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The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe.

Two people find love—and danger—when they try to heal a brokenhearted dog in this romantic suspense novel. HONOR, LOYALTY, LOVE David Cruz is good at two things: war and training dogs. The ex-soldier's toughest case is Atlas, a Belgian Malinois whose handler died in combat. Nobody at Hope's...

The year is 1903, and 22 years have passed since Astrid Hekne died in childbirth. Her son, Jehans, lives on a modest smallholding up in the hills near Butangen, having withdrawn from his community. He is drawn to freedom, to fishing and reindeer hunting, and one day meets a stranger over the body of a huge reindeer buck. 

The outcry when Conan Doyle pushed Sherlock Holmes over the Reichenbach Falls and the dismay when Freeling shot Van der Valk are as nothing compared to the chaos that ensues when Lorinda Lucas tries to dispose of Miss Petunia and her siblings, Lily and Marigold. Not only does the lid blow off the fictional village of St. Waldemar Boniface, but the literary colony of Brimful Coffers is shaken to its foundations.

El sí de las niñas, la más famosa de las comedias neoclásicas españolas, narra con estricta sujeción a las unidades de acción, espacio y tiempo la ruptura del compromiso entre don Diego y Francisca, una muchacha enamorada de un tercero. Crítica con la educación que se daba a las jóvenes en los conventos y con los matrimonios arreglados, la obra es un verdadero compendio del pensamiento ilustrado.

UN JUEGO DE SEDUCCIÓN. UNA OBSESIÓN CADA VEZ MÁS PELIGROSA. Y UNA MUJER QUE TENDRÁ QUE ENFRENTARSE A SUS MIEDOS PARA VOLVER A CONFIAR. Después de sufrir una doble traición que destroza su autoestima, Ruth busca una forma de recuperar la confianza en sí misma. Lo que comienza como una experiencia diferente junto a un misterioso desconocido a través de internet parece ofrecerle justo lo que necesita: libertad, deseo y ninguna clase de compromiso.

Don't trust them. Sixteen-year-old Mae feels lucky to have grown up at Hummingbird Creek, an elite wellness retreat her father, a prominent psychiatrist, built for rich teens with psychological problems. At the Creek, every aspect of daily life is monitored to ensure optimal health. Vitamins...

Christian Dior's career, a veritable fairy tale, is set in a rich tapestry of Paris cultural life before, during, and after the war. Much of Dior's daily inspiration emanated from the world of the intellectual and artistic elite, in which he moved with such people as Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Henry Sauguet, Jean Cocteau, and Raoul Dufy.

Et land i opløsning. En generation af gale. En konge, en kommandant og en julemand. Og tre unge, der skal tværs gennem det hele. "De gale" foregår i et Danmark hvor noget er rivende galt: de ældre begynder at miste hukommelsen og enhver forbindelse med virkeligheden.

Les hôpitaux sont censés être des lieux sûrs. Sauf quand une infirmière décide d'entrer dans la chambre d'un patient âgé avec une seringue contenant une surdose d'un médicament pour le cœur.

Simon Mayo hosts a comedic battle between three teams to find out which is the funniest generation. Will the Up and Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard be crowned as the Golden Age of Comedy?

27 Authors. 27 Stories. No Names Attached. A bold collection of stories about sex that leaves you guessing who wrote what. Bestselling novelists Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan present an elegant, international anthology of erotica that explores the diverse spectrum of desire, written by...

For years, it was called a "deteriorating situation." Now it is war. All over South Africa, mobs of fugitive white people scramble to board departing flights. But Bam and Maureen Smales have no such option. They take up their servant July's suggestion and seek refuge in his remote home village, forever altering the relationship of servant and master. Now it is the Smales who are dependent on their host, their savior - their keeper. Nadine Gordimer is the winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Earth is a dying planet. To survive, humanity founds the Circuit, a string of colonies across the solar system, dedicated to mining resources vital to preserving what remains of mankind. Here there are no heroes or villains, only those willing to do what's necessary to survive. The New Earth Tribunal, a powerful religious faction, has risen to rule the Circuit. They believe a Spirit within the Earth will one day appear and welcome humanity back home.

Challenged by an expert who said it couldn’t be done, Joshua Slocum, a fearless New England sea captain, set out in April 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world. A little over three years and forty-six thousand miles later, the proof was complete. This is Slocum’s own...

In 1787, William Bligh, commander of the Bounty, sailed under Captain Cook on a voyage to Tahiti to collect plants of the breadfruit tree, with a view to acclimatizing the species to the West Indies. During their six-month stay on the island, his men became completely demoralized, and on the return voyage mutinied. Yet a resentful crew, coupled with ravaging storms and ruthless savages, proved to be merely stages leading up to the anxiety-charged ordeal to come.

Fifteen-year-old Gustine is a "dress lodger", a young prostitute who rents a beautiful blue dress from her landlord to attract a higher class of clientele. To make sure she earns her fees and to keep her from running off with his fantastical gown, her pimp has set a malevolent old woman, known only as "the Eye", to follow her through the back alleys of Sunderland.

Brought to you by Penguin. Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold...

Her er historien om Messi, drengen, der havde et kæmpe talent, men en del at kæmpe med: For han var lille - bekymrende lille. Men Messi har gjort sin størrelse til sin fordel. Og han har efterladt FC Barcelonas modstandere svimle efter at have givet dem en ordentlig tur i den berømte Tiki-Taka-karrusel, FC Barcelonas spillestil. Først sammen med Xavi og Iniesta, og siden Suarez og Neymar, MSN, verdens farligste angrebstrio.

I am Prince Zuko. After being betrayed by my wicked sister, Azula, Uncle Iroh and I have sought new lives in the Earth Kingdom. It is humbling to wander as a refugee, but it has also opened my eyes to the pain the Fire Nation has inflicted on the world—as well as on me. On one hand I am proud to be a prince of the Fire Nation, but on the other hand I feel very ashamed. What is my destiny? Is it to turn my back on the Fire Nation and start anew, or is it to restore my honor and earn back my rightful place as the future Fire Lord? I have yet to find out.