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A book in memory of the country's most-loved teacher Dr Kalam is often remembered as a teacher par excellence, whose words, thoughts and very life were lessons in many ways. This book is dedicated by his student Srijan Pal Singh, who worked closely with him, right till the last day of his life...

Inner beauty wants out. Eighteen-year-old Becky Randle is an ordinary girl who receives an impossible offer. She meets Tom Kelly, the world's top designer, and he promises to create three dresses to transform her from a nothing-special girl into the Most Beautiful Woman Who Ever Lived. Becky thinks Tom is a lunatic, or that he's producing a hidden camera show called World's Most Gullible Poor People. But she accepts, and she's remade as Rebecca.

Cantor D’Ahma waited his whole life for this day. Born with a gift to walk between worlds, the young realm walker is finally ready to leave his elderly mentor and accept his role as protector and defender of the realms. But mere hours after he steps through his first portal, Cantor discovers that his job will be more dangerous and difficult than he ever imagined. The realms are plagued with crime and cruelty, and even members of the once-noble Realm Walkers Guild can no longer be trusted.

Seventeen-year-old Del is in a hurry to leave Los Angeles. But on the day of her escape, she's stopped short - by a day-long traffic jam. Eight years later, it's opening night of her one woman show about a day spent in gridlock. Could the show reveal that a day wasted in traffic is anything but?

The novel is based on an authentic diary, written by a teenager whose tracks were lost years ago, who we will call Emmanuel for convention: the book is set in the early 90s. Emmanuel is a restless teenager, the son of a family of small industrialists from Turin, unable to be content with the lot he has and with a borderline personality that will lead him to have intense and disordered experiences, in search of the "meaning" of Beauty. In this search he overwhelms several characters, including Antonia, his brother Michele's girlfriend, ending up getting himself and her into trouble.

Kirito and Sinon's battle with Death Gun is over, but mere weeks later, something strange is afoot in the next-generation VRMMO ALfheim Online. A new duelist with a custom sword skill is defeating all comers--including Kirito! But when Asuna goes to face this duelist, she receives something she...

Ever come across a situation that simply wasn't right - where someone was getting the dirty end of the stick and you wished you could make things right but didn't know how? Fourteen-year-old Jack knows how. Or rather he's learning how. He's discovering that he has a knack for fixing things. Not bikes or toys or appliances - situations...It all starts when Jack and his best friends, Weezy and Eddie, discover a rotting corpse - the victim of ritual murder - in the fabled New Jersey Pine Barrens. Beside the body is an ancient artifact carved with strange designs.

Leonardo und seine treue Sciotilus waren zur richtigen Zeit an der richtigen Stelle. Doch die Rettung ist nur der Anfang eines neuen Abenteuers für Tib, Amon und Saphira. Gemeinsam begeben sie sich auf die Suche nach dem sagenumwobenen Nocturnerz, einem magischen Metall mit ungeahnter Macht. Ihre Reise führt sie tief in das Reich des gewaltigen Lavawurms.

Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon! Kirito plunges into a suspicious new VRMMORPG called ALfheim Online to rescue Asuna, who never returned from Sword Art Online. ALO offers many features to entertain players in the wake ofSAO: ultra-high-end graphics, action-heavy gameplay, a choice of...

Brought to you by Penguin. Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before. The audiobook of I Shall Wear Midnight is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe...

Adminstrator's defeat has come at a heavy cost: The death of Eugeo as well as the mental decline of Kirito. Six months after the epic battle atop Central Cathedral, Kirito spends his days in the Underworld wheelchair-bound; bereft of emotion or even a will to live. Although Alice and Bercouli do...

Tib, Amon und Saphira sind in den finsteren Kerkern der Morlocks in der unterirdischen Stadt Gremgall gefangen. Während sie ihre Flucht planen, treffen sie auf einen alten Feind: Frederic, den verdorbenen Meister. Eingesperrt in einer Zelle neben ihnen, beginnt der Magier, die düstere Wahrheit hinter seinem Verrat zu enthüllen.

Tib, Amon und Saphira sind in den finsteren Katakomben von Falkenfels gefangen, in den Händen der grausamen Morlocks. Während sie um ihr Überleben kämpfen, macht sich Graf Guildenstern mit Iris und Rosencrantz auf den Weg, um sie zu retten – doch kaum aus Freundschaft. Getrieben von einem persönlichen Rachefeldzug gegen die Morlocks, will Guildenstern nicht nur die Abenteurer befreien, sondern auch seine eigene Vergeltung üben. Die düsteren Tiefen der Katakomben verbergen tödliche Fallen und unerbittliche Gegner.

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe!Discover the truth in book three of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Problem: Perenelle Flamel is trapped. What’s...

Read the novel that ignited the phenomenon!In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system...

A collection of different adventures and lands by best-selling and award-winning author Paul Jennings. A Different Dog. The forest is dense and dark. And the trail full of unexpected perils. The dog can’t move. The boy can’t talk. And you won’t know why. Or where you are going. You will put this story down not wanting the journey to end.

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book four of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Belief: Sophie and Josh are the twins of prophecy...

Linked up and logged into the deadly VMMORPG "Sword Art Online" in both the real and virtual worlds, Kirito is stuck in a hell of one man's making, and like everyone else, unable to escape until the game is beaten. But while some players are crippled by fear and others throw themselves...

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book five of Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Oaths: Many have made them. The...

Amor, amistad y ambición. Quince corazones latiendo por un mismo sueño. En la Academia Deportiva Dick Fosbury solo hay sitio para los mejores. Quince jóvenes deportistas conviven en este centro de alto rendimiento con un objetivo común: alcanzar la excelencia y ganarse un lugar en la élite...