Resultados para "La bulle" en Literatura y ficción

Lonely, thanklessly courteous, and without the benefit of status, Gordon Schulmeister is only tolerated in his younger, hip, and gentrified Oakland neighborhood. Now, amid the tensions of a pandemic, the cantankerousness of his landlord, and dog sitting an intimidating pit bull, Gordon has never felt the target on his back so acutely. To keep his neighbors off his heels, with some hope and a sigh, Gordon might have to finally speak up.

Pliny is the newly appointed governor of a turbulent and corrupt frontier province seething with hatred of Rome. When a high Roman official is found murdered on a desolate hillside, Pliny must investigate the devotees of a barbarian god whose ranks may include a murderer, an unscrupulous faith healer who knows everyone’s secrets, and a boy who struggles toward manhood though stricken with the "sacred disease." As Pliny pursues one lead after another, he is betrayed where he least expects it.

Forty years after the legendary Green encampment known as Cascadiopolis was destroyed in an apocalypse of bombs, a cold case cop investigates the unresolved death of a man who may never have existed. Who was the mysterious Tygre Tygre? What was his connection to the aging terrorist known as Bashar? Who gave the order to destroy the fabled encampment? And why is one of the world’s richest men searching for the same answers? This story was originally published in the Audie Award-winning METAtropolis: Cascadia.

Caught between juggling her dysfunctional family and a looming recall election, Sheriff Kate Fox feels like she's on a bucking bronc with one hand stuck in the air. When a top bull breeder is mauled to death at a rodeo, Kate quickly realizes that this so-called accident hides a much darker truth.

Bull Hunter was a young Western boy of unusual size who eventually became known as the “Gentle Giant”. Because of his stature and prodigious strength, along with a sort of natural timidity, Bull was often derided, even by his cousins, as being “slow” mentally. Eventually, he met and was befriended by a famous gunfighter who taught him how to use a gun. That changed a lot of derogatory opinions about him, and he didn’t get bullied any more.

Kent, estate del 1797. Nella splendida cornice di Godmersham Park, tra tè serviti in porcellana fine, passeggiate tra i roseti e balli in grande stile, Jane Austen dovrebbe godersi un soggiorno di tutto riposo. Ma il richiamo del mistero (e dei guai) è sempre troppo forte per lasciarla tranquilla. Peccato che la situazione si complichi con l'arrivo di una giovane donna dall'identità incerta e dal fascino indiscutibile, che sembra aver stregato la vecchia signora... e non solo. Chi è questa seducente intrusa? E cosa nasconde davvero?

Charles Dickens created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters. Widely regarded as the greatest writer of the Victorian period, his novels and short stories continue to be widely popular today. One of his lesser known works, Prince Bull is the story of a powerful prince named Bull; his lovely wife called Fair Freedom; and Tape, his wicked fairy godmother. Though written in fairy tale form, the story is a satirical commentary on Crimean War.

In the reign of Minos, King of the Cretans, the gods gave proof of their existence: a bull-headed man accompanied by his bronzen servitor strode forth from Neptune's realm. At last the gods had removed the veils that separated them from their worshippers...or had they? Strangely enough, the Minotaur forswears all claim to divinity - and his metallic servant cannot speak at all. Instead, he comes to the Greeks bearing gifts of alien knowledge. But Daedelus at least will have cause to beware the teachings of...The White Bull.

Retired school teacher Patricia Anne has a knack for landing right in the middle of murder investigations, but this time she is fighting to clear the accused. Patricia Anne has been good friends with her neighbor Mitzi for 40 years. She’s surprised when she sees Mitzi’s husband Arthur having lunch at the Hunan Hut with an attractive woman. She’s positively shocked when that same woman drops dead moments later. Then Arthur is accused of murder, their home catches fire, and he gets shot in the butt.

In the Galactic Union, few Human corporations are as storied or as well-known as the Intergalactic Haulers. But the Haulers are no more—victims of Peepo and her minions at the start of the Omega War. Now, her followers seek to destroy the Intergalactic Haulers’ more secretive counterpart: Bull and his black ops rescue company. Yet, this is only one part of a larger story.

