en-US Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:37:00 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 254308 586 Ivan Goncharov 1933480092 Eanmos 3 4.09 1859
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]]> 929782 Martin Eden is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. London, dissatisfied with the rewards of his own success, intended Martin Eden as an attack on individualism and a criticism of ambition; however, much of its status as a classic has been conferred by admirers of its ambitious protagonist.

Andrew Sinclair's wide-ranging introduction discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and his powerful self-will. Sinclair also explores the parallels and divergences between the life of Martin Eden and that of his creator, focusing on London's mental depressions and how they affected his depiction of Eden.]]> 480 Jack London Eanmos 5 4.47 1909
author: Jack London
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Written with the same overwhelming simplicity and directness that made All Quiet on the Western Front a classic, Three Comrades portrays the greatness of the human spirit, manifested through characters who must find the inner resources to live in a world they did not make, but must endure.]]> 496 Erich Maria Remarque 0449912426 Eanmos 5 4.49 1936
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]]> 8921 256 Arthur Conan Doyle Eanmos 4 4.15 1902
author: Arthur Conan Doyle
name: Eanmos
average rating: 4.15
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]]> 17446564 - Placed there by a past rocket ship that crashed, the people of the storied land are within sight of another rocket ship on a distant mountain plateau. The plot follows Sim, the protagonist of this story, and his apparently short life on a planet where people are cursed by radiation to live only eight days.]]> 50 Ray Bradbury 0062289675 Eanmos 5 4.18 1946
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> 650777 144 Arkady Strugatsky 002025590X Eanmos 3 3.93 1974
author: Arkady Strugatsky
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> 3836
With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote has been generally recognized as the first modern novel. The book has been enormously influential on a host of writers, from Fielding and Sterne to Flaubert, Dickens, Melville, and Faulkner, who reread it once a year, "just as some people read the Bible."]]> 1023 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Eanmos 3 3.86 1615
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]]> 11566
There are more wonders in heaven and hell than anyone at Cold Mountain can imagine and one of those wonders might just have stepped in amongst them.]]> 592 Stephen King 0451933028 Eanmos 4 4.48 1996
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]]> 2937227 64 Mikhail Lermontov Eanmos 4 4.13 1837
author: Mikhail Lermontov
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> 2687841 27 Mikhail Lermontov 0855362235 Eanmos 4 3.94 1839
author: Mikhail Lermontov
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]]> 879879
The story of Gerasim, a deaf and mute serf whose life of poverty is brought into sharp relief by his connection with Mumu, a dog he rescued, brought greater national attention to the cruelties of serfdom, and received praise for its brutal portrayal of this institution in Russian society.]]> 60 Ivan Turgenev 1425469272 Eanmos 4 3.76 1852
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]]> 26566677 242 Alexander Pushkin 1516921194 Eanmos 4 4.04 1833
author: Alexander Pushkin
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> 24213
When Alice sees a white rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket she decides to follow it, and a sequence of most unusual events is set in motion. This mini book contains the entire topsy-turvy stories of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, accompanied by practical notes and Martina Pelouso's memorable full-colour illustrations.]]> 239 Lewis Carroll Eanmos 4 4.07 1871
author: Lewis Carroll
name: Eanmos
average rating: 4.07
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]]> 157993
Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince, presented here in a stunning new translation with carefully restored artwork. The definitive edition of a worldwide classic, it will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.]]> 96 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 0152023984 Eanmos 4 4.32 1943
author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
name: Eanmos
average rating: 4.32
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]]> 34606387 Не отдельным ее проявлениям, не только мутантам, не только странной, изменчивой погоде или будто сошедшим с ума аномалиям �� но всей Зоне целиком?
Можно. И это вам докажут два отчаянных сталкера Химик и Пригоршня, а также их нежданный напарник, бывалый наемник и авантюрист.
Но как долго эти трое смогут противостоять самой Зоне?
И почему Зона пытается уничтожить их?]]> 320 Андрей Левицкий 5170804911 Eanmos 4 3.94 2013
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]]> 10585335 Boris Vasilyev 527501175X Eanmos 4 4.49 1974
author: Boris Vasilyev
name: Eanmos
average rating: 4.49
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]]> 589179 Arkady Gaydar 5267004200 Eanmos 4 3.90 1939
author: Arkady Gaydar
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> 12595654 Тем временем неизвестные нанимают двух сталкеров доставить некое секретное устройство в самое сердце Зоны - к Чернобыльской АЭС. Но смогут ли они выполнить миссию? Ведь препятствуют им не только фанатики монолита, монстры и смертельные аномалии - сама Зона становится их врагом. Так что же за странное устройство везут сталкеры? Кто стоит за всем происходящим? Почему таинственных нанимателей называют "чистое небо"?
Автор этой книги проведет вас через мрачные закоулки Зоны и попытается раскрыть самую главную тайну - тайну ее возникновения. Но не только: финал романа покажет следующий этап развития Зоны, ее будущее.]]> 416 Андрей Левицкий Eanmos 4 3.59 2008
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]]> 12595673 384 Сергей Недоруб Eanmos 4 3.84 2007
author: Сергей Недоруб
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average rating: 3.84
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]]> 10485305 У сталкера Штыря был собственный план обогащения. Он не собирался прорываться через радиоактивные территории и смертоносные ловушки к таинственному Монолиту, исполняющему желания, не собирался сражаться с мародерами и свирепыми мутантами - он просто хотел ограбить и убить живущего на болоте Доктора, человека, который бескорыстно лечил раненых сталкеров. Штырь не знал, что тем самым бросает вызов не только сталкерскому братству, но и всей Зоне…]]> 384 A. Kalugin Eanmos 4 3.69 2007
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> 12595849 352 Андрей Левицкий Eanmos 4 3.46 2009
author: Андрей Левицкий
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average rating: 3.46
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]]> 17729990 384 Лев Жаков 5271339688 Eanmos 4 3.80 2011
author: Лев Жаков
name: Eanmos
average rating: 3.80
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rating: 4
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]]> 34606390 Хрупкое равновесие нарушено�� Какой будет цена победы?]]> 320 Андрей Левицкий 545757220X Eanmos 3 3.73 2014
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average rating: 3.73
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rating: 3
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]]> 12595634 Хорошо вооруженная группа бывалых сталкеров отправляется на поиски легендарного поля артефактов и пропадает где-то под Чернобылем. Хабар, который должна добыть экспедиция, сулит гигантскую прибыль - поэтому два наемника, бывший десантник и лучший в Зоне специалист по артефактам, соглашаются отыскать пропавших. Им предстоит пересечь давно покинутый людьми Чернобыль, форсировать Припять и достичь источника новых необычных аномалий, чтобы спровоцировать новый, кажущийся невероятным катаклизм...
Автор этой книги - один из сценаристов игры "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky", хорошо знаком со всеми тайнами Зоны, с ее скрытой от непосвященных изнанкой, не доступной ни новичкам, ни опытным игрокам.]]> 384 Андрей Левицкий Eanmos 3 3.51 2008
author: Андрей Левицкий
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average rating: 3.51
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]]> 12595608
В эту книгу вошли произведения русскоязычных авторов из разных стран, действие которых происходит в мире знаменитой компьютерной игры "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.".]]> 448 Ежи Тумановский Eanmos 4 3.65 2007
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average rating: 3.65
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rating: 4
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]]> 405598 200 Rafael Sabatini 1842328085 Eanmos 4 4.17 1936
author: Rafael Sabatini
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> 158448 296 Rafael Sabatini 0891907424 Eanmos 4 4.24 1931
author: Rafael Sabatini
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> 158446 Short Description: Peter Blood, an Irish physician and soldier in England in the 1680's, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to indentured slavery in the Caribbean. He escapes and becomes the most feared pirate captain on the Spanish Main, but all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant...but wait! What's that...

