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Book cover for "The dogs of Venice".
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Publisher:
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Book cover for "Death in Venice & a Man and His Dog".
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Publisher:
Dover Publications
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
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Two works by one of the 20th-century's great writers. In Death in Venice, a renowned author finds himself infatuated by a young boy - an attraction that proves fatal. A Man and His Dog is a charming essay about Mann's canine companion, a friendly mongrel pointer that accompanies the author on his morning walks.
Book cover for "Death in Venice and other stories".
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English
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Death in Venice (German: Der Tod in Venedig) is a novella written by the German author Thomas Mann published in 1912. The work presents a great writer who visits Venice and is liberated, uplifted, and then increasingly obsessed by the sight of a stunningly beautiful youth. Tadzio, the boy in the story, is the nickname for the Polish name Tadeusz and is based on a boy Mann had seen during his visit to Venice in 1911. As the story opens, he is strolling...
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English
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Cuban con man Cundo Rey and gentleman bank robber Jack Foley are united in a scheme that involves the women in their lives and a beautiful psychic.
Book cover for "The serpent of Venice".
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English
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4 stars
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"Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy from the Queen of Britain: the rascal-Fool Pocket.This trio of cunning plotters--the merchant, Antonio; the senator, Montressor Brabantio; and the naval officer, Iago--have lured Pocket to a dark dungeon, promising him an evening of spirits and debauchery with a rare Amontillado sherry and Brabantio's beautiful daughter, Portia....
Book cover for "Shakespeare for squirrels".
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"Shakespeare meets Dashiell Hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore—an uproarious, hardboiled take on the Bard’s most performed play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring Pocket, the hero of Fool and The Serpent of Venice, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff."--Provided by the publisher.
Book cover for "Wives like us".
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Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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3 stars
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"Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to The Old Coach House to teach her husband Bryan a lesson. But things don't go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, is refusing Tata's overtures...
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Publisher:
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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"Simple text and illustrations featuring an orange cat and a blue dog introduce young children to the concept of opposites"--OCLC.
Book cover for "Jigsaw puzzle".
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Book cover for "Venice observed".
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English
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Mary McCarthy takes readers on a captivating journey to one of the world's most beloved cities Mary McCarthy brings her novelist's unerring eye to a book that blends art, politics, religion, music, and history to create a living portrait of "the world's loveliest city." Like a painter capturing the city's essence on canvas, McCarthy uses words to create stunning visuals that bring both the old and new Venice to enchanting life. From her apartment...
Book cover for "Lovers and liars".
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English
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In the first book of a trilogy of seductive, suspense-packed Sally Beauman novels, a man and woman stumble upon a political conspiracy in which nothing is what it seems . . . and no one can be trusted Just after New Year's, four small parcels are delivered to Paris, Venice, New York, and London. Photojournalist Pascal Lamartine is sent a woman's left-handed black leather glove. Reporter Gini Hunter receives a pair of handcuffs. They soon discover...
Book cover for "Death in Venice, and seven other stories".
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Publisher:
Vintage Books
Language:
English
Book cover for "The pisces".
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Publisher:
Hogarth
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2.5 stars
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Bottoming out after a dramatic breakup, doctoral student Lucy accepts her sister's invitation to dog-sit at her home on Venice Beach for the summer, where she meets an eerily attractive swimmer whose Sirenic identity transforms her understanding of what real love looks like.
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"A wise old dog travels through the courts and battlefields of Europe and through the centuries in search of the master who granted him immortality"-- Tomorrow, a 217-year-old dog, is searching for his lost master. He has traveled through the courts and battlefields of Europe-- and through the centuries-- in search of the man who granted him immortality. Befriending both animals and humans, Tomorrow falls in love only once, and gains insight into...
Book cover for "Ciao, Sandro!".
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Follow the adventures of a lovable Venetian dog as he explores the streets and canals of his beloved city on a special mission Meet Sandro! As the loyal first mate to gondolier Nicola, Sandro knows everything about his home, the beautiful city of Venice. Sandro and Nicola go everywhere together. But today, Sandro is venturing out on his own for the first time. He is on a very important secret mission! What is Sandro up to? And what friends will he...
Book cover for "Künstlers in paradise".
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English
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3 stars
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"There was a time when the family Künstler lived in the fairy-tale city of Vienna. Circumstances transformed that fairy tale into a nightmare, and in 1939 the Künstlers found their way out of Vienna and into a new fairy tale: Los Angeles, California, United States of America. An ill-timed visit forces twentysomething New Yorker Julian to shelter in place in Venice Beach with his glamorous and eccentric ninety-three-year-old grandmother, Mamie Künstler,...
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Publisher:
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date:
2001
Language:
English
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Presents photographs, mixed with paintings, of dogs and cats and such alliterative text as "Freddie fishes for flounder" and "Victoria vacations in Venice" for each letter of the alphabet.
Book cover for "The crown conspiracy".
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"She's a master at spotting a forgery . . . and knowing how to create one. But can she solve a decades-old mystery?" --
Book cover for "Zoe Sophia's Scrapbook".
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Publisher:
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
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Adventurous Zoe Sophia and her dog, Mickey, embark on a whirlwind trip to Venice to visit her great aunt Dorothy Pomander. During her stay, Zoe Sophia sees the sites, explores the city and bonds with her wonderful, quirky aunt. Featuring fun, vibrant watercolor illustrations, this engaging scrapbook captures the landscape of Venice and the importance of loving relationships.
Book cover for "A Killer Cupcake".
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Publisher:
Fiona Grace
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Allison Sweet, 34, a sous chef in Los Angeles, has had it up to here with demeaning customers, her demanding boss, and her failed love life. After a shocking incident, she realizes the time has come to start life fresh and follow her lifelong dream of moving to a small town and opening a bakery of her own. When Allison spots a charming, vacant storefront on the boardwalk near Venice, she wonders if she could really start life anew. Feeling like it's...