Harlequin Desire September 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2

Harlequin Desire September 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2

Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all—wealth,status, and incredibly good looks? Harlequin® Desire brings you allthis and more with these three new full-length titles for one greatprice! Claimed (The Diamond Tycoons) Tracy Wolff Diamond tycoon Marc has never forgiven his ex-fiancée for the betrayal that nearlydestroyed his empire. So when a new threat links to Isabella, he vowsto keep his enemy by his side—and in his bed—until he uncovers thetruth… Maid for a Magnate (Dynasties: The Montoros) Jules BennettBusinessman Will Rowling fell for Catalina Iberra when they wereyoung, but dating his father's maid was a no-no. Will one randomkiss—and getting stranded on a deserted island!—take them back towhere they left off? Only on His Terms (The Accidental Heirs) Elizabeth Bevarly It turns out Gracie Summer's kind, elderly neighbor wasn't a retired repairman,but a reclusive billionaire who left her all his money! It'll be toughconvincing his dangerously attractive son that she's innocent of anyscheming…especially when they fall for each other.Look for Harlequin® Desire's September 2015 Box set 2 of 2, filledwith even more scandalous stories and powerful heroes!

Leaves of grass

Leaves of grass

Van Leaves of Grass bestaat er voor het ogenblik (anno 2012) slechts één volledige vertaling: Leaves of Grass – Grasbladen. Die verscheen in 2005 bij uitgeverij Querido te Amsterdam ter gelegenheid van de 150e verjaardag van de eerste publicatie van deze bundel. 22 moderne Nederlandse dichters werkten er aan mee, onder redactie van Jacob Groot en Kees ’t Hart. In 1898 publiceerde Maurits Wagenvoort reeds een bloemlezing vertaalde gedichten uit een latere druk van Leaves of Grass onder de titel Natuurleven. In 2007 verscheen een vertaling van een keuze uit de 'Deathbed edition', getiteld Grashalmen. Vertaler was Jabik Veenbaas, uitgever Wagner & Van Santen.

The Best Stories of Christmas 2

The Best Stories of Christmas 2

On the 25th of December, families gather for christmas will be us once again. May you be reminded of all the most important thing in your life this christmas.. And lets enjoy this wonderful collection brings together of classic christmas stories by Robert L. May, L. Frank Baum, Selma Lagerloft, and Anton Checkhov.. Share Joy Happiness to people you care for and get the most of this year Christmas!! Enjoy the list, and most of all have a Merry Christmas to everyone! Contents: 1. A Kidnapped Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) 2. The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlof) 3. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Robert L.May) 4. At Christmas Time (Anton Chekhov)

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

The final novel in the METAMORPHOSIS trilogy! Now in command of a massive daemonic army, Yaghur Hod invades the Abyss and seeks to reclaim the portion of his power still trapped within the sentient sword, Fiendbleeder. But the mighty daemon's allies include more than the teeming multitudes of Hades and Gehenna - he has awakened an ancient and terrible evil from an eons-long sleep, promising the souls of all who stand against him to the eldritch horror. As Yaghur Hod battles his way through the realms of Abyssal lords foolish enough to oppose him, Hazergal and a motley alliance of archfiends race to gather an army of their own. In the face of this dire threat, the former archmage must hold together a tumultuous alliance of fiends, while struggling to retain his humanity in an ever-changing demonic body.

The Holiday Spectacular #3

The Holiday Spectacular #3

An Annual Holiday Celebration!Read a holiday story per day from the American Thanksgiving to New Year's Day...or binge the entire collection.This volume contains 38 stories—ranging in genre from mystery to romance and in tone from dark to joyful—that center around traditional holidays such as Christmas and New Year's but also explore some weird holiday traditions. Featuring works from award-winning and bestselling authors Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Anthea Lawson, David H. Hendrickson and many more, each story comes presented as it first appeared in a newsletter that went to subscribers every single day for 38 days.The third volume in an annual series, The Holiday Spectacular #3 will add a fun twist to your holiday season—or any other time of the year!

The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe: of York, mariner: who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river of Oroonoque; ... Written by himself.

The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe: of York, mariner: who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river of Oroonoque; ... Written by himself.

The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe: of York, mariner: who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river of Oroonoque; ... Written by himself., Daniel Defoe. The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe: of York, mariner: who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river of Oroonoque; ... Written by himself. Robinson Crusoe Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. [4],364,[4]p.,plate ; 8⁰. London : printed for W. Taylor, 1719. In fact by Daniel Defoe. This, the original issue, has after "London" in the imprint a colon and the preface catchword is "always". P. 343, line 2, has "Pilate" and line 21 "Portugnese"; variant has "Pilot" and "Portuguese". With two final advertisement leaves. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Moore, 412 English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT72264. Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).

