Vinzenzo's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:04:57 -0800 60 Vinzenzo's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Mister Aufziehvogel 1477355 766 Haruki Murakami 3442726689 Vinzenzo 3 3.97 1994 Mister Aufziehvogel
author: Haruki Murakami
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average rating: 3.97
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rating: 3
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Eine langweilige Geschichte 30293737 Anton Chekhov 3894699558 Vinzenzo 3 3.74 Eine langweilige Geschichte
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Die Nase 2953485 99 Nikolai Gogol 3150096286 Vinzenzo 5 3.84 1836 Die Nase
author: Nikolai Gogol
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average rating: 3.84
book published: 1836
rating: 5
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Gogol: Diary of a Madman 458524 128 Nikolai Gogol 1853994723 Vinzenzo 4 3.93 1835 Gogol: Diary of a Madman
author: Nikolai Gogol
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average rating: 3.93
book published: 1835
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Die Insel der tausend Leuchtt¨¹rme (Zamonien, #10)]]> 26191789 Der neue Moers ¨C ein Zamonienroman, wie es ihn bisher nicht gegeben hat

?Vier bis acht Wochen in diesem Klima, dann haben Sie anschlie?end praktisch zwei neue Lungenfl¨¹gel, vielleicht sogar drei.? Als ein Arzt Hildegunst von Mythenmetz zur Kur nach Eydernorn schickt, ahnt er nicht, in welch gef?hrliches Abenteuer sein Patient aufbricht. Bekannt f¨¹r ihre pr?chtigen Leuchtt¨¹rme, verspricht die ges¨¹ndeste Insel des Nordmeers dem angeschlagenen K¨¹nstler zun?chst Erholung pur ¨C w?ren da nicht ihre seltsamen Bewohner und unheimlichen Naturph?nomene. Mythenmetz begegnet Belphegatoren und Strandl?pern, Frostfratten und dem sagenumwobenen B?sen, dem Quaquappa. Eydernorn, so scheint es, ist eine Gefahr f¨¹r die ganze Welt. Und der Kurgast ist wider Willen auserkoren, sie zu retten ¡­]]>
656 Walter Moers 332860006X Vinzenzo 4 3.98 2023 Die Insel der tausend Leuchtt¨¹rme (Zamonien, #10)
author: Walter Moers
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average rating: 3.98
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rating: 4
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The Colour Out of Space 10129880 H.P. Lovecraft was perhaps the greatest twentieth century practitioner of the horror story, introducing to the genre a new evil, monstrous, pervasive and unconquerable. At the heart of these three stories are terrors unthinkable and strange: a crash-landing meteorite, the wretched inhabitant of an ancient castle and a grave-robber's curse. This book includes "The Colour Out Of Space", "The Outsider" and "The Hound".]]> 78 H.P. Lovecraft 0141196106 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.09 1927 The Colour Out of Space
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average rating: 4.09
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No Longer Human 11222940 Mine has been a life of much shame. I can't even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being.

Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness.

Semi-autobiographical, No Longer Human is the final completed work of Osamu Dazai. Still one of the ten bestselling books in Japan, No Longer Human is a powerful exploration of an individual's alienation from society.]]>
177 Osamu Dazai Vinzenzo 0 currently-reading 3.80 1948 No Longer Human
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average rating: 3.80
book published: 1948
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Ward No. 6 2799614
Uno dei pi¨´ famosi racconti cechoviani in cui si narra una storia ancora attualissima: uno squallido ospedale di provincia, i matti trattati come bestie, uno strano filosofo paranoico e un dottore in crisi con la professione e con il mondo intero. L'epilogo tragi-comico ¨¨ in puro stile cechoviano...
Il racconto ¨¨ intriso di critica sociale e pu¨° considerarsi un'allegoria sulla vita e sulla morte.

(c)+(p) 2008 Il Narratore s.r.l.]]>
128 Anton Chekhov 1413511384 Vinzenzo 4 4.17 1892 Ward No. 6
author: Anton Chekhov
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average rating: 4.17
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rating: 4
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Gyo, Vol. 2 564877 The Horrifying Conclusion...
Trapped on an island filled with the stench of mutating bodies, can teenager Tadashi save his girlfriend from a fate worse than death? Or will the cure prove worse than the disease? Hold your breath until all is revealed--along with the final stinking secrets of the "walking fish of Okinawa"!]]>
208 Junji Ito 1421513889 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.31 2002 Gyo, Vol. 2
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Die R?mer in Germanien 4476437 0 Reinhard Wolters 3406447368 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.56 Die R?mer in Germanien
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<![CDATA[Das Ende der Antike: Geschichte des sp?tr?mischen Reiches]]> 1700758 Hartwin Brandt 3406519180 Vinzenzo 3 3.81 2007 Das Ende der Antike: Geschichte des sp?tr?mischen Reiches
author: Hartwin Brandt
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average rating: 3.81
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Batman, Bd. 2: Die Stadt der Eulen (Batman)]]> 33544568
Von den Superstars Scott Snyder und Greg Capullo!]]>
212 Scott Snyder 3862019799 Vinzenzo 0 4.06 2013 Batman, Bd. 2: Die Stadt der Eulen (Batman)
author: Scott Snyder
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average rating: 4.06
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The Gambler 12857 The Gambler, Dostoevsky reaches the heights of drama with this stunning psychological portrait.]]> 188 Fyodor Dostoevsky Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.95 1866 The Gambler
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average rating: 3.95
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<![CDATA[The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1)]]> 36313881 320 Arthur Conan Doyle Vinzenzo 4 3.67 1912 The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1)
author: Arthur Conan Doyle
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average rating: 3.67
book published: 1912
rating: 4
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An exciting and interesting adventure book which also provides valuable insights into the understanding of prehistoric megafauna at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Der Staat (Politeia) 2696829 724 Plato 3150082056 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.77 -400 Der Staat (Politeia)
author: Plato
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<![CDATA[Hilda and the Midnight Giant (Hilda, #2)]]> 13022038 Hilda and the Midnight Giant, our protagonist finds her world turned upside down as she faces the prospect of leaving her snow-capped birthplace for the hum of the megalopolis, where her mother (an architect) has been offered a prestigious job. During Hilda's daily one-and-a-half hour trek to school she looks for ways to stall her mother's decision. She conspires with the beings of the mystical Blue Forest to delay the inevitable. Will they help or hinder her? More importantly, who is this mysterious Midnight Giant?

