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Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers... Bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother. At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman! With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who s come to Gotham City looking for Batman?

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Introducing the most gallant and redoubtable figure in naval history - Horatio Hornblower. The seventeen year old Hornblower became infamous as soon as he stepped on board ship as the midshipman who was seasick in the Spithead, but things were soon to change. Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again - courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in times of trouble. The reader stands right beside him as he prepares to fight his first duel, feels that heat as he battles to control a blazing ship and shares his horror as he experiences for the first time, the panic of the plague. The young Hornblower - A truly formidable force in his majesty's service.

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LET'S GET DIRTY! Kei and Yuri, known as the Lovely Angels–or the notorious Dirty Pair, depending on who you ask–work as "trouble consultants" for the galactic Worlds Welfare and Works Association (WWWA). But in their pursuit of space-wide justice, they cause space-wide disaster! The chaotic (and strangely successful) exploits of these interstellar agents come alive in this two-in-one manga omnibus by Haruka Takachiho and Star Wars: A New Hope manga artist Hisao Tamaki! "I'm delighted to see Hisao Tamaki, an almost criminally underrated mangaka, bring his high-energy sauciness to the Lovely Angels' very earliest escapades." - Adam Warren (Dirty Pair, Empowered)

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The Fallen One continues his epic journey in this second omnibus collection featuring Mike Carey s acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated series. Lucifer Morningstar has resigned his throne and abandoned his kingdom, and filled his days supervising the business at Lux, Los Angeles s most elite piano bar. After agreeing to complete a task assigned by the Creator Himself, Lucifer s retirement became a thing of the past. The Lord of Hell must team up with unexpected allies in order to not only fulfill the task sent by the Creator, but to stop the universes from collapsing and destroying all creation. The Devil s hands have been idle long enough.

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Join young Horatio Hornblower in the thrilling naval adventure from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks'A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations of character in fiction' Conn Iggulden, The IndependentSeventeen-year-old Hornblower became notorious as soon as he stepped on board a ship - as the midshipman who was seasick in Spithead. But he was soon to gain his sea legs.Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again - courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in times of trouble.Stand right beside Hornblower as he prepares to fight his first duel.Feel the heat as he battles to control a blazing ship.Share his horror as he experiences for the first time the panic of the Plague.This omnibus edition contains:· Mr Midshipman Hornblower· Lieutenant Hornblower· Hornblower and the 'Hotspur'

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Descubre la personalidad y los hallazgos de cuatro grandes genios que cambiaron la vida de la humanidad.En la era de internet y de la inteligencia artificial, la electricidad ocupa un lugar decisivo, lugar que seguirá ocupando en el futuro, pues es la clave para frenar el cambio climático. Pues bien, buena parte de nuestro progreso y bienestar se la debemos a cuatro personalidades cuyas vidas e inventos se explican en estas páginas.En el Londres victoriano más humilde, Michael Faraday experimentó por su cuenta hasta sentar la base de la inducción, dando paso nada menos que a motores y generadores electromagnéticos. No muy lejos, en Escocia, donde no llegó Faraday por su falta de formación y de medios llegó James Clerk Maxwell, que se convirtió en el genio del electromagnetismo.Thomas Edison llevó estos conocimientos al campo práctico con sus más de mil patentes, entre ellas el telégrafo, el fonógrafo y la bombilla. Con esta última quiso iluminar ciudades enteras, pero eso no f

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Jigokumeguri Haru is rich, famous, and friendless. Thanks to her cold, stuck-up personality, she goes from school to school, looking for a place to fit in - but with no luck. When she crosses paths with Kawayanagi Tsurezure, she discovers that he gives her antisocial tendencies a run for their money. Has she finally found a kindred spirit?

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Contains the complete volumes 7-8!Satsuki Uruma has haunted Toriko and Sorawo across theiradventures, and now the mysterious woman is making her boldest move yet. Sorawodecides to put a stop to the danger once and for all. She intends to exorcizeSastuki, and shell enlist all the help she can get for the funeral operation.Sastuki isnt the only thing on Sorawosmind, however. Its been a little over a year since she met Toriko on theOtherside, and Toriko is about to hit her with the biggest surprise yetaconfession. How will Sorawo respond to her feelings?Dont miss the heartfelt climax to thegirls curious tale of survival and much more!

