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The Beagle Book Club is a heartwarming, family-friendly project that brings the joy of reading to life through the eyes of two lovable beagles — Andy and Mandy. Each week, they “sniff out” new stories, adventures, and life lessons to share with kids, parents, and hound lovers everywhere 📚🐾 Motto: “Leaves are falling, tails are wagging!” 📍 Community Hashtag: #armyoforange 🎧 Follow Along: #BeagleBookClub

The Voyage of the Beagle - or, to give it its full title, Journal of researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage round the World of H.M.S. Beagle under command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N. - is much more than merely an account of Darwin's scientific observations in his 1831 - 36 travels across the globe: it is fine travel writing in its own right.

Beagles Visit the Seven Sisters is the third book in the Destinae trilogy, a series about a lawyer named Intellect and a beagle named Intuition on a hero's journey, a multilayered tale packed with essential lessons for business and life. Do you know the way to Destinae? The story's abundant interpretations are sure to make it a favorite among educators, motivators and ministers. This is the book Roy H. Williams considers to be his best work.

Im Jahre 1831 geht das Vermessungsschiff Beagle mit dem jungen Charles Darwin an Bord auf große Fahrt. Unentdeckte Länder gilt es zu erforschen, seltsame Tiere zu beobachten und die Bekanntschaft fremdartiger Menschen zu machen. Eine Reise, die nicht nur Darwins Leben beeinflussen, sondern das Verständnis des Menschen von sich selbst und seiner Welt entscheidend verändern wird...

Claudio Bianchi has lived alone for many years on a hillside in Southern Italy's scenic Calabria. Set in his ways and suspicious of outsiders, Claudio has always resisted change, preferring farming and writing poetry. But one chilly morning, as though from a dream, an impossible visitor appears at the farm. When Claudio comes to her aid, an act of kindness throws his world into chaos. Suddenly he must stave off inquisitive onlookers, invasive media, and even more sinister influences.

Best-selling author Patricia A. McKillip (The Riddle-Master of Hed) is one of the most lyrical writers gracing the fantasy genre. With the debut of her newest work, Dreams of Distant Shores is a true ode to her many talents. Within these chapters you will find a youthful artist possessed by both his painting and his muse and seductive travelers from the sea enrapturing distant lovers. The statue of a mermaid comes suddenly to life, and two friends are transfixed by a haunted estate.

Modern gods and goddesses, remote, revered - and like the pantheon of heroes and heroines of ancient myth - possessing great power tempered with flaws. Now, find within this anthology great tales by gifted and award-winning authors who move superheroes from the four-color panels of comic books to the fantastic pages of fiction, stories that will remind anyone who ever wanted to wear a cape or don a cowl of the extraordinary powers of the imagination!

Félix R. Castel ouvre la porte grinçante d'un univers parfaitement ciselé. Ironique et léger, il marche dans les pas d'Agatha Christie. Le lecteur s'acoquine pour son plaisir avec Beagle, l'agent du fameux Bureau Supérieur, qui resserre les nœuds pour mieux les démêler. Haletant et jouissif !

For the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times best-selling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: Ask some of the world's greatest writers-regardless of genre - to be inspired by the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. The results are surprising and joyous.