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  1. <<The>> age of magic
    a novel
    Author: Okri, Ben
    Published: 2024; ©2014
    Publisher:  Other Press, New York

    "In this enchanting novel from the Booker Prize-winning author, a group of world-weary travelers discover the meaning of life in a mysterious Swiss mountain village. The Age of Magic has begun. Unveil your eyes. Eight weary filmmakers, traveling from... more

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    Hochschul- und Kreisbibliothek Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
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    "In this enchanting novel from the Booker Prize-winning author, a group of world-weary travelers discover the meaning of life in a mysterious Swiss mountain village. The Age of Magic has begun. Unveil your eyes. Eight weary filmmakers, traveling from Paris to Basel, arrive at a small Swiss hotel on the shores of a luminous lake. Above them, strewn with lights that twinkle in the darkness, looms the towering Rigi mountain. Over the course of three days and two nights, the travelers will find themselves drawn into the mystery of the mountain reflected in the lake. One by one, they will be disturbed, enlightened, and transformed, each in a different way."--

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781635422689
    Subjects: Travelers; Mountains; Magic; Spiritual life; Action and adventure fiction; Novels
    Scope: 280 Seiten
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    Auf dem Umschlag: "Winner of the Booker Prize"
  2. El último regalo de Villa
    Author: Olivas, Carmen
    Published: 2020
    Publisher:  Grijalbo, Ciudad de México

    "Valentín, con solo doce años, le hace una promesa a su madre en su lecho de muerte: ir en busca de su padre, quien, unos años antes, se unió a las filas villistas. La División del Norte pasa por el pueblo del muchacho y éste, en un arranque de... more

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    Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Bibliothek
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    "Valentín, con solo doce años, le hace una promesa a su madre en su lecho de muerte: ir en busca de su padre, quien, unos años antes, se unió a las filas villistas. La División del Norte pasa por el pueblo del muchacho y éste, en un arranque de valentía, se acerca sin dudarlo al mismísimo Centauro. Comienza así un periplo de aventuras y aprendizajes, en el que Valentín deberá demostrar que ha entrado, aunque a marchas forzadas, en la edad adulta. ¿Encontrará a su progenitor? ¿Comprenderá el valor de alzarse en armas por la causa revolucionaria? ¿Cuál será el detino de la bola en esos últimos días aciagos en el norte del país? A través de la mirada entrañable del propio Valentín, iremos conociendo sus pugnas internas, miedos y arrebatos, así como a un Pancho Villa más humano, quien, además de general, fue un padre para todos aquellos que lucharon por la Revolución"-- "Valentin, at only twelve years old, makes a promise to his mother on her deathbed: to go in search of his father, who, a few years earlier, joined the Pancho Villa's gang. The Northern Division passes through the boy's town and the boy, in a burst of courage, approaches the Centaur himself without hesitation. Thus begins a journey of adventure and wisdom, which Valentine must demonstrate in that he has entered, albeit forcedly, into adulthood. Will he find his father? Will he understand the value of taking up arms for the revolutionary cause? What will be the destiny of the ball in those last fateful days in the northern part of the country? Through the intimate gaze of Valentine himself, we will get to know his internal struggles, fears, and outbursts, as well as a more humane Pancho Villa, who, in addition to being a general, was a father to all those who fought for the Revolution. --

     
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    Language: Spanish
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9786073190039; 6073190034
    Edition: Primera edición
    Subjects: Violence; Boys; Aventuras ; Novela; Jóvenes (Hombres) ; Novela; FICTION / Historical; FICTION / Coming of Age; Adventure stories; Young men; Novelas bildungsromanas; Novela hist?rica; Fiction; History; Bildungsromans; Action and adventure fiction; Historical fiction; Novels; Romans
    Other subjects: Villa, Pancho (1878-1923); Villa, Pancho
    Scope: 199 Seiten, 23 cm
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    "Finalista del Premio de Novela Histórica Grijalbo-Claustro de Sor Juana, 2019"--Cover
  3. The Swiss family Robinson
    Author: Wyss, Johann David
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Mint Editions, [Portland, Ore.?]

