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A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment

Hardcover:

9781558584587 | North South Books, December 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment

Library:

9781558584594 | North South Books, December 1, 1995, cover price $15.88 | About this edition: A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment

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In 1962, thirty-year-old Heinrich Hampel, a sexually voracious bed salesman, leaves East Berlin for the West, hoping to escape debt and the mayhem caused by his sexual misadventures, but his bad habits continue to haunt him, until he is forced to flee back across the border to the East. 10,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9780312287481 | 1 edition (Picador USA, March 1, 2003), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: In 1962, thirty-year-old Heinrich Hampel, a sexually voracious bed salesman, leaves East Berlin for the West, hoping to escape debt and the mayhem caused by his sexual misadventures.

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A very special retelling of the fables of Aesop includes some of his less familiar, but no less shrewd and insightful, tales, and features sensitive and warm line drawings.

Hardcover:

9781558583399 | North South Books, November 1, 1994, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Seventeen of Aesop's fables, briefly told, including 'The Tortoise and the Hare,' 'The Fox and the Stork,' and 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse'

Library:

9781558583405 | North South Books, November 1, 1994, cover price $16.88 | About this edition: Seventeen of Aesop's fables, briefly told, including 'The Tortoise and the Hare,' 'The Fox and the Stork,' and 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse'

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By Anthea Bell (trans) and Irmgard Keun

Hardcover:

9780575036567 | Reprint edition (Victor Gollancz, August 1, 1987), cover price $18.95

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Albert the pig imagines himself the finest pig in the pigsty and expects to become a movie star, admired by pretty lady pigs in bikinis and envied by gentleman pigs

Hardcover:

9781856976213 | Kingfisher Books, October 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Albert the pig imagines himself the finest pig in the pigsty and expects to become a movie star, admired by pretty lady pigs in bikinis and envied by gentleman pigs

Albert, the only white pig on the farm, and Lila, a chicken too old to lay eggs, suffer the ridicule of their fellow animals until they join forces and defeat a hungry fox who comes to call. Reprint.
By Anthea Bell (trans) and Rafik Schami

Paperback:

9780735816930, titled "Albert & Lila" | Reprint edition (North South Books, September 1, 2002), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Albert, the only white pig on the farm, and Lila, a chicken too old to lay eggs, suffer the ridicule of their fellow animals until they join forces and defeat a hungry fox who comes to call.

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Presents an account of the author's childhood spent in Nazi Austria. This work is an indictment of the toll that war takes on children, whichever side they find themselves on.

Hardcover:

9781862077812 | Granta Books, April 1, 2006, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Hans-Georg Behr experienced a remarkable childhood in wartime Austria.

Paperback:

9781862078666 | New edition (Granta Books, August 1, 2006), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Presents an account of the author's childhood spent in Nazi Austria.

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Offers a collection of four stories that analyse emotional dilemmas: a doctor torn between his medical duty and his own mixed emotions; a maidservant whose devotion to her master leads her to commit a terrible act; a hotel waiter in love with an aristocratic beauty; and a First World War POW longing to be home again in Russia.
By Anthea Bell (trans) and Stefan Zweig

Paperback:

9781901285666 | Pushkin Pr Ltd, May 15, 2007, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Offers a collection of four stories that analyse emotional dilemmas: a doctor torn between his medical duty and his own mixed emotions; a maidservant whose devotion to her master leads her to commit a terrible act; a hotel waiter in love with an aristocratic beauty; and a First World War POW longing to be home again in Russia.

Hardcover:

9780862640330 | Not Applicable, February 1, 1987, cover price $17.95

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Product Description: Heads of rival Mafia clans Rosa and Alessandro refuse to give up their love for each other. But it incites the rest of the shape-shifting Arcadians against them, and after a vicious attack by an unknown enemy, the pair go on the run...read more
By Anthea Bell (trans)

Hardcover:

9781848776418 | Templar Pub, April 14, 2014, cover price $19.70 | About this edition: Heads of rival Mafia clans Rosa and Alessandro refuse to give up their love for each other.

Product Description: To impress Julius Caesar, Queen Cleopatra promises to build the Roman Emperor a magnificent palace in just three months. Of course, Asterix has to get involved. By the time his feisty group from Gaul have finished, they’ve outwitted the Roman army, too.
By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780752866079 | Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: When Queen Cleopatra promises to build the Roman emperor a new palace, Asterix and his Gallic cohorts get involved and end up outwitting the Roman army.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780752872704 | Orion Pub Co, January 1, 2004, cover price $12.20 | also contains Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix and Cleopatra | About this edition: Single CD, running time 1 hour.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780752872698 | Orion Pub Co, January 1, 2004, cover price $10.05 | also contains Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix and Cleopatra

Prebinding:

9781435230095 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: To impress Julius Caesar, Queen Cleopatra promises to build the Roman Emperor a magnificent palace in just three months.

