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Do you believe in unicorns? Phoebe does. She has no choice ... one day she skipped a rock across a pond, and hit a unicorn in the face. Improbably, this resulted in a lasting friendship between Phoebe and the unicorn, one Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. Come along for the unicorn ride with Phoebe, as she deals with the usual burdens of childhood (cruel classmates, gym class, piano lessons) and also some unusual ones (magic hair, candy-breathing dragons, and the legendary Shield of Boringness). Can a precocious little girl and a self-absorbed mythical forest creature find common ground? Indeed they can, and that's how Phoebe and Her Unicorn unfolds.

'Now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart ...' Obsessed with creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life with electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear. Mary Shelley's chilling Gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen, living with her lover Percy Shelley near Byron's villa on Lake Geneva. It would become the world's most famous work of horror fiction, and remains a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Based on the third edition of 1831, this volume contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story, as well as her 1831 introduction and Percy Bysshe Shelley's preface to the first edition. This revised edition includes as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 and 1831 together with 'A Fragment' by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori's 'The Vampyre: A Tale'.

"But you do," he went on, not waiting for contradiction. "You love the boy body and soul, plainly, directly, as he loves you, and no other word expresses it ..." Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her, until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Bertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist Eleanor Lavish, the Cockney Signora, curious Mr Emerson and, most of all, his passionate son George. Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Edwardian England, personified in her terminally dull fiancé Cecil Vyse. Will she ever learn to follow her own heart?

“This lyrical and haunting story of two sisters, their troubling past, and the terrible secrets they each want buried will stay with you long after you close the book.” —Harlan Coben “ The Sister is a taut, tense tale of the ties that bind—sometimes a little too tightly.” —Karin Slaughter From her lookout in the crumbling mansion that was her childhood home, Ginny watches and waits for her younger sister to arrive. Vivien has not set foot in the house since she left nearly fifty years ago; the reclusive Ginny has rarely ventured out, retreating into the precise routines that define her days, carrying on her father’s solitary work studying moths. As the sisters revisit their shared past, they realize that their recollections differ in essential and unsettling ways. Before long, the deeply buried resentments that have shaped both their lives rise to the surface, and Vivien’s presence threatens to disrupt Ginny’s carefully ordered world. Told in Ginny’s unforgettable voice, this subtle and chilling debut novel tells an extraordinary story of how families are capable of undoing themselves—especially in the name of love.

The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and Beware of Pity, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings. Hofmiller, an Austro-Hungarian cavalry officer stationed at the edge of the empire, is invited to a party at the home of a rich local landowner, a world away from the dreary routine of his barracks. The surroundings are glamorous, wine flows freely, and the exhilarated young Hofmiller asks his host's lovely daughter for a dance, only to discover that sickness has left her painfully crippled. It is a minor blunder, yet one that will go on to destroy his life, as pity and guilt gradually implicate him in a well-meaning but tragically wrongheaded plot to restore the unhappy invalid to health. "Stefan Zweig was a dark and unorthodox artist; it's good to have him back." —Salman Rushdie

Michele è grasso, o almeno così pensa la mamma, che vorrebbe farlo dimagrire a tutti i costi; per fortuna il bambino ha un grande amico, Frig de’ Frigor, il dolce e invitante frigorifero di casa, che lo ribattezza Cavaliere Cuore di Ciccia, dandogli il coraggio di affrontare un sacco di incredibili avventure, e soprattutto quella più difficile, la separazione dei suoi genitori.

Uma corveta inglesa parte para terras de Espanha. O objectivo, em tempo de guerra peninsular, é concluir uma missão secreta nas Astúrias. A bordo vai o jovem oficial Edgar Burne que faz amizade com o marinheiro Cuba Tom. Cabe aos dois a missão de penetrar por terras de Espanha, numa região montanhosa, e contactar um líder rebelde local. Mas o acaso separa-os e Burne vai ter a uma estranha estalagem. Lá dentro encontram-se duas velhas de rostos medonhos e uma bela jovem morena. Convidam-no a pernoitar. Mas Burne não consegue pregar olho e, ainda para mais, parece-lhe ouvir a voz de Cuba Tom, além-túmulo, que lhe diz: "Abra bem os olhos!"