    A family is shipwrecked on an island and must quickly adapt in order to survive their new surroundings. The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss highlights the importance of family, faith and self-sufficiency more

     

    A family is shipwrecked on an island and must quickly adapt in order to survive their new surroundings. The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann David Wyss highlights the importance of family, faith and self-sufficiency

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781513268354; 151326835X
    Subjects: Castaways; Shipwreck survival; Castaways; Shipwreck survival; Fiction; Robinsonades; Action and adventure fiction
    Scope: 294 pages, 21 cm
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    Originally published in German: 1812
  4. Space Detectives
    Author: Powers, Mark
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London ; ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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    Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, Landesbibliothek und Murhardsche Bibliothek der Stadt Kassel
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    Contributor: Adeola, Dapo
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781526603166
    Series: Space Detectives Ser.
    Subjects: Science fiction; Action and adventure fiction; Detective and mystery stories
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (98 pages)
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  5. Maria bītoru
    Author: Isaka, Kōtarō
    Published: Heisei 25nen(= 2013) 9gatsu 25nichi
    Publisher:  Kadokawa, Tōkyō

    Location:
    Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Bibliothek Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften (BSKW)
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Sasaki, Atsushi (Kommentarverfasser)
    Language: Japanese
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9784041009772
    RVK Categories: EI 6074
    Series: Kadokawa bunko ; 18137
    Subjects: Assassins; High speed trains; Japanese language; Japonais (Langue); Trains à grande vitesse; Japanese language
    Scope: 591 Seiten, 15 cm
    Notes:

    Kommentar von Sasaki Atsushi Seite 585-591.

    Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
  6. Gestapo Mars
    Author: Gischler, Victor
    Published: 2015; ©2015
    Publisher:  Titan Books, London

    Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- One -- Two -- Three -- Four -- Five -- Six -- Seven -- Eight -- Nine -- Ten -- Eleven -- Twelve -- Thirteen -- Fourteen -- Fifteen -- Sixteen -- Seventeen -- Eighteen -- Nineteen -- Twenty --... more

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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- One -- Two -- Three -- Four -- Five -- Six -- Seven -- Eight -- Nine -- Ten -- Eleven -- Twelve -- Thirteen -- Fourteen -- Fifteen -- Sixteen -- Seventeen -- Eighteen -- Nineteen -- Twenty -- Twenty-One -- Twenty-Two -- Twenty-Three -- Twenty-Four -- Twenty-Five -- Twenty-Six -- Twenty-Seven -- Twenty-Eight -- Twenty-Nine -- Thirty -- Thirty-One -- Thirty-Two -- Thirty-Three -- Thirty-Four -- Thirty-Five -- The Final Chapter -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Available Now from Titan Books -- Coming Soon from Titan Books

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781783297368
    Subjects: Action and adventure fiction
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (155 pages)
  7. Pagan Night
    The Hallowed War 1
    Author: Akers, Tim
    Published: 2016; ©2016
    Publisher:  Titan Books, London

    Contents -- Also by Tim Akers -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Maps -- 1: A Gathering of Heretics -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 2: Blood and Iron -- 18 -- 19 -- 20 -- 21 --... more

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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Contents -- Also by Tim Akers -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Maps -- 1: A Gathering of Heretics -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 2: Blood and Iron -- 18 -- 19 -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 -- 23 -- 24 -- 25 -- 26 -- 27 -- 28 -- 29 -- 30 -- 31 -- 32 -- 33 -- 34 -- 3: Fire and Shadow -- 35 -- 36 -- 37 -- 38 -- 39 -- 40 -- 41 -- 42 -- 43 -- 44 -- 45 -- 46 -- 47 -- 48 -- 49 -- 50 -- 51 -- 52 -- 53 -- 54 -- 55 -- 56 -- 57 -- 58 -- 59 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Coming Soon from Titan Books

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781783297399
    Subjects: Action and adventure fiction
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (340 pages)
  8. Buddy and Earl and the great big baby
    Author: Fergus, Maureen; Sookocheff, Carey
    Published: 2016
    Publisher:  Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, Toronto ; Berkeley

    Mom's friend Mrs. Cunningham is coming for a visit, and she's bringing her baby! While Buddy tries to explain the ins and outs of babydom to Earl, neither of them is prepared for the chaos the small and adorable creature brings with it. When the baby... more

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    Internationale Jugendbibliothek
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    Mom's friend Mrs. Cunningham is coming for a visit, and she's bringing her baby! While Buddy tries to explain the ins and outs of babydom to Earl, neither of them is prepared for the chaos the small and adorable creature brings with it. When the baby manages to escape from its cage... which Buddy gently suggests is really just a playpen... it's up to our favorite odd couple to save the day

