Books written by male authors (3536)


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Dracula : Authoritative Text, Contexts, Reviews and Reactions, Dramatic and Film Variations, Criticism by Bram Stoker EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
This Norton Critical Edition presents fully annotated the text of the 1897 First Edition.
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Dragons of Autumn Twilight : The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman EN

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This Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy adventure is the first installment in the beloved Dragonlance Chronicles, set in the magical world of Krynn Once merely creatures of legend, the dragons have returned to Krynn. But with their arrival comes the departure of the old gods—and all healing magic. As war threatens to engulf the land, lifelong friends reunite for an adventure that will change their lives and shape their world forever . . . When Tanis, Sturm, Caramon, Raistlin, Flint, and Tasslehoff see a woman use a blue crystal staff to heal a villager, they wonder if it's a sign the gods hav... continue

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Dragons of Spring Dawning : The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman EN

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Will truth and virtue triumph over the deadly darkness of an all-consuming evil? The war against the dragon minions of Queen Takhisis rages on. Armed with the mysterious, magical Dragon Orbs and the shining, silver Dragonlance, the Companions of the Lance lead their people in a desperate final battle. Knight and barbarian, warrior and mage, dwarf and kender—no one has reckoned how high the price of defeat, or even victory, might be. But now, in the dawn of a new day, the dark secrets that have long shadowed the hearts of the Companions come to light. If they are to truly defeat the five-headed... continue

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Dragons of Summer Flame : The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman EN

Rating: 3.5 (6 votes)
Description:
Primed for a battle between good and evil, Raistlin, the corrupt mage, returns to the Dragonlance series, along with a new generation of characters, the inheritors of the fabled Heroes of the Lance. Reissue.

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Dragons of Winter Night : The Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman EN

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Featuring the stunning art and design that graced the cover of the paperback edition, this hardcover version is a follow-up to the release of the first title of the series, "Dragons of Autumn Twilight, " earlier this year.


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Dram Shop by Émile Zola EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
Focuses on the Paris taverns, presenting a tragedy of working-class people in slums. The work was influenced by theories of heredity/experimental science. The behaviour of the families is shown to be conditioned by environment/inherited characteristics, chiefly drunkenness and mental instability.

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Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / China flag China
Description:
A previously banned work based on a true scandal finds an impoverished village targeted by a blood-selling operation that leads to a catastrophic outbreak of AIDS and decimates an entire community.

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Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / China flag China
Description:
The Chia family experiences a decline in fortune during the Ch'ing dynasty.

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Dreams in a Time of War : A Childhood Memoir by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Africa / Kenya flag Kenya
Description:
Recounts the story of the author's childhood, covering his early years in World War II-era Kenya as the fifth child of a third wife, his thirst for learning that singled him out, and the political struggles that shaped his life.