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Anne Fadiman is—by her own admission—the sort of person who learned about sex from her father's copy of Fanny Hill, whose husband buys her 19 pounds of dusty books for her birthday, and who once found herself poring over her roommate's 1974 Toyota Corolla manual because it was the only written material in the apartment that she had not read at least twice. This witty collection of essays recounts a lifelong love affair with books and language.

Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani shares her enthusiasm for more than 100 books in a series of succinct, thought-provoking essays. “An ebullient celebration of books and reading.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Books can connect people across time zones...

Ex Libris tells the story of Dan Lovel, an ex-diplomatic security agent, and Martine Desmarais, a young antiquities expert, who undertake a mission aimed at identifying art looted by Napoleon and now housed in the Louvre. They have been asked to snatch several books hidden in Prague that catalogue those artworks. But they discover that one of the books holds a secret so fundamental it could ignite global war. Now facing lethal danger, Dan and Martine must question every truth they once believed.

This tale of passion and survival follows Anushka “Noosh” Rossetti, a trained archivist stuck in her small-town library job—until a mysterious man claiming to be Vlad Dracula enters her life. As he proves himself to her, she’s thrust into an exhilarating underworld, where survival means navigating violent power struggles and facing Vlad’s deadly rival.

Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects. When Isaac is attacked by vampires that leaked from the pages of books into our world, he barely manages to escape. To his horror he discovers that vampires have been attacking other magic-users as well, and Gutenberg has been kidnapped.

From ‘the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world’ (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss ‘Why do we love books so much?’ For legendary literary critic Michiko Kakutani, books have...

When Sarah Wilderman is forced into an internship for the digital archive project DORESPRE in Seville to redeem herself after cheating on her exams, she expects it to be a slow summer. Then the priests start getting burned alive, and to stop the killer, Sarah and her new boss, Patrick Bauer, must solve a century-old mystery. But the deeper they dive into the secrets of the Spanish Inquisition and the Vatican itself, the more they realize the danger they are in. Because the killer will do whatever it takes to keep the secrets hidden.

The Vatican has asked Dr. Patrick Bauer to investigate rumors that the boy could be the reborn Messiah. When he recruits his ex-lover and former partner, Sarah Wilderman, to look into the boy, they soon find themselves in a web of conspiracies and influences.

She's in love with Derry, a bright and charming math student, surrounded by friends, and her biggest worry is whether she wants to return to her old life as a student. But her peace is short-lived. After a horrific murder, Sarah becomes the target of a relentless killer. Her investigation pulls her into the depths of a decades-old mystery involving the disappearance of a group of brilliant mathematicians—once poised to revolutionize their field. They called themselves The Dumat Society.

For 500 years, the Porters have concealed the existence of magic from the world. Now, old enemies have revealed the Porters' secrets, and an even greater threat lurks in the shadows. The would-be queen Meridiana, banished for a thousand years, has returned in the body of a girl named Jeneta Aboderin. She seeks an artifact created by Pope Sylvester II, a bronze prison that would grant her the power to command an army of the dead.

When Isaac Vainio helped to reveal magic to the world, he dreamed of a utopian future, a new millennium of magical prosperity. One year later, things aren't going quite as he'd hoped. An organization known as Vanguard, made up of magical creatures and ex-Porters, wants open war with the mundane world. Isaac's own government is incarcerating "potential supernatural enemies" in prisons and internment camps. And Isaac finds himself targeted by all sides.

Five hundred years ago, Johannes Gutenberg discovered the art of libriomancy, allowing him to reach into books to create things from their pages. Libriomancer Isaac Vainio is part of Die Zwelf Portenre, better known as the Porters, the organization founded by Gutenberg to protect the world from magical threats. Isaac is called in to investigate the killing of a wendigo, along with Porter psychiatrist Nidhi Shah and their dryad bodyguard and lover, Lena Greenwood. But their plan could unleash a far darker evil....

