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He was trained to save lives. She was born to heal souls. Neither expected to find each other in the crossfire. James Patterson's latest mission was to rescue Lia Robinson, his commander's goddaughter, from a ruthless cartel. But when the mission goes sideways, Lia uses her extraordinary empathic gift to keep James alive-binding them in ways neither can explain. Safe for now but far from free, they must navigate betrayal, secrets, and an undeniable connection that changes everything. In the fight for survival, will James and Lia find the courage to embrace the one thing they both feared most-love?
A distinguished contribution to New Testament scholarship. . . Represents a classic position that must be taken into account by all other interpreters.
BOKEN SOM TAGIT USA MED STORM OCH SÅLTS I ÖVER 1 MILJON EXEMPLAR! "De två vita pojkarna, Huck och Tom, spanade på mig. Som vanligt befann de sig mitt uppe i en sorts låtsaslek där jag antingen var skurk eller villebråd, men tveklöst deras leksak." När slaven Jim hör att hans ägare tänker sälja honom till någon i New Orleans och separera honom från hans familj bestämmer han sig för att gömma sig på den närliggande ön Jackson Island och tänka ut en lösning. Under tiden har Huck Finn iscensatt sin egen död för att fly från sin våldsamme far som nyligen har kommit tillbaka till staden Hannibal. Där och då startar den farliga resan för Huck Finn och slaven Jim – som i själva verket heter James – längs Mississippifloden i syfte att ta sig till de fria staterna och det som finns bortanför dem. Vem är James? En ung illitterat slav som har rymt från plantagen, eller en bildad man med humor, som i hemlighet driver med de vita? James låtsas ofta att han inte kan något, att han inte förstår någonting. I själva verket behärskar han både språket och tanken som få andra. Med James förvandlar Percival Everett karaktären Jim, skapad av Mark Twain i klassikern Huckleberry Finn, till en oförglömlig hjälte. Denna storslagna äventyrsroman, buren av Mississippis virvlande strömmar, ger ett helt nytt perspektiv på rasismens historia. Men framför allt är James en gripande berättelse om en man som kämpar för rätten att själv välja sitt öde.
Pulitzer- & National Book Award -voittaja! Mississippijoki, 1861. Kun orjuutettu Jim aiotaan myydä uudelle omistajalle, hän ottaa kohtalon omiin käsiinsä. Pakomatkallaan Jim tapaa nuoren Huck Finnin, joka on lavastanut oman kuolemansa kadotakseen väkivaltaisen isänsä ulottumattomiin. Yhdessä kaksikko joutuu vaaralliselle, molempien elämän mullistavalle seikkailulle pitkin Mississippijokea. Vastarannalla siintää epävarma lupaus vapaudesta. Yhdysvaltalaiskirjailija Percival Everettin ensimmäinen suomennos on nerokas, teräviä havaintoja ja huumoria kihisevä uudelleentulkinta klassikkoromaani Huckleberry Finnin seikkailuista. Siinä orjat ovat aktiivisia toimijoita, joiden kielellisen taituruuden kautta ilmenevä herkkä älykkyys vakuuttaa, vaikuttaa ja viihdyttää. Romaani on myynyt yli kaksi miljoonaa kappaletta, se käännetään 33 kielelle, ja se on saanut lukuisia arvostettuja kirjallisuuspalkintoja ja -ehdokkuuksia.
An essential collection of James Tate's extraordinary poems that will captivate today's readers, with a foreword by Terrance HayesCelebrating James Tate's work as it transcends convention, time, and everything that tells us, "No, you can't do that," Hell, I Love Everybody gives us the poet at his best, his most intimate, hopeful, inventive, and brilliant. John Ashbery called Tate the "poet of possibilities," and this collection records forays into possibilities for American poetry's future. With a foreword by Terrance Hayes, it is sure to give readers new and old a lasting collection of favorites.
The Portable James Joyce, edited and with an introduction by Harry Levin, includes four of the six books on which Joyce's astonishing reputatuion is founded: A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man; his Collected Poems (including Chamber Music); Exiles, Joyce's only drama; and his volume of short stories, Dubliners. In addition, there is a generous sampling from Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, including the famous "Anna Livia Plurabelle" episode.
