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Every reader knows the obsessive story of Captain Ahab and the famous white whale. Moby Dick is the great American novel, a monument of literature. Based on the events depicted in the "Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex" and the legend of "Mocha Dick," it is the story of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage aboard the whaling ship the Pequod. Commanded by the obsessed Captain Ahab, a man who...

'An exquisitely bittersweet comedy of life's missed opportunities' Jonathan Coe, author of BournvilleA magical imagining ofthe fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter.It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty.Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.In the end, the other boy...

"Spinetingling and sinister, this collection of 12 dark academia short stories from such masters of the genre as Olivia Blake, M. L. Rio and Susie Yang finds a lothario lecturer getting a visit from retribution; two graduates exhuming the secrets of a reclusive scholar; and much more."--

"Una isla privada. Una ilustre y conocida familia de Nueva Inglaterra. Un grupo de cuatro amigos--los Mentirosos--cuya amistad se vuelve destructiva. Una rebelión. Un accidente. Un secreto. Mentiras y más mentiras. Amor verdadero. Y, por fin, la verdad. Ésta es la bellísima y terrible historia de una familia perfecta que se sostiene sobre pilares de peligrosa fragilidad. A lo largo del relato se van desvelando las piezas de un rompecabezas que...

"Zoe Whittaker tiene una vida encantadora. Es una mujer bella y joven, casada con un atractivo y encantador magnate de Wall Street, Henry Whittaker. Ella es miembro de la elite social de Manhattan, y es miembro de una de las más prestigiosas organizaciones filántropas de la ciudad. Tiene un apartamento de ensueño en el barrio neoyorquino de Tribeca y una maravillosa casa en las afueras. El mejor vino, la moda más actual y las vacaciones más lujosas...

""Why do you draw?" A simple question by a young boy moves the author to travel with him down the River of Ink, which flows from the present day back to the very first illustration drawn by a human. Along the way, they visit legendary artists of the past and encounter personal tales that explore the philosophy of communication through drawing. Why do we draw? It's a simple question with a spellbinding and complex answer with an entirely new and entertaining...

A Danish journalist flies to Los Angeles to clear his name in the murder of his fiancee, an airline hostess. The trip follows the discovery of a photo showing her in the arms of a strange man in a hotel room, along with a note which gives the name of the hotel. A bestseller in Denmark and Germany.

"Devon Burges is in the throes of a high-risk birth when she learns of her dear friend's murder. The police quickly name another friend as the chief suspect, but Devon doesn't buy it, and despite her difficult recovery, she decides to investigate. Haunted by postpartum problems that manifest as a cruel voice in her head, Devon is barely getting by. Yet her instincts are still sharp, and she's bent on proving her friend's innocence. But as Devon digs...

Jess needs a fresh start. She's broke and alone, and she's just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn't sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn't say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up, to find a very nice apartment, (could Ben really have afforded this?) he's not there. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig...

"A masterful adaptation of the timeless literary classic, faithfully and beautifully rendered by an award-winning artist. In striking black-and-white illustrations, Chaboute retells the story of the Great American Novel. Captain Ahab strikes out on a voyage, obsessively seeking revenge on the great white whale that took his leg. This hardcover edition collects both of the Vents d'Ouest volumes, printed in English for the first time"--