask: "At what point does a family stop searching? At what point will a girl stop fighting for her life?""Descent" is a perfectly crafted thriller that races like an avalanche toward its heart-pounding conclusion, and heralds the arrival of a master storyteller."Tim Johnston has written a book that makes "Gone Girl "seem gimmicky and forced . . . My heart's still pounding even now as I'm trying to describe the novel, recalling just about every turn and twist of the action, remembering how engaged I was, and how surprised I felt at just how far Johnston could wander from the main premise and still keep me with him . . . You'll want to set this one down so you can take a breath, and pick it up and keep reading--all at the same time." --Alan Cheuse, NPR "A riveting literary thriller of the can't-stop-turning-the-page stay-up-all-night variety." --Alice LaPlante, author of "A Circle of Wives" "Outstanding . . . The days when you had to choose between a great story and a great piece of writing? Gone." --"Esquire" "[A] dazzling debut . . . An exquisitely crafted psychological study of loss and survival . . . The taut plot pivots on original surprising twists . . . Extraordinary." --"The Dallas Morning News" "Johnston's descriptive prose attains a level of visceral brio . . . [An] engulfing thriller-cum-western." --"The New York Times Book Review" "Tim Johnston's high-wire literary thriller . . . will leave you gasping." --"Vanity Fair"

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After Silence Broadway Books

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"Silence has the rusty taste of shame. The words "shut up are the most terrible words I know. . . . The man who raped me spat these words out over and over during the hours of my attack--when I screamed, when I tried to talk him out of what he was doing, when I protested. It seemed to me that for seven years--until at last I spoke--these words had sunk into my soul and become prophecy. And it seems to me now that these words, the brutish message of tyrants, preserve the darkness that still covers this pervasive crime. The real shame, as I have learned, is to consent to them." After Silence is Nancy Venable Raine's eloquent, profoundly moving response to her rapist's command to "shut up," a command that is so often echoed by society and internalized by rape victims. Beginning with her assault by a stranger in her home in 1985, Raine's riveting narrative of the ten-year aftermath of her rape brings to light the truth that survivors of traumatic experiences know--a trauma does not end when you find yourself alive. Just as devastating as the rape itself was the silence that shrouded it, a silence born of her own feelings of shame as well as the incomprehension of others. Raine gives shape, form, and voice to the "unspeakable" and exposes the misconceptions and cruelties that surround this prevalent though hidden crime. With formidable power and in intimate detail, she probes the long-term psychological and physiological aftereffects of rape, its tangled sexual confusions, the treatment of rape by the media and the legal and medical professions, and contemporary cultural views of victimhood. For anyone, female or male, who has suffered from or witnessed the shatteringeffects of rape, After Silence inspires and points the way to healing. This landmark book is a stunning literary achievement that is a testimony to the power of language to transform the worst sort of violation and suffering into meaning and into art.

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Oxford University Press

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You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", but that ain't no matter. So begins, in characteristic fashion, one of the greatest American novels. Narrated by a poor, illiterate white boy living in America's deep South before the Civil War, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the story of Huck's escape from his brutal father and the relationship that grows between him and Jim, the slave who is fleeing from an even more brutal oppression. As they journey down the Mississippi their adventures address some of the most profound human conundrums: the prejudices of class, age, and colour are pitted against the qualities of hope, courage, and moral character. Enormously influential in the development of American literature, Huckleberry Finn remains a controversial novel at the centre of impassioned critical debate. This edition discusses all the current issues and the evolution of Mark Twain's penetrating genius. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe.Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Kings of Leon - Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings Of Leon - Blu-ray Sony & BMG Music

