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A train seems a very reliable mode to bring out the best in authors and sometimes the worst in their fictional characters. In this volume our narratives are usually set inside the carriage compartment where they are really up close and personal with each other. All our authors need to do is to light the touchpaper and stand well back.

The bookshelves of British literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. Among them is the famed Decadent author and poet Arthur Symons.

The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is the prodigiously talented Edmondo de Amicus...

Six years ago, I made the hardest decision of my life, and it shattered everything I thought I knew. I walked away from the boy who owned all my firsts, believing it was the only way to find the answers I was searching for. But regret has a way of catching up. And now it’s staring me in the face in the form of my first love. He’s at my work, in my home, slipping past every wall I swore was high enough to keep him out. The worst part? No matter how hard I try, I can’t shake him.

Step on board for a journey. We’ll find ourselves dropping anchor in new harbours and we’ll see things we haven’t seen before. Destinations that are surprising, and ones that are often dangerous. Along the way, we’ll reconnect with a couple of travellers we might have met elsewhere, and we’ll cross paths with a lot of new faces; not all of whom will prove to be the most congenial company. Nine short stories set in the past, the present and the future.

Three Warlocks, brothers, triplets, run a ranch where they train horses for cowboys and cattle ranchers. They use their special powers to keep their ranch solvent and, despite the recent death of their adoptive mother, are content with their lives. All that changes when a pre-teen equestrian shows up with her father to buy a horse. On the same day, triplet witches and their mother are directed to the ranch by a mysterious stranger.

»Flieg nur davon, mein Täubchen. Flieg so schnell du kannst. Aber du wirst mir nicht entkommen. Denn einen Vogel erlegt man nicht im Käfig. Die Kunst ist, ihn im Flug zu fangen. Und du hast die Jagd soeben eröffnet.« Olivia will nur eines: Fliehen. Weg von Craven, weg von dem Club und vor allem weg von der Dunkelheit, die er in ihr entfacht hat. Doch egal, wie weit sie rennt – er ist ihr immer einen Schritt voraus. Als sie die Weihnachtstage mit ihrer besten Freundin in einem abgelegenen Ski-Chalet verbringt, scheint es, als hätte sie endlich einen Zufluchtsort gefunden.

His final confession. The one he wasn’t supposed to write. The one they’ll brand as “misinformation” while sliding it under the table. Call it a tell-all, call it damage control, call it his victory lap. He calls it . . . pandemic preparedness, uncut.

In this story of perseverance and the strength of the human spirit, Robert Woods recounts the painful years of his childhood, when he watched his parents recover from a challenging divorce while suffering his own horrendous abuse in secret. By opening up about his abuse and the many years of holding on to hatred and resentment that followed, Robert illustrates that no matter the circumstances, there is always hope.

Cosa hanno in comune il fotoreporter spagnolo naturalizzato francese assassinato dalle gang salvadoregne che stava provando a raccontare, la giornalista maltese che aveva accusato il potere politico di gestire affari criminali, il prete di Casal di Principe che per amore del suo popolo aveva deciso di ribellarsi alla camorra, i giudici di Palermo che hanno continuato a fare il proprio lavoro sapendo che sulle loro vite pendeva una condanna a morte, l'agente italo americano sotto copertura che ha sacrificato sei anni della sua vita per smantellare la mafia newyorchese?

Love is not for me, but if marriage is what it takes to become my father’s successor and save my family’s fortune from ruin, so be it. This is all for show. I just need to play it safe until the fake wedding fuss is over. But then she shows up. The cute pianist, hired to play at my engagement party. Sweet Elodie. Shy, innocent, and virtuoso - off limits and impossible for me to claim. Elodie is a sweet risk and a challenge like no other. Her weak attempts at fending me off only fuel my greedy hunger.

Teddy el osezno gruñón perdió su sonrisa, y solo un oso sabe cómo encontrarla. Después de muchas búsquedas, Teddy descubre la alegría que proviene de ayudar a los demás.

Conventional wisdom suggests there is a sharp distinction between emotion and reason. Emotions are seen as inferior, disruptive, primitive, and even bestial forces. These 24 remarkable lectures suggest otherwise-that emotions have intelligence and provide personal strategies that are vitally important to our everyday lives of perceiving, evaluating, appraising, understanding, and acting in the world.

Young Kit Kellan has led a rough-and-tumble life - knocking around the Vega System in his youth as a tiger hunter, a brawler, and a bouncer in a bar. But his real fight is just beginning. Summarily expelled from the prestigious Terra University, he is taken into custody by an agent of the System Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Kit's crime: thinking too much and thinking too well. He’s not in custody for long, however. Snatched from captivity by the People’s Revolutionary Society, Kit sets out an epic adventure that will take him to the farthest reaches of the universe.

Il capolavoro di Nievo ci parla attraverso l'indimenticabile figura del protagonista, Carlo Altoviti. Con i suoi occhi e le sue parole assistiamo alla storia d'amore con la Pisana, personaggio femminile complesso e anticonformista, ma anche a quella tra Clara e Lucilio, tra Leopardo e Doretta. Seguiamo il protagonista dall'incanto dell'infanzia al maturare della passione civile, dal mondo arcaico e ristretto del castello di Fratta alle vie d'Italia e del mondo. Carlino diventa un compagno di strada, sulla quale uomini e donne camminano assieme ai grandi eventi politici del loro tempo.

The American Revolutionary War has inspired best-selling books, iconic paintings, and hit Broadway musicals. More than 250 years after the “shot heard around the world” was fired in Concord, we remain fascinated by the causes and legacy of the Revolution. In 18 dynamic audio lectures, West Point history professor Robert McDonald leads you past the politics and battle tactics to explore the underlying ideas that sparked the Revolution.

Un triplice, crudele omicidio rimasto irrisolto. Una scia di violenza e di morte che perseguita gli abitanti di Siebenhoch, una tranquilla, isolata comunità tra le montagne dell'Alto Adige. Un forestiero con la sua famiglia, sempre più invischiato nella vicenda. Al centro di tutto il Bletterbach, una gigantesca gola nei cui fossili si può leggere l'intera storia del mondo.

Agent Kavi Dhillon has dedicated two years to hunting the elusive thief known as Wraith. But capturing his image—or catching him—is a feat yet to be achieved. Now, Wraith is after the ultimate prize: a phoenix egg. Is it a real phoenix egg? No one knows. But the Coven wants it, along with the thief and the mysterious buyer. Adrian Tanner didn’t choose a life of thievery—it chose him when survival meant breaking the rules at sixteen. Two decades later, he’s a master of magic and stealth, earning his reputation as Wraith through carefully selected, high-stakes jobs.

The Paras: A History of the British Parachute Regiment charts the story of this iconic force in vivid detail. Beginning with Winston Churchill’s call for an airborne corps to rival Germany’s feared Fallschirmjäger, the book explores the birth of a new type of soldier—men trained not only in traditional infantry skills but also in the terrifying art of descending into combat from the skies.

Set in small-town Georgia in the present, this story paints a picture of the best and worst in us, of love and forgiveness doing battle with hatred and intolerance. If you've ever struggled to reconcile your religious faith with contemporary views of sexuality, this story is for you. If your family or your church has been painfully divided over homosexuality or gay marriage, consider It Came Even to Me as an inspiring case study, a deeply moving account of one family's struggle and reconciliation.