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781554987160; 1554987164
    Series: Buddy and Earl ; 3
    Subjects: Action and adventure fiction; Dogs; Infants; Hedgehogs; Dogs; Babies; Hedgehogs
    Scope: 32 unnumbered pages, color illustrations, 23 cm
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    "A Buddy and Earl book"...Cover. - "A Groundwood book"...Back cover
  9. Pericla Thomae Sawyer
    Author: Clemens, Samuel Langhorne
    Published: mmxvi
    Publisher:  Mānoa Press, Honolulu

    The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story more

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    Universitätsbibliothek Würzburg
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    The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story

     
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  10. Girltopia
    Author: Rogers, Hilary
    Published: 2018
    Publisher:  Scholastic, Gosford, NSW

    Clara is the sort of girl who hates getting into trouble. She even hates it when others get into trouble. But when every single man and boy in the city are struck down by a mysterious illness, Clara realises this is no time to be worrying about being... more

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    Internationale Jugendbibliothek
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    Clara is the sort of girl who hates getting into trouble. She even hates it when others get into trouble. But when every single man and boy in the city are struck down by a mysterious illness, Clara realises this is no time to be worrying about being good. It's time for a daring rescue mission! Maybe the boys and men will just wake up, Clara thinks. Maybe everything will go back to normal. Clara didn't know how wrong she was. Only one thing is for sure - the girls are in charge!

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781742994581
    Series: Girltopia ; [bk. 1]
    Subjects: Viruskrankheit; Anti-Utopie
    Other subjects: Australian; Quests (Expeditions) / Juvenile fiction; s / Australia / Victoria / Melbourne / Juvenile fiction; Classic fiction; Action and adventure fiction; Dystopian fiction; Action and adventure fiction
    Scope: 182 pages, 20 cm
  11. Rumblestar
    Author: Elphinstone, Abi
    Published: 2019
    Publisher:  Simon & Schuster, London

    Eleven-year-old Casper Tock hates risks, is allergic to adventures and shudders at the thought of unpredictable events. So, it comes as a nasty shock to him when he accidentally stumbles into Rumblestar, an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts.... more

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    Internationale Jugendbibliothek
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    Eleven-year-old Casper Tock hates risks, is allergic to adventures and shudders at the thought of unpredictable events. So, it comes as a nasty shock to him when he accidentally stumbles into Rumblestar, an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts. All Casper wants is to find a way home, but Rumblestar is in trouble. An evil harpy called Morg is sending her followers, the Midnights, into the kingdom to wreak havoc and pave the way for her to steal the Unmapped magic for herself. But Casper cannot turn a blind eye because the future of his own world, he discovers, is bound up with that of the Unmapped Kingdoms. And so, together with Utterly Thankless, a girl who hates rules and is allergic to behaving, and her miniature dragon, Arlo, Casper embarks upon an adventure full of cloud giants, storm ogres and drizzle hags. Can he, Utterly and Arlo, the unlikeliest of heroes, save the Unmapped Kingdoms and our world from the clutches of Morg and her Midnights?

     
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  12. The dragon egg princess
    Author: Oh, Ellen
    Published: [2020]
    Publisher:  Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, NY

    "A magicless boy, a fierce bandit leader, and a lost princess must join forces to save their worlds from foreign forces and a long-forgotten evil that lurks in an ancient magical forest"-- more

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    Internationale Jugendbibliothek
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    "A magicless boy, a fierce bandit leader, and a lost princess must join forces to save their worlds from foreign forces and a long-forgotten evil that lurks in an ancient magical forest"--

     
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  13. And West Is West
    A Novel
    Author: Childress, Ron
    Published: 2015; ©2015
    Publisher:  Workman Publishing, New York

    When Jessica, a young Air Force drone pilot in Nevada, is tasked with launching a missile against a suspected terrorist halfway across the world, she realizes that although women and children are in the crosshairs, she has no choice but to follow... more