Despite liberating millions from the clutches of the tyrant, Theo couldn't prevent Draven's ascent to godhood. Months have passed, months of progress and repair in the mortal world, but tensions are growing once again. An ominous quiet looms over the Divine Realm with no communication from the deities. Something is wrong, but there is little a mortal can do against a god. When an old master appears, however, a plan starts to form. An act of madness. Only a god can fight a god on equal terms.

Like Aladdin, but with post-traumatic stress, Charlie Echo is a story about wishes - the last wishes of a dying soldier in Normandy in 1944. Verbal wills of this sort are valid if there are two witnesses and the first men on the scene are radio operator Charlie Goodman and his assistant, Sid Saunders. Unfortunately, in the confusion of events that follow, Charlie fails to ascertain the full identity of the dying officer and is invalided back to Blighty plagued by trauma and remorse.

Theo survived the [Facility]. A new power is growing. They need to hurry. Theo was able to escape the monster-infected [Facility] with his life intact, but the experience from it will never be forgotten. A [Familiar] has been attained, the strands of space are becoming malleable, and the future is filled with dangers. They've started their journey into the new world, but an undead army is starting to show itself. While there's promise of glory, there are enemies approaching. Theo needs to grow stronger.

JANE AUSTEN SI IMPROVVISA DETECTIVE IN UN GIALLO IRRESISTIBILE. UN PO' BRIDGERTON UN PO' ORGOGLIO E PREGIUDIZIO CON UN PIZZICO DI SHERLOCK HOLMES. IN CORSO DI TRADUZIONE IN 15 PAESI. È il 1795, e nelle campagne dell'Hampshire una giovane donna, invitata a un ballo in grande stile, è molto felice di poter passare del tempo con il più fascinoso giovanotto locale, il bello e ricco Tom Lefroy, da cui tutte vorrebbero farsi portare all'altare. Ma quella ragazza si chiama Jane Austen... e un ballo così, Tom Lefroy a parte, l'annoia parecchio.

Theo had been forced into a world gone mad. To the inhabitants of Regil, it was no surprise that the downfall of man came at the hand of men. A curse so foul that one shuddered to imagine the blackened heart that stood at its inception, a sinner who made the innocent pay in blood and flesh for his greed. Many have forgotten, but those old and wise enough to remember know that the curse will one day return with a vengeance.

It is 1942, and the American and British armies are landing in North Africa to fight the German army led by General Erwin Rommel. Underground resistance to German occupation is rising across Europe. In Jugoslavia, Communist and royalist resistance movements are fighting both the Germans and each other. American and British agents are parachuting into Jugoslavia from Egypt to assist them.

Candice har bott på Bali de senaste åtta åren, där hon hittat en gemenskap och fått levnadslusten tillbaka. Tillsammans med sambon Vince går hon på AA-möten och försöker göra upp med sitt förflutna som alkoholist. Men trots att livet känns nästintill perfekt är det en sak som fortfarande tynger henne – den trasiga relationen till dottern Majken och barnbarnet Lina. Hemma i Sverige är 26-åriga Lina på väg att hoppa av studierna. Hon är mitt i en ångestfylld period som inte blir bättre av mammans höga krav på henne.

The times have changed, and the winds are pushing against the caravan. Life is becoming tougher, but the people stay strong, lest they would fall like so many others. Monty is brought to face many powerful people, but so few give him answers. A powerful enemy nears, a target is on the backs of the humans, and a daunting task is ahead of him. Some ask him to run, to live a life of peace, but he refuses. The bringer of balance does not break his promise.

Monty saw defeat at the hands of the devils and death has reached the elven lands faster than anybody had expected. Hidden powers surge, mighty allies and enemies appear in the distance, and the nomad can do nothing but move on in the hope the caravan lives another day. The elven lands have been left behind in the hope of greener plains and the goblin cities are around the corner. The others promise riches from rags, but there has to be more hidden underneath the sharp sun. A [Cleric] may never rest, after all.

Monty was dead until he wasn't. His body was no longer his own, having been shoved into a dying priest in the heart of a totally different world of magic and death. The priest had been protecting a caravan—a duty Monty now inherited—and he was faced with bandits and worse, all while keeping up the façade of his stolen identity. Luckily, the priest had been capable of miraculous [Light] magic, and now so was Monty. He could heal . . . and he could kill. And he would, without hesitation. He'd rather not die again.