The magical friendship of Phoebe and her best friend, unicorn Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, is back in this second adventure of a girl and her mythical creature! One year has passed since Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond, accidentally hit a unicorn in the face, and was granted a single wish—which she used to make the unicorn, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, her obligational best friend. In some ways, not much has changed. At school Phoebe still clashes with her rival—and sometimes “frenemy”—he ever-taunting and imperious Dakota. Outside of school, she still fills her free time with extra-credit homework assignments, dramatic monologues about the injustices associated with school cliques, and imaginative conspiracy theories regarding global forces like the “powerful construction paper lobby.” But unlike before, Phoebe now has a best friend to share it with—someone to make her laugh and to listen to all her extravagant ideas. In this second volume of Dana Simpson's Phoebe and Her Unicorn series, titled, Unicorn on a Roll, the reader is invited on a journey into the lives of Phoebe and Marigold as they navigate the difficulties of grade school, celebrate the winter holidays, and explore their super hero/super villain personas together. Join in the fun, as Phoebe competes against Dakota for the leading role of “Lisa Ladybug” in their fourth-grade play—or as she struggles to “manage” the PR debacle related to her nose-picking-scandal. (“I will neither confirm nor deny the events surrounding Boogergate.”) Witness a band of unicorns staging an “intervention” and learn all the details of Marigold’s secret crush on a mysterious creature she has never seen. Perhaps most important, watch as this surprising friendship between a charming, nine-year-old dreamer and a vain, mythical beast forever changes both of them for the better.

Not every kid skips a rock across a pond and winds up with a unicorn best friend, right? The popular friendship of Phoebe and Her Unicorn is back for a third collection of adventures so heavenly they had to be shared. School’s out! That means no more teachers, no more books, and lots of time to compliment Marigold Heavenly Nostrils on her good looks. In this third volume, Phoebe and her obligational best friend, Marigold, learn that summer still has plenty of surprises for the both of them. All of our old friends are back—Phoebe’s part-time “frenemy” Dakota, upon whom Marigold has bestowed sentient hair, Phoebe’s goofy parents, and even Lord Splendid Humility (but please, ignore his magnificence if you can)! Have fun as Phoebe and Marigold continue the “Phoebegold Detective Agency,” spend a week at Wolfgang Music Camp, and find themselves in more misadventures, thanks to Marigold’s enchanted sparkles! Along the way, Phoebe makes some new friends, such as Sue—her unique clarinet-playing bunkmate, Florence Unfortunate Nostrils, Marigold’s estranged sister, and Camp Wolfgang’s lake monster who enjoys tacos and Wi-Fi. When school resumes, read along as Phoebe enjoys (or suffers from) a brief case of popularity, mentally catalogs her grievances against dodge ball, and, with Marigold’s help, rescues Dakota and her hair from the queen of the goblins. Through these wacky adventures, Phoebe and Marigold learn that their friendship is the second most magical thing of all, after Marigold’s beauty, of course. Includes an introduction by Cory Doctorow and his daughter Poesy!

Uma escola enigmática. Alunos com poderes especiais. Um desaparecimento inexplicável. Sara tem 15 anos e acaba de chegar ao misterioso Colégio do Templo, em Tomar. Os últimos meses não têm sido fáceis, e a mãe decidiu colocá-la num colégio interno. Se pelo menos conseguisse mudar o que aconteceu… certamente nunca teria ido parar ali. Mas foi. E que sítio é aquele de que ninguém ouviu falar e que nem sequer aparece na Internet? Que segredos escondem aquelas paredes? Com a ajuda dos seus novos colegas, Sara percebe que aquele é, afinal, um colégio para pessoas com dons especiais. Pessoas como ela… Só que Sara não chega numa boa altura. Uma das alunas do colégio, Alice, desapareceu sem deixar rasto. na tentativa de descobrir o que lhe aconteceu, Sara vai mergulhar nos mistérios do colégio e a sua vida nunca mais será a mesma.

Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. Malibu: August, 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over—especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva. The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud—because it is long past time to confess something to the brother from whom he’s been inseparable since birth. Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can’t stop thinking about promised she’ll be there. And Kit has a couple secrets of her own—including a guest she invited without consulting anyone. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family’s generations will all come bubbling to the surface. Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them... and what they will leave behind.

A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place twenty-seven years earlier, determined to get to the bottom of the story. Just hours after marrying the beautiful Angela Vicario, everyone agrees, Bayardo San Roman returned his bride in disgrace to her parents. Her distraught family forced her to name her first lover; and her twin brothers announced their intention to murder Santiago Nasar for dishonoring their sister. Yet if everyone knew the murder was going to happen, why did no one intervene to try and stop it? The more that is learned, the less is understood, and as the story races to its inexplicable conclusion, an entire society—not just a pair of murderers—is put on trial.

Livros de Bolso, #17 Era propósito de Júlio Dinis, quando em 1869 permitiu à casa More editar os Serões da Província, principiar a interessante colecção dos seus pequenos romances com a Justiça de Sua Majestade, estreia literária do talentoso romancista, escrita em 1858, ‘ se bem me recordo, e condenada pelo preceito de Horácio ao longo repouso de dez anos, do qual saiu para ser revista pelo autor. A persistente doença de Júlio Dinis não lhe permitiu concluir a revisão do romance, e foi por essa causa que apareceu a primeira edição dos Serões da Província em 1870, sem a Justiça de Sua Majestade, que o destino condenou a um novo esquecimento. Júlio Dinis faleceu prematuramente em 1871, legando a seu pai, o Sr. José Joaquim Gomes Coelho, o manuscrito da Justiça de Sua Majestade, que me foi entregue pelo venerando ancião para lhe dar publicidade, se me parecesse digno dela! — não se lembrando que hão podia ser censor do escrito de seu filho, quem, como eu, tem apenas o merecimento de haver sempre sido, e ser ainda, um dos seus maiores admiradores. Assim, pois, fica-me inteira a responsabilidade de publicar a Justiça de Sua Majestade sem ter primeiro aquilatado o valor literário da obra, incumbência que compete de direito aos leitores, a quem a transmito, vista a incompetência do Editor da terceira edição. Porto, 9 de Julho de 1879. ÍNDICE: - Justiça de Sua Majestade - As apreensões de uma mãe - O espólio do Sr. Cipriano - Os novelos da Tia Filomela - Uma flor de entre o gelo

Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman. A magnificent blending of the music, the mood, and the ethos that was the sixties with the story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood brilliantly recaptures a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.

Have you got the Guts? Kentaro Miura's Berserk has outraged, horrified, and delighted manga and anime fanatics since 1989, creating an international legion of hardcore devotees and inspiring a plethora of TV series, feature films, and video games. And now the badass champion of adult fantasy manga is presented in an oversized 7" x 10" deluxe hardcover edition, nearly 700 pages amassing the first three Berserk volumes, with following volumes to come to serve up the entire series in handsome bookshelf collections. No Guts, no glory!

The reigning king of adult fantasy manga now in deluxe 7x10 hardcover editions! Born in tragedy, raised in abuse and neglect, young Guts is hardened into a warrior of fearsome prowess and fearless will, drawing the attention of the charismatic Griffith, commander of the elite mercenary legion, the Band of the Hawk. This crossroad will take Guts to fame and glory . . . and to damnation! Kentaro Miura's Berserk has cast its enormous shadow for three decades, creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring a parade of TV series, feature films, and video games. And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf format, each collecting three volumes of the original manga.

The acclaimed adult fantasy/horror manga now in 7x10 deluxe hardcover editions! Guts, the feared Black Swordsman, has saved the Band of the Hawk mercenaries from annihilation at the hands of the army of Midland, but he must now descend into the dungeons of Windham Castle to liberate Griffith, the Hawks' charismatic leader. Imprisoned and tortured for his tryst with the King of Midland's daughter, the flayed and starved Griffith may be in isolation, but he is far from alone. Unspeakable horrors dwell within the dank catacombs, where the living may truly envy the dead! Collects Berserk volumes 10-12. Kentaro Miura's Berserk has ruled in hell for three decades, creating an international horde of disciples and inspiring anime TV series and feature films, video and card games, and a blizzard of related products. And now, the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf editions, each collecting three volumes of the original manga. Collects Berserk Volume 10, 11, and 12.