This is the second part of the Hildafolk series, a series that follows Hilda on her many adventures and travels through the magical fjords and enchanted mountains of her birthplace as she unravels the mysteries of the supernatural world that surrounds her.

Luke Pearson is a comic book artist and illustrator, author of Hildafolk and Everything We Miss (published by Nobrow Press). Hildafolk, his first book for Nobrow Press, quickly gained him recognition as a leading proponent of the new wave of English cartoonists.]]>
40 Luke Pearson 1907704256 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.29 2011 Hilda and the Midnight Giant (Hilda, #2)
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<![CDATA[Faust: Der Trag?die erster Teil]]> 22602110 95 Flix 3551713742 Vinzenzo 5 3.78 1808 Faust: Der Trag?die erster Teil
author: Flix
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average rating: 3.78
book published: 1808
rating: 5
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Ein gro?artiges "Remake" dieses Klassikers der deutschen Dramatik. Adaptiert ins moderne Berlin und gespickt mit zahlreichen Anspielungen auf Goethes St¨¹ck, kommt die Gretchentrag?die in dieser Graphic Novel sogar deutlich besser zur Geltung als im Original. Flix versteht es, aus dem Stoff ein unterhaltsames Leseerlebnis zu machen und insbesondere der Charme Mephistos, der die Triebfeder dieser Geschichte darstellt, wurde perfekt eingefangen.
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<![CDATA[Der satanarch?ol¨¹genialkoh?llische Wunschpunsch]]> 1534317 237 Michael Ende 3522166108 Vinzenzo 5 4.26 1989 Der satanarch?ol¨¹genialkoh?llische Wunschpunsch
author: Michael Ende
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average rating: 4.26
book published: 1989
rating: 5
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Pride and Prejudice 8537274 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780007350773

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

Austen¡äs best-loved tale of love, marriage and society in class-conscious Georgian England still delights modern readers today with its comedy and characters. It follows the feisty, quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet as her parents seek to ensure good marriages for her and her sisters in order to secure their future. Through the irrepressible characters of Mr Collins and Mrs Bennet and the sensitivities and nuances of the relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth, Austen's skill and artistry as a writer shines.]]>
402 Jane Austen Vinzenzo 0 currently-reading 4.28 1813 Pride and Prejudice
author: Jane Austen
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We 76171 The exhilarating dystopian novel that inspired George Orwell's 1984 and foreshadowed the worst excesses of Soviet Russia

Yevgeny Zamyatin's We is a powerfully inventive vision that has influenced writers from George Orwell to Ayn Rand. In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState live out lives devoid of passion and creativity - until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul. Set in the twenty-sixth century AD, We is the classic dystopian novel and was the forerunner of works such as George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. It was suppressed for many years in Russia and remains a resounding cry for individual freedom, yet is also a powerful, exciting and vivid work of science fiction. Clarence Brown's brilliant translation is based on the corrected text of the novel, first published in Russia in 1988 after more than sixty years' suppression.]]>
256 Yevgeny Zamyatin 0140185852 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.91 1924 We
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average rating: 3.91
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<![CDATA[Die Stadt der Tr?umenden B¨¹cher, Teil 2: Die Katakomben]]> 36128214
Buchhaim ist die ?Stadt der Tr?umenden B¨¹cher¡°, wo B¨¹cher nicht nur spannend oder komisch sind, sondern auch in den Wahnsinn treiben oder sogar t?ten k?nnen. Walter Moers` fantastische Abenteuergeschichte um den jungen Dichter Hildegunst von Mythenmetz, der das Geheimnis eines makellosen Manuskriptes ergr¨¹ndet, hat weltweit die Leser begeistert. Nun gibt es diese Geschichte aus dem Abenteuerreich der Literatur als pr?chtige Graphic Novel. In jahrelanger Arbeit hat Walter Moers seinen Romantext auf die Bed¨¹rfnisse einer Graphic Novel umgearbeitet und in Form eines Szenarios Hunderte von Bildern skizziert, die Florian Biege in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Autor kongenial in einen brillanten Comic von plastischer Farbigkeit verwandelt hat. Herausgekommen sind zwei staunenswerte B?nde, eine filmische Neuerz?hlung des Romans, angereichert mit einem Glossar und einer Panorama-Klapptafel (Band 1) und einem ?Making of¡° (Band 2).

Band 2, ?Die Katakomben¡°, erz?hlt, wie Hildegunst aus der Gemeinschaft der Buchlinge vor den b?sartigen B¨¹cherj?gern fliehen muss, anschlie?end dem Schattenk?nig begegnet und den R¨¹ckweg an die Oberfl?che Zamoniens antritt.]]>
128 Walter Moers 3813505022 Vinzenzo 4 4.67 2018 Die Stadt der Tr?umenden B¨¹cher, Teil 2: Die Katakomben
author: Walter Moers
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average rating: 4.67
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<![CDATA[Hilda and the Troll: Hilda Book 1 (Hildafolk)]]> 25777957 Meet Hilda. She can never sit still for long without setting off on another adventure. Wandering sea spirits, lost giants and strange wooden men; Hilda's outings never quite fall into the realm of the ordinary. When she stumbles upon a mysterious troll-shaped stone, however, things take a dramatic turn for the unexpected, even by her standards. But of course, as Hilda so adeptly points out: "Such is the life of an adventurer!"]]> 40 Luke Pearson 1909263788 Vinzenzo 4 4.39 2010 Hilda and the Troll: Hilda Book 1 (Hildafolk)
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average rating: 4.39
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Das fliegende Klassenzimmer 1132597
Mit leiser Melancholie und warmem Humor erz?hlt K?stner von den Abenteuern der Internatsjungen und l?sst uns ihre kleinen und gro?en Sorgen verstehen.]]>
176 Erich K?stner 3791530151 Vinzenzo 4 4.29 1933 Das fliegende Klassenzimmer
author: Erich K?stner
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average rating: 4.29
book published: 1933
rating: 4
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Ein sehr warmherziges und gedankenvolles Buch ¨¹ber das Kindsein, das Jungbleiben, das Gl¨¹ck und die N?chstenliebe.
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The Promised Neverland 11 49886919 208 Kaiu Shirai 3551739307 Vinzenzo 0 4.47 2018 The Promised Neverland 11
author: Kaiu Shirai
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average rating: 4.47
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The World God Only Knows 5 17842782 200 Tamiki Wakaki 3770478045 Vinzenzo 0 4.07 2009 The World God Only Knows 5
author: Tamiki Wakaki
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average rating: 4.07
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Shiver: Selected Stories 34852851
This volume includes nine of Junji Ito¡¯s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl¡¯s window¡­ After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face¡­ An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending¡­ An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delight?of horror fans.

