The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2005-01-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101147067

The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

Born of the Wind

Born of the Wind
Author: Margaret Pargeter
Publisher: Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Presents 90s
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1985
Genre:
ISBN: 9780373108213

Born Of The Wind by Margaret Pargeter released on Jul 25, 1985 is available now for purchase.

Dare the Wind

Dare the Wind
Author: Tracey Fern
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1466860146

Ellen Prentiss's papa said she was born with saltwater in her veins, so he gave her sailing lessons and taught her how to navigate. As soon as she met a man who loved sailing like she did, she married him. When her husband was given command of a clipper ship custom-made to travel quickly, she knew that they would need every bit of its speed for their maiden voyage: out of New York City, down around the tip of Cape Horn, and into San Francisco, where the Gold Rush was well under way. In a time when few women even accompanied their husbands onboard, Ellen Prentiss navigated their ship to set the world record for speed along that route. A Margaret Ferguson Book

On the Night You Were Born / La Noche En Que Tú Naciste (Bilingual - English/Spanish)

On the Night You Were Born / La Noche En Que Tú Naciste (Bilingual - English/Spanish)
Author: Nancy Tillman
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2022-06-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250890098

An English/Spanish bilingual edition of Nancy Tillman's heartwarming debut picture book for readers of all ages, On the Night You Were Born / La Noche En Que Tu Naciste. On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered. "Life will never be the same." On the night you were born, the whole world came alive with thanksgiving. The moon stayed up till morning. The geese flew home to celebrate. Polar bears danced. On the night you were born you brought wonder and magic to the world. Here is a book that celebrates you. It is meant to be carried wherever life takes you, over all the roads, through all the years.

The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind
Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2009-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0756405890

In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
Author: Margaret Mitchell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 1476
Release: 2008-05-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416548947

The story of the tempestuous romance between Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara is set amid the drama of the Civil War.

Petals on the Wind

Petals on the Wind
Author: V.C. Andrews
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2011-02-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451636954

On the heels of the successful Lifetime TV version of Flowers in the Attic comes the TV movie tie-in edition of Petals On the Wind, the second book in the captivating Dollanganger saga. Forbidden love comes into full bloom. For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall, their existence all but denied by a mother who schemed to inherit a fortune. For three years their fate was in the hands of their righteous, merciless grandmother. They had to stay strong...but in their hopeless world, Cathy and her brother Christopher discovered blossoming desires that tumbled into a powerful obsession. Now, with their frail sister Carrie, they have broken free and scraped enough together for three bus tickets and a chance at a new life. The horrors of the attic are behind them...but they will carry its legacy of dark secrets forever.

Spawn of the Winds

Spawn of the Winds
Author: Brian Lumley
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 1999-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466818433

Titus Crow and his faithful companion and record-keeper fight the gathering forces of darkness-the infamous and deadly Elder Gods of the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu and his dark minions are bent on ruling the earth. A few puny humans cannot possibly stand against these otherworldly evil gods, yet time after time, Titus Crow drives the monsters back into the dark from whence they came. Spawn of the Winds is the fourth book in the Titus Crow series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Wind Done Gone

The Wind Done Gone
Author: Alice Randall
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618219063

A parody of Gone with the wind, this novel tells the story of Cynara, the mulatto half-sister born into slavery who eventually triumphs.