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Uttara Rao, Janaki Paranjape, Arvind Shah, K. Subba Rao and Sumitra Iyer first cross each other’s paths at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in 1999. Coming from vividly different backgrounds, the five soon became friends. As they navigate relationships, careers and life, they vow to...

Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.

When a flash flood hits Marywill, the entire town is half-buried in water. My bookshop included. Thankfully, I managed to transport the occult tomes to a safe location at the local college for witches. The college, however, requires repairs that the witches don't have the money for.

Sean discovered that words do indeed have power, and agreements are binding in this world, where the Queens of the Fey rule. Fleeing the burning village of Oakwood, with Feline Moonbound pursuing them, Sean, Fiona Mithrilsoul, and Myna Mooncaller will have to find a way to coexist as they cross the wilds to distance themselves from the atrocities behind them...Sean worries what might happen with the woman he loves and the friend he pulled back from death’s door.

From an acclaimed classicist comes a witty, unusual, and fascinating "biography" of Homer's fictional Bronze Age hero, Odysseus. In this entertaining book, Charles Beye fills out the story of this extraordinary figure while at the same time portraying Odysseus' evolution through the course of a strange and adventuresome life, at times so remote, at times so immediate in the contemporary perspective.

The motherless child of an English priest living in ninth-century Mainz, Agnes is a wild and brilliant girl with a deep, visceral love of God. At eighteen, to avoid a future as a wife or nun, Agnes enlists the help of a lovesick Benedictine monk to disguise herself as a man and secure a place at the revered Fulda monastery. So begins the life of John the Englishman: a matchless scholar and scribe of Fulda, then a charismatic heretic in an Athens commune and, by her middle years, a celebrated teacher in Rome.

With an iron collar wrapped around her throat, Sage is cut off from her powers and forced to live in Clearwell Castle, home to her enemy—the ruthless king whose bloodthirsty rule has led to the deaths of thousands of Cursed. Sage knows that if she is going to stop the persecution of the children of the Old Gods, she has to end the king's reign. Permanently.

My team and I have worked hard to earn the honor of representing Krysfelt Academy for Girls, but not everyone is happy to see us rise to the top. Old rivalries are resurfacing, and some competitors are willing to take things too far.

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus reveals the story behind the man we all know. In this children's fantasy story, baby Claus is discovered in a forest by a supreme immortal and placed in the care of a lioness and later a wood nymph. Claus is kind towards children and spends his time making toys for them, but not everyone is pleased with his activities and will do all they can to make it stop. The story by L.

In this enchanting and darkly imaginative debut novel full of myth, magic, romance, and mystery, a Princeton freshman is drawn into a love triangle with two enigmatic brothers, and discovers terrifying secrets about her family and herself—a bewitching blend of Twilight, The Secret History...

Katharina wird nicht mit der Peitsche geschlagen, wie ihre Mutter Gertrud. Sie hatte Glück, denn ihre Schläge blieben unsichtbar. Sie trafen nur die Seelenhaut. Gertrud und auch Walpurga spürten die physischen und psychischen Narben ein Leben lang. Verursacht von Vätern, die ihre Machtpositionen eingebüßt hatten. Der Eine durch die demütigende Herrschaft der Nationalsozialisten, der Andere durch den Krieg. – Die geopferten Töchter sammelten die Restbestände ihres freien Willens ein, um sich auf die Flucht zu begeben. Gertruds Ziel war der BDM.

The Original Bambi is an all-new translation of a literary classic that presents the story as it was meant to be told. For decades, readers' images of Bambi have been shaped by the 1942 Walt Disney film—an idealized look at a fawn who represents nature's innocence—which was based on a 1928 English translation of a novel by the Austrian Jewish writer Felix Salten. This masterful new translation gives contemporary readers/listeners a fresh perspective on this moving allegorical tale and provides important details about its creator.

In 2003, Osama al-Kharrat returns to Beirut after many years in America to stand vigil at his father's deathbed. As the family gathers, stories begin to unfold: Osama's grandfather was a hakawati, or storyteller, and his bewitching tales are interwoven with classic stories of the Middle East. Here are Abraham and Isaac; Ishmael, father of the Arab tribes; the beautiful Fatima; Baybars, the slave prince who vanquished the Crusaders; and a host of mischievous imps.

Colección de cuentos en los que el autor, mediante historias que ocurren en nuestros días, habla de ilusión, de relaciones, de ser fiel a uno mismo y también de la forma en la que, a veces, nos enfrentamos a nuestros miedos. Con la creatividad como telón de fondo, el libro es una invitación a salir de nuestra zona de confort y a ver la vida en positivo.

When Dr. Cyrus Mills returned home after inheriting his estranged father's veterinary practice, the last thing he wanted was to stay in Eden Falls, Vermont. However, the previously reclusive veterinarian pathologist quickly found that he actually enjoyed treating animals and getting to know the eccentric residents of the tiny provincial town - especially an alluring waitress named Amy.

Betty K hatte nicht nur ein Leben. Sie lebte gleich sieben Leben hintereinander. Und jedes einzelne Leben war ein Geschenk des Himmels. Lange war sie dafür blind, bis ihr schließlich die Augen aufgingen.

In Irland ist manches anders, auch das Weihnachtsfest. Der Weihnachtsmann wird auf seiner Runde traditionell mit jeder Menge Whiskey versorgt, und nicht nur er: Ein arbeitsloser Schauspieler im Weihnachtskostüm langt so kräftig zu, dass ihm, dem Whiskey sei Dank, die Vorstellung seines Lebens gelingt. Nach dem Genuss von zu viel Apfelwein begegnet ein Junge in der Weihnachtsnacht der leibhaftigen Totenfee.

Weihnachten in Irland ist anders als im Rest der Welt, denn ohne den irischen Whiskey ist das Fest auf der Grünen Insel nicht vorstellbar. Da kann es schon mal passieren, dass die Weihnachtssänger so berauscht sind, dass sie den Weihnachtstag verschlafen. Oder dass ein knurriger Einzelgänger nach dem ausgiebigen Genuss des Nationalgetränks einem kleinen Weihnachtsengel die Tür öffnet, der ihm den richtigen Weg in die Zukunft weist. Wirklichkeit oder irischer Zauber?

En manos de la cocinera, Al correr de los años y El sencillo don Rafael, cazador y tresillista, cuentan la historia de unos personajes que llegan al amor tras un largo noviazgo - Al correr de los años - o por el azar: el destino actúa cuando Vicente, protagonista del primer cuento, se rompe una pierna y don Rafael, en el último cuento, encuentra el niño en la puerta de su casa.