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November 20, 2009

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Berdichev : izbrannoe

September 17, 2009
Gorenshtein, Fridrikh, 1932-
Moskva : Tekst, 2007.
316 p. ; 18 cm.
Berdichev (drama) --Iskra --Malenkii fruktovyi sadik.

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Tverskoi bulvar : [roman]

September 17, 2009
Abdullaev, Chingiz.
Moskva : AST : Astrel, 2006.
314 p. ; 21 cm.
Novel.

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Sindrom Feniksa

September 17, 2009
Slapovskii, Aleksei.
Moskva : EKSMO, 2007.
349 p. ; 21 cm.
Novel.

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Prishelets

September 17, 2009
Dezhnev, Nikolai, 1946-
Moskva : Vremia, 2006.
349 p. ; 18 cm.
Prishelets : roman -- Rasskazy: Svipper -- Dva frantsiskantsa -- Aleksandr Stepanovich zhil.
Novel and short stories.

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Piatyi angel

September 17, 2009
Volodarskii, Eduard.
Moskva : "EKSMO", 2005.
395 p. ; 21 cm.

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Nogti : novella

September 17, 2009
Elizarov, Mikhail.
Moskva : Ad Marginem, c2008.
173 p. ; 18 cm.

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Murka, Marusia Klimova

September 17, 2009
Berseneva, Anna.
Moskva : Sovershenno sekretno, 2005.
346 p. ; 21 cm.

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Miss Vaioming

September 17, 2009
Coupland, Douglas.
Sankt-Peterburg : Symposium, 2005.
365 p. ; 21 cm.
On surviving a plane crash, a beauty queen disappears to live a meaningful life and meets a film producer with similar goals. But their romance is threatened by her mother, who wants her back in the limelight. A satire on celebrity status by the author of Generation X.
Translation of: Miss Wyoming.

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Les razbuzhennykh snov

September 17, 2009
Leontev, Anton.
Moskva : Eksmo, 2007.
378 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Novel.

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Kurochka Riaba, ili, Zolotoe znamenie : istoriia, deistvitelno imevshaia mesto : roman

September 17, 2009
Kurchatkin, Anatolii.
Moskva : Vremia, 2005.
280 p. ; 18 cm.
Novel.

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Krutaia damochka, ili Nezhnee, chem polskaia panna

September 17, 2009
Vilmont, Ekaterina.
Moskva : Astrel : AST, c2007.
316 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Novel.

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Korol sdelki : roman

September 17, 2009
Grisham, John.
Moskva : AST, 2006.
415 p. ; 21 cm.

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Knizhnyi vor

September 17, 2009
Zusak, Markus.
Moskva : Eksmo, 2007.
575 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
Translation of: The book thief.

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Bremia zhenshchin : [roman]

September 17, 2009
Chekhonadskaia, Svetlana.
Sankt-Peterburg ; Moskva : Limbus-Press, c2008.
395 p. ; 19 cm.

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Dans le café de la jeunesse perdue

September 16, 2009
Modiano, Patrick, 1945-
Paris : Gallimard, c2007.
159 p. ; 18 cm.

Sangre y oro

September 16, 2009
Rice, Anne, 1941-
Barcelona : Ediciones B, 2004.
517 p. ; 23 cm.
Through the eyes of Marius, once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, this sweeping historical fantasy watches the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine, the horrific sack of the Eternal City at the hands of the Visigoths, the vile aftermath of the Black Death, and the restorative beauty of the Renaissance. But it is in the present day, deep in the jungle, that Marius will meet his fate seeking justice from the oldest vampires in the world.

Perdidos

September 16, 2009
Straub, Peter, 1943-
Barcelona : Minotauro, 2005.
314 p. ; 23 cm.

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Los peces de la amargura

September 16, 2009
Aramburu, Fernando, 1959-
Barcelona : Tusquets Editores, 2006.
242 p. ; 21 cm.
Los peces de la amargura -- Madres -- Maritxu -- Lo mejor eran los pájaros -- La colcha quemada -- Informe desde Creta -- Enemigo del pueblo -- Golpes en la puerta -- El hijo de todos los muertos -- Después de las llamas.

Escuela Kalahari

September 16, 2009
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Barcelona : Umbriel Editores, c2005.
187 p. ; 23 cm.

En el cielo con diamantes

September 16, 2009
Paz, Senel, 1950-
Barcelona : Bruguera, 2007.
426 p. ; 21 cm.
Dos adolescentes, Arnaldo, serio e intelectual, y David, vitalista, emotivo y entregado al descubrimiento del erotismo, abandonan la zona rural del interior de la isla de Cuba, donde han nacido, para trasladarse a La Habana a fin de estudiar como becados en los años posteriores al triunfo de la Revolución. David sólo desea dos cosas en la vida: tener un amigo de verdad y una novia de quien estar enamorado. Arnaldo tiene un deber que cumplir: la Virgen del Cobre le ha dicho que su amigo David morirá a causa de melancolía profunda si antes de los diecisiete años no pierde la virginidad. A partir del día en que ambos muchachos pisan La Habana, la misión de Arnaldo, y su vida entera como quien dice, consiste en conseguir que su amigo pierda la virginidad, afán que le arrastrará a cobijarse en los brazos de una mujer tras otra.