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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    When Jessica, a young Air Force drone pilot in Nevada, is tasked with launching a missile against a suspected terrorist halfway across the world, she realizes that although women and children are in the crosshairs, she has no choice but to follow orders. Ethan, a young Wall Street quant, is involved in a more bloodless connection to war when he develops an algorithm that enables his company's clients to profit from the financial instability caused by this kind of antiterrorist strike. These two are only minor players, but their actions have global implications that tear lives apart--including their own. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Prologue -- Part One -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- Part Two -- CHAPTER 6 -- CHAPTER 7 -- CHAPTER 8 -- CHAPTER 9 -- CHAPTER 10 -- CHAPTER 11 -- CHAPTER 12 -- CHAPTER 13 -- CHAPTER 14 -- CHAPTER 15 -- CHAPTER 16 -- CHAPTER 17 -- Part Three -- CHAPTER 18 -- CHAPTER 19 -- CHAPTER 20 -- CHAPTER 21 -- CHAPTER 22 -- CHAPTER 23 -- CHAPTER 24 -- CHAPTER 25 -- CHAPTER 26 -- CHAPTER 27 -- CHAPTER 28 -- CHAPTER 29 -- CHAPTER 30 -- CHAPTER 31 -- CHAPTER 32 -- Part Four -- CHAPTER 33 -- CHAPTER 34 -- CHAPTER 35 -- CHAPTER 36 -- CHAPTER 37 -- CHAPTER 38 -- CHAPTER 39 -- Part Five -- CHAPTER 40 -- CHAPTER 41 -- CHAPTER 42 -- CHAPTER 43 -- CHAPTER 44 -- CHAPTER 45 -- CHAPTER 46 -- CHAPTER 47 -- CHAPTER 48 -- CHAPTER 49 -- CHAPTER 50 -- CHAPTER 51 -- CHAPTER 52 -- CHAPTER 53 -- CHAPTER 54 -- CHAPTER 55 -- CHAPTER 56 -- CHAPTER 57 -- CHAPTER 58 -- CHAPTER 59 -- CHAPTER 60 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Reader's Guide -- A Note from the Author -- Questions for Discussion -- About the Author -- Other Bellwether Prize-Winning Novels from Algonquin Books.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781616205393
    Subjects: Action and adventure fiction; Electronic books
    Scope: 1 online resource (337 pages)
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  14. Magdalena Mountain
    a novel
    Author: Pyle, Robert Michael
    Published: 2018
    Publisher:  Counterpoint, Berkley, California

    A rich and rollicking first novel from one of America's most beloved and widely acclaimed nature writers, Robert Michael Pyle In Magdalena Mountain, Robert Michael Pyle's first and long-awaited novel, the award-winning naturalist proves he is as at... more

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    Hochschule Aalen, Bibliothek
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    Hochschule Esslingen, Bibliothek
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    Location:
    Hochschule Offenburg, University of Applied Sciences, Bibliothek Campus Offenburg
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    Saarländische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek
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    Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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    A rich and rollicking first novel from one of America's most beloved and widely acclaimed nature writers, Robert Michael Pyle In Magdalena Mountain, Robert Michael Pyle's first and long-awaited novel, the award-winning naturalist proves he is as at home in an imagined landscape as he is in the natural one. At the center of this story of majesty and high mountain magic are three Magdalenas--Mary, a woman whose uncertain journey opens the book; Magdalena Mountain, shrouded in mystery and menace; and the all-black Magdalena alpine butterfly, the most elusive of several rare and beautiful species found on the mountain. And high in the Colorado Rocky Mountain wilderness, sharing the remote territory of the Erebia magdalena butterfly, lives the enigmatic Oberon, a reluctant de facto leader of the Grove, a diverse community of monks who share a devotion to nature. Converging in the same wilderness are October Carson, a beachcomber-wanderer in pursuit of the alpine butterflies he collects for museums; James Mead, a young graduate student intent upon learning the ecology of this seductive creature; and Mary Glanville, who also seeks the butterfly but can't remember why. While the mystery surrounding Mary takes a menacing turn, their shared quest pulls them deeper into the high mountain wilderness, culminating in a harrowing encounter on the stony slopes of Magdalena Mountain

     
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  15. A chase in time
    Author: Nicholls, Sally
    Published: 2018
    Publisher:  Nosy Crow, London

    The old gilt-edged mirror has hung in Alex's aunt's house for as long as he can remember. Alex hardly notices it, until the day he and his sister are pulled through the mirror, back into 1912. It's the same house, but a very different place to live,... more

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    The old gilt-edged mirror has hung in Alex's aunt's house for as long as he can remember. Alex hardly notices it, until the day he and his sister are pulled through the mirror, back into 1912. It's the same house, but a very different place to live, and the people they meet need their help. Soon they're caught up in car chases and treasure hunts as they race to find a priceless golden cup - but will they ever be able to return to their own time?