1. Used Record or Second-Hand Record (from House of the Marionettes, ¤¢¤ä¤Ä¤ê¤ÎÎÝ·ó Ayatsuri no Yashiki), a story about people fighting over the ownership of a record that has a singer's singing as they died recorded on it.
2. Shiver (from Slug Girl, ¤Ê¤á¤¯¤¸¤ÎÉÙÅ® Namekuji no Shoujo), a story about a cursed jade stone that causes holes to open up all over a person's body if they're around it.
3. Fashion Model (from Souichi's Diary of Curses, Ë«Ò»¤Î…⤤ÈÕÓ›, S¨­ichi no Noroi no Nikki), a story about an oddly ominous fashion model.
4. Hanging Balloons (from The Face Burglar, î†Äà°ô Kao Dorobou), a story about balloon headed dopplegangers out to hunt their counterparts the moment they go outside.
5. Marionette Mansion (from House of the Marionettes, ¤¢¤ä¤Ä¤ê¤ÎÎÝ·ó Ayatsuri no Yashiki), a story about a family who rather than deciding what they do or how they live, they instead hire puppeteers to control their actions via strings from the attic of their home.
6. Painter (from Tomie), a story about a strange but beautiful woman named Tomie who wishes for an artist to accurately capture her beauty, and all the misfortune that happens as a result...
7. The Long Dream (from The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel,¥È¥ó¥Í¥ëÆæ×T Ton'neru kitan), a story about a man who claims that the length of his dreams are becoming longer and longer and about how he begins to change as his dreams extend farther and farther.
8. Honored Ancestors (from The Face Burglar, î†Äà°ô Kao Dorobou), a story about an amnesiac girl and the encounter that caused her to lose her memories and about carrying on the family line. At all costs.
9. Greased (from Voices in the Dark, 霤ÎÉù Yami no Koe, a story about oil and grease.
10. Fashion Model: Cursed Frame [new]]]>
400 Junji Ito 1421596938 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.33 2015 Shiver: Selected Stories
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Die R?uber 2589683 Dem Schauspiel ist die Vorrede von Schiller ¡°Geschrieben in der Ostermesse 1781¡± vorangestellt.

Das Hamburger Leseheft enth?lt neben dem ungek¨¹rzten Text (mit seitenweiser Zeilenz?hlung) ein Nachwort, eine Zeittafel zu Friedrich von Schiller sowie umfangreiche Anmerkungen bzw. Worterl?uterungen.]]>
143 Friedrich Schiller 3872910477 Vinzenzo 0 3.11 1781 Die R?uber
author: Friedrich Schiller
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average rating: 3.11
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<![CDATA[Die Mainzer R?merschiffe: Berichte ¨¹ber Entdeckung, Ausgrabung und Bergung]]> 55508153 176 Gerd Rupprecht Vinzenzo 0 0.0 Die Mainzer R?merschiffe: Berichte ¨¹ber Entdeckung, Ausgrabung und Bergung
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<![CDATA[Sherlock Holmes Scandal in Bohemia (Cassette)]]> 295526 0 Arthur Conan Doyle 0886760313 Vinzenzo 3 4.00 1891 Sherlock Holmes Scandal in Bohemia (Cassette)
author: Arthur Conan Doyle
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average rating: 4.00
book published: 1891
rating: 3
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Watchmen 40718216 Librarian note: An older cover for this edition can be found here: 13-May-2014.

From back cover:
This edition of WATCHMEN, the groundbreaking series from Alan Moore, the award-winning writer of V FOR VENDETTA and BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, and Dave Gibbons, the artist of GREEN LANTERN, features the high-quality, recolored pages found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION with sketches, never-before-seen extra bonus material and a new introduction by Dave Gibbons.]]>
448 Alan Moore 1401248195 Vinzenzo 4 4.54 1987 Watchmen
author: Alan Moore
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average rating: 4.54
book published: 1987
rating: 4
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The Promised Neverland 10 48759814 THE PROMISED NEVERLAND ist weltweit einer der erfolgreichsten Manga der letzten Jahre ¨C eine Geschichte voller L¨¹gen, Verrat und Verzweiflung, bei der alles infrage gestellt werden muss.

Die Frau, die sie wie ihre Mutter lieben, ist nicht ihre wirkliche Mutter, und die Kinder, mit denen sie zusammenleben, sind nicht ihre Geschwister. Denn Emma, Norman und Ray wachsen wohlbeh¨¹tet in einem kleinen Waisenhaus auf. Doch eines Tages endet ihr gl¨¹cklicher Alltag abrupt, als sie die schockierende Wahrheit ¨¹ber ihr Zuhause erfahren. Welches Schicksal wird die Kinder erwarten¡­?!

Das erwartet dich in diesem Band:
Schritt f¨¹r Schritt treiben die Kinder aus Goldy Pond ihre Peiniger in die Enge. W?hrend an allen Fronten gek?mpft wird, f¨¹hrt Emma ein entspanntes Gespr?ch mit Leuvis, dem gef?hrlichsten Gegner von allen¡­

Unvergleichliche Spannung mit G?nsehaut-Faktor f¨¹r Jungs, M?dchen und alle Geschlechter!]]>
192 Kaiu Shirai 3551739293 Vinzenzo 4 4.44 2018 The Promised Neverland 10
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<![CDATA[Tore zur Welt: H?fen in der Antike (German Edition)]]> 33839394 212 Christina Wawrzinek 380535049X Vinzenzo 0 currently-reading 0.0 Tore zur Welt: H?fen in der Antike (German Edition)
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Der Entwendete Brief 32300202 Edgar Allan Poe 1537774484 Vinzenzo 3 3.30 1844 Der Entwendete Brief
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average rating: 3.30
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<![CDATA[Der B¨¹cherdrache (Zamonien, #9)]]> 42769910
In den Katakomben von Buchhaim erz?hlt man sich eine alte Geschichte. Sie handelt vom sprachm?chtigen Drachen Nathaviel, den kein Buchling je gesehen hat. Angeblich besteht er aus lauter B¨¹chern, die von der mysteri?sen Kraft des Orms durchstr?mt sind. Die Legende sagt, der B¨¹cherdrache sei die Belesenheit selbst und habe auf jede Frage die richtige Antwort.