La risposta è nelle stelle

La risposta è nelle stelle

L'asfalto coperto di neve, un'auto che esce di strada. Alla guida il vecchio Ira, che adesso è incastrato, ferito, solo e sta per perdere conoscenza, quando davanti ai suoi occhi prende forma una figura: l'amatissima moglie Ruth. Che lo incalza, gli impone di resistere. Lui sa che Ruth non può essere lì, ma si aggrappa alle parole dell'evanescente amata. Poco distante, la vita di Sophia sta per cambiare per sempre. L'università, l'ex fidanzato traditore e violento, le feste e le amiche scompaiono nella notte di stelle in cui incontra Luke, e innamorarsi di lui è inevitabile. Può finalmente ricominciare a vivere… Purché il segreto che Luke nasconde non distrugga il suo sogno. Due coppie divise dagli anni e dalle esperienze, che il destino farà incontrare nel più inaspettato ed emozionante dei modi. Da questo romanzo un grande film Twentieth Century Fox diretto da George Tillman Jr.

Beowulf

Beowulf

New York Times bestseller“A thrill . . . Beowulf was Tolkien’s lodestar. Everything he did led up to or away from it.” —New Yorker   J.R.R. Tolkien completed his translation of Beowulf in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition includes an illuminating written commentary on the poem by the translator himself, drawn from a series of lectures he gave at Oxford in the 1930s.   His creative attention to detail in these lectures gives rise to a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if Tolkien entered into the imagined past: standing beside Beowulf and his men shaking out their mail-shirts as they beach their ship on the coast of Denmark, listening to Beowulf’s rising anger at Unferth’s taunting, or looking up in amazement at Grendel’s terrible hand set under the roof of Heorot.   “Essential for students of the Old English poem—and the ideal gift for devotees of the One Ring.” —Kirkus

The Secret of Sarek

The Secret of Sarek

Into the picturesque village of Le Faouet, situated in the very heart of Brittany, there drove one morning in the month of May a lady whose spreading grey cloak and the thick veil that covered her face failed to hide her remarkable beauty and perfect grace of figure. The lady took a hurried lunch at the principal inn. Then, at about half-past eleven, she begged the proprietor to look after her bag for her, asked for a few particulars about the neighbourhood and walked through the village into the open country.

Amado amo

Amado amo

Una comedia negra sobre el mundo laboral.PREMIO NACIONAL DE LAS LETRAS 2017Amado amo es una novela sobre el poder, pero un poder con minúsculas, cotidiano y perfectamente reconocible: el que ejercen las empresas, el que sufren los asalariados, un poder risible que se mide en metros de despacho o en el número de veces que el feje se ha parado a hablar contigo.César Miranda, empleado de una gran empresa, es un hombre en crisis que intenta sobrevivir a las tormentas y tormentos de una competitividad desenfrenada. Y su peripecia nos va dibujando el implacable pero divertidísimo retrato de la disparatada sociedad en que vivimos.** Premio Leyenda 2019 concedido por la Asociación de Librerías de Madrid

Dientes de dragón

Dientes de dragón

Nunca, desde Parque Jurásico, había sido tan peligroso desenterrar el pasado...El legendario autor Michael Crichton vuelve al universo de la paleontología con esta novela póstuma. Una aventura apasionante.1876. Tribus de indios en pie de guerra asolan los territorios del oeste de Estados Unidos. A este paisaje primitivo y hostil llegan las expediciones dirigidas por dos paleontólogos rivales en busca de fósiles de dinosaurios.William Johnson, un universitario rico y consentido, se incorpora al grupo de Othniel Charles Marsh, pero cuando este sospecha de sus intenciones y le abandona, William se une a su archienemigo, Edward Drinker Cope. Ignora que está a punto de hacer un descubrimiento histórico que deberá defender de los personajes más peligrosos del Salvaje Oeste.A partir de un suceso real, Crichton alumbra un período histórico tan olvidado como fascinante en un nuevo thriller paleontológico destinado a convertirse en un clásico a la altura de sus éxitos más memorables.Reseñas:«Una historia bien contada, divertida, intrigante, entretenida, llena de giros, pistas falsas, peligros acechantes y tensión máxima en cada capítulo.»USA Today«De todas las novelas de Crichton, esta es una de las mejores.»Booklist«Una combinación apasionante y eficaz de hechos históricos y ficción trepidante.»New York Journal of Books«Entretenidísima... Imposible dejarla.»Wall Street Journal«Un maestro.»Los Angeles Times«Una novela extraordinaria.»San Francisco Chronicle«Fascinante.»Publishers Weekly«Contiene todas las características narrativas de su tecno-thriller precedente, Parque jurásico. Es un entretenimiento genial, repleto de personajes llamativos, y Crichton escribe de maravilla.»Washington Post«Unir la palabra "dinosaurio" y el nombre "Michael Crichton" es seguramente la mayor garantía de magia que el mundo editorial moderno puede ofrecer.»Christian Science Monitor«Emocionante y vertiginosa, demuestra la singular habilidad de Crichton para combinar acción, ciencia e historia en una trama sensacional. A sus seguidores les entusiasmará, y los nuevos lectores descubrirán por qué sus libros son tan atractivos.»Library Journal«Demuestra las enormes dotes de Crichton como novelista popular.»Sunday Times«Cualquier nueva novela de Crichton es motivo de celebración.»Pittsburgh Post-Gazette«Dientes de dragón no es ficción literaria. Es simple y llanamente ficción Crichton, una historia bien contada, divertida, intrigante, entretenida, llena de giros de trama, pistas falsas, peligros acechantes y tensión máxima en cada capítulo. Cuando lo termines, desearás más.»USA Today«Un regreso totalmente inesperado a los días en que Chrichton era una figura central del mundo del entretenimiento... Si te gustan los buenos thrillers paleontológicos del Crichton clásico que incluyen personajes históricos reales, te gustará este.»New York Times

