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The beat goes on : the complete Rebus stories /

Rankin, Ian,


Brilliant, irascible and frequently frustrating to both his friends and his long-suffering bosses, John Rebus has made the dark places of Edinburgh his home for over two decades. THE BEAT GOES ON collects all of Ian Rankin's Rebus short stories for the first time, including two never-before published tales written specifically for this collection. From his beginnings as a young Detective Constable right up to his dramatic, but not quite final, retirement, Rebus shines as he investigates the sinister cases that are his specialty including a gruesome student death, the brutal murder of a woman at the crux of a love triangle, and an audacious jewel heist.
Date Published:2016

Brilliant, irascible and frequently frustrating to both his friends and his long-suffering bosses, John Rebus has made the dark places of Edinburgh his home for over two decades. THE BEAT GOES ON collects all of Ian Rankin's Rebus short stories for the first time, including two never-before published tales written specifically for this collection. From his beginnings as a young Detective Constable right up to his dramatic, but not quite final, retirement, Rebus shines as he investigates the sinister cases that are his specialty including a gruesome student death, the brutal murder of a woman at the crux of a love triangle, and an audacious jewel heist.

Date Published:2016

Shiver : selected stories /

Ito, Junji, 1963-,


Manga. Translation of: ItÅ junji jisen kessakushÅ«. Originally published in Japan in 2015 by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc., Tokyo, through Tohan Corporation, Tokyo. Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left. "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 delectation of horror fans"--Amazon.
Date Published:2017

Manga. Translation of: ItÅ junji jisen kessakushÅ«. Originally published in Japan in 2015 by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc., Tokyo, through Tohan Corporation, Tokyo. Manga format; reads from back to front, right to left. "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 delectation of horror fans"--Amazon.

Date Published:2017

It.

King, Stephen.


There's something very ominous going on in Derry, Maine, but the town's teenagers seem to be the only ones noticing. But "it" is there all right, and its evil presence emerges from storm drains, sewers, sinks...everywhere, tormenting the teens and thrusting them into a nightmare they won't be able to forget.
Date Published:1986

I Am Still Alive.

Marshall, Kate.


Jess hadn't seen her survivalist, off-the-grid dad in over a decade. But after a car crash killed her mother and left her injured, she was forced to move to his cabin in the remote Canadian wilderness. Just as Jess was beginning to get to know him, a secret from his past paid them a visit, leaving her father dead and Jess stranded.
Date Published:2018

Hunger games

Collins, Suzanne.


Dans ce qui reste d'une Amérique dévastée par les cataclysmes, un jeu télévisé sert d'instrument de contrôle à des maîtres impitoyables: douze garçons et douze filles, choisis au hasard dans les douze districts, doivent s'affronter à mort dans une immense arène lors d'une compétition qui dure plusieurs semaines. .
Date Published:2009

1984 : a novel.

Orwell, George.


This satirical novel shows a chilling portrait of life in a future when a totalitarian government watches over the citizens and bans privacy, love and individuality.
Date Published:1977

Fullmetal alchemist. Vol. 10-11-12

Arakawa, Hiromu.


English adaptation/Jake Forbes. Translated from the Japanese. . Ed returns to Resembool and meets his estranged father Hohenheim for the first time in many years. Scar returns, catalyzing an unlikely alliance between the Elric brothers, Prince Lin of Xing, and Colonel Mustang. Though they hope to use Scar to lure in a homunculus, the hunters become the hunted when Gluttony proves more than they can handle.
Date Published:2005

English adaptation/Jake Forbes. Translated from the Japanese. . Ed returns to Resembool and meets his estranged father Hohenheim for the first time in many years. Scar returns, catalyzing an unlikely alliance between the Elric brothers, Prince Lin of Xing, and Colonel Mustang. Though they hope to use Scar to lure in a homunculus, the hunters become the hunted when Gluttony proves more than they can handle.

Date Published:2005

Italy

Angelillo, Barbara Walsh.


Barbara Walsh Angelillo. ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; Includes index. Surveys the social life, customs, industries, culture, and other aspects of Italy.
Date Published:1991

Fullmetal alchemist. Vol. 19-20-21.

Arakawa, Hiromu.


The story enters its final stretch as the Elric brothers learn of the homunculi's ultimate plan to turn all of Amestris into an alchemical bloodbath on the "Day of Reckoning." .
Date Published:2009

Thinner

King, Stephen, 1947-,


"The "extraordinary" (booklist) novel of one man's quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomes ... nothing at all. this #1 national bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, "pulsates with evil ... it will have you on the edge of your seat" (publishers weekly)"--
Date Published:2018

Fullmetal alchemist. Vol. 24.

Arakawa, Hiromu.


Hohenheim finally gets his chance to stop the mysterious homunculus "father" who rules over Central City. Will Hohenheim's surprise be enough to defeat the most powerful homunculus of them all? And when King Bradley makes a triumphant return, will the battle turn in the military's favor? .
Date Published:2011

It girl.

Von Ziegesar, Cecily.


Jenny, l'une des célèbres Gossip Girl, quitte Constance Billard pour intégrer la Waverly Academy, une pension prestigieuse dans la banlieue chic de New York. Elle a tout d'une déesse sophistiquée comme le sont les filles de la ville, bien sûr et mérite donc de trouver un homme pour l'adorer. Mais les tâches s'annonce difficile.
Date Published:2006

Italian painters of the Renaissance, The

Berenson, Bernard,


Bernard Berenson. ill. .
Date Published:1967

Wuthering Heights.

Brontë, Emily.


Catherine and Heathcliff are wildly in love, but their longing for each other is thwarted, resulting in violence and misery.
Date Published:2001

It starts with us

Hoover, Colleen,


Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. .
Date Published:2022

Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. .

Date Published:2022

Fullmetal alchemist. Vol. 1-2-3.

Arakawa, Hiromu.


Translated from the Japanese. . When an alchemical ritual goes awry, causing Edward Elric to lose limbs and his brother to become trapped in a suit of armor, Edward begins a quest to recover the one thing that can restore them, the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Date Published:2002

Fault in our stars.

Green, John.


Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.
Date Published:2012

I hunt killers.

Lyga, Barry.


Seventeen-year-old Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious "Dear Old Dad," but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's wrongs, so he secretly helps the police apprehend the town's newest murderer, "The Impressionist."
Date Published:2013

What the night sings

Stamper, Vesper,


Liberated from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in 1945, sixteen-year-old Gerta tries to make a new life for herself, aided by Lev, a fellow survivor, and Michah, who helps Jews reach Palestine.
Date Published:2018

Fullmetal alchemist. Vol. 4-5-6.

Arakawa, Hiromu.


Translated from the Japanese. . In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor.
Date Published:2003