Der kleine Buchling Hildegunst Zwei, benannt nach dem zamonischen Gro?schriftstellers Hildegunst von Mythenmetz, macht sich eines Tages auf den Weg in den Ormsumpf, wo der Drache hausen soll. F¨¹r diese Mutprobe muss er zum ersten Mal seine geliebte Heimat, die Lederne Grotte, verlassen. Er wagt sich in Bereiche der Katakomben, in denen es von Gefahren wie den heimt¨¹ckischen B¨¹cherj?gern nur so wimmelt. Und er ahnt nicht, dass die gr??te Gefahr, die ihm droht, vom B¨¹cherdrachen selber ausgehen wird.]]>
192 Walter Moers 3328600647 Vinzenzo 0 3.79 2019 Der B¨¹cherdrache (Zamonien, #9)
author: Walter Moers
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average rating: 3.79
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The Promised Neverland 9 43062921 192 Kaiu Shirai 3551739285 Vinzenzo 4 4.55 2018 The Promised Neverland 9
author: Kaiu Shirai
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average rating: 4.55
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The Promised Neverland 8 43062911 192 Kaiu Shirai 3551739277 Vinzenzo 0 4.51 2018 The Promised Neverland 8
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average rating: 4.51
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Vinland Saga 9 23451921 224 Makoto Yukimura 3551758506 Vinzenzo 4 4.06 2010 Vinland Saga 9
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average rating: 4.06
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Vinland Saga 08 27282407 0 Makoto Yukimura 3551758492 Vinzenzo 0 4.64 2009 Vinland Saga 08
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<![CDATA[Die Stadt der Tr?umenden B¨¹cher, Teil 1: Buchhaim]]> 36128194
Teil 1 erz?hlt, wie Hildegunst nach Buchhaim kommt, es ihn in die Katakomben verschl?gt, wo B¨¹cherj?ger sein Leben bedrohen, und wie er auf das geheimnisvolle Volk der Buchlinge trifft.]]>
112 Walter Moers 3813505014 Vinzenzo 0 4.63 2017 Die Stadt der Tr?umenden B¨¹cher, Teil 1: Buchhaim
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<![CDATA[Weihnachten auf der Lindwurmfeste]]> 42073796
Als Walter Moers den Briefwechsel zwischen Hildegunst von Mythenmetz und dem Buchhaimer Eydeeten Hachmed Ben Kibitzer sichtete, stie? er auf einen Brief, in dem der zamonische Autor ein Fest schildert, das Moers frappierend an unser Weihnachtsfest erinnert hat. Die Lindw¨¹rmer Zamoniens begehen es allj?hrlich und nennen es ?Hamoulimepp?. W?hrend dieser drei Feiertage steht die Lindwurmfeste ganz im Zeichen der beiden Figuren ?Hamouli? und ?Mepp?, die unserem Weihnachtsmann und dem Knecht Ruprecht verbl¨¹ffend ?hneln. Au?erdem geh?ren zur Tradition Hamoulimeppw¨¹rmer, Hamoulimeppwurmzwerge, ungesundes Essen, ein B¨¹cher-R?umaus, ein feuerloses Feuerwerk und vieles andere mehr. Laut Moers, kein Freund der Weihnachtsfeierei, gibt dieser Brief von Mythenmetz einen profunden Einblick in die Gebr?uche einer beliebten zamonischen Daseinsform, der Lindw¨¹rmer. Nie war Weihnachten so zamonisch.]]>
112 Walter Moers 332860071X Vinzenzo 3 3.30 2018 Weihnachten auf der Lindwurmfeste
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<![CDATA[¼sÊø¤Î¥Í¥Ð©`¥é¥ó¥É 7 [Yakusoku no Neverland 7]]]> 36481749 192 Kaiu Shirai 4088813235 Vinzenzo 0 4.44 2018 ¼sÊø¤Î¥Í¥Ð©`¥é¥ó¥É 7 [Yakusoku no Neverland 7]
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Shadows 4 219513
So horrific that Evil itself turns away.

Imagine. Now open and read.]]>
216 Charles L. Grant 0425076504 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.64 1960 Shadows 4
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Die toten Seelen 1967375 368 Nikolai Gogol 3257203845 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.70 1842 Die toten Seelen
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The Promised Neverland 6 40385917 192 Kaiu Shirai 3551739196 Vinzenzo 0 4.50 2017 The Promised Neverland 6
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<![CDATA[¼sÊø¤Î¥Í¥Ð©`¥é¥ó¥É 5 [Yakusoku no Neverland 5]]]> 35712936 200 Kaiu Shirai 4088812050 Vinzenzo 4 4.54 2017 ¼sÊø¤Î¥Í¥Ð©`¥é¥ó¥É 5 [Yakusoku no Neverland 5]
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The Promised Neverland 4 40385885 192 Kaiu Shirai Vinzenzo 0 4.56 2017 The Promised Neverland 4
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<![CDATA[Tales of Belkin (The Art of the Novella)]]> 6697972 Ivan Petrovich Belkin left behind a great number of manuscripts.... Most of them, as Ivan Petrovich told me, were true stories heard from various people.

First published anonymously in 1830, Alexander Pushkin¡¯s Tales of Belkin contains his first prose works. It is comprised of an introductory note and five linked stories, ostensibly collected by the scholar Ivan Belkin. The stories center variously around military figures, the wealthy, and businessmen; this beautiful novella gives a vivid portrait of nineteenth century Russian life.

It has become, as well, one of the most beloved books in Russian literary history, and symbolic of the popularity of the novella form in Russia. In fact, it has become the namesake for Russia¡¯s most prestigious annual literary prize, the Belkin Prize, given each year to a book voted by judges to be the best novella of the year.

It is presented here in a sparkling new translation by Josh Billings. Tales of Belkin also highlights the nature of our ongoing Art of the Novella Series¡ªthat is, that it specializes in important although albeit lesser-known works by major writers, often in new tranlsations.

