Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan -- she, an isolated young priestess, he, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him not by choice.A lifetime ago, they helped each other at a ti...more
"A trio of comic novels depicting the daily life and times of the Rabbitte family in working-class Dublin.
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"Earthy and exuberant, Roddy Doyle's novels are as hilarious as they are haunting. Rich, bittersweet slices of Dublin life, they chronicle the antics of the Rabbittes, a large and lifely working-class fa...more
Now, the bestselling author and the finest Irish writer of his generation enchants us once again with his most lyrical, riotous, and epic novel to date--A Star Called Henry. With his trademark sharp-edged wit and breathtaking prose, Roddy Doyle introduces Henry Smart--adventurer, IRA assassin, and lover. At once an epic, a love story and an incred...more
The former CBS-TV newsman and author of A Life on the Road revisits some of his favorite places and people in their best seasons, in a cheerful account of old-fashioned America by an incorrigible itinerant. Reprint.
The only up-to-date book on the democratically elected president of Venezuela, and the US-assisted attempt—and failure—to depose him. The only first-hand report on contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, by veteran correspondent Richard Gott, places the country's controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines h...more
The Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha draws a portrait of a working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and her own alcoholism. Reprint. NYT.
Life as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old Irish boy, Patrick Clarke, is a poignant voyage through a bewildering, ever-changing world of family, friends, dreams, and growing up. Winner of the Booker Prize. Reprint. Tour.
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí encuentra La Sombra del Viento, un libro maldito que cambiará el rumbo de su vida y le arrastrará a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. A...more
The story of Pecola Breedlove profiles an eleven-year-old Black girl growing up in an America that values blue-eyed blondes and the tragedy that results from her longing to be accepted.
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