Written in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century: the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, Kafka's nightmare has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers. This new edition is based upon the work of an international team of experts who have restored the text, the sequence of chapters, and their division to create a version that is as close as possible to the way the author left it.In his brilliant translation, Breon Mitchell masterfully reproduces the distinctive poetics of Kafka's prose, revealing a novel that is as full of energy and power as it was when it was first written.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 6
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Elijah
had watched Kayla for years, serving as a hidden protector for this beautiful
young woman—until the night an abusive boyfriend sought to do her harm. Afterwards, he knew that there could be no
hiding what had happened, and she would have to come with him whether she liked
it or not.
Try
as she might to convince herself that her eyes had deceived her, Kayla knew
that she had seen a giant wolf toss men about like ragdolls and then shift into
the human form of her neighbor Elijah.
Then, before she can even begin to process what she has seen, she finds
herself thrown over his shoulder and carried from her apartment against her
will.
In
spite of Elijah’s insistence that their flight from the city to a cabin deep in
the woods is for her own safety, Kayla attempts escape at every opportunity,
but she finds that he is more than prepared to compel her obedience and he will
not hesitate to spank her soundly when she makes it necessary. Worse, she soon learns that repeated defiance
will earn her a punishment far more shameful than just a bare bottom spanking.
As
the days pass, however, she begins to see in Elijah a kind of loving care and
concern that no man has ever shown her before.
Stranger still, as she stands before him naked and blushing, waiting to
be thoroughly chastised for disobeying him yet again, she begins to want him in
a way that is so fierce it terrifies her.
Elijah
swears to himself that he has taken Kayla only to keep her safe, but in his
heart he knows that is not true. His instinctual
need for her—the overpowering urge to claim her as his own—grows stronger with
every passing hour, and it is only a matter of time before he loses control and
takes her. But can he keep her safe from
those who would use her to get to him, and even if he can, can the primal lust
between them ever grow into an equally powerful love?
Publisher’s
Note: Taken by the Beast is an erotic novel that includes spankings,
anal play, graphic sexual scenes, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material
offends you, please don’t buy this book.
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BEN SMITH: PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER. Recognise the name? Of course you don't. That's because most of Smith's years in the game were spent outside the vaunted, big-money environs of the Premier League – and this sporting memoir is all the more entertaining as a result. 1995: an adolescent Ben arrives at the training ground of one of England's biggest clubs to begin his journey and realise his dream of playing top-flight professional football. Aged just sixteen, he shares pre-season sessions at Arsenal with the likes of Dennis Bergkamp and Ian Wright. Surely this is the start of a stellar career? Instead, the next seventeen years saw the bright young star descend the ranks from Highbury to obscurity. With seasons playing for the likes of Reading, Yeovil, Southend, Hereford, Shrewsbury and Weymouth – and a career including three promotions, one relegation and some very memorable FA Cup games – Ben's story is one of a quintessential journeyman footballer. Candidly... Views: 6
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While speaking at a Hong Kong medical conference, neurosurgeon Dr. Lucas McCrae slips the cloth off a cadaver’s head during a routine medical demonstration, and is overwhelmed with the shock by what’s staring back at him: His best friend, Andy Baer.Stunned, McCrae races back to Seattle to discover that Andy is in fact missing and may have been murdered by a gang of body snatchers who operate a legit funeral business and make a fortune by selling recovered body parts to medical researchers.McCrae teams up with an unlikely pair—a beautiful but hardnosed female cop and a gang member whose family was victimized by the body parts ring—to try and expose a macabre web of corruption that involves law enforcement, politicians, funeral home curators and murdered prostitutes.Internationally renowned neurosurgeon Allen Wyler takes us deep into a nightmarish scenario, shockingly ripped from recent headlines, and delivers a horrifically plausible, page-turning thriller.Review"In the tradition of Robin Cook, Wyler takes us behind the scenes to show us things the medical establishment doesn’t want us to see. DEAD RINGER builds a high-speed plot on a startling but all-too-plausible premise. This is the stuff nightmares are made of." --Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of *Paranoia and Buried Secrets*About the AuthorAllen Wyler is a renowned neurosurgeon who earned an international reputation for pioneering surgical techniques to record brain activity. He has served on the faculties of both the University of Washington and the University of Tennessee, and in 1992 was recruited by the prestigious Swedish Medical Center to develop a neuroscience institute. In 2002, he left active practice to become medical director for a startup med-tech company (that went public in 2006) and he now chairs the Institutional Review Board of a major medical center in the Pacific Northwest. Leveraging a love for thrillers since the early 1970s, Wyler devoted himself to fiction writing in earnest, eventually serving as vice president of the International Thriller Writers organization for several years. After publishing his first two medical thrillers Deadly Errors (2005) and Dead Head (2007), he officially retired from medicine to devote himself to writing full time. Views: 6
From the author of Deadly Odds: Politics and medicine collide in the courtroom—as a doctor stands trial for his role in a patient's assisted suicide. With a tumor in her brain, Meredith Costello knew too well what kind of debilitating agony she faced. And so did her physician. Neurologist Alex Cutter had watched a myriad of patients die lingering deaths from the same affliction: their brains slowly deteriorated while their minds remained intact and fully aware. So when Costello begged Cutter to help her take back control—if not of her life, then at least of her death—he did what he thought was right. Now he's being called a murderer. With his freedom and reputation on the line, Cutter must decide whether to give in to the pressures of a deeply religious and conservative Southern community—or risk everything by standing trial to fight for what he believes. This is a suspenseful medical and legal drama... Views: 6
