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Kirk Jensen always chased his dreams. He even left home and chased them across the country. He expected that hard work, training, and determination would make his dreams a reality. Afterall, people always say that if you work hard, you can achieve your goals. He did not expect to be a short order cook working long shifts for minimum wage. He certainly didn't expect to take the garbage out one night and find himself confronted by a thousand pounds of fury armed with fangs and claws. He did not expect to survive.

I Glade dage i Kronprinsessegade fortsætter Benjamin Jacobsen sin humoristiske fortælling om en familie i det danske borgerskab i slutningen af det 19. århundrede. Benjamin Jacobsen (1915–1990) var en dansk forfatter, der blev særlig kendt for sine humoristiske skildringer af borgerskabet.

Ashwatthama ka Abhishap is a legendary tale of those puranic characters who have accepted boon and curse alike in order to establish truth, virtue, and injustice in the whole universe. Cursed by Lord Krishna in the Dvapara Yuga, Ashwatthama became an immortal. In the Kali Yuga, he became the leader of the immortal saviors of the universe, namely Lankapati Vibhishana, Asuraraj Bali, Rambhakt Hanuman, Acharya Kripa, Maharishi Vyasa and Lord Parashurama. 'The curse of Ashwatthama' is his attempt to save the Earth from destruction.

A modern-day Sleeping Beauty story of love and hope, for fans of Jojo Moyes. Elsa has been in a coma for five months. With all hope of reviving her gone, her family and doctors are having to face the devastating fact that it might be time to turn off her life support.... They don't realise that in the past few weeks, Elsa has regained partial consciousness; she knows where she is and can hear everyone talking around her bed, but she has no way of telling them she's there.

The mythical Greek king, Oedipus, is no stranger to tragedy. As a baby, he is left to die on the mountainside of Thebes by his royal parents after the Oracle of Delphi prophesies that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Pitied by the shepherd tasked with leaving him, Oedipus is given to another royal family and grows up ignorant of his past as a foreign prince. Returning to Thebes by chance many years later, he defeats the Sphinx terrorising the city by answering her riddle and becomes king. From here on a series of tragic events begin to unfurl.

Contains books one and two of Legend of Tal, a sword-and-sorcery, coming-of-age adventure.

I racconti Jataka sono l'equivalente buddista delle Favole di Esopo. Sono storie di morale. Nelle culture buddiste dell'epoca, queste erano le storie che i bambini ascoltavano e che li facevano crescere. Erano l'intrattenimento popolare. Le famiglie si riunivano la sera, dopo il lavoro della giornata, e condividevano questi racconti. È da queste storie che si apprendevano le norme di comportamento dei seguaci del Buddha. Come nelle Favole di Esopo, i protagonisti di queste storie possono essere un re, un mercante, un artigiano o un animale.

Kirk Jensen is living the dream. He was offered his dream job, slapped handcuffs on his nemesis, and is going to get the murder charges hanging over June's head dismissed. Who knows, maybe there will be a wedding in the near future. Everyone who's tried to destabilize the peace on Kodiak Island is going behind bars for a very long time. Now, Kirk has a choice to make. Does he take the job he's always wanted since he was a kid, uproot his growing pack, and move across the country? Or, does he continue to be the best small-town cop Alaska has ever seen?

Kirk Jensen is living the dream. He was offered his dream job, slapped handcuffs on his nemesis, and is going to get the murder charges hanging over June's head dismissed. Who knows, maybe there will be a wedding in the near future. Everyone who's tried to destabilize the peace on Kodiak Island is going behind bars for a very long time. Now, Kirk has a choice to make. Does he take the job he's always wanted since he was a kid, uproot his growing pack, and move across the country? Or, does he continue to be the best small-town cop Alaska has ever seen?

"For mere end tredive år siden, da jeg rodede i et skab i min mormors hjem, fandt jeg et stort politimesterskilt. Det var bulet og mærket af dyrehagl og bar stadig spor af indtørret blod. Det havde tilhørt min bedstefar, der var død med det på sin uniform, mere end ti år før jeg blev født. Historien om hans død, sådan som min bedstemor berettede den for mig, dannede grundlaget for denne bog, men så lidt fik jeg at vide, og så meget har jeg broderet på det, at begivenheden, som alt andet i bogen, må betragtes som fiktion.

Once upon a time in the enchanting wine-country town of Everwood, there was a young woman named Ariel Callahan, who, like the Little Mermaid, loved a prince from a world unlike her own. Tej Nair, a prince in his own right, was a man caught between love and duty, fond of Ariel but tethered to his conservative Indian family's expectations.