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Tytuł oryginalny: Kings of Leon - Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings Of Leon Wydanie: 1 Blu-ray Obsada: Kings Of Leon Opis: 31 października nakładem RCA Records / Sony Music ukaże się nowe dzieło Kings of Leon - film "Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon". Za realizację muzycznego dokumentu odpowiada Stephen C. Mitchell. Film ukazuje całą historię formacji. - To fascynujący portret dla fanów, ale nie tylko - wyjaśnia twórca. - Obraz grupy, która nie zapomniała o swych korzeniach. Punktem wyjścia jest rodzinny zjazd Followillów, który odbył się w Talihinie, w stanie Oklahoma. Mitchell, który jest przyjacielem muzyków, wykorzystał mnóstwo archiwalnych materiałów, przybliżając losy trzech braci i ich kuzyna. Film miał premierę podczas festiwalu Tribeca w Nowym Jorku. Teraz ukaże się na DVD oraz płycie Blu-Ray, wzbogacony od 30 minut, wcześniej niepublikowanych scen oraz komentarzy zespołu. Ostatni w dyskografii zespołu longplay 'Come Around Sundown' wydany jesienią 2010 roku zadebiutował na 1 listy najlepiej sprzedających się płyt w Polsce. Płyta pokryła się platyną oraz zdobyła prestiżową nagrodę Polskiej Akademiii Fonograficznej - ‘Fryderyka' w kategorii najlepszego albumu zagranicznego. Rozdziały: 1. The Price Of All Great Achievements 2. Separate The Truth From The Blowhards 3. Storm's Comin' 4. We Got An EP Comin' Out 5. They Don't Come Down Here To Play Rockstars 6. A Level of Cool A Lot Of People Can't Get To 7. We Always Called Him Christopher 8. Caleb Acting Stupid 9. You Owe Me A Dollar 10. I Wish I Had Some Drugs 11. I'm Not Captain America 12. Death For Drug Traffickers 13. The Boys Are On The Price Is Right 14. No - And No Again! 15. 9MM Super-bullet 16. I'm Still Trying To Figure It Out 17. He Was Wantin' The Holy Ghost 18. It Ain't So Bad Getting Stuck On One Fuckin' Song 19. Does The Place Look The Same? 20. Real Good Socks 21. You Can't Be A Preacher And Drink 22. I Don't Want To Go To Hell 23. I Haven't Gotten Off My High Horse 24. It's Done 25. Maybe It's Prophetic 26. Help Me Find My Proper Place 27. Eat Your Heart Out Bud Brown 28. Bambi 29. Trust Yourself 30. Life Goes By Sceny usunięte: 1. Bud & Cleo 2. Grandma, Nate & Nacho 3. Soundcheck Jam at O2 Arena 4. Slow Night, So Long 5. Glastonbury Set List 6. Talihina Sky Z domowego archiwum: 1. Campfire 2. Who is Nacho? 3. BettyAnn Sing-along 4. Roofball 5. Manhattan Dodatki: bezpośredni dostęp do scen Format i język dźwięku: angielski (Dolby Digital 5.1) Napisy: Format obrazu: 16:9

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CELINE DION MY LOST ESSENTIAL COLLECTION CD MY LOVE WYDAWCA

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Celine Dion: My Love Essential Collection [CD] 1. My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 2. Think Twice 3. It's All Coming Back To Me Now 4. A New Day Has Come 5. My Love (Live) 6. Taking Chances 7. That's The Way It Is 8. The Power Of Love 9. Because You Loved Me 10. Tell Him (duet with Barbra Streisand) 11. Falling Into You 12. I Drove All Night 13. I'm Alive 14. All By Myself 15. Alone 16. Immortality 17. Beauty And The Beast (duet with Peabo Bryson) 18. There Comes A Time

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In Between Pan Macmillan

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Now a major Nexflix film. A heartbreaking story from Marc Klein perfect for fans of If I Stay and Five Feet Apart. After bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, seventeen-year-old Tessa Jacobs doesn't believe she deserves love - not from her adoptive parents, and certainly not from anyone at school.But everything changes when she has a chance encounter with Skylar, a senior from a neighboring town who's a true romantic. Their budding relationship quickly leads to the kind of passion you only see in the movies. As her heart begins to open, Tessa starts to believe she might be deserving of love after all.When tragedy strikes, Tessa wakes up alone in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there. And then she learns the horrifying news: Skylar is dead. As Tessa searches for answers, Skylar's spirit reaches out to her from the other side.Desperate to see him one last time, Tessa must race against the clock to uncover the shocking truth of their relationship - a truth that might just lead to the afterlife itself. "This story and Marc had such a big impact on me. Somehow my heart breaks and swells all at the same time while reading this.A powerful telling of love and loss." - Joey King, star and producer of The In Between

