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A gospel written by Jesus's brother, James the Just, concerning unknown fragments of the Messiah's life is discovered by an Italian archaeologist in the ruins of the ancient Roman seaport of Ostia Antica. It ignites controversy in the religious world. Steven Randall, the owner of advertising agency in New York, finds his life in danger when he tries to bring the evidence out to the public.
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"Transparent Things revolves around the four visits of the hero - sullen, gawky Hugh Person - to Switzerland... As a young publisher, Hugh is sent to interview R., falls in love with Armande on the way, wrests her, after multiple humiliations, from a grinning Scandinavian and returns to NY with his bride... Eight years later - following a murder, a period of madness and a brief imprisonment - Hugh makes a lone sentimental journey to wheedle out his...
83) Entanglements
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Blithe images: Hillary Baxter faces the problem of falling in love with Bret Bardoff, publisher of "Mode Magazine" who appears to be interested only in her image.
Song of the west: City girl Samantha Evans falls for handsome cowboy Jake Tanner against her better judgment.
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"False then lost identity. Betrayal and infidelity. Theft and corruption. Deceit and murder. These are the dark circumstances operating against struggling author Larry Meachum. His only defense is a desperate determination to survive in a world burdened by mystery, suspense, and crime-a world where death takes a byline"--
85) Passing fancies
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Julia Kydd novels volume 2
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When stylish young bibliophile Julia Kydd returns to 1920s New York, she's determined to launch her own private press. Julia's aspirations take her into the heart of the Harlem Renaissance, a literary movement unlike any she's known--where notions of race, sexuality, and power are slippery, and identities can be deceptively fluid. At a risqǔ soiree, Julia befriends singer Eva Pruitt, whose new book is rumored to reveal lurid details about the Harlem...
86) Shattered
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"ALL THAT GLITTERS When Greek billionaire Nikolas Constantinos set out to lock down a major business deal with the beautiful--and scandalous--Jessica Stanton, falling for her hadn't been part of the plan. A steamy one-night stand was all he'd allow. Because love would lead to commitment. And commitment to a woman with Jessica's reputation could ruin him. But as it turns out, falling in love is the one thing beyond his control"--Publisher's web site.
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"Tajemnicza smierc wydawcy podczas panelu literackiego w hotelu Przepióreczka w Naleczowie. Józef Mulawa, wlasciciel wydawnictwa Piekne Slowa, nie rozliczal sie z pisarzami w terminie, uwodzil, zwodzil i manipulowal. Wlasciwie wszyscy uczestnicy spotkania zywili wobec niego przynajmniej uraze. Podczas dochodzenia szybko wychodzi na jaw, ze srodowisko pisarzy, redaktorów, wydawców i recenzentów, zdominowane przez kobiety, jest bardzo sklócone,...
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Provocador e inteligente, La otra chica negra es un debut electrizante sobre la tensión que se crea cuando dos jóvenes negras se encuentran cara a cara en el mundo editorial neoyorkino, predominantemente blanco. La joven asistente editorial Nella Rogers está cansada de ser la única empleada negra en Wagner Books. Harta del aislamiento y las pequeñas ofensas, no puede evitar entusiasmarse cuando una nueva compañera negra, nacida y criada en Harlem,...
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"In a small hillside town, Olli Suominen - publisher and discontented husband - is constantly losing umbrellas. He has also joined a film club. And Greta, an old flame, has added him on Facebook. As his life becomes more and more entangled with Greta's, and his wife and son are dragged into the aftermath of this teenage romance, Olli is forced to make a horrible choice. But does he really want to know what the secret passages are? Can he be sure that...
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John Lincoln, a 33-year old book editor in Chicago, dreams of joining the world of "real" writers and editors in New York. He needs a hot bestseller, and finds his salvation in Amy O'Malley, a recent Univ. of Chicago graduate who has worked on the school's famous sex survey. With Lincoln's prodding, Amy writes an erotic thriller. Her book opens doors for Lincoln but not in the way he imagined. This comic novel is about the hard work of understanding...
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Lennie Lee kieruje popularnym magazynem dla mężczyzn, mieszka w luksusowym apartamencie i nieustannie otaczają go piękne kobiety. Ale dobra passa się kończy. Nakład leci w dół. Przyjaciele odwracają się od niego. I kiedy wszystko wydaje się zmierzać w złą stronę, znajo- my biznesmen zleca mu zorganizowanie imprezy stulecia. Czy pieniędzy wystarczy na rozwiązanie wszystkich problemów Lenniego? Młoda dziennikarka Solveig Berg, szukając...
93) Wysoka stawka
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W agencji talentów Fletcher and Benson można spotkać wyłącznie najlepszych. To miejsce, które ma pozwolić na spełnienie marzeń, jednak są one okupione ciężką pracą i mnóstwem wyrzeczeń. Na własnej skórze przekonały się o tym: Allie, Jane, Hailey, Francine i Merriwether. Każda z nich mierzy się z własnymi problemami. Zakazany romans, trudna sytuacja materialna, utrata bliskich i wyniszczająca zazdrość - to codzienność tych...
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Blithe images: Hillary Baxter faces the problem of falling in love with Bret Bardoff, publisher of "Mode Magazine" who appears to be interested only in her image.
Song of the west: City girl Samantha Evans falls for handsome cowboy Jake Tanner against her better judgment.
95) Secret shores
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In 1946, artist Rebecca Swift's dreams of love and a life free from convention are crashing like the waves of the Australian coast below her. And it's into those roiling waters that she disappears. Forty-one years later, Tess Miller's dreams are crashing, too. The once-successful New York editor has lost her most prestigious author to the handsome new golden boy of publishing. Meanwhile, she's stuck with Edward Russell, a washed-up Australian poet...
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"Blithe Images: Beneath her sophisticated beauty, fashion model Hilary Baxter was still just a small-town girl from Kansas. How could she be expected to resist the devastating charm of her new employer, mesmerizing magazine mogul Bret Bardoff? Bret knew all the moves, all the right things to say to leave a woman defenseless. But as he discovered the alluring innocence behind Hilary's world-famous face, it was Bret who was left defenseless against...
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Una novela sobre el mundo del crimen por el autor de El Padrino. Tras una juventud a la deriva en la que se dedica a actividades ilegales y es perseguido por la justicia, Merlyn se convierte en un novelista de éxito extraordinario. Sus obras le brindan fama y fortuna, y le abren las puertas del mundo literario de Nueva York y de Hollywood, donde alterna con magnates, actores, agentes y hermosas mujeres, al tiempo que se aficiona al juego, que practica...
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Bestseller) volume 1202/1
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Español
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In Crozon (Brittany), a librarian decides that he wants to hold on to all rejected manuscripts for safe-keeping. One day, while on vacation in Brittany, a young editor and her writer husband, visit the library of rejected manuscripts and find a masterpiece: The Last Hours of a Love Story, a novel written by a Henri Pick who passed away two years prior. Pick ran a pizzeria with his widow Madeleine, and according to her, he never read a single book...
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Book club discussion kit featuring the title, The Other Black Girl: Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing. Twenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she's thrilled when Harlem-born...