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Pier Francesco Paolini

    La via del samurai
    Jonathan Livingston Seagull
    La pietra del vecchio pescatore
    The Second Ring of Power
    Watership down
    A Prayer for Owen Meany
    • Under the Roofs of Paris

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      In 1941, Henry Miller, the author of Tropic of Cancer, was commissioned by a Los Angeles bookseller to write an erotic novel for a dollar a page. Under the Roofs of Paris (originally published as Opus Pistorum) is that book. Here one finds Miller’s characteristic candor, wit, self-mockery, and celebration of the good life. From Marcelle to Tania, to Alexandra, to Anna, and from the Left Bank to Pigalle, Miller sweeps us up in his odyssey in search of the perfect job, the perfect woman, and the perfect experience.

      Under the Roofs of Paris2012
      3.5
    • La via del samurai

      • 198 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      "Una straordinaria meditazione sulla morte e un'amara riflessione sulla perdita di tradizioni e valori antichissimi, nel racconto di un grande rappresentante della letteratura contemporanea." [dalla pagina web di Bompiani]

      La via del samurai2000
      3.6
    • A Prayer for Owen Meany

      • 637 pages
      • 23 hours of reading

      'If you care about something you have to protect it. If you're lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.' Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying.

      A Prayer for Owen Meany1994
      4.3
    • The classic novel of triumph, revenge, and friendship-now in a premium edition From the critically-acclaimed author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back comes this wise, down-to-earth story of a friendship between four African American women who lean on each other while "waiting to exhale"-waiting for that man who will take their breath away.

      Waiting to Exhale1993
      3.7
    • The Second Ring of Power

      • 328 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Transformed by Don Juan from a bent, gray-haired old woman into a sensual sorceress whose mission is to test Castaneda, Dona Soledad turns her mysterious and awesome powers against Castaneda in a struggle that nearly consumes him.

      The Second Ring of Power1990
      4.1
    • The Russia House

      • 431 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Barley Blair suddenly possesses a sheaf of military secrets that could profoundly alter the course of history. British Intelligence wants him to find out who gave him the documents and why.

      The Russia House1989
      3.7
    • Un viaggio senza tempo nel magico scenario della verde Irlanda. Una storia fantastica in cui rivive la tradizione dell'antica mitologia celtica. Un capolavoro della narrativa fantastica.

      La pietra del vecchio pescatore1988
      4.0
    • A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over forty years, Richard Adams' spellbinding classic Watership Down is one of the best-loved animal stories of all time. Set in the beautiful English countryside of the Berkshire Downs, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a small band of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their home by a developer. Led by a stout-hearted pair of brothers, Fiver and Hazel, they leave the safety of Sandleford Warren in search of refuge, skirting danger at every turn.

      Watership down1987
      4.1
    • The complete edition of a timeless classic, includes the recently rediscovered Part Four and 'Last Words' by Richard Bach.Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the most celebrated inspirational fable of our time, tells the story of a bird determined to be more than ordinary.

      Jonathan Livingston Seagull1987
      3.8