Seksårige Sara er barn i et kunstnerhjem i Nyhavn i slutningen af 1920‘erne. Her er det altid far, der ved bedst, og selvom mor er en dygtig kunstner, må hun bruge det meste af sin tid på at opvarte sin mand og tage sig af børnene. Sara er den mindste i familien og en god pige, men hun retter sig ikke altid efter de voksnes regler. For når reglerne ikke passer hende, vækkes hendes livlige fantasi og gryende selvstændighed til live.

As a guardian of the realm, Blaéz is aware of the danger that can shadow him, but he’s determined to give his human mate the wedding of her dreams. Flowers, ring, and all, including following a baffling mortal tradition of abstinence - a challenge he gamely takes on. Then the past and future clash.... Things start to unravel when an old adversary from an accursed life he thought long over suddenly reappears. Blaéz realizes it’s a tie he must sever and finally put an end to a longstanding feud. A straightforward job…until his vindictive nemesis snatches his mate.

El libro contiene una recopilación de relatos, historias y leyendas mágicas recogidas de la tradición oral de diversas partes del mundo. Se trata de una adaptación al formato literario de algunas de las más destacadas narraciones salidas al aire en el programa de televisión Voces Anónimas...

„Wśród polskich syren, rusałek, meluzyn, świtezianek i innych wodnych panien” Bartłomieja Grzegorza Sali to bogate kompendium przedstawiające 63 najsłynniejsze polskie syreny, nimfy i rusałki, które znane są z dzieł literackich i ludowych podań. Autor poświęca każdej bohaterce jeden rozdział – oprócz opisu i analizy postaci podaje jej pochodzenie, ewolucję i wpływ, jaki wywarła na kulturę. Dzięki lekturze możemy szczegółowo prześledzić losy Goplany, Juraty, Meluzyny czy też najpopularniejszej w Polsce wodnej panny – syrenki warszawskiej.

I "Fiske i livets flod" blandes flere forskellige tidslinjer sammen. Arkæologen Peter oplever pludselig, at hele hans livsværk er truet, da en ung studerende udarbejder en overbevisende teori om, at skriften i virkeligheden opstod i oldtidens Mesopotamien. Sideløbende følger vi den unge danske munk Adam, hvis liv ændrer sig radikalt, da en italiensk munk besøger hans kloster i 1169, og for 5000 år siden begynder pottemageren Enksilub i byen Ur at pønse på, hvordan man lettest kan sende meddelelser. "En stor og meget formfuldendt roman.

Amagat entre muntanyes acinglerades i desavinents, en algun lloc remot de les Guilleries transitat per caçadors de llops, bandolers, emboscats, carlins, sortilleres, maquis, pilots de ral·lis, fantasmes, bèsties i dimonis, el mas Clavell s'agafa a terra com una paparra. És una casa, sobretot, habitada per dones, on un sol dia conté segles de records.

Ett porträtt av en av Vasatidens mest imponerande kvinnogestalter, fantastiskt berättad av oslagbara Anna Sparre! Görild Faddersdotter Sparre har precis blivit bortgift till det danska riksrådet Truid Ulfstand. Som man och hustru bosätter de sig på Varbergs slott men vad som ses som ett lyckosamt giftermål blir snabbt en stormig affär. Men det blåser inte bara kring äktenskapet, utan också kring det omtumlande politiska läget i Norden. Truids politiska engagemang leder till att Varberg blir ockuperat av Marcus Meyer och hans trupper.

Tristan, siostrzeniec i wasal Marka, króla Kornwalii, staje do walki z potężnym rycerzem Morhołtem. Zwycięża, ale jest śmiertelnie ranny. Od rychłej śmierci ratuje go siostrzenica Morhołta, córka króla Irlandii, piękna Izolda Złotowłosa. Tristan wraca na dwór króla, który planuje ożenić się z właścicielką złotego włosa przyniesionego przez jaskółkę. Wasal wyrusza, by ją odnaleźć - przeżywa kolejne przygody, zabija smoka, terroryzującego Irlandię i w nagrodę otrzymuje rękę pięknej Izoldy, lecz przysięga, że zabierze ją do Kornwalii, aby została żoną króla Marka.

Archeologo ed autore di celebri romanzi storici, tra cui la trilogia "Aléxandros", Valerio Massimo Manfredi si cimenta in questo testo inedito con la forma del racconto. Che siano ambientate nell'antica Grecia o nelle corti rinascimentali, ai tempi delle guerre puniche, o in una centrale nucleare all'alba del 2000, queste storie confermano il desiderio costante dello scrittore di rendere la Storia sempre più "vicina" al lettore contemporaneo.