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Midnight Shadows features two classics of horror and the supernatural. "Young Goodman Brown" is the chilling story of a young Puritan man who finds himself drawn into a world of witchcraft and unspeakable black magic. "The Ash Tree" is the tale of Sir Richard, who encounters an ancient tree that harbors a dark and grotesque secret.

The story of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last, the legendary author shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother. For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles...

A charming, heart-felt collection of Christmas stories and poems that will delight the entire family. Includes F. Scott Fitzgerald's "A Luckless Santa Claus", "A Christmas Dinner" by Charles Dickens, O. Henry's classic Christmas story "The Gift of the Magi", the hilarious "Reginald on Christmas Presents" by Saki (H.H. Munro), and a tender scene exerpted from Little Women.

Der Klassiker von Ellis Kaut in der Mundart-Version von Jörg Schneider.

This dazzling Christmas poem by Maya Angelou is powerful and inspiring for people of all faiths. In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and...

Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring. This is a book to be treasured, a book about being in all ways a woman...

Grace, dignity, and eloquence have long been hallmarks of Maya Angelou’s poetry. Her measured verses have stirred our souls, energized our minds, and healed our hearts. Whether offering hope in the darkest of nights or expressing sincere joy at the extraordinariness of the everyday, Maya...

See the difference, read Maya Angelou in Large Print * About Large Print All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typeface This wise book is the wonderful continuation of the bestselling Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now. Even the Stars Look Lonesome is Maya...

Scarlett Lattimore arrives at Lilith House, an abandoned mansion built in 1876, that later housed a reform school for troubled girls, to start a new life with her seven-year-old daughter. But between the nearby town with the strange, disconcerting feel, the deputy sheriff who is equal parts intriguing and suspicious, and the discovery that their new home holds a dark and violent past, Scarlett soon begins to question her rash decision.

Brought to you by Puffin. Think you know who first thought of the theory of evolution? Ever wondered who created the oldest university in the world? And have you heard the incredible tale of the masked knight - a rebel girl who became a military commander? Meet just some of the amazing Muslim...

The New York Times bestseller is back! The career workbook Roadmap isbetter than ever. Roadmap has been updated and expanded with tons of brand new content—including chapters on changing directions mid-career and not letting your past define your future. Through inspirational stories and...

It's week one of the Swedish elk hunt, and the sound of gunfire is everywhere. When Tuva Moodyson investigates the story that could make her career she stumbles on a web of secrets that knit Gavrik town together. Are the latest murders connected to the Medusa killings 20 years ago? Is someone following her? Why take the eyes? Tuva must face her demons and venture deep into the woods to stop the killer and write the story. And then get the hell out of Gavrik.

A novel to warm the heart, tickle the tastebuds and take you on the journey of a lifetime. Addy Mayford has always struggled with her identity. Brought up in a household of stories, food and faith by her Irish mother and Pakistani Nana, she feels constantly torn between the two sides of her upbringing. Since the death of her father, she's found contentment cooking delicious recipes from his home city of Lahore, despite the protestations of her mother that being a chef is no career for a young woman.

One suicide. One cold-blooded murder. Are they connected? And who's really pulling the strings in the small Swedish town of Gavrik? Black Grimberg liquorice coins cover the murdered man's eyes. The hashtag #Ferryman starts to trend as local people stock up on ammunition. Tuva Moodyson, deaf reporter at the local paper, has a fortnight to investigate the deaths before she starts her new job in the south. A blizzard moves in. Residents, already terrified, feel increasingly cut off. Tuva must go deep inside the Grimberg factory to stop the killer before she leaves town for good.

Lilly, eine afrodeutsche Schülerin aus Berlin, erlebt eine Phase der Unsicherheit. Ein Ereignis in der Schule bringt ihr Leben aus dem Gleichgewicht. Als sie auf dem Dachboden eine Kiste mit Fotos, Briefen und Tonaufnahmen findet, entdeckt sie das Leben ihrer Ur-Urgroßmutter Elisabeth, die als junge Frau im Berlin der 1920er Jahre lebte. Durch die Fundstücke taucht Lilly in eine vergangene Welt ein: eine Zeit des politischen und gesellschaftlichen Wandels, der aufblühenden Jazzkultur und des Erstarkens rechtsradikaler politischer Kräfte.

In this second book in the middle-grade mystery series based on the popular Pinna podcast, super sleuth Opal Watson teams up with a new friend to find a missing bird and unravels even more secrets about her family’s legendary history. Opal’s schoolmate Piper has lost a beloved pet: a bird...

The third incredible novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective. A Times Audiobook of the Week Bombay, 1950 When the body of a white man is found frozen in the Himalayan foothills near Dehra Dun, he is christened the Ice Man...

Nachdem mein Ex meine Träume vom Catering-Geschäft zunichte gemacht hatte, dachte ich, mein Glücksrezept sei für immer verloren. Dann traf ich Nathan, einen Biotech-Mogul und wandelndes Aphrodisiakum. Sein verrückter Geschäftsvorschlag? Eine Vernunftehe mit einer Multimillionen-Dollar-Auszahlung. Als unsere Scheinbeziehung begann, sich zu etwas Echtem zu entwickeln, fragte ich mich, ob Nathan die geheime Zutat war, die meinem Leben noch gefehlt hatte.

Winner of The Schneider Family Book Award, for excellence in portraying the disability experience! Maya Van Wagenen, bestselling author of Popular, tells Dolores’s story with humor, heartache, and an occasional bit of telenovela flair. “A striking fiction debut.” —Publishers Weekly...

Die Kinder vom Vorderhaus feiern den Beginn der Sommerferien mit einer Wasserbombenschlacht. Doch als der spaßbefreite Nachbar Burke die Wasserbomben beschlagnahmt, fordern die Kinder Rache. Ein unsichtbarer Pumuckl unterstützt sie dabei. Kurz darauf ist Burkes Hund rasiert! Und Burke wurde mit Wasserbomben beworfen. Als sich dann die Polizei einschaltet, wird Eder zum Hauptverdächtigen.