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The Big Switch

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In 1941 Winston Churchill was Hitler’s worst enemy. Then a Nazi secret agent changed everything. What if Neville Chamberlain, instead of appeasing Hitler, had stood up to him in 1938? Enraged, Hitler reacts by lashing out at the West, promising his soldiers that they will reach Paris by the new year. Instead, three years pass, and with his genocidal apparatus not fully in place, Hitler barely survives a coup, while Jews cling to survival, and England and France wonder whether the war is still worthwhile. The stage is set for World War II to unfold far differently from the history we know—courtesy of Harry Turtledove, wizard of “what if?,” in the continuation of his thrilling series: The War That Came Early. Through the eyes of characters ranging from a brawling American serving with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain to a woman who has seen Hitler’s evil face-to-face, The Big Switch rolls relentlessly forward into 1941. As the Germans and their Polish allies slam into the gut of the Soviet Union in the west, Japan pummels away in the east. Meanwhile, in the trenches of France, French and Czech forces are outmanned but not outfought by their Nazi enemy. Then the stalemate is shattered. In England Winston Churchill dies suddenly, leaving the gray men wondering who their real enemy is. And as the USSR makes peace with Japan, the empire of the Rising Sun looks westward—its war with America about to begin.BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Harry Turtledove's The War That Came Early: Coup d'Etat.

Material Witness

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Tragedy strikes on the opening night of the Fall Crafters Fair when a woman is killed in the parking lot of Daisy's Quilt Shop, and the only material witness is one of Melinda Byer's boys. The investigation takes a more bizarre turn when detective Shane Black becomes convinced the killer was actually after Callie.This time it's a madman loose in the largest crowd of the year, and he's looking for something or someone. If they can't figure out what, one of Deborah and Callie's close circle of friends may be next.Masked identities, antique quilts with hidden messages, an Amish boy whose handicap makes him stronger, one brave dog, and a possible hidden treasure ... this time it's nonstop action, danger, and a dash of romance.

Harvard Classics Volume 28

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Contents: 1. Jonathan Swift, by William Makepeace Thackeray 2. The Idea Of A University, by John Henry Newman 3. The Study Of Poetry, by Matthew Arnold 4. Sesame And Lilies, by John Ruskin 5. John Milton, by Walter Bagehot 6. Science And Culture, by Thomas Henry Huxley 7. Race And Language, by Edward Augustus Freeman 8. Truth Of Intercourse And Samuel Pepys, by Robert Louis Stevenson 9. On The Elevation Of The Laboring Classes, by William Ellery Channing 10. The Poetic Principle, by Edgar Allan Poe 11. Walking, by Henry David Thoreau 12. Abraham Lincoln And Democracy, by James Russell Lowell Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)

Selbstporträts der Literatur: Die einflussreichsten autobiografischen Romane

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E-artnow präsentiert bedeutende Weltliteratur-Klassiker, inspiriert von den realen Erlebnissen der Autoren. Erleben Sie Geschichten, die von sibirischen Arbeitslagern bis zu Pariser Salons reichen, und entdecken Sie Ihre Lieblingsautoren auf eine ganz neue Weise. Diese Ausgabe enthält: Fjodor Dostojewski: Aufzeichnungen aus einem toten Hause Jack London: König Alkohol Charles Dickens: David Copperfield Marcel Proust: Die Welt der Guermantes Lew Tolstoi: Sewastopol Mark Twain: Leben auf dem Mississippi George Sand: Lelia Rainer Maria Rilke: Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge Charles Baudelaire: Die Fanfarlo Gottfried Keller: Der Grüne Heinrich

Cora Collection Band 26

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EIN MANN MIT ZU VIEL SEX-APPEAL von MAUREEN CHILD In seiner weißen Uniform sieht Chance beinahe unwiderstehlich aus! Aber eben nur beinahe: Jennifer hat sich geschworen, ihr Herz nie wieder an einen Mann in Uniform zu verlieren! Doch Chances weiche Lippen bringen ihren Vorsatz ins Wanken … EIN OFFIZIER UND HERZENSBRECHER von TAWNY WEBERAdmiralstochter Alexia hat eine Regel: Lass dich nie auf einen Mann vom Militär ein! Alle Vorsicht ist vergessen, als sie Blake in einer Bar erblickt - und eine heiße Nacht mit ihm verbringt. Am nächsten Tag will sie ihn wiedersehen. Doch es kommt anders ...TIEF IN UNS von KIRA SINCLAIRMit einem sexy Navy SEAL auf Schatzsuche zu gehen, ist so ziemlich das Letzte, was Avery will! Noch schlimmer wird es, als sie mit ihm auf einer einsamen Insel strandet. Aber manchmal ist gerade das Schlimmste das Beste …

