Chilled and cowed by the violent fate of Garren and Katrin Yarrance and the mysterious disappearance of Farnor, the villagers can only stand by helpless as Rannick, increasingly unstable, and with his terrifying powers growing daily, turns his ambitions towards the land beyond the valley. But in the wake of the plunder and captives brought in triumph to the castle by Nilsson and his men, confident and arrogant again, comes a shadow from their past... Meanwhile, in the Great Forest, Farnor has survived his flight from Rannick's ancient and unholy companion with the help of the Valderen. But his soul is consumed with anger and hatred, and an overwhelming lust for vengeance darkens all future paths. Despite their care, the Valderen fear him. As do they to whom the Great Forest truly belongs. For they sense the power that he unknowingly possesses. And they call him to the place of the Most Ancient... Valderen is an independent novel set in the world of The Chronicles of Hawklan". It continues the story begun in Farnor. "

Marya Vassilyevna had been schoolmistress for thirteen years, but she felt as though she had been living in that part of the country for ages and ages, for a hundred years, and it seemed to her that she knew every stone, every tree on the road from the town to her school. Her past was here, her present was here, and she could imagine no other future than the school, the road to the town and back again, and again the school and again the road....

Once again in the grip of the Star Lords of the Constellation Scorpio, Dray Prescot finds himself torn from the battles of the Inner Sea for a mission in the air. For it is now his mission to carry his beloved Delia by airboat to that far kingdom, Vallia, from whence she had come. But the route lay across the gaunt mountains and the shadowy jungles of the Hostile Territories -- and there Dray will be plunged among stranger peoples and more fantastic challenges than even his Kregen princess has known. Warrior of Scorpio is the third book in the epic saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen.

Jo's Boys is the final book in the unofficial Little Women series. In it, Jo's boys, now grown, are caught up in real world troubles. Sections of Jo's Boys follow the travels of former students who have deep emotional ties to Plumfield and the Bhaers. Professor Bhaer's nephew Emil is now a sailor, and takes off on his first voyage as second mate and shows his true strength when he is shipwrecked and the captain badly injured.

For a brief but wonderful moment it seemed as if Dray Prescot was on the road to victory, for he was aboard a Vallian ship bound for home with the secret of Vallia's enemies in his possession. But Dray, the Earthman sent to the planet Kregen of the double-star Antares in Scorpio, has not fulfilled the mission of the unseen Star Lords, and until he does there can be no escape from peril! And peril arrives in the form of hideous sea raiders, in the sharp edges of the dueling blades of a swordsman enemy, and in the horrid rites of the underground cult of the Silver Leem. Avenger of Antares is the tenth book in the epic fifty-two book saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen by Kenneth Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers. It follows Bladesman of Antares and the series continues in Armada of Antares.

Of all the honours that Dray Prescot, Earthman, has won during his fabulous adventures on Kregen, none are valued by him more than his membership in the Order of the Krozairs of Zy. The Krozairs are the highest order of chivalry on that turbulent planet, dedicated men, warriors of stern convictions and unflinching hearts. Thus, when the Krozairs in their hour of need called on all their far-flung members for aid, he should have gone. But he could not. His return from Earth was blocked by the anger of the mysterious Star Lords. And before Dray Prescot can achieve redemption, he has two armies opposed to him, two warring kingdoms naming him outlaw, and only the tides of the seven moons as a weapon... The Tides of Kregen is the twelfth book in the epic fifty-two book saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen by Kenneth Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers. The series continues with Renegade of Kregen.

Dray Prescot, Earthman of Kregen, that wonderful world circling the twin suns of Antares, has risen high in the empire of Vallia, but luck cannot always sustain him. When, at last, all the forces opposed to his lands, his princess, his emperor, and to him personally, converge, it was to produce the darkest hour of his long career. For treason struck at the court, while rebel armies marched from the backlands, the war fleets of enemy nations were aloft, and the uncanny wizardry of a master scientist launched a spell of doom against all that Prescot holds dear. With his back to the wall, Dray Prescot faces that time of peril with unflinching will... until the cruelest blow of all is struck: his warrior daughter Dayra rides in the vanguard of his foes! Captive Scorpio is the seventeenth book in the epic fifty-two book saga of Dray Prescot of Earth and of Kregen by Kenneth Bulmer, writing as Alan Burt Akers. The series continues with Golden Scorpio.