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Spend the Summer in Lucky Harbor!Lucky in LoveMallory Quinn has had enough of playing it safe. As the local good girl, she's expected to date Mr. Right. But for once, she'd like to take a risk on Mr. Wrong. And who could be more wrong than Ty Garrison? The mysterious new guy in town has made it clear that he's only passing through, which suits Mallory just fine. Besides, his lean, hard body and sexy smile will give her plenty to remember once he's gone . . . At LastAmy Michaels loves her new life in Lucky Harbor. A waitress in the local diner, she's looking forward to her first weekend hike through the mountains. But when a wrong turn takes her off the trail, she finds herself up close and personal with forest ranger Matt Bowers. After a hot night under a starry sky, Amy can't deny their attraction but she won't make the mistake of getting involved with the local heartthrob. Forever and a DayGrace never thought she'd be starting her life over from scratch. Losing everything has landed her in Lucky Harbor, working as a dog walker for overwhelmed ER doctor Josh Scott. But the day his nanny fails to show up, Grace goes from caring for Josh's lovable mutt to caring for his rambunctious son. Soon Grace is playing house with the sexy single dad . . .

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The best there is, by some of comics'' greatest talents! Wolverine and Havok are drawn into a web of espionage in Russia! On the cutthroat island of Madripoor, Wolverine and Jessica Drew take on an evil cult who plans to raise an ancient demon! An old friend''s death leads Logan to Nick Fury... but what is the surprising secret under the new Scorpio''s mask? Wolverine battles an unexpected foe in the jungles of the Savage Land - but when he follows a trail of tainted cocaine to Central America, can a young revolutionary help a sick and infected Logan survive against Tiger Shark? Plus, Wolverine crosses paths with Spider-Man, Hulk, Ghost Rider and more! Collecting: Wolverine (1988) 11-30, Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown (1988) 1-4, Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection (1989) 1, Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure (1990) 1, Wolverine: Bloodlust (1990) 1, material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 38-71

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GONE WITHOUT A TRACE

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Aoi Nishimori is a high school girl who lives alone in her own apartment, but to her surprise, she discovers that the prince of her school, Shusei Kugayama, has moved in next door! To add to this, a series of crazy happenings result in the two living together under a single roof! Shusei is known to be a heartless guy and Aoi particularly hates him after he coldly rejected her best friend, so a life of cohabitation seems like a recipe for disaster. And yet, Aoi somehow can't stop her heart from pounding when she's with Shusei. Collects volumes 21 & 22.

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In THE AWAKENING, a beautiful naturalist's dream of a life among the feral jungle creatures comes true. But an untamed, irresistible beast of another sort inspires her to explore her own wild side. WILD RAIN's Rachael Lospostos has escaped from a faceless assassin and found sanctuary thousands of miles from home under the towering jungle canopy. In this world teeming with unusual creatures she encounters Rio, a native of the forest imbued with a fierce prowess and possessed of secrets of his own. And when Rio unleashes the secret animal instincts that course through his blood, Rachael must decide if he is something to be feared - or desired.

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Man-Eaters of Kumaon, The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, and The Temple Tiger and More Man-Eaters of Kumaon, the three classic collections of Corbett's hunting stories, which vividly bring to life the drama and beauty of the jungle and its wildlife.

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This new edition of Brian Aldiss’s classic anthology brings together a diverse selection of science fiction spanning over sixty years, from Isaac Asimov’s ‘Nightfall’, first published in 1941, to the 2006 story ‘Friends in Need’ by Eliza Blair. Including authors such as Clifford Simak, Harry Harrison, Bruce Sterling, A. E. Van Vogt and Brian Aldiss himself, these stories portray struggles against machines, epic journeys, genetic experiments, time travellers and alien races. From stories set on Earth, to uncanny far distant worlds and ancient burnt-out suns, the one constant is humanity itself, compelled by an often fatal curiosity to explore the boundless frontiers of time, space and probability.

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El crimen del ómnibus es pionero en la creación de un misterio en habitación cerrada. pero en movimiento. Una joven muere misteriosamente en un ómnibus de París. El pintor Paul Freneuse ?testigo de la escena?, al percibir que la joven que viaja junto a él está muerta, comienza a pensar que tal vez ha sido asesinada sin que ningún pasajero se haya dado cuenta, y comparte su deducción con su amigo Binos. Freneuse debe ocupar su escaso tiempo en completar el cuadro que presentará a la Exposición Universal, pero Binos no cejará en la investigación del crimen. El lector hará entonces un recorrido por el París más bohemio, con pistas salpicadas en cada capítulo ?una aguja envenenada, el fragmento de una carta.?, una historia de amor y un par de asesinos particularmente audaces...

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In this omnibus edition collecting volumes 4-6 of the original manga series, Shin ichi Sakamoto masterfully fictionalises the true life of Charles-Henri Sanson, the ''Gentleman of Paris,'' who performed nearly three thousand executions in 18th century France. What has begun, must be seen to an end. Despite the sorrows of a broken heart, Charles must carry out the execution of the condemned Damiens. Swearing to fulfill his duty mercifully, fate plays a cruel hand, and within the ranks of the Sanson family, one intervenes in a shocking display. With dreams of a future of mercy and flourishing equality, Charles faces the execution of the century. Available in English for the first time and presented in a special omnibus edition collecting volumes 4-6 of the original Japanese manga series!