Long Description: Peter Blood, an Irish physician and former soldier is happily settled, in the 1680's, as the doctor in an English town, when the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth catches him by accident. He saves a man's life, as a doctor must try to do, but the man is a rebel and the hanging Judge Jeffreys sentences him to ten years as an indentured slave in the Caribbean colonies. Once there, his knowledge as a physician is recognized, and thus he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the man who own his servitude; not likely to be a successful love story! A Spanish ship attacks the town, and while the Spaniards celebrate their victory he boldly steals their ship, and he and his fellow convicts sail off to become the boldest and most fearless of pirates among the islands and on the Spanish Main. But all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant...but wait! Is that... The classic novel of adventure and romance, and one of Sabatini's best.]]> 236 Rafael Sabatini 1406800163 Eanmos 5 4.17 1922
author: Rafael Sabatini
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> 22034
Almost fifty years ago, a classic was born. A searing portrayal of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and their powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor. The seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and the allegiance to family—these are the themes that have resonated with millions of readers around the world and made The Godfather the definitive novel of the violent subculture that, steeped in intrigue and controversy, remains indelibly etched in our collective consciousness.]]> 448 Mario Puzo Eanmos 4 4.39 1969
author: Mario Puzo
name: Eanmos
average rating: 4.39
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rating: 4
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]]> 17725485 Два первых романа трилогии Андрея Дьякова "К свету" и "Во мрак" завоевали премию "Лучшая книга вселенной" в 2011 и 2012 годах, переведены и признаны во многих европейских странах.
Завершение саги - увлекательная, настоящая, по настоящему сильная история.

