Adventure genre books (197)
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Reise nach Karabach by Aka Morchiladze DE
GeorgiaDescription:
Tiflis 1992: Die Regierung von Swiad Gamsachurdia ist zerbrochen, der Präsident außer Landes geflohen. Es herrscht Anarchie, paramilitärische Einheiten der Sakartwelos Mchedrioni (Georgische Reiter) patrouillieren durch Tiflis.
In dieser Situation läßt sich der junge Georgier Gio von seinem ausgeflippten Freund Goglik dazu überreden, in seinem alten Lada mit ihm nach Aserbaidschan zu fahren. Dort wollen sie günstig Drogen einkaufen und nach Georgien schmuggeln. Der Plan ist, noch am selben Abend zurück zu sein. Die Verhältnisse in der Region... continue
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Rinconete and Cortadillo by Miguel De Cervantes EN
SpainDescription:
The son of a deaf surgeon, Miguel de Cervantes was born near Madrid in 1547. He became a soldier in 1570 and was badly wounded in the Battle of Lepanto. Captured by the Turks in 1575, de Cervantes spent five years in prison. He was freed in 1580 and returned home. De Cervantes finally achieved literary success in his later years, publishing the first part of Don Quixote in 1605. He died in 1616. For nearly his entire life, Miguel de Cervantes struggled financially. His father, Rodrigo, deaf from birth, worked as a surgeon-a lowly trade at the time. De Cervantes and his family moved around seve... continue
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives on a deserted island for more than twenty-eight years.
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe DE
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Nach einem Schiffbruch landet Robinson Crusoe auf einer einsamen Insel. Gemeinsam mit seinem Gefährten Freitag meistert er das Leben in der Wildnis. Der Roman basiert auf einem Tatsachenbericht eines schottischen Seemanns. (Verlagstext).
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Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in this Printz Honor–winning book, the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master... continue
Norway117.
AustraliaDescription:
"Here is the world-famous novel of Japan that is the earliest book in James Clavell's masterly Asian saga. Set in the year 1600, it tells the story of a bold English pilot whose ship was blown ashore in Japan, where he encountered two people who were to change his life: a warlord with his own quest for power, and a beautiful interpreter torn between two ways of life and two ways of love"--Provided by publisher.
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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo EN
IsraelDescription:
The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series Enter the Grishaverse with the #1 New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . . A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith... continue
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ChinaDescription:
In a world broken by war, a team of young warriors is willing to sacrifice everything to save what they love. The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee to its borders to escape a fate worse than death—transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts, creatures the Federation then sends to attack Mara. The legendary Strikers, Mara’s elite fighting force, are trained to stop them. But as the number of Ghosts grows and Karensa closes in, defeat seems inevitable. Still, one Striker refuses to give up hope. ... continue
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Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup EN
IndiaDescription:
After winning India's biggest quiz show, Ram Mohammad Thomas is put in jail as authorities question how a poor orphan who has never gone to school could win such a contest.