Die Unvollkommenheit der Liebe

Die Unvollkommenheit der Liebe

Leben, denke ich manchmal, heißt Staunen.Als die Schriftstellerin Lucy Barton längere Zeit im Krankenhaus verbringen muss, erhält sie Besuch von ihrer Mutter, die sie jahrelang nicht mehr gesehen hat. Zunächst ist sie überglücklich. Doch mit den Gesprächen werden Erinnerungen an ihre Kindheit und Jugend wach, die sie längst hinter sich gelassen zu haben glaubte …Der neue Roman von Elizabeth Strout ist ein psychologisches Meisterstück, zutiefst menschlich und berührend. Er erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die trotz aller Widrigkeiten ihren Weg geht, eine Geschichte über Mütter und Töchter und eine Geschichte über die Liebe, die, so groß sie auch sein mag, immer nur unvollkommen sein kann.Lucy Barton erzählt ihre Geschichte. Sie muss sie erzählen, weil sie auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit ist, als Schriftstellerin wie als Mensch. Und es gibt zu vieles, was ihr Leben geprägt hat und ihr immer noch keine Ruhe lässt. Das wird ihr klar, als sie wegen einer unerklärlichen, lebensbedrohenden Infektion nach einem Routineeingriff längere Zeit im Krankenhaus bleiben muss und plötzlich ihre Mutter an ihrem Bett sitzt. Ihre Mutter, die sie nicht mehr gesehen hat, seit sie ihr Zuhause in einem kleinen Kaff in Illinois verlassen hat. Während sie erschöpft und glücklich der Stimme ihrer Mutter lauscht, die ihr Geschichten von den Leuten aus ihrer Heimat erzählt und was aus ihnen geworden ist, während Mutter und Tochter ein neues Band zu formen scheinen, auch wenn sie nur schweigend aus dem Fenster auf das beleuchtete Chrysler Building gegenüber schauen, kommt alles wieder hoch: die bettelarme Kindheit, die Schwierigkeiten in der Familie, der Mangel an Zärtlichkeit und Zuneigung. Wie der Wunsch, Schriftstellerin zu werden, ihr half, ihre Ängste zu bekämpfen, wie fremd sie sich dennoch manchmal in New York vorkommt. Ihre Ehe mit einem Mann aus einem wohlbehüteten Elternhaus und die vielen Abgründe, die sich zwischen ihnen auftun, trotz des gemeinsamen Lebens und der zwei heißgeliebten Töchter …

The Jodi Picoult Collection #1

The Jodi Picoult Collection #1

Three of bestselling author Jodi Picoult's compelling novels together in this ebook collection!Songs of the Humpback WhaleFor years, Jane Jones has lived in the shadow of her husband, renowned San Diego oceanographer Oliver Jones. But during an escalating argument, Jane turns on him with an alarming volatility. In anger and fear, Jane leaves with their teenage daughter for a cross-country odyssey. Now Oliver, an expert at tracking humpback whales across vast oceans, will search for his wife across a continent—and find a new way to see the world, his family, and himself: through her eyes.Plain TruthThe discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big-city attorney, comes to Paradise, Pennsylvania, to defend Katie, two cultures collide—and for the first time, Ellie faces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving deep inside the world of those who live "plain," Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. And as she unravels a tangled murder case, Ellie also looks deep within—to confront her own fears and desires when a man from her past reenters her life.Salem FallsA handsome stranger comes to the sleepy New England town of Salem Falls in hopes of burying his past: Once a teacher at a girls' prep school, Jack St. Bride was destroyed when a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation. But amid the rustic calm of Salem Falls, a quartet of teenage girls harbor dark secrets—and they maliciously target Jack with a shattering allegation. Now, at the center of a modern-day witch hunt, Jack is forced once again to proclaim his innocence: to a town searching for answers, to a justice system where truth becomes a slippery concept written in shades of gray, and to the woman who has come to love him.