Walden and Civil Disobedience

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Naturalist and philosopher Thoreau's timeless essays on the role of humanity—in the world of nature, and in society and government.Thoreau, a sturdy individualist and nature lover, lived a spare existence in a wooden hut on the edge of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts, from 1845 to 1847. "Walden" is the fruit of Thoreau's two-year stay on the Walden Pond. It is a record of his experiment in a simple life and his contemplation of the wonders of nature and the ways of man. He carefully shaped the book to follow the natural cycle of the seasons, yet it is more than an account of life in the woods, it is a quest for personal freedom and individuality that evokes nature without being sentimental or distorting the natural world."Civil Disobedience" was also based on Thoreau's experiences during the period he lived on the pond. In 1846, he was arrested for not having paid his poll tax, as a way of demonstrating that he did not recognize the authority of a government that "buys and sells men, women, and children." It is a treatise against slavery and a government that wages war to support injustice.This edition includes: -A concise introduction that gives readers important background information -A chronology of the author's life and work -A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context -An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations -Detailed explanatory notes -Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work -Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction -A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.

Selected Writings of César Vallejo

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Essential writings from the catalyst of the Latin American experimental tradition For the first time in English, readers can now evaluate the extraordinary breadth of César Vallejo's diverse oeuvre that, in addition to poetry, includes magazine and newspaper articles, chronicles, political reports, fictions, plays, letters, and notebooks. Edited by the translator Joseph Mulligan, Selected Writings follows Vallejo down his many winding roads, from Santiago de Chuco in highland Peru, to the coastal cities of Trujillo and Lima, on to Paris, Madrid, Moscow, and Leningrad. This repeated border-crossing also plays out on the textual level, as Vallejo wrote prolifically across genres and, in many cases, created poetic space in extra-literary modes. Informed by a vast body of scholarly research, this compendium synthesizes a restored literary corpus and—in bold translations that embrace the idiosyncratic spirit of the author's writing—puts forth a new representation of this essential figure of twentieth-century Latin American literature as an indispensable alternative to the European avant-garde. Compiling well known versions with over eighty percent of the text presented in English translation for the first time, Selected Writings is both a trove of and tribute to Vallejo's multifaceted work. Includes translations by the editor and Clayton Eshleman, Pierre Joris, Suzanne Jill Levine, Nicole Peyrafitte, Michael Lee Rattigan, William Rowe, Eliot Weinberger, and Jason Weiss.

Twelve Years a Slave

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Twelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, is a memoir by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. It is a slave narrative of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped in Washington, D.C., sold into slavery, and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, as well as describing at length cotton and sugar cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.

Aliens: Bug Hunt

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Eighteen brand new stories—exclusive to this collection—featuring the Colonial Marines in bloody conflict with the deadly Aliens. ALIENS: BUG HUNT will send the marines into deep space, to alien worlds, to derelict space settlements, and into the nests of the universe’s most dangerous monsters.

Daddy's Little Girl

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From Mary Higgins Clark, America's bestselling "Queen of Suspense," comes a chilling story of murder that reaches the heights of suspense while exploring the depths of the criminal mind.Ellie Cavanaugh was seven years old when her older sister was murdered near their home in New York's Westchester County. It was young Ellie's tearful testimony that put Rob Westerfield, the nineteen-year-old scion of a prominent family, in jail despite the existence of two other viable suspects. Twenty-two years later, Westerfield, who maintains his innocence, is paroled. Determined to thwart his attempts to pin the crime on another, Ellie, an investigative reporter for an Atlanta newspaper, returns home and starts writing a book that will conclusively prove Westerfield's guilt. As she delves deeper into her research, however, she uncovers horrifying facts that shed new light on her sister's murder. With each discovery she comes closer to a confrontation with a desperate killer.