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Product Description: This "Asterix" volume contains "Asterix the Gladiator", "Asterix in Switzerland", "The Mansions of the Gods", "Asterix and the Laurel Wreath" and "Obelix and Co".
By Anthea Bell (trans), Rene Goscinny, Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780340727553 | Hodder & Stoughton, April 1, 1999, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: This "Asterix" volume contains "Asterix the Gladiator", "Asterix in Switzerland", "The Mansions of the Gods", "Asterix and the Laurel Wreath" and "Obelix and Co".

Product Description: When someone leaves a little boy in a basket outside Asterix and Obelix’s hut, it’s two Gauls and a baby! Though Asterix and Obelix have more experience whopping legionnaires than diapering infants, they do their best. Also new to childcare: the sneaky Prefect of Gaul, Crismus Cactus, who’s masquerading as a nursemaid...read more

Prebinding:

9781435230040 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: When someone leaves a little boy in a basket outside Asterix and Obelix’s hut, it’s two Gauls and a baby!

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Product Description: Set in 50 B.C., these hysterical historical tales follow the adventures of Asterix and his pals in the days of the Roman Empire. Normally, he's concerned about protecting his town from the legionnaires (with the help of a magic potion), but here something else is on his mind: his surprise birthday party! Meanwhile, two old friends are about to turn up again...read more

Hardcover:

9780752846576 | Orion Pub Co, August 1, 2001, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: In Gaul to raise an army against Caesar, Pompey hires actress Latraviata to portray Panacea in order to reclaim his sword and helmet from Asterix and Obelix, who are in the Gaulish village celebrating their joint birthday.
9780070284364, titled "Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation" | McGraw-Hill, March 1, 1996, cover price $49.95 | also contains Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation | About this edition: This textbook on mechanical ventilation is intended for respiratory therapy students and practising therapists.

Paperback:

9780752846583 | Orion Pub Co, August 28, 2002, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: In Gaul to raise an army against Caesar, Pompey hires actress Latraviata to portray Panacea in order to reclaim his sword and helmet from Asterix and Obelix, who are in the Gaulish village celebrating their joint birthday.

Prebinding:

9781435230019 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Set in 50 B.

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Product Description: Inspector General Overanxious is provoked into building a stockade and laying siege to the Gaulish village. Rising to the challenge, Asterix bets the Prefect that he will escape the stockade and tour Gaul, collecting its regional specialities for a banquet, to which he will invite the Prefect...read more
By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780752866093 | Revised edition (Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: The Roman-era comic hero Asterix embarks on a gourmet journey through the Gallic countryside when Roman soldiers attempt to lay siege to his village.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780752872681 | Orion Pub Co, January 1, 2004, cover price $11.75 | also contains Asterix and the Banquet, Asterix and the Banquet | About this edition: Single CD, running time 1 hour, read by John Sessions.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780752872674 | Orion Pub Co, January 1, 2004, cover price $10.05 | also contains Asterix and the Banquet, Asterix and the Banquet

Prebinding:

9781435230101 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Inspector General Overanxious is provoked into building a stockade and laying siege to the Gaulish village.

Single CD, running time 1 hour. Read by John Sessions.

Paperback:

9780752866178 | Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: The Roman-era comic hero Asterix has to help a fellow Gaul recover his memory in order to make the magic potion he needs to defeat a Roman champion.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780752874180 | Orion Pub Co, June 1, 2010, cover price $11.75 | also contains Asterix and the Big Fight | About this edition: Single CD, running time 1 hour.

Prebinding:

9781435230149 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95

Product Description: Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis has forgotten the druid Getafix's order for rock oil - an essential ingredient in the magic potion. So Asterix and Obelix go prospecting for black gold in the Middle East. Can they also outwit the Roman secret agent Dubbelosix and his amazing folding chariot, equipped with all the latest spy gadgets...read more

Prebinding:

9781435230033 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis has forgotten the druid Getafix's order for rock oil - an essential ingredient in the magic potion.

