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E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.

The complete "box set" of T. H. White's epic fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend. The novel is made up of five parts: "The Sword in the Stone", "The Witch in the Wood", "The Ill-Made Knight", "The Candle in the Wind", and "The Book of Merlyn".

Annie Lane was murdered, but that won’t slow her down. The mountain her body was dumped on is legendary for raising the dead—so after waking up in the same frigid water that hides her corpse, Annie surges into her backwoods hometown hell-bent on revenge. The problem is, Annie can’t remember who killed her … and the list of people who might have wanted to isn’t exactly short. There’s her toxic mom, who spends her rare sober moments ripping Annie a new one. There’s her boss at the diner, who’s always been a little too friendly. And there’s her cheating ex and his creepy bandmates,.

Holden en zijn zus Prissy leven in de nabije toekomst. De wereldproblemen zijn opgelost, maar er gelden strenge regels om ervoor te zorgen dat dat ook zo blijft. Wie ze overtreedt, wordt naar het Cliffton Instituut gestuurd - zoals ook met Holden is gebeurd. Hier ontdekt hij afschuwelijke dingen: de mensen in Paradise blijken niet alleen langdurig maar ook acuut gevaar te lopen.

Was hat das zu bedeuten? Eine Frage die sich Kathy schon ihr ganzes Leben stellt. Und was will dieser heiße Typ von ihr, der eines Tages an ihrer Schule auftaucht? Nun steht ihre Welt endgültig auf den Kopf, denn es zieht sie scheinbar magisch zueinander. Unaufhaltsam zerrt ein Strudel aus Gefahren und alten Prophezeiungen sie in die fantastische Welt von Ambadonien, in der die Regeln der Zeit anders spielen. Kathy wird ungeahnten Gefahren ausgesetzt und muss für alles kämpfen, was sie liebt. Sollte es auch ihr eigenes Leben kosten. Eine andere Wahl hat sie nicht.

Penny: terminó la preparatoria y encuentra que su paso por ella fue irrelevante. Tenía amigos, sus calificaciones eran buenas y tuvo un novio, pero esa relación no significó gran cosa. Ahora se va a la universidad para estudiar literatura y convertirse en escritora. Está a ciento once kilómetros y millones de años luz de todo lo que le urge dejar atrás.

Jacs, an inventor’s apprentice from the Lower Realm, has only ever dreamed of what the land among the clouds holds. That is until she finds a letter from Connor, an Upperite boy hoping to learn more about the land below. Little does Jacs know, Connor is actually Prince Cornelius of the Queendom of Frea. With wooden boats and hot air balloons, the two begin a secret correspondence. But their friendship is divided by a heavily-guarded bridge and an inescapable prejudice.

Winning the crown was only the beginning. Jacs, now the rightful Queen of Frea, seems to be Queen in title alone. She scrambles to learn the customs and traditions of a Realm she had only read about in books. The Council of Four have her firmly under their thumb, and their ideas for the Queendom are oppressive and outdated. Their knowledge of her mother and Master Leschi’s whereabouts is the only leverage they need to make the new Queen dance to their tune.

Adlai Bringer remembers going to the desert market with her father: The colorful tents, the wink of gold, and her father’s shadow, black as night, as it moved of its own accord and stole whatever trinket she wanted. He called it the Shadow Game. After her father disappears, Adlai keeps going back to the market determined to find some trace of him and stealing what she can with her shadow. Until one day she picks the wrong mark—someone who knows her little trick and tries to take her shadow for himself.

"Emily Brown, una estudiante aparentemente común, se va adentrando a un mundo que ni ella misma imaginó. De tantas chicas que hay en su clase, es ella la que tiene que pasar por una serie de situaciones que la ponen en peligro. Su vida está llena de secretos y, lamentablemente, de decepciones...

Kaethennis ha disfrutado de los placeres de la vida. Mucho. Casi se puede decir que demasiado. Es un alma libre, o al menos así se definiría ella. Kaethennis solo tuvo una debilidad, un desliz: Jake. Jake le dio la espalda a Kaethennis, él simplemente huyó, literalmente. Harry Jefferson...

Kassandra Black used to get away with things. She was her high school's anonymous vigilante, exposing bullies and predators. But when she's expelled for breaking into another student's car just weeks before graduation, her acceptance to Columbia is revoked. Now her future depends on behaving herself for the summer at Henley University under the watchful eye of her great-uncle Brian.

"L'orrido attende e sogna nella profondità, mentre la decadenza dilaga sulle brulicanti città dell'uomo." Profeta e precursore, iniziatore e ispiratore, Howard Phillips Lovecraft - HPL nell'acronimo ormai universale – è, nessun dubbio in merito, l'erede primario di Edgar Allan Poe nella letteratura del gotico e dell'horror, del grottesco e del soprannaturale. Ma HPL è anche molto, molto di più.

This charming YA rom-com follows a strong-willed, ambitious teen as she teams up with her childhood frenemy to start a dating-advice column, perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Gloria Chao. Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things: 1. She is the world’s foremost expert on love. 2. She...

Moxie meets Mary H.K. Choi in this funny, whip-smart YA debut about love, resistance, and the enduring friendships that make it all worthwhile. Seventeen-year-old Olivia Chang is at her fourth school in seven years. Her self-imposed solitude is lonely but safe. At Plainstown High, however...

もし自分の家に来たメイドロボットが、セックス用のセクシャルドールだったら!? 家事はダメダメなのに、えっちなことのプログラムは充実。普通の高校生・沢田春生は、可憐なセクシャルドールとのドキドキな日々にときめき!? けれども幼馴染みの鹿子はやきもちを妬いてしまい、修羅場勃発! 恋愛負け組の春生に起きる、ちょっとえっちなストーリー。10代の男の子だったら誰もが妄想する、ちょっとえっちな同棲生活が始まります!

Warum sind wir Menschen so verschieden? Sind wir nicht merkwürdig, wir Menschen, mit verschiedenartigem Aussehen, anderen Sprachen und unterschiedlichen Religionen? Der Evolutionsbiologe Josef H. Reichholf greift das Thema Evolution anhand der alltäglichen Erfahrungen auf, die junge Menschen z.B. bei ihren Mitschülern machen: Jeder Einzelne ist anders, dazu kommt die äußerliche Verschiedenheit durch Kinder asiatischer oder schwarzafrikanischer Herkunft.

Listen up, kid. My name is Dr. Cecil H.H. Mills. I’m the author of this book and many other ones that you might not have heard of. This book is about two idiot wannabe detective-types. Their names are J.J. and Valentine Watts, but I’m not sure if they’re actually brothers or not. They make a friend; her name is Trudi de la Rosa. She’s a wannabe detective-type too, but honestly, she’s less of an idiot than the brothers.

The forces of the entire Th'un Empire are about to come down on Amelia like a 10-ton hammer. Wanted dead or alive by ruthless aliens and with nowhere to run, Amelia must use every ounce of her brilliance to defeat them on Earth. But the Earth is just the beginning. The galaxy is larger than she realized, and their planet isn't the only one in peril.

In 16th-century England, two teenage best friends find themselves on an exciting journey from the country to the Queen's court in the hope of being named ladies-in-waiting. But Sybille and Rose soon discover they aren't the only girls who have their sights set on attending Her Majesty. The girls must compete against worldly and cunning opponents, among them mean-girl Avis and her entourage of back-stabbing co-horts, tipping the balance in their already-tenuous friendship.