The acclaimed adult fantasy manga now in 7x10 deluxe hardcover editions! The hundred-year war between the kingdoms of Midland and Tudor nears an end as the legendary Band of the Hawk mercenaries, led by the charismatic Griffith and his fearless berserker champion Guts, turn the tide in Midland's favor. But impending victory ignites a secret war within Midland, as those seeking courtly favor see the ambitious Griffith as an obstacle to power. And nothing is more powerful than an enemy unseen! Collects Berserk volumes 7-9. Kentaro Miura's Berserk has reigned in darkness for three decades, creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring anime TV series and feature films, video and card games, and a phalanx of related products. And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf editions, each collecting three volumes of the original manga. Collects Berserk Volume 7, 8, and 9.

Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best\-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir\-in\-comic\-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming—both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self\-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up. Edgy, searingly observant, and candid, often heartbreaking but threaded throughout with raw humor and hard\-earned wisdom—Persepolis is a stunning work from one of the most highly regarded, singularly talented graphic artists at work today.

Guts the Black Swordsman is on a rampage as Mogus, master inquisitor of the Holy See, readies Guts' beloved Casca to be burned at the stake as a heretic in the forbidding Tower of Conviction. But Casca's demonic Brand of Sacrifice is drawing hideous dark powers to the Tower, and even if Guts can defeat the mighty Mogus, can he save Casca from the ravenous hordes of Hell? Kentaro Miura's Berserk is an international blockbuster, producing a crashing tidal wave of followers and inspiring anime TV series and feature films, video and card games, and a multitude of related products. An adult fantasy/horror epic of mammoth proportions, Kentaro Miura's Berserk is now offered at its original published size in handsome deluxe hardcover editions. Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 7 features over 700 pages of fear and fury, collecting original Berserk volumes 19-21.

Kentaro Miura's legendary adult fantasy/horror manga is now available at its original published size in handsome deluxe hardcover editions, each collecting three volumes of the acclaimed series. Collects Berserk volumes 22-24, including three fold-out color posters. The fall of the Tower of Conviction and the Grand Inquisitor, Mozgus, has heralded the unexpected return of Guts' former commander, Griffith, last seen transformed from a mutilated husk into a demon lord of the Godhand. Regenerated into health and beauty, and with his dreams of carving out a kingdom intact, Griffith has raised a new Band of the Hawk, but recruited from darkness to fulfill his deadly destiny.

The acclaimed adult horror manga is now in presented in deluxe hardcover editions in the original oversized serialization format. Though Guts the Black Swordsman lies near death from battling the dragon knight Grunbeld and his demonic legion, the witch Schierke has a dangerous tool to put Guts back in the fight: the unholy Berserker Armor. But the accursed shell unleashes its host's inner demons, which might send the tormented Guts into eternal darkness! Collects Berserk volumes 25-27, including three fold-out color posters.

GUTS THE BLACK SWORDSMAN and his companions have escaped the unholy Uterus of Darkness and arrived at the tranquil seaside, but their respite is short lived as bloodthirsty beasts possessed by malefic Kushan sorcery emerge from the once-peaceful surf. Guts must again don the demonic Berserker armor to give his troupe any hope of survival, but the accursed shell threatens his very soul . . . and ultimately the lives of his friends! Kentaro Miura's Berserk is an international sensation, producing a riotous mob of followers and Inspiring anime TV series and feature films, video and card games, and a tsunami of related products. The GOAT adult fantasy/horror manga, Berserk is now offered at its original published size in handsome deluxe hardcover editions. Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 10 collects original Berserk volumes 28-30 and features over 650 pages of fear and fury, including three fold-out color posters.