     
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  16. A fringe of leaves
    Author: White, Patrick
    Published: 1977; ©1976
    Publisher:  Viking Press, New York

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    Universitätsbibliothek J. C. Senckenberg, Zentralbibliothek (ZB)
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    21.015.00
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 0670330736; 9780670330737
    Edition: Book Club ed.
    Subjects: Shipwrecks; Shipwreck survival; Women; Naufrages; Survie après naufrages; Femmes; Shipwreck survival; Shipwrecks; Women
    Scope: 303 pages, 22 cm
  17. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Tom Sawyer's comrade : scene, the Mississippi Valley, time, forty to fifty years ago
    Author: Twain, Mark
    Published: [2010]
    Publisher:  University of California Press, Berkeley

    This 125th Anniversary edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is expanded with thoroughly updated notes and references, and a selection of original documents--letters, advertisements, playbills--some never before published, from Twain's first book... more

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    Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek
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    This 125th Anniversary edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is expanded with thoroughly updated notes and references, and a selection of original documents--letters, advertisements, playbills--some never before published, from Twain's first book tour

     
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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Contributor: Kemble, Edward W.; Fischer, Victor (Publisher)
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780520266100; 9780520266094; 9780520228382
    Edition: 125th Anniversary Edition
    Series: Mark Twain library
    Other subjects: Finn, Huckleberry / (Fictitious character) / Fiction; Finn, Huckleberry / (Fictitious character); Mississippi / Social life and customs / Fiction; Manners and customs; Mississippi; Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Adventure stories; Mississippi -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Action and adventure fiction; Adventure stories; Adventure stories; Fiction; Adventure fiction; Humorous fiction; Action and adventure fiction; Adventure fiction
    Scope: xxvii, 561 Seiten, Illustrationen, 21 cm
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    a publication of the Mark Twain Project of The Bancroft Library

    Includes bibliographical references
  18. Seventeen
    last man standing
    Author: Brownlow, John
    Published: 2022; © 2022
    Publisher:  Hanover Square Press, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    The best hitman in the world, Seventeen is ordered to find and kill his predecessor, but when the hit goes wrong and the truth of his mission emerges, Seventeen must join forces with his target to defeat their joint enemy--and prevent the deaths of... more

     

    The best hitman in the world, Seventeen is ordered to find and kill his predecessor, but when the hit goes wrong and the truth of his mission emerges, Seventeen must join forces with his target to defeat their joint enemy--and prevent the deaths of innocent civilians

     
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  19. The future
    a novel
    Author: Alderman, Naomi
    Published: 2023; ©2023
    Publisher:  Simon & Schuster, New York

    "The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it. When Martha Einkorn fled her... more

     

    "The bestselling, award-winning author of The Power delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it. When Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she's surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father's fox and rabbit sermon--once a parable to her--are starting to come true, how much future is actually left? Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, flees from an assassin. She's cornered, desperate and--worst of all--might die without ever knowing what's going on. Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her, and what else do they know about the future? Martha and Zhen's worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, Martha's relentless drive and Zhen's insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization. By turns thrilling, hilarious, tender, and always piercingly brilliant, The Future unfolds at a breakneck speed, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. The Future is here"--

     
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  20. America fantastica
    a novel
    Author: O'Brien, Tim
    Published: [2023]; ©2023
    Publisher:  Mariner Books, New York

    On a quest to settle a score with the man who destroyed his life, Boyd Halverson robs a bank and takes a hostage. At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in northern California. "How much is on... more

     

    On a quest to settle a score with the man who destroyed his life, Boyd Halverson robs a bank and takes a hostage. At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in northern California. "How much is on hand, would you say?" he asked the teller. "I'll want it all." "You're robbing me?" "Not you," Boyd replied, revealing a Temptation .38 Special. Angie Bing, the teller, scraped together $81,000. Boyd stuffed the cash into a paper grocery bag. "I'm sorry about this," he said, "but I'll have to ask you to take a ride with me..." So begins the adventure of Boyd Halverson-star journalist turned notorious online disinformation troll turned JC Penny manager-and his irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing. Haunted by his past and weary of his present, Boyd has one goal before the authorities catch up with him: settle a score with the man who destroyed his life. By Monday Boyd and Angie reach Mexico; by winter, they are in a lakefront mansion in Minnesota. On their trail are hitmen, jealous lovers, ex-cons, an heiress, a billionaire shipping tycoon, a three-tour veteran of Iraq, and the ghosts of Boyd's past. Everyone, it seems, except the police