The Art of The Novella Series

Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time.]]>
112 Alexander Pushkin 1933633735 Vinzenzo 4 4.15 1831 Tales of Belkin (The Art of the Novella)
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The Silmarillion 24763330 This is a story of rebellion against the gods and the that of the heroic First Age f Middle Earth.]]> 448 J.R.R. Tolkien Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.14 1977 The Silmarillion
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The Promised Neverland 3 37833163
Kurz vor ihrer Flucht ?ndert sich f¨¹r Emma und ihre Freunde auf einmal alles!!]]>
192 Kaiu Shirai 3551739161 Vinzenzo 4 4.49 2017 The Promised Neverland 3
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The Promised Neverland 2 37833136 192 Kaiu Shirai 3551739153 Vinzenzo 4 4.39 2017 The Promised Neverland 2
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Im Tunnel (Metro 2033, #7) 17665039
Es ist das Jahr 2033. Nach einem verheerenden Krieg liegen weite Teile der Welt in Schutt und Asche. Die ?berlebenden haben sich in die Tiefen der Metro-Netze zur¨¹ckgezogen und dort eine neue Zivilisation errichtet. Eine Zivilisation, wie es sie noch nie zuvor gegeben hat.

Anatoli Tomski wird beauftragt, im Labyrinth der Moskauer Metro eine geheimnisvolle Wunderwaffe ausfindig und unsch?dlich zu machen. Doch Verrat und st?ndig neue Gefahren hindern ihn und seine Begleiter an der Erf¨¹llung ihrer Mission. Mahr als einmal steht Tomski vor nahezu unbezwingbaren Herausforderungen. Nur eines ist gewiss: Die L?sung aller R?tsel liegt irgendwo ... im Tunnel.]]>
383 Sergey Antonov 3453314077 Vinzenzo 0 currently-reading 3.85 2010 Im Tunnel (Metro 2033, #7)
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The Promised Neverland 1 34765386 192 Kaiu Shirai 3551739145 Vinzenzo 0 4.39 2016 The Promised Neverland 1
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Berserk, Vol. 1 (Berserk, #1) 248871
Created by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme¡ªviolent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny¡ªand the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter¡ªand offers none!]]>
224 Kentaro Miura 1593070209 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.49 1990 Berserk, Vol. 1 (Berserk, #1)
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Ibitsu 37815191 416 Haruto Ryo 1975353315 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.66 2010 Ibitsu
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Fragments of Horror 23705532
Ma no Kakera (ħ¤Î¶ÏƬ, also titled Shard of Evil or Fragments of Horror), is a series of short stories by Junji Ito.
It began serialization in the first issue of the revived Nemuki+ (¥Í¥à¥­¥×¥é¥¹) magazine on April 13, 2013. It was subsequently published as a collection in Japan in June 2014, with the final story, "Whispering Woman", having been previously published in Shinkan (¥·¥ó¥«¥ó) rather than Nemuki+. In December 2014, it was licensed by VIZ Media to be released in English in June 2015, under the "Fragments of Horror" title.

Chapters:

Futon (Blanket)
Haunted Wood Mansion
Tomio: Red Turtleneck
Lingering Farewell
Dissection Girl
Black Bird
Magami Nanakuse
Whispering Woman]]>
224 Junji Ito 1421580799 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.11 2014 Fragments of Horror
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Topolino n. 3298 44297935 162 Walt Disney Company Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.86 Topolino n. 3298
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Black Paradox 44312830 248 Junji Ito 8822612302 Vinzenzo 0 3.81 2009 Black Paradox
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Manuale di epigrafia latina 29858752 312 Alfredo Buonopane 8843048155 Vinzenzo 5 To conclude, a very helpful basic tool for beginners in the discipline as well as more advanced epigraphists.

IT: Un manuale veramente utile sull'Epigrafia Latina, contenente quasi tutte le informazioni generali su questo campo di studio, da un'introduzione alla storia generale della disciplina scientifica, con particolare attenzione alla genesi e alla struttura del "Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum", a una panoramica dei vari tipi di iscrizioni e delle loro peculiarit¨¤. Inoltre, contiene informazioni elementari sul sistema romano di nomi personali, quasi tutte le abbreviazioni pi¨´ usate nelle iscrizioni, i titoli individuali degli imperatori romani e una tabella del calendario romano.
Concludendo ¨¨ uno strumento di base molto utile per i principianti nella disciplina nonch¨¦ per gli epigrafisti pi¨´ avanzati.

DE: Ein sehr n¨¹tzliches Handbuch zur lateinischen Epigraphik, das fast alle allgemeinen Informationen zu diesem Fachgebiet enth?lt, angefangen von einer Einf¨¹hrung in die allgemeine Geschichte der wissenschaftlichen Disziplin, mit besonderem Augenmerk auf die Entstehung und Struktur des "Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum", bis zu einem ?berblick ¨¹ber die verschiedenen Arten von Inschriften und ihre Besonderheiten. Dar¨¹ber hinaus enth?lt es grundlegende Informationen ¨¹ber das r?mische System der Personennamen, fast alle der in den Inschriften am h?ufigsten verwendeten Abk¨¹rzungen, die Titulaturen der r?mischen Kaiser und eine Tabelle des R?mischen Kalenders.
Zusammenfassend ein sehr n¨¹tzliches Basiswerkzeug f¨¹r Anf?nger in der Disziplin, wie auch f¨¹r fortgeschrittenere Epigraphiker.]]>
3.85 Manuale di epigrafia latina
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EN: A really helpful manual about Latin Epigraphy, containing nearly all the general information about this field of study, from an introduction into the general history of the scientific discipline, with a particular focus on genesis and structure of the "Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum", to an overview of the various types of inscriptions and their peculiarities. Moreover, it contains basic information about the Roman system of personal names, nearly all of the most-used abbreviations in inscriptions, the individual titulature of the Roman emperors and a chart of the Roman Calendar.
To conclude, a very helpful basic tool for beginners in the discipline as well as more advanced epigraphists.

IT: Un manuale veramente utile sull'Epigrafia Latina, contenente quasi tutte le informazioni generali su questo campo di studio, da un'introduzione alla storia generale della disciplina scientifica, con particolare attenzione alla genesi e alla struttura del "Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum", a una panoramica dei vari tipi di iscrizioni e delle loro peculiarit¨¤. Inoltre, contiene informazioni elementari sul sistema romano di nomi personali, quasi tutte le abbreviazioni pi¨´ usate nelle iscrizioni, i titoli individuali degli imperatori romani e una tabella del calendario romano.
Concludendo ¨¨ uno strumento di base molto utile per i principianti nella disciplina nonch¨¦ per gli epigrafisti pi¨´ avanzati.