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things little—in this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insects—a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City.This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text."All the gruesome imagery of old-fashioned fairy tales and a good measure of their breathtaking delight." —Kirkus Reviews"A stunning book, to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy." —The Chicago Tribune"The most original fantasy that has been published in a long time...[it] may well become a classic." —San Francisco Chronicle
Presents a selection from the author's correspondence with presidents and prime ministers, painters, actresses and bishops, and the writers Robert Louis Stevenson, H G Wells and Edith Wharton. This book features the author's views on his own works, on the literary craft, on sex, politics and friendship.
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl in magnificent full colour."Bigger and bigger grew the peach, bigger and bigger and BIGGER."James Henry Trotter is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime.James lives his awful Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, two of the meanest people you can imagine.Life isn't much fun at all, until something peculiar happens at the bottom of his garden . . .A peach at the very top of a tree begins to grow . . . and grow . . . and GROW! Inside are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical journey.
Join James as he escapes from his horrible aunts and sets off inside the peach on his wonderful adventures. This dramatization of Roald Dahl's hugely popular book can be staged in school, acted out at home or simply read together by a group of friends. With suggestions for staging, props and lighting.Roald Dahl died in 1990 but his books continue to be worldwide bestsellers.Richard George was an American elementary school teacher when he adapted James and the Giant Peach as a school play. Roald Dahl loved it and wrote an introduction.
'First and foremost, he survived, and that was no mean achievement' James's reign marked one of the rare breaks in England's monarchy. Already James VI of Scotland, on Elizabeth I's death he became James I of England and Ireland, uniting the British Isles for the first time and founding the Stuart dynasty. Thomas Cogswell's dramatic new biography brings James to life as a complex, learned, curious man and, above all, a great survivor.
James Marshall's Cinderella
Puffin Books
2001
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James Marshall adds color and humor to the classic fairy tale with his beautiful illustrations. Retold by Barbara Karlin, Cinderella will be a favorite of all children. "Retold and illustrated with wit and humor, this is an excellent version of the favorite fairy tale."--School Library Journal (starred review) "This collaboration is whimsical and fresh and full of undeniable child appeal."--The Horn Book "Saccharine-free and filled with a robust, earthy humor, this rendition has a studied nonchalance laced with wit. . . . It] will take its rightful place on the fairy-tale shelves, but won't sit there for long "--Booklist (starred review)
From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. One of TIME MAGAZINE's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends--Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children's stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more "James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope." --TIME Magazine
James and the Giant Peach (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Roald Dahl
Penguin Classics
2011
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An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James's parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to live with his two really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor James is miserable, until something peculiar happens and James finds himself on the most wonderful and extraordinary journey he could ever imagine... A new and delectable Deluxe edition of this wonderful classic.
"Joyce fans should thank their lucky stars." -The New York Times Arguably the most influential writer of the twentieth century, James Joyce continues to inspire writers, readers, and thinkers today. Now Edna O'Brien, herself one of Ireland's great writers, approaches the master as only a fellow countryman can. From Joyce's adolescence through his travels abroad to the publication of Ulysses-the scandalous masterpiece that was initially banned in the U nited States but later hailed as one of the most brilliant novels of the twentieth century-O'Brien traces the arc of Joyce's remarkable life. Her biography is a tribute, at once affectionate and stern, from a contemporary writer to one of our most significant literary ancestors.
A major new biography of the fourth U.S. president, from New York Times bestselling author Lynne Cheney James Madison was a true genius of the early republic, the leader who did more than any other to create the nation we know today. This majestic new biography tells his story. Outwardly reserved, Madison was the intellectual driving force behind the Constitution. His visionary political philosophy eloquently presented in the Federalist Papers was a crucial factor behind the Constitution s ratification, and his political savvy was of major importance in getting the new government underway. As secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson, he managed the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the size of the United States. As president, Madison led the country in its first war under the Constitution, the War of 1812. Without precedent to guide him, he would demonstrate that a republic could defend its honor and independence while remaining true to its young constitution."