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Known for his groundbreaking work on Green Lantern, over a decade ago Geoff Johns brought Justice Society of America characters rooted in the Golden Age of comics back to the forefront of comics. Mixing younger, edgier characters with the elder statesmen of superheroes, Johns brought the JSA back to the forefront of comics in what became the industry's best-selling comic series. Collected here is the second and concluding volume on Johns' now-legendary run on the original JSA. JSA OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC collects JSA #26-75, JSA ANNUAL #1, JSA SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #2 and HAWKMAN #23-25

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Evil Dark Knights from the multiverse have risen! Only Batman and the world s greatest superheroes can save the multiverse! Get the entire Dark Nights Metal epic in one heart-pounding collection. Batman has uncovered one of the lost mysteries of the universe...one that could destroy the very fabric of the DC Universe! He ll wage war against diabolical Dark Knights across the multiverse and come face-to-face with The Batman Who Laughs. These are the dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! The Dark Multiverse is revealed in all its devastating danger and the threats it contains are coming for the DC Universe! Can Batman and his allies save the Multiverse from total darkness? This epic omnibus contains the entire Dark Nights: Metal saga, including Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, tie-in stories from Dark Days: The Forge #1, Dark Days: The Casting #1, Batman: The Red Death #1, Batman: The Devastator #1, Batman: The Merciless #1, Batman: The Murder Machine #1, Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1, Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1, Batman: Lost #1, Hawkman: Found #1, Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Nightwing #29, The Flash #33, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32, Green Arrow #32, Suicide Squad #26, Teen Titans #12, and Justice League #32-33.

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Edward Lear (Londres, 1812-San Remo, 1888) fue el último de veintiún hermanos, desde la adolescencia tuvo que ganarse la vida como ilustrador de libros de botánica, zoología y tipografía en diversos lugares, incluido el British Museum, hasta que el conde de Derby le invitara a dibujar las aves de su zoo privado. Para los nietos del conde escribió sus minúsculas y famosas composiciones humorísticas conocidas como nonsense, ilustradas con viñetas. La forma lírica que E. Lear hizo famosa es el Limerick, breve estrofa rimada, de donde tomó su estructura para elaborar nonsenses memorables, casi siempre retratos exagerados y caricaturescos de personajes extravagantes y patéticos, habitantes de un mundo loco pero no siempre inocente. El gusto por la paradoja, la ironía y la invención verbal, inscriben su obra, como la de L. Carroll, en la corriente irracional de la literatura inglesa, imperando y celebrando la lógica del absurdo.A nuestro parecer E. Lear es cronológica y esencialmente el

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Innocent country boy Oyamada Kouta transfers to a big city high school in his freshman year, and from day one, his life enters a world of crazy. First, a beautiful second-year student named Chizuru professes her love to him, then reveals that she is in fact a fox spirit. Frisky and flirty, she suggestively teases naive Kouta in front of his classmates, embarrassing him to no end. If that wasn't enough, a gorgeous wolf spirit named Nozomu suddenly transfers to Kouta's class and decides she wants the hapless country boy for herself. As fox girl and wolf girl vie for his heart, does Kouta have any say in this?

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Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they're almost like flying. But, because he's the best, someone will always want to take him down. Action, adventure and high-stakes competition feature throughout - and that's just the beginning!

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Known for his groundbreaking work on Green Lantern over a decade ago, Geoff Johns brought the Justice Society of America characters once rooted in the Golden Age of comics back to the forefront of graphic storytelling. Mixing younger, edgier characters with the elder statesmen of superheroes, Johns brought the JSA back to the forefront of the comics in what became the industry's best-selling comic series. Collected here are JSA #76-87, Justice Society of America #1-28, Justice League of America #8-10, Justice Society of America Annual #1, JSA Kingdom Come Special: Superman #1, JSA Kingdom Come Special: Magog #1, and JSA Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom #1.

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Aoi continues to hide her relationship and secret living arrangement with Shusei. Their love nest now includes Shusei's cousin, Leon. The three of them live together to convince Leon that Aoi is worthy of being Shusei's girlfriend. Tensions mount at home while the competitive spirit extends to their school's cultural festival where students vie for top rankings and social clout. Leon continues to capture the hearts of all the girls-but there's one special person who eludes him. Can Aoi reckon with her true feelings and manage what has truly become a love triangle? Includes volumes 19 and 20.

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