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The great Gatsby / F. Scott Fitzgerald ; retold by Clare West
Oxford : Oxford university press, 2013
Bad Jack fox / written by Russell Punter ; illustrated by Colin Jack
London : Usborne, 2013
The Jungle books / Rudyard Kipling ; edited and with an introduction and notes by Kaori Nagai
London : Penguin, 2013
The beautiful and damned / F. Scott Fitzgerald
London : Harper, 2013
Abstract: From the author of The Great Gatsby, a tale of marriage and disappointment in the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald's rich and detailed novel of the decadent Jazz Era follows the beautiful and vibrant Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria as they navigate the heady lifestyle of the young and wealthy in 1920s New York. Patch is the presumptive heir to his grandfather's fortune, and keeps his equally spoiled wife in comfort while biding time until his grandfather's death. Patch is unable to hold down any kind of job and spends his days in luxury, indulging in whatever pleasures are available. But as the money begins to fail, so does their marriage. Patch's gradual descent into alcoholism, depression and alienation from his marriage ultimately lead to his ruin. Fitzgerald's novel is a remorseless exploration of the horrors of an age of excess and lost innocence
L'assassino americano : romanzo / Vince Flynn ; traduzione dall'inglese di Elena De Giorgi
Roma : Timecrime, 2013
Abstract: Dopo decenni di spietata Guerra fredda, gli Stati Uniti si trovano in una posizione sempre più vulnerabile. Thomas Stansfield, veterano e capo della CIA, sa che l'identità del prossimo nemico è più sfuggente che mai. Per combatterlo con le sue stesse armi chiama la sua protetta, Irene Kennedy, e il suo vecchio collega, Stan Hurley, per formare un nuovo gruppo di agenti sotto copertura. Ma quale uomo è disposto a uccidere per il proprio Paese senza indossare una divisa? Irene lo troverà dopo l'attacco terroristico di Lockerbie: 270 vittime in una fredda notte di dicembre e tutti i loro familiari colpiti da una tragedia per cui non sembra esserci conforto. Uno di loro è Mitch Rapp, che ha perso la donna che amava. Ma non cerca conforto. Vuole i colpevoli. Sei mesi di intenso addestramento e Rapp è pronto: dietro lo sguardo d'acciaio dell'ultimo eroe della nazione si nasconde un giovane uomo pronto a diventare un assassino americano.
Animal farm : a fairy story / George Orwell
London : Penguin books, 2013
London : Arcturus, 2013
London : Phoenix, 2013
Abstract: "What are you thinking, Amy?' The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions storm cloud over every marriage: 'What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?"
London : Harper press, 2013
Five little pigs / Agatha Christie
London : HarperCollins, 2013
Abstract: Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
The return of Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle
London ; Glasgow : Hapercollins Publishers, 2013
London [etc.] : Collins Classics, 2013
Abstract: Fear no more the heat of the sun.' Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf's fourth novel, offers the reader an impression of a single June day in London in 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, the wife of a Conservative member of parliament, is preparing to give an evening party, while the shell-shocked Septimus Warren Smith hears the birds in Regent's Park chattering in Greek. There seems to be nothing, except perhaps London, to link Clarissa and Septimus. She is middle-aged and prosperous, with a sheltered happy life behind her; Smith isyoung, poor, and driven to hatred of himself and the whole human race. Yet bo.
Threat vector / Tom Clancy ; with Mark Greaney
London : Penguin Books, 2013
Hercule Poirot's Christmas / Agatha Christie
London : HarperCollins, 2013
Abstract: Agatha Christie's seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man...
Nineteen eighty-four / George Orwell
London : Penguin Books, 2013
When in Rome / Nicky Pellegrino
London : Orion, 2013
Abstract: Rome in the 1950s, there's nowhere quite like it. The narrow stone streets, the fountains and piazzas full of life in the heat of the day, the cafes and bars full of music and desire by night...This is where Serafina calls home. Having grown-up with her sisters in a tiny apartment tucked in the top of a tumbledown building, she has watched her mother get by on next to nothing, and turn herself beautiful with a sweep of eyeliner and a hand-sewn dress. When her mother goes out, Serafina and her sisters go singing in the nearest piazza, busking for spare change and cinema tickets. The girls long to meet their matinee idols and Serafina daydreams of Mario Lanza and his spellbinding voice. But the sisters will grow up quickly and for Serafina, a choice opens between the world she knows and the life she dreams of...
To the Lighthouse / Virginia Woolf
London : HarperCollins, 2013
The picture of Dorian Gray / Oscar Wilde
London : Harper press, 2013
Schooled in revenge / Jesse Lasky
London : Titan books, 2013
Abstract: Ava Winters is young, beautiful, and the heiress to Napa's prized Starling Vineyards. She is also in love with the perfect guy at least that's what she thinks until he helps take everything that was once hers. With no place left to turn, Ava finds herself on Rebun Island, Japan, the site of Takeda's revenge school, where she trains to be mentally and physically strong enough to take revenge.
Large print ed.
London : Piatkus, 2013
Abstract: With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends. Ireland. County Mayo, to be exact. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed through generations—and where her destiny awaits. Iona arrives in Ireland with nothing but her Nan’s directions, an unfailingly optimistic attitude, and an innate talent with horses. Not far from the luxurious castle where she is spending a week, she finds her cousins, Branna and Connor O’Dwyer. And since family is family, they invite her into their home and their lives. When Iona lands a job at the local stables, she meets the owner, Boyle McGrath. Cowboy, pirate, wild tribal horsemen, he’s three of her biggest fantasy weaknesses all in one big, bold package. Iona realizes that here she can make a home for herself—and live her life as she wants, even if that means falling head over heels for Boyle. But nothing is as it seems. An ancient evil has wound its way around Iona’s family tree and must be defeated. Family and friends will fight with each other and for each other to keep the promise of hope—and love—alive…