| The Wind in the Willows (Children's Library (Stanford, Conn.).)
| The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.
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| The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel
| Andalusian shepherd boy Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasure found within. Sinc...More
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| The Man in the Iron Mask
| A mysterious prisoner wearing an iron mask languishes deep within the Bastille. D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers find themselves tangled in a web of intrigue when suspicions about the prisoner’s identity begin to emerge. The final Musketeer story, “The Man in the Iron Mask” is a gripping adventure novel by one of the masters of the genre.
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| The Kane Chronicles, The, Book Two: Throne of Fire
| In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.
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| Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life
| George Eliot's mammoth masterpiece relates the quest for fulfillment, both marital and professional, of Dorothea Brooke and Dr. Lydgate. After Dorothea becomes a widow less than two years into her marriage, she seeks a purpose in life other than romance w
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| The Kane Chronicles, The, Book One: Red Pyramid: The Graphic Novel
| Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near-strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, Carter has traveled the world with their father, the famed Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together to the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that...More
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| The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel
| An international publishing sensation that dominated the New York Times bestseller list for more than two years, The Kite Runner has touched millions of readers worldwide. Now, the graphic novel adaptation with text by author Khaled Hosseini brings this unforgettable story to vivid life in beautiful four-colour illustrations, and makes the story accessible to a whole new generation of readers.Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present day, The Ki...More
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| The Moonstone
| This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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| Tess of the D'Urbervilles
| A grim, uncompromising, and angry commentary on nineteenth-century moral codes, Tess is the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a poor young woman from the English countryside who obtains a position with some wealthy relatives only to be raped by her employer's son. Unsuccessfully attempting to put the experience behind her, Tess is beset at every turn by an unforgiving culture.
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| Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 1 (The Parasol Protectorate (Manga))
| Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire -- and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. With unexpected vampires appearing...More
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| The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks, Max Werner (Illustrator)
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| The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 (The Wheel of Time)
| With the full cooperation of the Jordan estate, The Eye of the World has been turned into a stunning comic book series written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Chase Conley. The first Robert Jordan graphic novel, New Spring: the Graphic Novel, was a New York Times bestseller.The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume One begins Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy tale by introducing Rand al’Thor and his friends Matrim and Perrin at the spring festival. Moiraine Dam...More
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| Fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451 (Spanish Edition)
| Story of a society in which all books are to be burned.
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| The Count Of Monte Cristo : Illustrated
| The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often called, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas 'most popular work'. He completed the work in 1844. Like many of his novels, describing the action through his work ghostwriter Auguste Maquet proposed extended. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant in the historical events of 1815-1838 (from justbefore the Hundred Days through the ...More
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| Big Nate Out Loud (Big Nate Comic Compilations)
| Big Nate, a.k.a. middle schooler Nate Wright, is eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the wunderkind creation of cartoonist Lincoln Peirce. Nate is also the star of six novelized books to be published by HarperCollins, the first of which debuted on the New York Times children's best-seller list. Big Nate Out Loud collects Peirce's Big Nate strips, originally published only in newspapers and online at comics.com.For those not familiar with Big Nate, think D...More
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| Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star (Dork Diaries #3)
| Nikki Maxwell knows her reputation will be destroyed if anyone at school finds out her Dad works as the school’s exterminator in exchange for her academic scholarship. So when it looks like her secret might be leaked, Nikki’s willing to go to zany and wacky lengths to protect the truth—and the timing seems perfect when a major talent competition is announced with a school scholarship offered as the top prize. Nikki loves to sing and dance, but of course hijinks and misunderstandings aplent...More
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| Big Nate and Friends
| Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association since 1991. Nate is eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he is #1, Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food and all...More
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| Pollyanna
| The title character is Pollyanna Whittier, a young orphan who goes to live in Beldingsville, Vermont, with her wealthy but stern Aunt Polly. Pollyanna's philosophy of life centers on what she calls "The Glad Game", an optimistic attitude she learned from her father. The game consists of finding something to be glad about in every situation. It originated in an incident one Christmas when Pollyanna, who was hoping for a doll in the missionary barrel, found only a pair of crutches inside. Making t...More
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| GTW Gossip This Week Celebrity Magazine (GTW - Gossip This Week Celebrity Magazine)
| GTW Celebrity Gossip, get it on your ebook reader for free. GTW (Gossip This Week) is a NEW ebook about famous celebrities, that brings you breaking news stories and celebrity gossip from the week, every week. Save money on tabloids and download. A much better way to get all the gossip in an uncluttered easy to read, fact based way. And unlike those magazines that have titles that are just pure lies to entice you to buy, this ezine is free so you won't be getting any of that rubbish. Download ea...More
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| The Windup Girl
| *Winner of the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novel* *Winner of the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novel* In this Time Magazine top 10 book of the year, Anderson Lake is a company man, AgriGen's Calorie Man in Thailand. Under cover as a factory manager, Anderson combs Bangkok's street markets in search of foodstuffs thought to be extinct, hoping to reap the bounty of history's lost calories. There, he encounters Emiko. Emiko is the Windup Girl, a strange and beautiful creature. One of the New People, Emik...More
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