Hard-Boiled Stories from the Cat Bar (Ono Yourei)(Paperback)

Hard-Boiled Stories from the Cat Bar (Ono Yourei)(Paperback)

The familiar scents of gunpowder and kitty litter... ​When hardened men with a soft spot for felineslook for a haven, they come to Kitty and Me, a barwith a select clientele and one ironclad rule: When inside, do not dare harm the cats that call it home.Here, the hitman known as Undertaker

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Murakami Haruki)(Paperback)

Hyperkinetic and relentlessly inventive, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is Haruki Murakami's deep dive into the very nature of consciousness. Across two parallel narratives, Murakami draws readers into a mind-bending universe in which Lauren Bacall, Bob Dylan, a split-brained data

Red Harvest (Hammett Dashiell)(Paperback / softback)

'An acknowledged literary landmark' [Robert Graves] from 'The dean of the school of hard-boiled fiction' [New York

Gun, with Occasional Music (Lethem Jonathan)(Paperback)

A hard-boiled detective tale full of talking animals and murder, from the award-winning author of Motherless Brooklyn and The ArrestGumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems--there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where

The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom (Burnham James)(Paperback)

'The stoic, detached, empirical, hard-boiled, penetrating, realist mind of James Burnham is something to behold, to admire, to emulate' - National ReviewA classic work of political theory and practise, this book makes available an account of the modern Machiavellians, a remarkable

Hammers on Bone (Khaw Cassandra)(Paperback)

Cassandra Khaw bursts onto the scene with Hammers on Bone, a hard-boiled horror show that Charles Stross calls possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016. A finalist for the British Fantasy award and the Locus Award for Best Novella John Persons is a private investigator with a distasteful

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Murakami Haruki)(Paperback / softback)

Presents a narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Tracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo, this title unites East and West, tragedy and farce,

Red April (Roncagliolo Santiago (Author))(Paperback / softback)

The international prize-winner: A potent exploration of Peru, told as a noirish, hard-boiled serial killer novel, reissued in a stylish new livery as part of Atlantic's Cult Classics

More Better Deals (Lansdale Joe R.)(Paperback / softback)

Joe Lansdale, the Edgar award-winning author, returns with the hard-boiled story of a no-nonsense car dealer ready to turn his life

The High Window

A CLASSIC NOVEL BY THE MASTER OF HARD-BOILED CRIME, THE HIGH WINDOW IS RAYMOND CHANDLER'S THIRD STORY FEATURING LACONIC PI PHILIP MARLOWE.'He lay crumpled on his back. Very lonely, very dead. The safe door was wide open. A metal drawer was pulled out. It was empty now. There may have been money in

Chocolate Alchemy: A Bean-To-Bar Primer (Hard Kristen)(Pevná vazba)

Finally, the first book to reveal the complete bean-to-bar process of creating chocolate from scratch in your own kitchen, plus over 100 recipes for delectable cacao treats.Through easy-to-understand recipes, Chocolate Alchemy makes creating your own chocolate at home accessible to everyone,

The Oxford Book of English Short Stories (Byatt A. S.)(Paperback)

From Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens, and Thomas Hardy, through Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, D.H. Lawrence, and Virginia Woolf, right up to Graham Greene, J.G. Ballard, Angela Carter, Ian McEwan, and many others, The Oxford Book of English Short Stories encompasses comedy and tragedy, farce and

Wrong Goodbye (Yahagi Toshihiko)(Pevná vazba)

A classic slice of Japanese hard-boiled noir paying homage to the master of the genre: Raymond

Wessex Tales (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

In this, his first collection of short stories, Hardy sought to record the legends, superstitions, local customs, and lore of a Wessex that was rapidly passing out of memory. But these tales also portray the social and economic stresses of 1880s Dorset, and reveal Hardy's growing scepticism about

My Favorite Bedtime Stories from The Holy Quran (Collection The Sincere Seeker)(Paperback)

Teaching Children Stories & Lessons from Allah's BookGod the Almighty relates the best stories to us in His Holy Book, the Quran. Stories in which we can derive wisdom and lessons from various events of the past no matter our age. Human beings, especially kids, love listening to stories, and

Mahabharata Stories (Agarwal Deepa)(Paperback)

Selected stories for children from the Mahabharata ranging from how the Mahabharata was written to the Mritasanjivani story, the birth of Devavrata, the palace of Lac, Draupadi's Swayamvara, the passing of Bhishma and many other equally enthralling stories from one of the greatest epics of all

The CS Detective: An Algorithmic Tale of Crime, Conspiracy, and Computation (Kubica Jeremy)(Paperback)

Meet Frank Runtime. Disgraced ex-detective. Hard-boiled private eye. Search expert. When a robbery hits police headquarters, it's up to Frank Runtime and his extensive search skills to catch the culprits. In this detective story, you'll learn how to use algorithmic tools to solve the case. Runtime

Far from the Madding Crowd (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Most Beautiful Woman in Town (Bukowski Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Surfacing from the literary underground, Bukowski's wild and immortal stories have become cult favourites. This collection of anecdotal short stories demonstrates Bukowski's compelling semi-autobiographical style and his mastery of visceral language and the depiction of seamy underworlds. Focusing

Blackbirder (Hughes Dorothy B)(Paperback / softback)

Espionage, adventure and a hard-boiled heroine not to be trifled with - this classic noir will have you gripped from start to finishJulie Guilles is in trouble. She's fled her home in Occupied France for a seedy neighbourhood in New York and has been laying low - but not low

Shiva: Stories and Teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana (Vanamali)(Paperback)

The traditional understanding of Shiva told through stories and teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana - Explains Shiva's contradictory forms, such as destroyer or benefactor, and how his form depends on the needs of the devotee - Reveals how Shiva's teachings allow one to see through the illusions at

Message from the Shadows: Selected Stories (Tabucchi Antonio)(Paperback)

This new, expanded collection of Antonio Tabucchi's stories collects the best short fiction from the Italian author recognized as one of the masters of the form. Message From the Shadows is a new collection featuring Antonio Tabucchi's finest short stories, spanning the breadth of his career. These

Work for a Million (Graphic Novel) (Deibert Amanda)(Paperback)

Tightly plotted and razor sharp, Work for a Million is hard-boiled detective noir stunningly rendered against a 1970s urban backdrop. When Helen Keremos, Private Detective, is hired by a beautiful recording artist who has just won a million dollar lottery prize, her plan for a quiet life on the

Reading Ovid: Stories from the Metamorphoses (Jones Peter)(Paperback)

Presents a selection of stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses, the most famous and influential collection of Greek and Roman myths in the world. It includes well-known stories like those of Daedalus and Icarus, Pygmalion, Narcissus and King Midas. The book is designed for those who have completed an