Η πρωτοφαν?? οικονομικ? κρ?ση απ? την οπο?α δοκιμ?ζεται σκληρ? η ελληνικ? κοινων?α τα τελευτα?α ?τη, αναμ?νεται να ?χει αλλ?ξει εν πολλο?? τι? συν?θειε? και τον τρ?πο ζω??, ?πω? και τι? αντιλ?ψει? του μ?σου πολ?τη, τη φιλοσοφ?α του για το τρ?πτυχο "οικονομ?α-κοινων?α-περιβ?λλον", τι? προτεραι?τητ?? του και του? στ?χου? του. Ενδιαφ?ρον ε?ναι να διερευνηθε? αν η ανταπ?κρισ? του ε?ναι η αδιαφορ?α για το περιβ?λλον με πρ?κριση τη? επιβ?ωση? και του προσωπικο? του συμφ?ροντο?, ? αν καθιστ?ντα? την κρ?ση "ευκαιρ?α" στοχε?ει, με μακροπρ?θεσμη προοπτικ?, σε αμοιβα?ο ?φελο? του ιδ?ου και τη? κοινων?α?. Βασισμ?νη σε ?ρευνα ερωτηματολογ?ου με 1900 συμμετ?χοντε? εντ?? τη? ελληνικ?? επικρ?τεια? (Αττικ?, υπ?λοιπη Στερε? Ελλ?δα, Κεντρικ? Μακεδον?α, Κρ?τη, Ηπειρο?, Β?ρειο Αιγα?ο) και εκτ?? αυτ??, η μελ?τη επιχειρε? την αποτ?πωση και τη διερε?νηση τη? σ?νδεση? περιβ?λλοντο? και κοινωνικοοικονομικων αιτ?ων και επιπτ?σεων, ? αλλι?? τη? σ?νδεση? περιβαλλοντικ?ν και κοινωνικοοικονομικ?ν παραμ?τρων. Επιχειρε? τη διαμ?ρφωση "ειδικο? περιβαλλοντικο? βαρ?μετρου", δεδομ?νη? τη? υφιστ?μενη? οικονομικ?? κρ?ση?, για τι? αντ?στοιχε? τ?σει? και διαφαιν?μενε? προοπτικ?? στην Ελλ?δα και διεθν??. Ομ?δα - στ?χο του ερωτηματολογ?ου αποτ?λεσαν οι μ?σοι πολ?τε?, δηλαδ? εκε?νοι με μορφωτικ? επ?πεδο ικαν? (τουλ?χιστον δευτεροβ?θμια? εκπα?δευση?) και ηλικ?α που να αντανακλ? την ελ?χιστη απαιτο?μενη εμπειρ?α ζω??, ?στε να ε?ναι σε θ?ση να θεμελι?σουν αξι?πιστη ?ποψη β?σει τη? παρατιθ?μενη? θεματολογ?α?. Η μελ?τη αναπτ?σσεται σε δ?ο μ?ρη, θεωρητικ? και εμπειρικ?, με γενικ? συμπερ?σματα αντ? επιλ?γου, με σκοπ? την ορθ? κατ? περιεχ?μενο δι?ρθρωσ? τη? και την καλ?τερη καταν?ηση στη σταδιακ? παρακολο?θησ? τη?. Το πρ?το μ?ρο? πραγματοποι?θηκε β?σει βιβλιογραφικ?? ανασκ?πηση? εν? το εμπειρικ? ερευνητικ? υλοποι?θηκε με την χρ?ση του ερωτηματολογ?ου. Το Α?μ?ρο? (κεφ. 1-3) περιλαμβ?νει το εννοιολογικ? περιεχ?μενο και τι? θεωρητικ?? προσεγγ?σει?, καθ?? επ?ση? και την ιστορικ? ανασκ?πηση στο θ?μα τη? σχ?ση? "οικονομ?α-κοινων?α-περιβ?λλον" με αναφορ? στη διεθν? εμπειρ?α και εστιασμ? στην περ?πτωση τη? Ελλ?δα?. Το Β? μ?ρο? (κεφ. 4-9) περιλαμβ?νει την εμπειρικ? και ερευνητικ? διαδικασ?α, με την παρ?θεση του ερωτηματολογ?ου, την αν?λυση των ερωτ?σεων με αναφορ? στι? επιδι?ξει? και του? στ?χου? που εξυπηρετο?ν, τη συλλογ? ενδεικτικ?ν πρωτογεν?ν απαντ?σεων, τη στατιστικ? αν?λυση και τα συμπερ?σματα που εξ?γονται, την επισκ?πηση απαντ?σεων και βασικ?? διαπιστ?σει? και ερμηνε?α απ?ψεων,?πω? και την αν?δειξη τη? διαμ?ρφωση? ν?ων τ?σεων. Η μελ?τη συνοδε?εται απ? εκτεν?? εποπτικ? υλικ? (διαγρ?μματα, π?νακε?, σχ?ματα, κ.?.) και μεγ?λο αριθμ? υποσημει?σεων, που καθιστο?ν πιο ευχερ?, κατανοητ? και ενδιαφ?ρουσα την παρακολο?θηση τη? μελ?τη?, αλλ? και αξι?πιστο και τεκμηριωμ?νο το περιεχ?μενο, απ? την αν?λυση των παρατιθ?μενων ερωτ?σεων ?ω? τα συμπερ?σματα. Απευθ?νεται και επιδι?κεται να ε?ναι αξιοποι?σιμη σε διεπιστημονικ? επ?πεδο, απ? επιστημονικο?? και ερευνητικο?? φορε??, απ? τον πολιτικ?, απ? τον δημ?σιο λειτουργ?, αλλ? πρωτ?στω? απ? τον μ?σο πολ?τη, ενθαρρ?νοντα? περαιτ?ρω την αναζ?τηση και τη δραστηριοπο?ηση σε θετικ?? και αποτελεσματικ?? εν?ργειε? στο αντ?στοιχο ευρ? πεδ?ο. Η συνολικ? διερε?νηση, η στατιστικ? επεξεργασ?α, η αν?λυση και η αποκωδικοπο?ηση των απαντ?σεων καθ?? και η παροχ? ζητο?μενων ? προαιρετικ?ν εξηγ?σεων, διευκριν?σεων και παραδειγμ?των, οδηγε? στην αν?δειξη ν?ων διαστ?σεων και εμπλουτισμο? τη? συνολικ?? προβληματικ??. Παρ?λληλα παρ?χει ενδιαφ?ροντα ?σο και απροσδ?κητα δεδομ?να για τι? πεποιθ?σει? και τη στ?ση του μ?σου πολ?τη, για την ωρ?μανση και τη συνειδητοπο?ησ? του για το ρ?λο και τη συμβολ? του, τι? δυνατ?τητε? και την προοπτικ? για το περιβ?λλον ?σο και το μ?λλον του!