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KALONAS FALL Macmillan

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FROM WARRIOR AND LOVER TO ENEMY AND BETRAYER, THE TERRIBLE SECRETS OF KALONA'S PAST ARE REVEALED. He was laughing with her as he spread his wings and lifted her from the ground, twirling her.§Nyx gasped and clutched his neck. Kalona tightened his arms around her. "Trust me, Goddess. I would never let you fall."§From the Sun and from the Moon, two winged brothers are born: golden Erebus, playmate and friend, and mysterious Kalona, Warrior and lover, companions of the Goddess Nyx.§From the first, Nyx love them both deeply, but differently. With Erebus, she can talk and laugh and dance, and take joy in the games he plays among the humans on Earth. With Kalona, the fire in her body burns bright, and she can rest in the solace of his strength and protection. But for Kalona, Nyx's nights are not enough. Every second he is not with her he is filled with doubt and longing, and every time he fails to please her, he cannot forgive himself. Ruled by anger and jealousy of his brother, and consumed by his love for his Goddess, Kalona seeks the power to prove his worth, and to claim once and for all that Nyx eternally belongs to him.§And at the edges of the Earth, a Darkness is stirring, waiting for its chance, for the doorway in through a heart that it knows will welcome it . . .

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Brahms: Violin Sonatas Brilliant Classics

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After their acclaimed complete recording of Beethoven?s violin sonatas on Brilliant Classics (BC 94310), Kristóf Baráti and Klára Würtz turn to the three sonatas by Johannes Brahms, an unique triptych of perfect works. All three sonatas are among the most frequently performed works for violin and piano, beloved by performers and listeners alike; and for all their delightful variety each sonata builds an impressively architectural unity and addresses itself to us, personally and collectively, with an almost metaphysical depth of inquiry and understanding.Today the First Sonata in G major is considered by many violinists to be one of the most beautiful sonatas ever written for their instrument, with a finale in which Brahms seems to stir up the memory of long-forgotten feelings. The dialogue between a recurring theme on the violin and an undercurrent of semiquavers in the piano, like raindrops, derives from the Regenlied, Op.59 No.3, (?Rainsong?) which Brahms had composed six years earlier to words by Klaus Groth: ?Pour, rain, pour down / Awaken again in me those dreams / That I dreamt in childhood?. Brahms?s friend Billroth wrote to the composer about the Second, ?The whole sonata has immense grace and kindness, a lovely child, so dear and charming!? Brahms wrote his Third Violin Sonata in the same year as the Second but for some reason he withheld it, perhaps himself taken aback by its violent emotional and dynamic range to which Baráti and Würtz do full dramatic justice.Other information:- Recorded in 2013.- The three violin sonatas of Brahms are core repertoire for every violinist. Each a masterwork in its genre it offers vintage Brahms: lyrical, mellifluous melodic lines, sumptuous harmonics, instrumental richness and that unmistakable Brahmsian mixture of passion, melancholy and intimacy.- A deeply musical performance by two Hungarians: Kristóf Baráti and Klára Würtz, who already received rave reviews for their recording of the complete violin sonatas by Beethoven (BC 94310): ?reference recording? (the leading German daily newspaper), 5 Stars (Diapason), ?Amazing..once you?ve heard Baráti and Würtz you?ll never listen to anyone else again? (Fanfare), ?Truly exceptional..dazzling range of bow strokes and ear-ringing intonations?deeply compelling emotional narratives?a highly distinguished release? (The Strad on Baráti?s Ysaye recording, BC 94678).- Recorded in the spectacular acoustics of the new Concert Hall in Pécs, Hungary.- ?Lest I also be guilty of ignoring Baráti?s partner in these miraculous performances, let me say that pianist Klára Würtz is every bit as amazing a player as Baráti. Her interplay with him and the violin part is as attentive and attention-grabbing as I?ve ever heard? (Fanfare).

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Vampire Dormitory 1 Kodansha

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"I'll do it! I'll become your thrall!" A crossdressing girl and an otaku vampire find themselves entangled in a dangerous relationship. Don't miss this heart-pounding romance from the award-winning Ema Toyama, perfect for fans of Crimson Spell, Black Bird, and He's My Only Vampire!BLOOD OVER FLOWERS Mito has no family to rely on. She lives on the streets, disguised as a boy. Ruka is an otaku vampire interested only in 2D girls. After Ruka saves Mito from a perilous situation, he makes her an offer: "Become my subservient thrall and let me drink your blood whenever I wish! In return, you can live with me in the boys' dorm!" But to stay with him, Mito must hide the fact that she's a girl. Every day is a new danger to say nothing of that bloodthirsty vampire!