Once Upon a Time

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This eBook features a special enhancement: the full pilot episode's script from the hit ABC show, ONCE UPON A TIMEThis beautifully illustrated collection of 30 tales from far and wide includes...-Snow White -Hansel and Grethel -Cinderella -The Frog Prince -Rumpelstiltskin -The Bremen Town Musicians -The Elves -Little Red Cap -The Fisherman and His Wife -The Sleeping Beauty -Tom Thumb -Rapunzel. . . and many more.“Once upon a time . . .”Four simple words that, after more than two centuries, still have the ability to transport readers to lands of mystery, intrigue, and betrayal, life and death, love and abandon. Timeless are the tales of the Brothers Grimm who, in an effort to preserve native folklore, unwittingly crafted a cornerstone of Western literature.With this book of fairy tales, beautifully illustrated by artist Kevin Tong, reacquaint yourself with the stories and characters you know and love. Run through the forest with Little Red Cap. Attend the ball with Cinderella. Eat an apple with Snow White. From witches to fairies, evil queens to kindly kings, frog princes and sleeping beauties, the Grimm tales are classics that are truly meant to be shared with young and old alike.With a foreword written by the creators of ABC's show Once Upon a Time, we see that these classic tales continue to endure and inspire more storytelling. The series brings some of these classic characters to life in a bold reimagination of the fairy tale world. We invite you to reacquaint yourself with these magical stories and be transported once again with Once Upon a Time.

The Metropolis

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In this 1907 novel about the extravagant life of New York City's high society, the author of The Jungle, presents a richly detailed portrait of the wealthy elite of The Metropolis.

Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre — Band 1

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Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre ist ein klassischer Bildungsroman von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Der wegweisende Entwicklungsroman erschien 1795/96. Er besteht aus acht Büchern, von denen sich die ersten fünf inhaltlich an das zu Goethes Lebzeiten unveröffentlichte Fragment Wilhelm Meisters theatralische Sendung anlehnen. Ein Vergleich beider Texte zeigt etliche wörtliche Übereinstimmungen.

The Log of a Cowboy

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"If ever there were such a thing as an all-time 'best' western, THE LOG OF A COWBOY is it." The New York Times “If all other books on trail-driving were destroyed, a reader could still get a just as authentic conception of trail men, trail work, range cattle, cow horses, and the cow country in general from The Log of a Cowboy.” -- J. Frank Dobie "Personal and often poignant...'The Log of a Cowboy' is indeed a classic." --Sybil Downing The Denver Post Andy Adams (1859-1935), cowboy and author wrote The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days (1903). Other works are: A Texas Matchmaker (1904) and The Outlet (1905) followed. Cattle Brands (1906) is a collection of short stories. Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography (1907) was followed by Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings (1911) and The Ranch on the Beaver: A Sequel to Wells Brothers (1927). Specifically aimed at the young boys among his readership it is the story of two orphans' rise to fortune and success in the cattle industry.

The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse

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The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse is a collection of classic novels by one of the greatest novelists in history. The included works of P. G. Wodehouse are My Man Jeeves, Right Ho, Jeeves, Love Among the Chickens, The Adventures of Sally, The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories, The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, The Girl on the Boat, Uneasy Money, The Prince and Betty, Something New, A Man of Means, A Damsel in Distress, Psmith in the City, The Clicking of Cuthbert, Mike, Death at the Excelsior, and Other Stories, Indiscretions of Archie, and Psmith, Journalist. The Collected Works of P. G. Wodehouse is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of P. G. Wodehouse, and for those discovering his works for the first time.

Das saphirblaue Zimmer

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Drei Frauen in bewegten Zeiten und ein Schicksal, das sie alle verbindet ...Manhattan 1945: Die junge Ärztin Kate Schuyler und ihr Patient, der verletzte Soldat Cooper Ravenal, fühlen sich sofort zueinander hingezogen. Doch wer ist die Frau auf dem Bild in Coopers Amulett, die wie Kate aussieht? Als sich die beiden langsam näher kommen, finden sie heraus, dass ihre Familien seit Generationen durch ein tragisches Schicksal verbunden sind, das vor allem das Leben der Schuyler-Frauen bestimmt und seinen Anfang im »saphirblauen Zimmer« nahm. Dieses besondere Zimmer soll sich in einem großbürgerlichen Haus an der Upper East Side befinden und könnte auch Kate und Cooper vor ungeahnte Entscheidungen stellen …

At Odds with the Heiress

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What happens when the man she loves to hate becomes the man she can't live without? Find out in Cat Schield's new Las Vegas Nights series…. Actress turned casino mogul Scarlett Fontaine uses her beauty to get what she wants. But it doesn't work with Logan Wolfe. Now the infuriatingly gorgeous security expert needs her help. Finally, Scarlett sees her chance to show him she's more than just a pretty face. Yet when her safety's at stake, their flirtatious games turn serious. Scarlett suddenly needs him, too. As things heat up, their steamy kisses—and steamier nights—make her wonder: Is the man who has always tormented her finally showing his true colors?

