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"Though written at the end of the first half of the twentieth century this is essentially a nineteenth century novel written with a twentieth century sensibility. A few things give it away as a twentieth century novel - regular trains, even to remote rural areas, and a gramophone as well as the fact that, unlike most nineteenth century novels, none of the main characters survives unscarred. Indeed, most of them die, usually relatively unpleasant deaths....

"All of Kafka's writing, with the exception of his three novels, is collected here and includes a number of fairly long stories followed by a group of shorter pieces varying in length from several pages to a single paragraph." Booklist.

Can the perfect old hat really be replaced by a new one?

"Nura ha descubierta el secreto que guarda el ombligo. Ahora ya sabe que de él sale un hilo invisible que la une a todas las personas que más quiere: su madre, su padre, sus abuelos, sus tíos, sus primos, sus amigos... Nunca más tendrá miedo cuando no estén con ella, porque sabe que ese hilo la une a ellos, más allá del tiempo y del espacio, ¡y que estarán conectados para siempre! Un cuento sobre los vínculos que nos unen con quien más...

On the night before Armageddon, seven people set out on a pilgrimage to Hyperion's Valley of the Time Tombs, where the creature Shrike awaits them.

Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is charged with leading the demoralized men of the 95th Rifles to safety through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain and discovers that turning to Spanish soldier Blas Vivar for help may be a fatal mistake.

The fame the Major Eights experience after the Battle of the Bands competition goes to Scarlet's head and she signs up for the school's talent show as a solo artist.

Unless Maggie and her partner can do well on their science fair project, she will not be allowed to perform with the Major Eights at the banquet. Includes directions for making goo.

The tale of an extraordinary family that lives hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. Everyone in the Madrigal family has a unique gift, ranging from superstrength to the power to heal. Everyone except Mirabel. But when the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides she might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

A shipwreck, a greedy billionaire, and a record-sized great white shark are about to invade Casey's life. Who or what will survive? Can man and beast coexist in the Pacific Ocean?