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After an adventurous season spent excavating at Dahshoor, and narrowly averting the clutches of the Master Criminal, Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody Emerson and her spouse prepare for a quiet summer in England. The social and domestic routine, though interrupted by the precocious escapades of their only child, Ramses, hardly seems much of a challenge for the indomitable Emersons.

Yvette and Yvonne Crawford are twin sisters, born on a humble patch of East Texas prairie but bound for far more dramatic and tragic fates. Just as an untold fortune of oil lies beneath their daddy’s land, both girls harbour their own secrets and dreams - ones that will carry them far from Texas and from each other. As the decades unfold, Yvonne will ascend the highest ranks of Parisian society as Yvette gives herself to a lifetime of worship and service in the streets of Jericó, Colombia.

Grasshoppers, waterstriders, and fireflies light up the pages of this rib-tickling book of poetry for two voices. Written as spirited duets, the poems ring with the love songs of book lice, the serenades of moths, and a choir of cicadas. Each one is a treat, filled with busy insect life. In addition to the voices of these frisky critters, there are also fascinating tidbits about their lives and habits.

Joseph is having a comically rough year. His job sucks, his relationship ended, he’s plagued by prank phone calls, and he nearly lost his father to the virus. When his best friend asks him to donate his sperm so that she can start a family, Joseph just can’t understand why anyone would bring a child into this calamitous world. The only bright spot is an intriguing new online relationship with an attractive internet “daddy” that has him rethinking his isolation until a series of revelations have him facing even bigger decisions about his future.

A delightful adventure is waiting for you in the enchanted Hundred Acre Forest. Come meet Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their woodland friends Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, and Baby Roo as they encounter a Woozle search for Eeyore’s lost tail, meet a Heffalump, and mount an expedition to the North Pole! Along the way, these companions will get into and out of trouble with hilarious results. Winnie-the-Pooh will appeal to children and adults of all ages!

Three of the ever-popular Sheridan’s finest plays Born in Dublin in 1751, Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a theatre impresario, statesman and the most celebrated playwright of his time. His brilliantly witty comedies of manners have become part of the literary canon, and are frequently performed...

"Clever. . . magical. . . beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times." — Milwaukee Sentinel "Kingsolver's essays should be savored like quiet afternoons with a friend." —New York Times Book Review In this brilliant essay collection, Pulitzer...

National Bestseller “A blend of breathtaking artistry, encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. . . and ardent commitment to the supremacy of nature.” — San Francisco Chronicle In this beautiful novel, Barbara Kingsolver, acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and the Pulitzer-Prize...

La reine Anna a du pain sur la planche : son royaume accueille des visiteurs, un ami a besoin de son aide, et le neveu du Duc de Weselton rôde dans les parages. Alors, quand les Esprits de la Nature commencent eux aussi à faire des leurs, elle sait qu’elle doit résoudre ce problème au plus vite, avant que la situation ne dégénère. Mais lorsque Elsa et Anna se rendent dans la Forêt Enchantée, elles découvrent de mystérieuses machines en cuivre qui semblent perturber l'ordre naturel des choses.

Mental Technology describes the basic mental laws or principles that determine how the mind functions. Mental laws are just like physical laws – they are impersonal principles that are in operation whether we are aware of them or not. People all over the world have been inspired by Barbara’s best-selling books The Road to Power / Fast Food for the Soul & The Road to Power 2 / More Fast Food for the Soul. But many have also asked why the techniques in these books are so effective.

Mark Rubin's family is missing and the police won't get involved because all the evidence indicates that his wife left willingly. So the successful Baltimore furrier turns to Tess Monaghan, hoping she can help him find his wife and three children. Tess doesn't quite know what to make of Rubin...

Are you ready to alter the course of your life? The book, 21 Days to Laws of Attr-ACTION is your guide to a transformative journey that will change your life through the power of positive thinking and action. This isn't just a book, it's a roadmap to a new you, a you that is brimming with positivity and purpose.

Nella città di Lynchaven, lacerata da antiche rivalità tra nativi e discendenti, Camilla Marchese, ultima erede di una dinastia sull'orlo della rovina, è disposta a tutto pur di salvare la propria famiglia. Quando Nicolai Attano, carismatico e temuto capo di una casata nemica, le offre un patto in grado di estinguere i suoi debiti, Camilla non ha altra scelta che accettare. E se all'inizio quel patto sembra una condanna, si trasforma presto in qualcosa del tutto inatteso: dietro la maschera dell'uomo d'acciaio Nico nasconde un uomo disposto a tutto per i suoi ideali.

Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert have sent to the orphanage for a boy. So when a skinny, red-haired girl turns up, she is not quite what they had in mind. Anne Shirley soon sets the quiet island community of Avonlea talking of little else. With her incessant chatter and intense imagination, things...

2016 Vineland. Meet Willa Knox, a woman who stands braced against the vicissitudes of her shattered life and family - and the crumbling house that contains her. 1871 Vineland. Thatcher Greenwood, the new science teacher, is a fervent advocate of the work of Charles Darwin, and he is keen to communicate his ideas to his students. But those in power in Thatcher's small town have no desire for a new world order. Thatcher and his teachings are not welcome. Both Willa and Thatcher resist the prevailing logic. Both are asked to pay a high price for their courage.

In this collection of never-before-published teachings by Charlotte Joko Beck, one of the most influential Western-born Zen teachers, she explores our “core beliefs” - the hidden, negative convictions we hold about ourselves that direct our thoughts and behavior and prevent us from experiencing life as it is. Wryly humorous and relatable, Beck uses powerfully clear language to show how our lives present us with daily opportunities to move from thinking to experiencing, from compulsivity to confidence, and from anguish to peace.

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, natural historian, percussionist, romantic, great explorer, jeweller, detective, vegan, and collector of butterflies, Beatles memorabilia, miniature cacti and coral. When his father is killed in the September 11th attacks, his inward journey towards some kind of peace takes him on an odyssey through the five boroughs of New York, as he attempts to solve the mystery of a key he discovers in his father's closet....

Brynn non è nata tra gli Alaha, ma è lì che è cresciuta. Ha trascorso tutta la vita tra le onde, addestrandosi come guardia e sognando il giorno in cui avrebbe finalmente messo piede sulla terraferma per il famoso Mercato annuale con i Kenta, lo stesso popolo che ha condannato la sua comunità a vivere in mare aperto. Ma quello che doveva essere un giorno di festa si trasforma in caos quando, inaspettatamente, Brynn si scontra con un enigmatico soldato nemico dagli occhi scuri e dallo sguardo troppo intenso per essere ignorato.

Rick McCourtney wurde von seinem Onkel Finch in seinem Testament bedacht. Mit dem Himmelskörper ist etwas auf die Erde gelangt, das jenseits unserer Vorstellungskraft liegt. Etwas, das Einfluss auf die Menschen nimmt und ein grauenvolles Ziel verfolgt.

Die Bewohner der kleinen Stadt im Bundesstaat Alabama ahnen nicht, dass zwischen ihnen eine gefährliche Vampir-Brut lebt. Der Vertreter Jeff Spencer gerät durch einen unglücklichen Zufall in die Fänge einer mysteriösen Familie, die eine Armee von Vampiren erschaffen will.