Hice una promesa a mi mejor amigo moribundo. Rescatar a su hermana pequeña de la secta que la mantiene cautiva. Mantenerla a salvo. Años después, finalmente tengo mi oportunidad. Rebekah está por cumplir veintiuno. El líder de la secta la ha elegido como su próxima esposa. La extraigo en medio de la noche y la llevo a mi cabaña de montaña. Se supone que está a salvo ahora. Pero no es la chica protegida que esperaba. Es temperamental. Coqueta, con curvas que me hacen olvidar cada regla por la que he vivido. Hay quince años entre nosotros. Su hermano murió salvándome la vida. Se ...

Ho fatto una promessa al mio migliore amico morente. Salvare sua sorella minore dalla setta che la tiene prigioniera. Tenerla al sicuro. Anni dopo, finalmente ho la mia occasione. Rebekah sta per compiere ventuno anni. Il leader della setta l'ha scelta come sua prossima moglie. La estraggo nel cuore della notte e la porto nella mia baita di montagna. Dovrebbe essere al sicuro ora. Ma non è la ragazza protetta che mi aspettavo. È vivace. Civettuola, con curve che mi fanno dimenticare ogni regola che abbia mai rispettato. Ci sono quindici anni tra noi. Suo fratello è morto salvandomi la ...

¿Estás lista para despertar la magia que habita en tu interior? Esta colección completa de brujería reúne cinco libros esenciales de magia blanca en un solo volumen transformador que cambiará tu vida para siempre. Este grimorio integral de hechizos para brujas principiantes te guiará paso a paso en el fascinante mundo de la brujería moderna. Aprenderás rituales poderosos, amarres de amor efectivos, conjuros ancestrales y encantamientos probados que te conectarán con tu poder interior. Descubre los secretos milenarios de las brujas místicas: hechizos de amor para atraer a tu alma ...

America's most original and controversial literary critic writes trenchantly about forty-eight masterworks spanning the Western tradition—from Don Quixote to Wuthering Heights to Invisible Man—in his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction. In this valedictory volume, Yale...

Isabella Cuando uno de mis clientes expresa el deseo de conocer al héroe nacional Riordan O'Connor, estoy decidida a hacer realidad ese deseo. No espero que el gruñón hombre de la montaña sea el zorro plateado más atractivo que he visto jamás, ni las chispas que saltan entre nosotros. Mientras nos vemos obligados a trabajar juntos, descubro que hay más en Riordan de lo que parece. ¿Puedo convencerlo de que baje la guardia y nos dé una oportunidad? Redeeming The Mountain Man es un romance corto, dulce y ardiente de amor a primera vista en pueblo pequeño con un final feliz para ...

La traición fue el detonador. La venganza, la misión Keira Shaw era la agente perfecta… hasta que la Unidad Fantasma la traicionó. Ahora, perseguida por la red secreta que la creó, solo tiene una misión: devolverles el favor. Este pack explosivo reúne los tres primeros thrillers de la serie Unidad Fantasma: acción sin descanso, conspiraciones internacionales y una protagonista imparable que convierte la venganza en arte. Desde los callejones ensangrentados de Berlín hasta las sombras letales de Langley, Keira debe anticiparse a sus antiguos controladores —un enemigo que conoce ...

Willow He sido lastimada demasiadas veces para creer en finales felices para siempre. Cuando arreglo un matrimonio con Ransom Boyd, el único pensamiento en mi mente es proteger a mi pequeño hijo. El atractivo soldado retirado es un zorro plateado casi veinte años mayor que yo y me excita, pero nada de esto importa. Es la fuerza en su cuerpo robusto y el tono peligroso en su voz silenciosa cuando acepta protegernos lo que decido confiar. Sin embargo, hay un lado tierno y cariñoso en Ransom y no pasa mucho tiempo antes de que empiece a enamorarme del héroe recluso y esperar un final ...

Una cabaña remota. Un hombre de la montaña ex militar y la mujer que protegerá a cualquier costo. Susanna Esconderme de mi ex controlador en las montañas parecía una buena idea. Pero cuando una tormenta extraña golpea, me encuentro varada y sola, hasta que un hombre de la montaña rudamente guapo viene a mi rescate. Damon Wilkes es gruñón, barbudo, tatuado y mucho mayor que yo. Vive solo en su acogedora cabaña de troncos, cortando leña todo el día. Las cicatrices en su cuerpo y la manera letal en que se mueve me dicen que es peligroso. Definitivamente no debería enamorarme del ...