Charles Dickens influenciou decisivamente a comemoração do Natal, tal como hoje em dia o entendemos. No princípio da época vitoriana, o Natal era cada vez menos festejado e não há dúvida que as histórias natalícias de Dickens influenciaram o renascer da tradição. A descrição que Dickens efectua do Natal é a da sua verdadeira essência. Para ele, esta festividade significava um tempo de paz, de caridade e de bondade para com os outros. Dickens escreveu vários relatos de Natal, mas 'O Natal do Senhor Scrooge', é, sem sombra de dúvida, o mais conhecido. À medida que o ia escrevendo, Dickens foi-se envolvendo mais e mais no livro. Foi ele próprio que pagou o custo da produção, elevado devido ao seu desejo de que tivesse uma aparência luxuosa. Também foi ele que fixou o preço em 5 xelins para que, deste modo, fosse acessível a praticamente toda a gente. O livro foi publicado na semana anterior ao Natal de 1843 e foi um êxito imediato. 'O Natal do Senhor Scrooge' tem um profundo carácter social e mostra o realismo e a ternura próprios de Dickens. O livro contrasta o mundo da infância infeliz com uma sociedade avarenta, através da história de um agiota sovina, ao qual três espíritos mostram o seu passado, o seu presente e o futuro que lhe espera se não mudar de atitude. Era um dos relatos favoritos de Dickens nas leituras que fazia em público e deu origem a inúmeras representações e versões cinematográficas. 'Os Sinos de Ano Novo' aborda o tema das crenças dos ricos acerca da maneira como os pobres devem viver e a acção está situada na noite de Fim de Ano.

Vivaldo Bonfim was a bored book-keeper whose main escape from the tedium of his work was provided by novels. In the office, he tended to read rather than work, and, one day, became so immersed in a book that he got lost and disappeared completely. That, at least, is the version given to Vivaldo's son, Elias, by his grandmother. One day, Elias sets off, like a modern-day Telemachus, in search of the father he never knew. His journey takes him through the plots of many classic novels, replete with murders, all-consuming passions, wild beasts and other literary perils. The Book that Devoured my Father is, at once, a celebration of filial love, friendship and literature.

Usually interpreted as a diatribe against the Chernyshevsky generation, it is a work that is often referred to, but rarely read. Cioran's translation is not only readable, but is evocative of the wit and satire of the original; it is both accurate and fluid.

'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.' Autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) Akutagawa's Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories is also available in Penguin Classics.

A classic work of literature by “the greatest author ever produced in Latin America.” (Susan Sontag) Brilliant physician Simão Bacamarte sacrifices a prestigious career to return home and dedicate himself to the budding field of psychology. Bacamarte opens the first asylum in Brazil hoping to crown himself and his hometown with “imperishable laurels.” But the doctor begins to see signs of insanity in more and more of his neighbors. . . With dark humor and sparse prose, The Alienist lets the reader ponder who is really crazy.

This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance of its tired ghost. The family—which refuses to believe in him—is in Wilde's way a commentary on the British nobility of the day—and on the Americans, too. The tale, like many of Wilde's, is rich with allusion, but ends as sentimental romance...

Qua tác phẩm Người đẹp ngủ mê, Kawabata cực tả những cảm quan tế vi và những suy tư của một người đàn ông già với những cô gái trẻ hoàn toàn xa lạ vô danh khỏa thân chung chăn chiếu nhưng không hề có trao đổi bằng ngôn ngữ hoặc đụng chạm thân xác. Đó là thái độ chiêm ngắm và phản tỉnh như của một người thực hành Thiền định để tới giác ngộ về dục tính của chính mình và về ý nghĩa của nhân sinh. Cái bi đát và khôn nguôi của kiếp người được Kawabata tóm lược bằng nhận định: "Trên thế gian không có gì cao quý bằng con người. Trong loài người không có gì vinh dự bằng thân thể trong trắng của người nữ. Tuy nhiên, để chiếm đoạt, sở hữu nó người ta phải phá hủy sự trinh khiết đó."

'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will cause no bother at all.' When Hanio Yamada realizes the future holds nothing of worth to him, he puts his life for sale in a Tokyo newspaper, thus unleashing a series of unimaginable exploits. A world of revenge, murderous mobsters, hidden cameras, a vampire woman, poisonous carrots, espionage and code-breaking, a junkie heiress, home-made explosives and decoys reveals itself to the unwitting Hanio. Is there anything he can do to stop it?