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An underhanded Gallic chief asks Asterix and Obelix to guard a cauldron full of money, but then tries to steal the cash for himself right under the nose of the Gallic cartoon hero.
By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780752866291 | Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: An underhanded Gallic chief asks Asterix and Obelix to guard a cauldron full of money, but then tries to steal the cash for himself right under the nose of the Gallic cartoon hero.

Prebinding:

9781435230200 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | also contains Asterix and the Cauldron: Goscinny and Uderzo present an Asterix Adventure

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Product Description: Asterix, the comic hero from the Roman era and the first international superhero, continues to conquer the world. With hundreds of millions of copies sold in 107 languages and dialects, not to mention 11,000 websites devoted to the character, these engagingly witty and record-breaking books have become one of the highest-selling series ever...read more

Hardcover:

9780752873015 | Orion Pub Co, October 28, 2005, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: The arrival of two extraterrestrial beings in Gaul in 50 B.

Paperback:

9780752875484 | Reprint edition (Orion Pub Co, November 28, 2006), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: The arrival of two extraterrestrial beings in Gaul in 50 B.

Prebinding:

9781435230316 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Asterix, the comic hero from the Roman era and the first international superhero, continues to conquer the world.

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Product Description: Prélude à l'apeupréhistoire chroniques de l'apeupréhistoire du Rififi chez les sauriens humo sapiens commando reptile saurien paleolithic sinfonia panique à diplodocus-land ramdam sur le rift apeuprehistoric games l'odyssée de l'espèce bienvenue dans l'ère aglaglacière zen treizozoïque blue...read more
By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Unerzo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780752866116 | Revised edition (Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Asterix and Obelix travel to Rome and enlist as gladiators in order to rescue Cacofonix, the bard, from being thrown to the lions.

Prebinding:

9781435230118 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Prélude à l'apeupréhistoire chroniques de l'apeupréhistoire du Rififi chez les sauriens humo sapiens commando reptile saurien paleolithic sinfonia panique à diplodocus-land ramdam sur le rift apeuprehistoric games l'odyssée de l'espèce bienvenue dans l'ère aglaglacière zen treizozoïque blues

Asterix and Obelix try to rescue Getafix, who has been kidnapped by the Goths.
By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780752866154 | Revised edition (Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Asterix and Obelix try to rescue Getafix, who has been kidnapped by the Goths.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780752872636 | Com/cdr edition (Orion Pub Co, January 1, 2004), cover price $11.75 | also contains Asterix and the Goths, Asterix and the Goths | About this edition: Single CD, running time 1 hour, read by John Sessions.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780752872629 | Orion Pub Co, January 1, 2004, cover price $10.05 | also contains Asterix and the Goths, Asterix and the Goths

Prebinding:

9781435230132 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95

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Product Description: Normans never feel fear—but they do believe that terror literally gives one wings, enabling a person to fly. Now they’re planning to test their theory on Vitalstatistix’s cowardly nephew Jusforkix by pushing him right off the edge of a cliff.
By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780752866239 | Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: When the Normans invade the Gaulish village, Asterix and his friends try to teach them the meaning of fear.

Prebinding:

9781435230170 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Normans never feel fear—but they do believe that terror literally gives one wings, enabling a person to fly.

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Product Description: The Adventures of Asterix (French: Asterix or Asterix le Gaulois) is a series of French comic books written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977)...read more
By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780752866277 | Revised edition (Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: When Gluteus Maximus is chosen to represent Rome in the Olympic Games, the Guals respond by sending Obelix, unawares that the potion that affected him as a child is a banned substance.

Prebinding:

9781435230194 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The Adventures of Asterix (French: Asterix or Asterix le Gaulois) is a series of French comic books written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977).

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Product Description: The Adventures of Asterix (French: Asterix or Asterix le Gaulois) is a series of French comic books written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977)...read more

Hardcover:

9780072372403, titled "Environmental Science: A Study of Relationships" | 7th pkg edition (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co, July 1, 1999), cover price $80.25 | also contains Asterix in Britain, Asterix in Britain, Environmental Science: A Study of Relationships

Paperback:

9780752866192 | Orion Pub Co, September 1, 2004, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Asterix and Obelix use some magic potion to try and keep Roman invaders out of a British village.

Prebinding:

9781435230156 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95 | also contains Asterix in Britain, Asterix in Britain | About this edition: The Adventures of Asterix (French: Asterix or Asterix le Gaulois) is a series of French comic books written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (Uderzo also took over the job of writing the series after the death of Goscinny in 1977).

By Derek Hockridge (trans) and Albert Uderzo (illustrator)

Prebinding:

9781435230279 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, March 1, 2008), cover price $18.95

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