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Drawn to the little seaport of Colebrook by an anonymous letter, elderly and eccentric Captain Hagberd settles down to build a home ready for the day when his son, Harry, who ran away to sea many years ago, finally returns. As the years pass, the old man convinces himself that Harry will come back on some never-realized "to-morrow", and Bessie, the lonely and unhappy daughter of the Captain's neighbor, comes to share in the Captain's desperate hope....

Notable literary figures pay tribute to poet/writer Justin Chin with personal commentaries on works selected from his seven books. Justin Chin's fearless and fierce voice was resolute in relating his worldview, whether directly or through metaphorical language. As a queer Asian American, born and raised in Southeast Asia within a devoutly Christian, ethnically Chinese family of medical professionals, Chin's early life experience informed his writing and framed his point of view.

Taking its inspiration from Great Expectations, this novel teases us with the question of what Pip might have been like had he grown up in the American South of the 1960s and 1970s. A guilty encounter with an escaped felon, a summer spent working for an eccentric man with a mysterious past, conflicted erotic feelings for his employer’s niece and nephew—these events set the stage for a journey of sexual and moral discovery that takes Newt Seward to New England, Rome, and Paris—all before returning home to confront his life’s many expectations and disappointments.

In The Magic Keys, Joseph Murphy reveals the hidden truth of life. You—and all the world—are ruled by ideas. Once you discover the methods to master ideas, you master yourself and everything around you. In eight enticing steps, the author of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind teaches you how to harness and transform your ideas in all areas of life, including money, health, relationships, worry, and the wish for security. Murphy also explores “the fourth way to pray”—a dramatic yet simple method that opens you to a new world of possibility.

"Racconti dell’inquietudine" raccoglie cinque brevi testi che offrono –al fan di lunga data, così come a chi intenda leggere Conrad per la prima volta – un prontuario dei temi più cari e delle ambientazioni più esotiche dell’avventuroso scrittore polacco.

The steamship Nan-Shan, en route through the China seas to the port of Fu-chau during the season of tropical storms, with 200 returning Chinese workers aboard, encounters an ominous fall in the barometer. Phlegmatic and unimaginative Captain MacWhirr, unable to comprehend the awesome natural forces ahead of him, refuses to alter his course, pitting his ship and his own indomitable will against the fury of the storm.

In questo straordinario audiolibro, il dottor Murphy rivela il funzionamento interno della mente subconscia, e fa di questo libro una delle guide più pratiche per superare i problemi che assillano l'umanità. Gli stupefacenti risultati, "miracoli", qualcuno potrebbe chiamarli, riportati da coloro che hanno assistito alle conferenze del Dr. Murphy su I Miracoli della Mente Subconscia hanno portato centinaia di lettere di altri che volevano imparare a sfruttare l'infinito potere della mente subconscia.

Imagine letting go of past mistakes and experiences that haunt you every day. Imagine being free of the guilt, blame, shame, and regret that prevent you from reinventing yourself and having a bright future. Wouldn’t that be wonderful and life-changing? Yet, even when you know about the benefits of letting go and starting over, it is still a very difficult process. The past weighs heavily on your conscience, keeping you stuck in a never-ending cycle of pity parties. However, it is not impossible to move on from the past and rewrite the script of your life.

Peter Willems is the outcast of the islands, in this, Joseph Conrad’s second novel published in 1896, inspired by his experience as ship’s mate on the trading vessel Vidar. Willems is confidential clerk to Hudig, a powerful merchant trading out of Macassar, in the Dutch East Indies, on the island of Sulawesi. But very soon Willems is on the run from a scandal and finds himself up-river at Almayer’s remote trading post. An all-consuming liaison ensues between Willems and Aissa, the local chief’s daughter.

Three long years after the world Fell, Wildcat Leander Calloway Toler, a deputized lawman—or what passes for one in this Fallen World—finds himself being pursued across the Appalachian wastes with the daughter of a wealthy businessman in tow. Trapped and outgunned, Leander learns that those who took his family and left him for dead in the chaotic days after the Fall have returned. Infuriated by the bureaucracy of a corrupt system, Leander decides to take matters into his own hands and recruits a team of loyal companions.

En la Ciudad Alta el invierno es implacable. Su viento gélido derriba los árboles y la nieve mata hasta a los animales más fuertes. En ella vive Tahmuz, un joven huérfano cuyo misterioso protector, Doenal, se niega a revelarle los detalles de su origen y de su pasado. La pacífica vida que llevan ambos en la ciudad cambia sorpresivamente cuando toca a su puerta Tarian, un joven noble que lo único que lleva consigo es una nota escrita por su padre en la cual le explica a Doenal el riesgo que corre el chico y le suplica su protección.

Marlow—the narrator of Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness—tells the story of his first voyage to the exotic, romantic East, as a 20-year-old second officer of the ancient barque Judea. It is a story of almost comical disaster—and of the resilience of youthful hope and enthusiasm.

Stories from the masters of the fantasy genre, George MacDonald, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Edgar Allan Poe, and Thomas Hood. Tales of fairies, ghosts, and hauntings. These stories have never lost their magic.

In questo straordinario audiolibro, il dottor Murphy rivela il funzionamento interno della mente subconscia, e fa di questo audiolibro una delle guide più pratiche per superare i problemi che assillano l'umanità. Gli stupefacenti risultati, "miracoli", qualcuno potrebbe chiamarli, riportati da coloro che hanno assistito alle conferenze del Dr. Murphy su I Miracoli della Mente Subconscia hanno portato centinaia di lettere di altri che volevano imparare a sfruttare l'infinito potere della mente subconscia.

Perché essere soddisfatto con quel tanto che basta per sopravvivere quando puoi godere delle ricchezze dell'Infinito? In questo audiolibro imparerai a fare amicizia con i soldi e ad averne sempre un surplus. Il tuo desiderio di essere ricco è il desiderio di una vita più piena, più felice, più meravigliosa. È un impulso cosmico. È qualcosa di positivo, di molto positivo. Inizia a vedere il denaro nel suo vero significato - come simbolo di scambio. Significa la libertà dal bisogno, bellezza, lusso, abbondanza e raffinatezza.

Some 500 years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all 100 cantos of The Divine Comedy by the city’s greatest poet, Dante Alighieri. A powerful encounter between poet and artist, sacred and secular, earthly and evanescent, these drawings produced a wealth of stunning images but were never finished.

In The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89, Edmund S. Morgan shows how the challenge of British taxation started Americans on a search for constitutional principles to protect their freedom, and eventually led to the Revolution. By demonstrating that the founding fathers' political philosophy was not grounded in theory, but rather grew out of their own immediate needs, Morgan paints a vivid portrait of how the founders' own experiences shaped their passionate convictions, and these in turn were incorporated into the Constitution and other governmental documents. 

While investigating rain, learn about the water cycle and problems with rain, including droughts and floods.

Clouds come in all sorts of types, including cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus, and cirrus. Learn how to tell each cloud type apart.

Learn about snow and snow crystals. How water turns into snow is the focus of this book, with a discussion of blizzards and other extreme conditions.