The adult horror manga against which all other are measured continues in deluxe oversized hardcover editions! Guts the Black Swordsman and company prepare to leave the port of Vritannis, only to have their way blocked by an army of abominations led by a powerful Kushan sorcerer. Even Guts’ accursed Berserker armor may not be enough to stem the bestial tide . . . especially when faced by the leviathan astral form of the malefic Kushan Emperor! Collects Berserk Vols. 31–33, including three fold-out color posters.

The Game of Thrones of adult fantasy/horror manga continues in deluxe oversized hardcover editions, collecting Berserk volumes 34-36 in the original oversized serialization format, including three fold-out posters. Griffith's new Band of the Hawk assume their unholy forms to battle the monstrous Kushan emperor and his horde of demons, leaving the terrified Midland citizenry to wonder if their rescuers are another horrific curse. Meanwhile, Guts and his companions seek refuge to repair their ship on a small island that is not the safe haven they'd hoped for—it's a sinister place watched over by an ancient, vengeful god whose power is about to be unleashed! Collects Berserk Volumes 34, 35, and 36.

The Game of Thrones of adult fantasy/horror manga roars toward the finish line, collecting Berserk volumes 37–39 in the original oversized serialization format and with updated translations and three fold-out color posters. Guts the Black Swordsman and company reach the island of Skellig in hopes than Elven magic can heal the afflicted mind of Casca, but first they must face the island’s terrifying magical defenses. If they can pass through and reach Elfhelm, the Flower Storm Monarch of the Elves can perform the ritual that might free Casca. But failure will mean their long, perilous journey will have been for nothing! Collects Berserk Volume 37, 38, and 39.

Em 100 Boas Razões para me Suicidar Aqui e Agora – espécie de guia filosófico para uma morte auto-infligida em consciência –, Roland Topor fornece aos leitores material bastante para uma nota de suicídio bem fundamentada. Está pelos cabelos com a calvície? Perca literalmente a cabeça. Farto de previsões meteorológicas falhadas? Tem bom remédio. Seja de tédio ou pelo espectáculo, para fugir aos impostos ou porque Marx (o Groucho) lá nos espera, o que não falta são boas razões para querer fazer parte da (verdadeira) maioria silenciosa. Igualmente úteis são as desculpas para fazer gazeta à consoada, reunidas em 12 Maneiras de Escapar ao Natal: se não suporta a quadra natalícia, nada como tornar-se budista ou muçulmano. Em caso de aperto, pode tentar ficar preso no elevador. Neste breve dois-em-um, cínico e cáustico, transparece a qualidade essencial do humor toporiano: a empatia com o sofrimento e o absurdo do quotidiano.

The death of Berserk creator Kentaro Miura saddened the worlds of manga and anime, but his greatest creation lives on. Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 14 collects the master’s final chapters of Berserk plus the Berserk Official Guidebook, the ultimate resource to Miura’s manga masterpiece. Deep within the nightmare realm of Casca’s dreams, Schierke and Farnese battle endless horrors to reach the dark secret that has imprisoned Casca’s mind since the shattering events of the Invocation of Doom. But if they are successful and Casca reclaims her sanity, will she be able to face Guts the Black Swordsman and the harrowing memories of her gruesome ideal he is sure to trigger? Collects Berserk Volumes 40, 41, and Berserk Official Guidebook .

"As far back as I can recall, I have been in the bunker." A young woman is kept in a cage underground with thirty-nine other females, guarded by armed men who never speak; her crimes unremembered... if indeed there were crimes. The youngest of forty—a child with no name and no past—she survives for some purpose long forgotten in a world ravaged and wasted. In this reality where intimacy is forbidden—in the unrelenting sameness of the artificial days and nights—she knows nothing of books and time, of needs and feelings. Then everything changes... and nothing changes. A young woman who has never known men—a child who knows of no history before the bars and restraints—must now reinvent herself, piece by piece, in a place she has never been... and in the face of the most challenging and terrifying of unknowns: freedom.