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Published to great acclaim and fierce controversy in 1866, Fyodor Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment has left an indelible mark on global literature and our modern world, and is still known worldwide as the quintessential Russian novel. Readers of all backgrounds have debated its historical, cultural, and spiritual dimensions, probing the moral and ethical dilemmas that Dostoevsky so brilliantly stages throughout his narrative. Yet, at its heart, this...
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"Tolstoy produced many drafts of Anna Karenina. Crafting and recrafting each sentence with careful intent, he was anything but casual in his use of language. His project, translator Marian Schwartz observes, "was to bend language to his will, as an instrument of his aesthetic and moral convictions." In her magnificent new translation, Schwartz embraces Tolstoy's unusual style - she is the first English language translator ever to do so. Previous translations...
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"'...not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle'- Leo Tolstoy. Striking a balance between philosophical discussion and compelling story-telling, War and Peace transcends the restrictions that Tolstoy perceived in the conventional novel. Set in Russia during the Napoleonic era, this epic novel follows the fortunes of five aristocratic Russian families over the course of the French invasion. Tolstoy's timeless portrayal...
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Fathers and Sons, by Ivan Turgenev, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...
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His final and greatest work, Dostoyevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published serially in The Russian Messenger from January 1879 to November 1880. Set against a modernizing 19th-century Russia, the characters experience moral struggles of faith, judgment, and reason amid a patricidal murder which forms the center of the plot. The novel is full of ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. Dostoyevsky...
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"In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American popular culture: the Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the fantastic pressures of an everyday teenager. The combination was pure magic. Now, you can leap into Spider-Man's web-slinging...
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Gathering together to face Loki, Marvel's greatest heroes--Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp--formed comics' greatest team: the Avengers! Soon after, they were joined by Captain America and there was no doubt, these were Earth's Mightiest Heroes! But Marvel heroes don't just battle villains, they live, breathe, argue... and even fall out. And in an innovative twist, Stan Lee eventually chose to have those original Avengers depart, leaving...
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Epic collection volume 18
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It's the epic saga that reintroduced Elektra to the Marvel Universe! A super-virus is unleashed on New York by the Hand ninja clan, and only Daredevil can stop them - but not without some unexpected help from a long-lost love and a new, armored costume! Can the Man Without Fear come to terms with his past with Elektra in time to halt the Hand's terror plot - even if it means the end of his secret identi ty? And when Baron Strucker assembles a team...
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Epic collection volume 20
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When the FF's Congressional hearing is disrupted by dozens of vengeance-seeking villains, the foursome must deal with Capitol chaos. But when a time anomaly sends them forward to find the future's fate, will the universe fall to Galactus while the FF clash with Kang and Nebula? As Sharon Ventura and the Human Torch face personal crises, the Fantastic Four find themselves on a parallel Earth battling cyborg dictators and dinosaurs.
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"In 1963, Marvel had hit after hit, bringing new characters to a public ready for heroes with feet of clay--none that struck both that heroic ideal and human reality like Iron Man! A jet-setter, playboy and brilliant scientist, Tony Stark's life changed forever when a battlefield explosion ripped into his heart. Only his Iron Man armor could keep him alive! Stan Lee and Don Heck built the foundation that would turn Iron Man into a global icon. Now,...
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Thor epic collection volume 4
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Pull up a seat to the beginning to the epic saga of the Mighty Thor! While vacationing in Norway, Dr. Donald Blake discovered a strange, gnarled cane. Upon striking it, a shower of lightning rained down and the hobbled doctor found himself transformed into Thor, God of Thunder! In these pages you'll journey across the Rainbow Bridge to Eternal Asgard, and meet Lord Odin, Heimdall, Balder, and Thor's evil half-brother, Loki, for the first time. And...
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The epic evolution of the X-Men from day one! Billed as "The Strangest Super-Heroes of All!", the X-Men blasted on to the comic book scene in 1963. Now, in this massive Epic Collection, you can experience the start of comics' biggest franchise. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set Marvel milestones including: the launch of Professor X and his teen team's mission for brotherhood between man and mutant; the first battle with Magneto; the debuts of classic villains...
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Epic collection volume 22
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"If he can survive a rematch with the Tri-Sentinel, this time without Captain Universe powers, Spider-Man will face a sidekick's revenge! But wait, he never had a sidekick. So who is the Secret Empire's cyborg powerhouse Midnight? To get to the bottom of this mess, the web-slinger will need to do a little old-fashioned teaming up. How's Moon Knight, Punisher, Nova, Night Thrasher and Darkhawk? Not enough names? Well, the extravaganza known as the...
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Earth's Mightiest Heroes are raised to unheard-of heights with the debut of the Vision, an all-out battle with Ultron, and the introduction of Yellowjacket and an all-new Goliath! Then, Kang the Conqueror drops in from the 41st century, pitting our heroes against the Squadron Sinister in a cosmic chess match! As if one set of adversaries from across time wasn't enough, the Avengers must also battle the Captain America, Sub-Mariner and Human Torch...
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"Gene 'the Dean' Colan draws Daredevil once again, as Mr. Fear launches his latest campaign of terror! But when Matt comes between his angry ex-love Black Widow and evil mutant Omega Red, he will feel more than the Widow's bite! What deadly game is the Avenger playing? And DD meets DP when Deadpool comes a-calling, but will Typhoid Mary make it an unholy love triangle? And what does it all mean for Deuce the Devil-Dog? Plus, flash back to Matt Murdock's...
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"As one Leader falls, another rises! An epic clash between the Hulk, the Leader and the U-Foes is going to end very badly for the gamma-brained villain. Rick Jones' girlfriend Marlo won't fare any better: She dies! But thankfully, that's not the end of her story. As for the Hulk, he's about to get an offer he can't refuse--one that puts him in charge of the Pantheon!"--Amazon.com.
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An expedition to find the mystical Himalayan city K'un Lun left nine-year-old Daniel Rand's parents dead. Forging ahead, the boy found the sacred city, and there spent a decade training under its immortal inhabitants. He became a master of martial arts and spiritual control, harnessing the shattering power of the iron fist! Renouncing immortality, Rand left K'un Lun and set out into the Western world to avenge his parents.