Blood Lite

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The Horror Writers Association Presents BLOOD LITE ...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge. Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in "An Evening with Al Gore"...In an all-new Dresden Files story from Jim Butcher, when it comes to tracking deadly paranormal doings, there's no such thing as a "Day Off" for the Chicago P.D.'s wizard detective, Harry Dresden...Sherrilyn Kenyon turns a cubicle-dwelling MBA with no life into a demon-fighting seraph with one hell of an afterlife in "Where Angels Fear to Tread"...Celebrity necromancer Jaime Vegas is headlining a sold-out séance tour, but behind the scenes, a disgruntled ghost has a bone to pick, in Kelley Armstrong's "The Ungrateful Dead." Plus tales guaranteed to get under your skin -- in a good way -- from Janet Berliner Don D'Ammassa Nancy Holder Nancy KilpatrickJ. A. Konrath and F. Paul Wilson Joe R. Lansdale Will LudwigsenSharyn McCrumb Mark Onspaugh Mike Resnick Steven SavileD. L. Snell Eric James Stone Jeff Strand Lucien Soulban Matt Venne Christopher Welch So let the blood flow and laughter reign -- because when it comes to facing our deepest, darkest fears, a little humor goes a long way!

An Amish Market

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All the color and variety of a quaint Amish shop in a charming collection of novellas by four of your favorite authors. Feel free to come in and browse!Love Birds by Amy ClipstonWhile Ellie Lapp and her mother are still mourning the loss of her brother, Seth, Ellie starts working at one of the gift shops in town. Seth’s friend Lloyd is talented at carving wooden birds, but his father disapproves and expects him to take over the family farm someday. Ellie sees the beauty in Lloyd’s creations and insists Lloyd sell the birds in the gift shop where she works. As Ellie and Lloyd spend more time together, they begin to develop feelings for one another, but she accidentally betrays his trust. Will she lose any hope of a future with him?A Bid for Love by Kathleen FullerEvery week, Hannah Lynne brings her home-churned butter to the local market. And every week Ezra stops by to purchase some. Hannah Lynne knows not to read too much into it—Ezra is a confirmed bachelor and barely even glances her way, despite any hope to the contrary. But when Ezra bids an exorbitant amount to win the quilt she had her heart set on, Hannah Lynne can’t stop her heart from taking over her mind. Could Ezra finally be in the market for love?Sweeter Than Honey by Kelly IrvinShattering a jar of pickled beets wasn’t the impression Isabella hoped to make on her first trip to the local Combination Store of Bee County, Texas. But as embarrassed as she was by the accident, she didn’t think it warranted the frosty reaction from the handsome manager of the store, Will Glick. As she soon learns, though, Will’s heart has been broken one too many times. And now, for some reason, Isabella finds herself determined to be the one to repair that broken heart and renew his faith in love.Love in Store by Vannetta ChapmanStella Schrock works at the Old Mill in Nappanee, Indiana, with new employee David Stoltzfus, a recent widower. When strange happenings begin occurring around town, it appears as if someone wants to close the mill. Stella and David have to work together to solve the mystery of what is happening at the Old Amish Mill, and in the process they might just find that God has more in store for their future than they would ever have dreamed possible.

Harlequin Desire September 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2

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Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have itall—wealth, status, and incredibly good looks?Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with thesethree new full-length titles for one great price! The Baby Contract (Billionaires and Babies)Barbara Dunlop Security expert Tony won't hire Mila as asecurity specialist—but he will hire her to care for the babythat has come under his protection. Working together night and daysoon turns this job into a passionate mission… His Son, Her Secret (The Beaumont Heirs)Sarah M. Anderson When Byron Beaumont returns to Colorado aftera year away, he's stunned to find that his ex—the daughter ofhis family's nemesis—secretly had Byron's son. Now he'sdetermined to claim them both—whatever it takes! Bidding on Her Boss (The Hawke Brothers)Rachel Bailey When a florist buys her boss at auction, not fora date but to pitch a business idea, he's impressed…and unexpectedlyfinds himself falling for the last person he should get involvedwith—his own employee!Look for Harlequin® Desire's September 2015 Box set 1 of2, filled with even more scandalous stories and powerfulheroes!

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