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Silent Spring Of Rachel Carson Plain View Press, LLC

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Paul Portugés is one of the best writers I have ever had the pleasure to work with, and his Rachel Carson story is the best work I've seen in a long, long time. Bill Benenson, producer The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson is an important, passionate story that needed to be told and hopefully never forgotten. It is a fascinating, moving story, masterly written, about one of the great heroines of the 20th century. Cheryl DuBois, producer, novelist Mr. Portugés and I have worked on several projects together - including one about the Sandinistas, another about racism against Latinos. His scripts are always politically and socially important, a celebration of the human spirit struggling against ignorance and injustice, deeply moving, fascinating stories that should be seen by all. Edward James Olmos, actor, producer, director The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson is intelligent, compassionate, and entertaining--something you have a hard time saying about most scripts these days. And a rare chance for a meaningful performance by someone like Meryl Streep or Susan Saradon, not to mention a good kick in the pants to the men(!) who tried to stop Rachel Carson, that little old lady from Maine. J.F. Friedman, novelist, director, screenwriter Mr. Portugés is one of those writers we wish we had more of in Hollywood - smart, dedicated, and a real craftsman - not to mention he can tell a damn good story that entertains, moves you deep down, and stays with you for a long, long time. Jeffrey Selznick, producer Portugés adapted an impossible story (Behind the Veil) for me, and unlike all the others writers who tried it before him, turned it into a beautiful screenplay that should not only make you cry but get you off your backside and do something about the plight of abused women around the world. Paul Cox, screenwriter, director, producer Paul Portugés is one of the most talented writers I have had the pleasure of working with - a gifted, intelligent, master storyteller. Ray Villalobos, cinematographer

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Happy-Go-Lucky Little, Brown

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The latest instalment from always funny, sometimes bizarre humourist David Sedaris. Praise for Theft By FindingThe writing here is funnier, (even) sharper . . . There isn't a dull word among these pages (India Knight Sunday Times)Could there be a more delightful American import than the memoirist David Sedaris? Not since the peanut butter and jelly sandwich have we inherited something so sweet and comforting yet so wickedly naughty (The Times)This first of two volumes of his copious diaries takes us from 1977 to 2002, and sees him grow from a despondent21-year-old in menial jobs into the man recognised as possibly the best humorist of the 2000s(Daily Telegraph, Best Books Under the Sun, Summer 2017)So often Sedaris's phrasing is beautiful in its piquancy and minimalism...His life is extraordinary in so many ways - the drug addiction, the eccentric family, the crazy jobs, the fame, the globetrotting - but one of the more unlikely achievements here is in making it all seem quite ordinary. Ultimately, his masterstroke is in acting as a bystander in his own story (Book of the Day, Guardian)He is the American Alan Bennett - or would be, if Bennett had a history of serious substance abuse and a higher tolerance for sick humour (Times Literary Supplement)He makes me laugh so much. In an era when US satire is outpacing our own he's a sharp, humane and hilarious voice that never fails to make you smile - and sometimes weep. Apparently effortless humour is difficult, and precious. He's the real thing (James Naughtie Radio Times)A deadpan, darkly comical portrait of the American underbelly . . . Sedaris shares something of [Alan] Bennett's detached curiosity, and they both have a thirst for amusement (Craig Brown Mail on Sunday)It's like gossiping with an old friend - if that friend were a rather sexy American Alan Bennett with lots of good drug stories (Melissa Katsoulis The Times)Cool, very funnv, sardonic, yet open . . . there is an echo of Truman Capote or Tennessee Williams - with extra quirk. Or even Lewis Carroll . . . one of the biggest comedy writers of his generation (Peter Bradshaw Spectator)Just as in his essays and stories, the young Sedaris is both scandalising and scandalised, surprisingly profound, and very, very funny . . . Sedaris fans will not be surprised to know that he can do darkness and profundity as well as humour. Theft by Finding is full of all three, but what makes it so good is Sedaris's gift for sidling up them all from the least expected angle (Daily Telegraph)

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The In Between Poppy Books

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This heartbreaking story

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Gilded Wolves Hodder & Stoughton

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No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them. 'A masterpiece of imagination' Stephanie Garber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Caraval'Part political misadventure, part puzzle, and thoroughly charming, with a band of rapscallions and a string of surprises!' Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel PrinceParis, 1889.The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure hunter and wealthy hotelier Severin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Severin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Severin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: an engineer with a debt to pay; a historian banished from his home; a dancer with a sinister past; and a brother in arms if not blood. Together they will join Severin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history - but only if they can stay alive.From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change - one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires . . .'This is a book to swan-dive into, swim around in, luxuriate in. Trust me, you won't want to come out' Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer'A gorgeously layered story, with characters that make you laugh and ache and cheer' Renee Ahdieh, New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath & the Dawn

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I Hear The Sunspot: Limit Volume 1 One Peace Books

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