El Manhattan perfecto

September 16, 2009
Shear, Leanne.
Barcelona : Vergera/Grupo Zeta, c2006.
396 p. ; 23 cm.
Cassie is a young college graduate with the world on a string, a yen for screenwriting, and a staggering pile of student loans weighing her down. When she accepts a summer gig bartending in the Hamptons, Cassie finds herself catapulted into a whirlwind of dazzling celebrity and over-the-top wealth unlike anything she's ever seen. Surrounded by playboys, moguls, spoiled kids, and Paris Hilton clones in strappy stilettos, she soon wonders if playing the ersatz socialite--while trying to actually make a living--is more than she bargained for.

Sicarios

September 16, 2009
Aridjis, Homero.
México, D.F. : Alfaguara, 2007.
376 p. ; 24 cm.

In a country where the line between good and evil is blurred, where the authorities are feared even more than the criminals, a journalist is going through a veritable living hell: his life is threatened, his wife kidnapped, he is witness to the worst possible atrocities, pursued by the bodyguards sworn to protect him. The only thing that is certain in a life of uncertainties is the absolute possibility of a violent death, mutilated by those who know him best. No one is guilty or innocent there are no angels, only criminals in the making. Murderers are the kings of the streets; gender and social status are irrelevant. Trust no one, not even yourself.

Hay un país en el que resulta difícil distinguir entre las fuerzas del bien y las del mal, y en el que a veces se tiene más miedo de la policía que de los delincuentes. En ese territorio hostil, un periodista vive terribles experiencias: es amenazado de muerte, le secuestran a la esposa, es testigo de atrocidades dignas del inframundo y es hostigado por los guardaespaldas que, se supone, deberían proteger su integridad física y velar por su seguridad. Todo es incierto, menos la posibilidad de morir con violencia, con las orejas mutiladas por un secuestrador que (la sospecha tiene sólidos fundamentos) probablemente es cómplice de los guardaespaldas, si no es que de plano su socio comercial en un gran corporativo enloquecido: Nadie es inocente ni culpable, sino todo lo contrario. No existen los ángeles del cielo, todo el mundo es un criminal en potencia. Los asesinos acechan en la calle, desde una puerta o desde una ventana. O en el mejor de los casos se hacen guajes parados delante de un escaparate, esperan el momento de accionar el gatillo. No importa el sexo, la condición social ni la expresión ingenua. La cara más tierna puede albergar a un asesino. No confíe en nadie, ni en usted mismo.


La vita è mia e me la rovino io!

September 16, 2009
Appiano, Alessandra.
Milano : Mondadori, 2008.
134 p. ; 20 cm.
"I libri di Paolo Caruso"--t.p.

Hatschepsut : die Pharaonin : historischer Roman

September 16, 2009
Kneifel, Hanns, 1936-
Frankfurt : Fischer Taschenbuch, 2008.
765, [1] p.: maps ; 20 cm.
Maps on lining papers.

Der Tod in Venedig und andere Erzählungen

September 16, 2009
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
Frankfurt am Main : Fischer Taschenbuch, c2008.
383 p. ; 19 cm.

Der eine ist stumm, der andere ein Blinder : Roman

September 16, 2009
Pirinçci, Akif.
München : Wilhelm Heyne, 2008.
411 p. ; 19 cm.

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Le rapport de Brodeck : roman

September 16, 2009
Claudel, Philippe, 1962-
Paris : Librairie générale française, 2009.
374 p. ; 18 cm.

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Canakya

September 11, 2009
Satyanarayana, Vishwanath, 1895-1976.
Dilli : Srikrshna Pustaka Bhandara, 2009.
168 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Novel based on the life of Chandragupta Maurya, Emperor of northern India and his adviser and minister Kautalya.
Historical novel.
Translated from Telugu.
"Jnanapitha puraskara se sammanita sahityakara."

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Kong xia

September 11, 2009
Jiang, Yanan.
Beijing : Xin shi jie chu ban she, 2008.
203 p. ; 19 cm.
Fiction.

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Feng mei gui = Wind flowers

September 11, 2009
Cangyue, 1979-
Shenyang : Wan juan chu ban gong si. 2008.
315 p. ; 22 cm.

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Zai jian le, ai qing

September 11, 2009
Ayamei.
Taibei Shi : Hong se wen hua, 2005.
224 p. ; 21 cm.
"Zai jian hao hua ban!"--Cover.

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Chigum haengbokhae

September 11, 2009
Song, Sok-che, 1960-
Kyonggi-do Paju-si : Changbi, 2008.
280 p. ; 21 cm.
Short stories.

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Bích huyâêt can vân

September 11, 2009
Y Thanh.
TP. Thanh Hóa [i.e. Thành Phâô Thanh Hóa] : Nhà xuâât ban Thanh Hóa, 2006.
2 v. ; 19 cm.
Martial arts fiction.

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Co tích dân toc séc

September 11, 2009
Nemcová, Bozena, 1820-1862.
Há Noi : Nhà xuat ban Ðai hoc quâôc gia Hà Nôi, 2005.
267 p. ; 21 cm.

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