DE: Ein sehr n¨¹tzliches Handbuch zur lateinischen Epigraphik, das fast alle allgemeinen Informationen zu diesem Fachgebiet enth?lt, angefangen von einer Einf¨¹hrung in die allgemeine Geschichte der wissenschaftlichen Disziplin, mit besonderem Augenmerk auf die Entstehung und Struktur des "Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum", bis zu einem ?berblick ¨¹ber die verschiedenen Arten von Inschriften und ihre Besonderheiten. Dar¨¹ber hinaus enth?lt es grundlegende Informationen ¨¹ber das r?mische System der Personennamen, fast alle der in den Inschriften am h?ufigsten verwendeten Abk¨¹rzungen, die Titulaturen der r?mischen Kaiser und eine Tabelle des R?mischen Kalenders.
Zusammenfassend ein sehr n¨¹tzliches Basiswerkzeug f¨¹r Anf?nger in der Disziplin, wie auch f¨¹r fortgeschrittenere Epigraphiker.
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<![CDATA[I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream]]> 415459 I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream contains seven stories with copyrights ranging from 1958 through 1967. This edition contains the original introduction by Theodore Sturgeon and the original foreword by Harlan Ellison, along with a brief update comment by Ellison that was added in the 1983 edition. Among Ellison's more famous stories, two consistently noted as among his very best ever are the title story and the volume's concluding one, Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes.

Since Ellison himself strongly resists categorization of his work, we won't call them science fiction, or SF, or speculative fiction or horror or anything else except compelling reading experiences that are sui generis. They could only have been written by Harlan Ellison and they are incomparably original.

CONTENTS
"I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream"
"Big Sam Was My Friend"
"Eyes of Dust"
"World of the Myth"
"Lonelyache"
"Delusion for Dragonslayer"
"Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes"]]>
134 Harlan Ellison 0441363954 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.93 1967 I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
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<![CDATA[Batman Anthologie - 20 legend?re Geschichten ¨¹ber den dunklen Ritter]]> 26839483 372 Bill Finger 3957980674 Vinzenzo 4 4.00 Batman Anthologie - 20 legend?re Geschichten ¨¹ber den dunklen Ritter
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<![CDATA[Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)]]> 15839976 "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow¡ªand Reds like him¡ªare nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.]]>
382 Pierce Brown 0345539788 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.26 2014 Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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<![CDATA[Die K?nguru-Apokryphen (Die K?nguru-Chroniken, #4)]]> 40136903
?Die K?nguru-Apokryphen? versammeln zum ersten Mal alle weniger bekannten Eskapaden des dynamischen Duos: Episoden, die zwar nicht im allgemein g¨¹ltigen Hochkanon der ?K?nguru-Trilogie? vertreten, aber ebenso witzig sind. Geschichten aus Anthologien, Live-Programmen ... und aus besagtem Geheimfach.]]>
208 Marc-Uwe Kling 3548291953 Vinzenzo 4 4.32 2018 Die K?nguru-Apokryphen (Die K?nguru-Chroniken, #4)
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<![CDATA[Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile]]> 21326
Collecting: Fables 1-5]]>
128 Bill Willingham 1563899426 Vinzenzo 4 3.98 2002 Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
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Der Tod in Venedig 34589397 80 Thomas Mann 1544178042 Vinzenzo 2 3.46 1911 Der Tod in Venedig
author: Thomas Mann
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rating: 2
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<![CDATA[Die Staufer: Herrscher und Reich]]> 4244127 128 Knut G?rich 3406535933 Vinzenzo 0 3.49 2006 Die Staufer: Herrscher und Reich
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Unendlicher Spa? 6706157 1547 David Foster Wallace 3462041126 Vinzenzo 0 currently-reading 4.31 1996 Unendlicher Spa?
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<![CDATA[Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams]]> 362
Just who was this impossibly tall Englishman who wedded science fiction and absurdist humor to create the multimillion-selling five-book ¡°trilogy¡± that became a cult phenomenon read round the world? Even if you¡¯ve dined in the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, you¡¯ve been exposed to only a portion of the offbeat, endearing, and irresistible Adams mystique. Have you met the only official unofficial member of Monty Python¡¯s Flying Circus? The very first person to purchase a Macintosh computer? The first (and thus far only) author to play a guitar solo onstage with Pink Floyd? Adams was also the writer so notorious for missing deadlines that he had to be held captive in a hotel room under the watchful eye of his editor; the creator of the epic computer game Starship Titanic; and a globetrotting wildlife crusader.

A longtime friend of the author, Nick Webb reveals many quirks and contradictions: Adams as the high-tech-gadget junkie and lavish gift giver . . .irrepressible ham and painfully timid soul . . . gregarious conversationalist and brooding depressive . . . brilliant intellect and prickly egotist. Into the brief span of forty-nine years, Douglas Adams exuberantly crammed more lives than the most resilient cat¨Cwhile still finding time and energy to pursue whatever side projects captivated his ever-inquisitive mind.

By turns touching, tongue-in-cheek, and not at all timid about telling the warts-and-all truth, Wish You Were Here is summation as celebration¨C a look back at a life well worth the vicarious reliving, and studded with anecdote, droll comic incident, and heartfelt insight as its subject¡¯s own unforgettable tales of cosmic wanderlust. For the countless fans of Douglas Adams and his unique and winsome world, here is a wonderful postcard: to be read, reread, and treasured for the memories it bears.


From the Hardcover edition.]]>
368 Nick Webb 0345476514 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.16 2003 Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams
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War of the Worlds 22296353 130 H.G. Wells 1494745429 Vinzenzo 5 3.71 1898 War of the Worlds
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<![CDATA[Die Geschichte, Wie Sich Iwan Iwanowitsch Mit Iwan Nikiforowitsch Zerstritt]]> 9696970 Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich are the greatest of friends¡ªuntil the day they begin a foolish quarrel that culminates in that very worst of insults: ¡°And you, Ivan Ivanovich, are a goose.¡± From that moment on, not another word is spoken between them as they choose instead to fight out their differences in the courts. But it seems theirs is a lawsuit that is set to run for years and years¡­ With a Foreword by Patrick McCabe.