Империя Веган начинает тотальную экспансию с целью подчинения всего Питерского метро. Одновременно с этим Таран, Глеб и их команда узнают о секретном научном проекте "Алфей", благодаря которому есть шанс очистить от радиации всю поверхность Земли. Но у противоборствующих сторон свои взгляды на то, где должен находиться самый умелый наемник Петербурга во время войны. Из города приходится пробиваться с боем, навсегда сжигая за собой мосты. Впереди - многие тысячи километров смертельно опасного пути и постоянный страх - за себя, за друзей, а главное - страх того, что там, за горизонтом, может не оказаться ровным счетом ничего...]]> 352 Andrey Dyakov 5170774214 Eanmos 3 3.94 2013
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]]> 11297499
"К свету" Андрея Дьякова - захватывающий и мрачный роман, у которого уже есть тысячи собственных поклонников. На портале Metro2033.ru эта книга победила в читательском голосовании. Теперь мы публикуем роман "К свету" на бумаге. Достойное продолжение "Вселенной Метро 2033"!]]> 320 Andrey Dyakov Eanmos 5 3.88 2010
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Встречайте продолжение лучшей книги "Вселенной Метро 2033" 2010 года! В романе "Во мрак" Андрея Дьякова читателей ждет новая встреча с миром постъядерного Питера и его обитателями: легендарным сталкером Тараном, его приемным сыном Глебом и зеленокожим мутантом Дымом. А еще - веганы и огрызки, "безбожники" и гнильщики, зловещий Черный Санитар, "Вавилон" и "Эдем". Долить темной балтийской воды, крови и жидкого огня, смешать, но не взбалтывать - взрывоопасно!]]> 352 Andrey Dyakov Eanmos 4 3.82 2011
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]]> 17726137 Это - "МУОС". Книга, которая стала легендой в Сети задолго до публикации. Это - "МУОС". Книга, о Минском метро. Горькая. Страшная. Светлая. Честная. Это место, в котором дети слишком рано взрослеют, а молодые - гибнут. Место, которое надежда покинула навсегда. Место, в котором до сих пор верят в Чудо�� Вы ждали эту книгу так долго. Теперь она перед вами!

" "Муос" Захара Петрова - легендарный сетевой роман. Увидеть его на бумаге, подержать в руках - уже много лет мечта тысяч и тысяч поклонников этой книги, и наконец, мы выпускаем ее на свет. Настоящее имя Захара Петрова держится в тайне - по службе он вынужден соблюдать секретность. Только такой человек и мог написать эту книгу."
Дмитрий Глуховский]]> 352 Захар Петров 527144032X Eanmos 4 4.06 2012
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]]> 10117303
"Странник" - книга, которую читаешь на одном дыхании. Странная, мрачная, неповторимая история пути самого необычного героя "Вселенной" в Московском метро. Сталкеру-одиночке Сергею Маломальскому по прозвищу Бумажник предстоит столкнуться с загадочной, непобедимой угрозой и попытаться спасти всех тех, кто выжил в ядерной войне на руинах Москвы и под землей.]]> 320 Сурен Цормудян Eanmos 4 3.87 2010
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average rating: 3.87
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Карта "Вселенной Метро 2033" неуклонно расширяется, и на ней появляются отметки о все новых выживших. Добро пожаловать в постъядерный Ростов-на-Дону! "Муранча", несмотря на странное свое название, на немного экзотическую локацию - роман сильный и яркий. Однозначно один из лучших в серии. Непохожий на остальные. Увлекательный, но при этом мрачный и лирический.]]> 352 Руслан Мельников Eanmos 4 3.86 2011
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]]> 3297076 272 Gavriil Troyepolsky 5080043431 Eanmos 4 4.45 1971
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Meanwhile, back in New York, a cunning enemy is positioning himself to destroy the Morgan fortune. Francis must get back in time to thwart the takeover and save his family's business.]]> 384 Jack London 0766162931 Eanmos 4 4.06 1911
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]]> 62446 240 Mark Twain 0451528352 Eanmos 4 3.88 1881
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]]> 162898
Written in 1889, Mark 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' is one of literature's first genre mash-ups and one of the first works to feature time travel. It is one of the best known Twain stories, and also one of his most unique. Twain uses the work to launch a social commentary on contemporary society, a thinly veiled critique of the contemporary times despite the Old World setting.