     
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  21. James
    a novel
    Author: Everett, Percival
    Published: [2024]; © 2024
    Publisher:  Doubleday, New York

    "From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny,... more

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    "From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While many narrative set pieces of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remain in place (floods and storms, stumbling across both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river's banks, encountering the scam artists posing as the Duke and Dauphin...), Jim's agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light. Brimming with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a "cult literary icon" (Oprah Daily), and one of the most decorated writers of our lifetime, James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature"

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780385550888
    Edition: First edition
    Subjects: Fugitive slaves; Race relations; Male friendship; Runaway children; Action and adventure fiction; Humorous fiction; Novels
    Other subjects: Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character)
    Scope: 302 pages
  22. The age of magic
    Author: Okri, Ben
    Published: 2024; ©2014
    Publisher:  Other Press, New York

    "In this enchanting novel from the Booker Prize-winning author, a group of world-weary travelers discover the meaning of life in a mysterious Swiss mountain village. The Age of Magic has begun. Unveil your eyes. Eight weary filmmakers, traveling from... more

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    "In this enchanting novel from the Booker Prize-winning author, a group of world-weary travelers discover the meaning of life in a mysterious Swiss mountain village. The Age of Magic has begun. Unveil your eyes. Eight weary filmmakers, traveling from Paris to Basel, arrive at a small Swiss hotel on the shores of a luminous lake. Above them, strewn with lights that twinkle in the darkness, looms the towering Rigi mountain. Over the course of three days and two nights, the travelers will find themselves drawn into the mystery of the mountain reflected in the lake. One by one, they will be disturbed, enlightened, and transformed, each in a different way."--

     
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  23. The savage
    Author: Almond, David
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  Walker Books, London

    A boy tells about a story he wrote when dealing with his father's death about a savage kid living in a ruined chapel in the woods--and the tale about the savage kid coming to life in the real world more

     

    A boy tells about a story he wrote when dealing with his father's death about a savage kid living in a ruined chapel in the woods--and the tale about the savage kid coming to life in the real world

     
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  24. Tides of Fire
    A Sigma Force Novel
    Author: Rollins, James
    Published: 2023; ©2023
    Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers, [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]

    "To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project--an international research station off the coast of Australia--discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead... more

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    "To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project--an international research station off the coast of Australia--discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead sea. The area teems with a strange bioluminescent coral that defies science, yet holds great promise for the future. But the loss of a military submarine in the area triggers a brutal attack and sets in motion a geological disaster that destabilizes an entire region. Massive quakes, volcanic eruptions, and deadly tsunamis herald a greater cataclysm to come--for something is stirring miles under the ocean, a threat hidden for millennia. As seas turn toxic and coastlines burn, can Sigma Force stop what has been let loose--especially as an old adversary returns, hunting them and thwarting their every move? For any hope of success, Commander Gray Pierce must search for a key buried in the past, hidden deep in Aboriginal mythology. But what Sigma could uncover is even more frightening-something that will shake the very foundations of humanity"--

     
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  25. Around the world in eighty days
    Published: 1999
    Publisher:  New York, Oxford

    Jules Verne's classic, a bestseller for over a century, has never appeared in a critical edition before. William Butcher's stylish new translation moves as fast and as brilliantly as Fogg's own journey. - ;Having assured the members of London's... more

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    Jules Verne's classic, a bestseller for over a century, has never appeared in a critical edition before. William Butcher's stylish new translation moves as fast and as brilliantly as Fogg's own journey. - ;Having assured the members of London's exclusive Reform Club that he will circumnavigate the world in 80 days, Fogg - stiff, repressed, English - starts by joining forces with an irrepressible Frenchman, Passepartout, and then with a ravishing Indian beauty, Aouda. Together they slice through jungles, over snowbound passes, even across an entire isthmus - only to get back five mintues late

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780191569661; 0191569666
    Series: Oxford world's classics
    Extraordinary journeys
    The extraordinary journeys
    Subjects: Voyages around the world; Voyages around the world; Wagers; Voyages around the world; Wagers; FICTION ; Action & Adventure; Action and adventure fiction; Road fiction; Novels; Fiction; Adventure fiction
    Other subjects: Fogg, Phileas (Fictitious character)
    Scope: Online Ressource (xlv, 247 p.)
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxvii]-xli). - Description based on print version record