Showing results for "Polar Bears" in Literature & Fiction

Adrian Cross was never supposed to walk back into my life—especially not looking like that. Towering. Tattooed. With eyes that burn hotter than his tattoo gun. He's my brother's best friend. A polar bear shifter. My lifelong crush. And the new artist filling in at our shop while Magnus is out. He says I'm his fated mate. That he's known since we were kids. He says that he's waited long enough and he's done pretending.

Dive into the gripping narrative of White Czar, where the first half transports you to the heart of San Francisco during the catastrophic earthquake of 1906, revealing harrowing accounts from eyewitnesses and survivors of the devastating destruction that followed. The second half takes you on a journey through other monumental natural disasters, from the fiery eruption of Vesuvius that buried Pompeii to the explosive force of Krakatoa, all accompanied by insightful scientific explanations that unravel the mysteries behind earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. (Summary by Availle)

Wildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for endangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this action-packed follow-up to A Solitude of Wolverines, “a true stunner of a thriller debut” (James Rollins) and “a great read” (Nevada Barr). Fresh off her...

This story is about the king of the polar bears who lives in the far North, where all the animals fear him. One day, some men arrive in a boat, shoot him, and take his pelt. But by his own magic, he rises again, and the seagulls bring him feathers for a new coat. The polar bears, however, were not impressed with their king’s new coat, and one of them challenged him.

Pontoppidan er oprørt over de sociale forhold hos almuen. I Isbjørnen fra 1887 udtrykker han sin harme med en grum, men samtidig morsom, lystspilagtig satire. Satiren går på det borgerlige samfund, der hytter sig selv og udstøder den egenartede præst, Isbjørnen, der nærer en ægte omsorg for de svage. Men den rammer også den almue, der i almindelig underkuethed og uvidenhed retter ind efter autoriteterne, hvilket får Isbjørnen til at forlade sognet med ordene: "I har de Tyranner, som I fortjener."