While the dark pessimism that would fully blossom in Twain's later works can be discerned in 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, ' the novel will nevertheless be remembered primarily for its wild leaps of imagination, brilliant wit, and entertaining storytelling.]]> 480 Mark Twain Eanmos 4 3.80 1889
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]]> 25677231 355 Alexander Grin Eanmos 4 3.98
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]]> 1544564 "Алые паруса" �� прекрасная сказка о том, как свято хранимая в сердце мечта о чуде делает это чудо реальным, о том, что поиск прекрасной любви обязательно увенчается успехом. Эта повесть Грина, которую мы открываем для себя в раннем детстве, а потом с удовольствием перечитываем, является для многих читателей настоящим гимном светлого и чистого чувства. А имя героини Ассоль и образ "алых парусов" стали нарицательными.
"Бегущая по волнам" �� это роман с очень сильной авантюрной струей, с множеством приключений, с яркой картиной карнавала, вовлекающего в свое безумие весь портовый город. Через всю эту череду увлекательных событий проходит заглавная линия противостояния двух мировосприятий: строгой логике и ясной картине мира противопоставляется вера в несбыточное, вера в чудо. И герой, стремящийся к этому несбыточному, невероятному, верящий в его существование, как и в легенду о бегущей по волнам, в результате обретает счастье с девушкой, разделяющей его идеалы.]]> 400 Alexander Grin 5170261691 Eanmos 4 3.89 1926
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]]> 10589 736 Stephen King 067102423X Eanmos 3 3.92 1998
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"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? Only the dead are above suspicion.]]> 264 Agatha Christie 0312330871 Eanmos 4 4.28 1939
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]]> 12394068 279 James Bowen 1444737090 Eanmos 4 3.94 2012
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]]> 226378 A Hero of Our Time looks backward to the tales of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron, so beloved by Russian society in the 1820s and '30s. In the character of its protagonist, Pechorin, the archetypal Russian antihero, Lermontov's novel looks forward to the subsequent glories and passion of Russian literature that it helped, in great measure, to make possible.]]> 185 Mikhail Lermontov 014044176X Eanmos 4 4.12 1839
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More than 20 years have passed since the last plane took off from the earth. Rusted railways lead into emptiness. The ether is void and the airwaves echo to a soulless howling where previously the frequencies were full of news from Tokyo, New York, Buenos Aires. Man has handed over stewardship of the earth to new life-forms. Mutated by radiation, they are better adapted to the new world. Man's time is over.

A few score thousand survivors live on, not knowing whether they are the only ones left on earth. They live in the Moscow Metro - the biggest air-raid shelter ever built. It is humanity's last refuge. Stations have become mini-statelets, their people uniting around ideas, religions, water-filters - or the simple need to repulse an enemy incursion. It is a world without a tomorrow, with no room for dreams, plans, hopes. Feelings have given way to instinct - the most important of which is survival. Survival at any price. VDNKh is the northernmost inhabited station on its line. It was one of the Metro's best stations and still remains secure. But now a new and terrible threat has appeared.

Artyom, a young man living in VDNKh, is given the task of penetrating to the heart of the Metro, to the legendary Polis, to alert everyone to the awful danger and to get help. He holds the future of his native station in his hands, the whole Metro - and maybe the whole of humanity.]]> 458 Dmitry Glukhovsky 1481845705 Eanmos 4 4.07 2002
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> 17245 You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here.