Guns of the Timberlands

Guns of the Timberlands

Clay Bell spent the last six years fighting Indians, rustlers, and the wilderness itself to make the B-Bar ranch the prize of the Deep Creek Range. But Jud Devitt, a ruthless speculator from the East, now threatens everything Clay has worked for. Devitt, holding a contract with the Mexican Central to deliver railroad ties, wants to harvest timber off the land where Clay grazes his cattle. Backing Devitt are shady politicians, a dishonest banker, and fifty of the toughest lumberjacks in the county. But as Colleen Riley, Devitt’s fiancée, realizes the brutal game he’s playing, her disapproval of his actions, and Clay Bell’s obvious integrity and charm, pull her toward a destiny that will tip the scales in their bloody battle over timber and cattle.

Can Such Things Be?

Can Such Things Be?

For by death is wrought greater change than hath been shown. Whereas in general the spirit that removed cometh back upon occasion, and is sometimes seen of those in flesh (appearing in the form of the body it bore) yet it hath happened that the veritable body without the spirit hath walked. And it is attested of those encountering who have lived to speak thereon that a lich so raised up hath no natural affection, nor remembrance thereof, but only hate. Also, it is known that some spirits which in life were benign become by death evil altogether. - Hali. One dark night in midsummer a man waking from a dreamless sleep in a forest lifted his head from the earth

Wives and daughters. An every-day story ... With eighteen illustrations by George Du Maurier. Vol. I.

Wives and daughters. An every-day story ... With eighteen illustrations by George Du Maurier. Vol. I.

The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire.

The Mucker

The Mucker

Spawned by the slum jungles of Chicago, Billy Byrne was a vicious animal — ruthless, powerful and blood thirsty. Before long, his natural ability for finding trouble left him shipwrecked in a Far East jungle where he was free to unleash the savage nature that was his only chance for survival.

A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky

A Son of the Gods and A Horseman in the Sky

Brilliant and magnetic as are these two studies by Ambrose Bierce, and especially significant as coming from one who was a boy soldier in the Civil War, they merely reflect one side of his original and many-faceted genius. Poet, critic, satirist, fun-maker, incomparable writer of fables and masterly prose sketches, a seer of startling insight, a reasoner mercilessly logical, with the delicate wit and keenness of an Irving or an Addison, the dramatic quality of a Hugo, —all of these, and still in the prime of his powers; yet so restricted has been his output and so little exploited that only the judicious few have been impressed.

Fiction River: Feel the Love

Fiction River: Feel the Love

Love. An essential and important part of the human experience. And in Feel the Love, editor Mark Leslie takes readers on a journey through the various forms of that powerful emotion. From the heartwarming to the heartbreaking, these eighteen talented writers brilliantly capture the concept of love. Comforting and thoughtful, uplifting and warm, these stories might just restore your faith in humanity."Thief" by Michael Kowal"Death's Other Cousin" by Lisa Silverthorne"Making Amends" by David Stier"Frostwitch vs. the Ravages of Time" by Dayle A. Dermatis"The Goddess Killer" by Lauryn Christopher"Love Locks" by Dale Hartley Emery"Love Bots" by Dæmon Crowe"Loving Abby" by Angela Penrose"Foiled" by Brigid Collins"A Love to Remember" by Tonya D. Price"The Refurbished Companion" by Kelly Washington"The Secret of Catnip" by Stefon Mears"Lifeblood" by Alexandra Brandt"Who Loves the Unloved?" by Laura Ware"Henry and Beth at the Funeral Home" by Joe Cron"Truth and Lies" by David H. Hendrickson"With Love in Their Hearts" by Robert Jeschonek"Every Day New, Bright and Beautiful" by Annie Reed"The Fiction River series is a wonderful mind-expanding read..."—Astro Guyz

Finnegans Wake

Finnegans Wake

Finnegans Wake is a work of comic prose, which is significant for its experimental style and the resulting reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the English language. The book discusses, in an unorthodox fashion, the Earwicker family, comprising the father HCE, the mother ALP, and their three children Shem the Penman, Shaun the Postman, and Issy. Following an unspecified rumour about HCE, the book, in a nonlinear dream narrative, follows his wife's attempts to exonerate him with a letter, his sons' struggle to replace him, Shaun's rise to prominence, and a final monologue by ALP at the break of dawn. The opening line of the book is a sentence fragment which continues from the book's unfinished closing line, making the work a never-ending cycle.