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Nikolai Gogol 315001767X Vinzenzo 4 4.00 1835 Die Geschichte, Wie Sich Iwan Iwanowitsch Mit Iwan Nikiforowitsch Zerstritt
author: Nikolai Gogol
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average rating: 4.00
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rating: 4
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Kokain 692445 221 Pitigrilli 3499232332 Vinzenzo 2 3.77 1921 Kokain
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average rating: 3.77
book published: 1921
rating: 2
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Batman: Das erste Jahr 6063883 100 Frank Miller 3866071493 Vinzenzo 0 4.06 1988 Batman: Das erste Jahr
author: Frank Miller
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The Destructors 254031
The humor of Mark Twain...the suspense of Edgar Allan Poe...the danger of Jack London...the sensitivity of Katherine Mansfield. Creative Short Stories has it all and will prove to be a welcome addition to any library.]]>
40 Graham Greene 088682348X Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.84 1955 The Destructors
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Vor Sonnenaufgang 34065643 124 Gerhart Hauptmann Vinzenzo 3 3.18 1889 Vor Sonnenaufgang
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Die Letzten ihrer Art: Eine Reise zu den aussterbenden Tieren unserer Erde]]> 140424
Originell, phantasiereich und mit viel Humor dokumentiert er, was wirklich kaum zu glauben ist ...]]>
268 Douglas Adams 3453061152 Vinzenzo 4 4.45 1990 Die Letzten ihrer Art: Eine Reise zu den aussterbenden Tieren unserer Erde
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A Christmas Carol 5326
Introduction and Afterword by Joe Wheeler
To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late.

Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories collection, this abridged edition features an in-depth introduction and discussion questions by Joe Wheeler to provide greater understanding for today's reader. "A Christmas Carol" captures the heart of the holidays like no other novel.]]>
184 Charles Dickens 1561797464 Vinzenzo 5 4.06 1843 A Christmas Carol
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<![CDATA[Inside Out: Mein pers?nliches Portr?t von Pink Floyd (German Edition)]]> 18875886 416 Nick Mason Vinzenzo 4 4.67 2004 Inside Out: Mein pers?nliches Portr?t von Pink Floyd (German Edition)
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average rating: 4.67
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Fan Man 225700 154 william-kotzwinkle 3499145928 Vinzenzo 3 3.62 1974 Fan Man
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average rating: 3.62
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rating: 3
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Das Erdbeben in Chili 3576977
Zudem enth?lt das Leseheft Nr. 165 auch die Erz?hlung ¡°Das Bettelweib von Locarno¡± sowie die Legende ¡°Die heilige C?cilie¡±, die beide erstmals 1810 in den ¡°Berliner Abendbl?ttern¡± erschienen.]]>
32 Heinrich von Kleist 3872911643 Vinzenzo 1 3.28 1807 Das Erdbeben in Chili
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Der zerbrochne Krug 1830338 Der zerbrochne Krug ist ein Meilenstein der deutschen Theatergeschichte. Das Lustspiel revolutionierte mit seiner innovativen Struktur, den schnellen Dialogen und seinem geistreichen Witz die Kom?die des fr¨¹hen 19. Jahrhunderts. Kleists Theaterst¨¹ck verbindet auf einzigartige Weise tragische Themen wie Machtmissbrauch und Vertrauensbruch mit Sprachwitz und volkst¨¹mlichem Humor. Die Urauff¨¹hrung fand 1808 am Hoftheater in Weimar unter der Leitung von Johann Wolfgang Goethe statt. Sie war zwar ein Misserfolg; doch ab 1820 eroberte Der zerbrochne Krug die Theaterb¨¹hnen im Sturm. Heute z?hlt das Lustspiel um den Dorfrichter Adam, der ¨¹ber seine eigenen Missetaten zu Gericht sitzen muss, zu den am h?ufigsten aufgef¨¹hrten St¨¹cken im deutschsprachigen Raum.]]> 79 Heinrich von Kleist 3150000912 Vinzenzo 2 3.29 1811 Der zerbrochne Krug
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Urmel aus dem Eis (Urmel, #1) 1379985 158 Max Kruse 3522169026 Vinzenzo 4 4.23 1969 Urmel aus dem Eis (Urmel, #1)
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average rating: 4.23
book published: 1969
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Der gro?e Heiler (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #9)]]> 17235094 416 John Flanagan 3570223434 Vinzenzo 4 4.60 2009 Der gro?e Heiler (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #9)
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average rating: 4.60
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<![CDATA[Einmal Rupert und zur¨¹ck (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)]]> 140438 284 Douglas Adams 3453082303 Vinzenzo 0 3.74 1992 Einmal Rupert und zur¨¹ck (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)
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book published: 1992
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<![CDATA[Die Befreiung von Hibernia (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #8)]]> 17235083 432 John Flanagan 3570223426 Vinzenzo 4 4.44 2008 Die Befreiung von Hibernia (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #8)
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average rating: 4.44
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<![CDATA[Die Reise in die Dunkelheit (Universum ?Metro 2033?)]]> 16002952 (Source: Amazon.de)]]> 416 Andrey Dyakov 3453529391 Vinzenzo 4 4.03 2011 Die Reise in die Dunkelheit (Universum ?Metro 2033?)
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average rating: 4.03
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<![CDATA[Der Gefangene des W¨¹stenvolkes (Die Chroniken Von Araluen #7)]]> 13059031 0 John Flanagan 3570222292 Vinzenzo 4 4.56 2007 Der Gefangene des W¨¹stenvolkes (Die Chroniken Von Araluen #7)
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average rating: 4.56
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rating: 4
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Ronja R?ubertochter 469065
Astrid Lindgren, die bekannteste Kinderbuchautorin der Welt, wurde 1907 auf N?s im schwedischen Smaland geboren, wo sie im Kreis ihrer Geschwister eine ¨¹beraus gl¨¹ckliche Kindheit verlebte. F¨¹r ihre mehr als siebzig Bilder-, Kinder- und Jugendb¨¹cher, die in ¨¹ber siebzig Sprachen ¨¹besetzt worden sind, wurde sie u.a. mit folgenden Preisen ausgezeichnet: Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels - Alternativer Nobelpreis - Internationaler Jugendbuchpreis - Hans-Christian-Andersen-Medaille - Gro?e Goldmedaille der Schwedischen Akademie - Schwedischer Staatspreis f¨¹r Literatur - Deutscher Jugenditeraturpreis - Pr?mie.]]>
237 Astrid Lindgren 3789129402 Vinzenzo 4 4.49 1981 Ronja R?ubertochter
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FUTU.RE 22063646
Seit die Sterblichkeit ¨¹berwunden wurde, ist die Erde vollkommen ¨¹berbev?lkert. Ganz Europa ist zu einer einzigen Megapolis aus gigantischen Wohnt¨¹rmen zusammengewachsen. Nur die Reichen und M?chtigen k?nnen sich in den obersten Etagen noch ein unbeschwertes Leben leisten, w?hrend die Mehrheit der Bev?lkerung auf den niederen Ebenen ein beengtes Dasein fristet. Die Fortpflanzung ist streng reglementiert, und illegale Geburten werden unnachgiebig verfolgt. Als der Polizist Nr. 717 auf den Anf¨¹hrer einer Terrorgruppe angesetzt wird, ger?t er in das Netz eines Komplotts, das bis in die h?chsten Etagen der Gesellschaft reicht ¨C und das die brutale Ordnung ins Wanken bringen wird.]]>
928 Dmitry Glukhovsky 3453315545 Vinzenzo 0 3.89 2013 FUTU.RE
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Er ist wieder da 14897790 400 Timur Vermes 3847905171 Vinzenzo 2 3.47 2012 Er ist wieder da
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Der kleine Wassermann 292186 125 Otfried Preu?ler 3522106202 Vinzenzo 3 4.07 1956 Der kleine Wassermann
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rating: 3
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The Mysterious Portrait 6323110
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48 Nikolai Gogol 1409931315 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.10 1835 The Mysterious Portrait
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<![CDATA[Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)]]> 76620 Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9780380395866 here.

Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.]]>
478 Richard Adams 038039586X Vinzenzo 0 to-read 4.08 1972 Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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The First Men in the Moon 536478
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213 H.G. Wells 0141441089 Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.67 1901 The First Men in the Moon
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<![CDATA[The Land That Time Forgot (Caspak, #1)]]> 17377791 Dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers and fierce Neanderthals inhabit the mysterious continent of Caspak in this classic lost world adventure, perfect for fans of Jurassic Park

1916. It¡¯s wartime and an American ship has just been torpedoed. Flung into the open seas, Bowen Tyler is rescued and taken captive aboard an enemy submarine. With him held prisoner alongside fellow survivor, the beautiful Lys la Rue, the submarine enters unchartered seas. On the horizon, land is spotted¡ªa mysterious island, previously undiscovered. Cautiously, crew and prisoners alike disembark to explore the strange new continent. Surrounded by primeval jungle, they are soon to discover life here has stood still for millions of years, with Neanderthals and dinosaurs still roaming. Taking charge immediately, Tyler sets up camp and brokers a tentative pact between prisoners and crew for them to work together. But Tyler¡¯s new life will be a constant fight for survival. Peace between the factions in his camp will crumble, the Neanderthals will attack, and the dinosaurs are getting closer. And finally when Lys La Rue is kidnapped, Tyler knows he must leave the safety of camp and battle to save her, while ever getting closer to unraveling the secrets of the incredible continent of Caspak. This is a classic lost world novel, full of adventure, war, and intrigue, from a master of the genre.]]>
148 Edgar Rice Burroughs Vinzenzo 0 to-read 3.75 1918 The Land That Time Forgot (Caspak, #1)
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Der F?nger im Roggen 233780 Der F?nger im Roggen ging mir mit seinen naseweisen, altklugen Lebensbetrachtungen ziemlich auf den Wecker. Ein paar Jahre sp?ter fiel mein Urteil anders aus: Holden durchschaut und schildert in seinem schnodderigen Jugendjargon die oft so verlogene Welt der Erwachsenen. Und weil er merkt, da? er auf der Schwelle zu eben dieser Erwachsenenwelt steht, wehrt er sich dagegen, sich dort einzuf¨¹gen.

So ist er gerade aus dem vierten Internat geflogen, weil seine schulischen Leistungen in fast allen F?chern ungen¨¹gend waren. Zur¨¹ck in New York steigt er zun?chst in einem zwielichtigen Hotel ab, da er sich nicht gleich bei seinen Eltern sehen lassen will. Die nun folgenden Begegnungen und Gespr?che mit den verschiedensten Leuten machen seine Sensibilit?t und seine Gef¨¹hlsverwirrung deutlich, die er hinter einer coolen Fassade nur sehr unzureichend zu verstecken vermag und gipfelt schlie?lich in dem ber¨¹hmt gewordenen Satz "Ein Pferd ist doch wenigstens menschlich".

Holden tr?umt von einer einsam gelegenen Blockh¨¹tte irgendwo im sonnigen Westen, in der er seine Kinder vor den Erwachsenen verstecken m?chte. Doch im Gespr?ch mit seiner kleinen Schwester Phoebe wird deutlich, da? er nicht wei?, was er mit sich und seinem Leben tats?chlich anfangen soll. Und genau das ist es, was Salingers Roman auch f¨¹nfzig Jahre nach seinem Erscheinen noch so aktuell sein l??t -- denn diesem Problem m¨¹ssen sich die Heranwachsenden jeder Generation aufs Neue stellen. --Elisabeth Lang

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208 J.D. Salinger 3499108518 Vinzenzo 2 3.56 1951 Der F?nger im Roggen
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<![CDATA[Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines M?rders]]> 2896 320 Patrick S¨¹skind 3257228007 Vinzenzo 4 3.99 1985 Das Parfum. Die Geschichte eines M?rders
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average rating: 3.99
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Wie die Welt noch einmal davonkam.]]> 979579 0 Stanis?aw Lem 3518376810 Vinzenzo 4 3.67 Wie die Welt noch einmal davonkam.
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<![CDATA[Der Angriff der Temujai-Reiter (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #4)]]> 17314474
But their reunion is cut short by the horrifying discovery that Skandia's borders have been breached by the Temujai army - and Araluen is next in their sights.

Only an unlikely union can save the two kingdoms, but can it hold long enough to vanquish a ruthless new enemy?]]>
349 John Flanagan 3570220656 Vinzenzo 4 4.42 2006 Der Angriff der Temujai-Reiter (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #4)
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Slaughterhouse-Five 23364862 240 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 3125798922 Vinzenzo 1 3.28 1969 Slaughterhouse-Five
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average rating: 3.28
book published: 1969
rating: 1
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<![CDATA[Der eiserne Ritter (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #3)]]> 5973762
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320 John Flanagan 3570218554 Vinzenzo 4 4.27 2005 Der eiserne Ritter (Die Chroniken von Araluen, #3)
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average rating: 4.27
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Piter (Universum ?Metro 2033?)]]> 11713003 624 Schimun Wrotschek 345352893X Vinzenzo 0 3.95 2010 Piter (Universum ?Metro 2033?)
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average rating: 3.95
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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