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.

This Norton Critical Edition includes a rich selection of background and source materials in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and "Dracula's Guest," the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. "Dramatic and Film Variations" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.

Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijkstra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.

A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.]]> 488 Bram Stoker 0393970124 Eanmos 4 4.02 1897
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What unfolds in Jules Verne’s imaginative marvel is both an enthralling mystery and the ultimate in survivalist adventures.]]> 723 Jules Verne 0812972120 Eanmos 4 4.14 1874
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Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]> 912 J.K. Rowling Eanmos 5 4.50 2003
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]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Eanmos 5 4.57 2005
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And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls�� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins �� someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects�� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Eanmos 5 4.42 1998
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]]> 4381 158 Ray Bradbury 0307347974 Eanmos 4 3.96 1953
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]]> 143534 O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure.

In a shabby New York flat, Della sobs as she counts the few coins she has saved to buy a Christmas present for her husband, Jim. One dollar and eighty-seven cents is all the money she has in the world. A gift worthy of her devotion will require a great sacrifice: selling her long, beautiful hair. Set in New York at the turn of the twentieth century, this classic piece of American literature tells the story of a young couple and the value of love.

Jim, meanwhile, has made a sacrifice for Della that is no less difficult. As they exchange gifts on Christmas Eve, the discovery of what each has done fills them with despair, until they realize that the true gifts of Christmas can be found more readily in their humble apartment than in any fine store. Set in New York at the turn of the twentieth century, this classic piece of American literature tells the story of a young couple and the value of love.

O. Henry paints a masterly portrait of unfaltering love, a haven from the harsh world outside. The poignancy of his story is captured in Zwerger's eloquent art, wherein every glance, every gesture, tells a subtle truth.]]> 26 O. Henry 141693586X Eanmos 4 4.10 1905
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]]> 331256
First published in 1972, Roadside Picnic is still widely regarded as one of the greatest science fiction novels, despite the fact that it has been out of print in the United States for almost thirty years.]]> 145 Arkady Strugatsky 0575070536 Eanmos 4 4.16 1972
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> 2932 320 Daniel Defoe Eanmos 4 3.69 1719
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> 2956 327 Mark Twain 0142437174 Eanmos 4 3.82 1884
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Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn ­ the town's social outcast. Tom, despite his dread of schooling, is extremely clever and would normally get away with his pranks if Sid were not such a "tattle-tale."

As punishment for skipping school to go swimming, Aunt Polly assigns Tom the chore of whitewashing the fence surrounding the house. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boys into completing the chore for him, managing to convince them of the joys of whitewashing. At school, Tom is equally as flamboyant, and attracts attention by chasing other boys, yelling, and running around. With his usual antics, Tom attempts to catch the eye of Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.

Excerpt:
"TOM!"
No answer.
"TOM!"
No answer.
"What's gone with that boy,  I wonder? You TOM!"
No answer.
The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked through them for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not service—she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for the furniture to hear:
"Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll��"
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat.
"I never did see the beat of that boy!"]]> 244 Mark Twain Eanmos 4 3.92 1876
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]]> 343 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder.

In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume"—the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.]]> 263 Patrick Süskind Eanmos 3 4.05 1985
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 1985
rating: 3
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]]> 6 734 J.K. Rowling 0439139597 Eanmos 5 4.56 2000
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average rating: 4.56
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In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited.]]> 759 J.K. Rowling Eanmos 5 4.61 2007
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]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Eanmos 5 4.57 1999
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]]> 240617
Then a buffeting by an interstellar dustcloud changes everything. The ship's deceleration system is damaged irreperably and soon she is gaining velocity. When she attains light-speed, tau zero itself, the disparity between ship-time and external time becomes almost impossibly great. Eons and galaxies hurtle by, and the crew of the Leonora Christine speeds into the unknown.]]> 190 Poul Anderson Eanmos 5 3.83 1970
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> 18007564
Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error�� are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills �� and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit �� he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

]]> 384 Andy Weir 0804139024 Eanmos 5 4.41 2011
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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind them

In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
--back cover]]> 398 J.R.R. Tolkien 0618346252 Eanmos 5 4.36 1954
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]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Eanmos 5 4.47 1997
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average rating: 4.47
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