"Μπαμπ? υπ?ρχουν δρ?κοι;" ρ?τησε το μικρ? αγ?ρι. "Δεν ξ?ρω παιδ? μου", απ?ντησε ο μπαμπ?? χωρ?? να γυρ?σει το βλ?μμα του απ’ την εφημερ?δα που δι?βαζε εκε?νη την στιγμ?. "Πε? μου μπαμπ?, αφο? εσ? ξ?ρει? τα π?ντα", επ?μεινε το αγ?ρι. "Δεν ξ?ρω σου ε?πα παιδ? μου", ξαναε?πε ο μπαμπ?? ξεφυσ?ντα?. "Δεν ?χω συναντ?σει π?ντω? καν?ναν σε ?λη μου την ζω? μ?χρι τ?ρα", συν?χισε απρ?θυμα. "Μπαμπ?, μ?πω? υπ?ρχαν παλι? δρ?κοι; Σαν του? δειν?σαυρου?;" ?ταν η φων? του μικρο? κοριτσιο? που ακο?στηκε τ?ρα. Το κορ?τσι δεν αρκ?στηκε ?μω? μ?νο στην ερ?τηση του αλλ? σκαρφ?λωσε και π?νω στην κοιλι? του μπαμπ?, στραπατσ?ροντα? την εφημερ?δα μια και καλ?. Ο μπαμπ?? κατ?λαβε γρ?γορα ?τι δεν υπ?ρχε περ?πτωση να συνεχ?σει το δι?βασμα αν δεν ξεκαθ?ριζε τι? απορ?ε? των δ?ο παιδι?ν. "Για ελ?τε εδ? να σα? πω μια ιστορ?α που ε?χα ακο?σει ?ταν ?μουν μικρ?? σαν και σα?", του? ε?πε. "Μου την ε?χε διηγηθε? ο μπαμπ?? μου, ο παππο?? σα?, ?ταν ?μουν στην ηλικ?α σα?". Τα δυο αδ?λφια αμ?σω? π?δηξαν στην αγκαλι? του και στρογγυλοκ?θισαν στον καναπ?, ο ?να? απ? τα αριστερ? και η ?λλη απ? τα δεξι? του. "Λοιπ?ν, μια φορ? κι ?να καιρ?, ξεκ?νησε να μιλ? ο μπαμπ??, πριν πολλ? πολλ? χρ?νια, στι? παρυφ?? του πιο ψηλο? βουνο? του κ?σμου, ζο?σε ο μεγ?λο? και τραν??, ο φοβερ?? και τρομερ?? Μπλε Δρ?κο?. ?ταν γιγ?ντιο?. Το μεγαλ?τερο πλ?σμα π?νω στην Γη. Περπατο?σε περ?φανα και το ?δαφο? ταρακουνι?ταν λε? και γιν?ταν σεισμ??"...

Heidi is a delightful story of life in the Alps written by the Swiss authoress, Johanna Spyri. Her own sympathy with the instincts and longings of the child’s heart is shown in her picture of Heidi. The record of the early life of this Swiss child amid the beauties of her passionately loved mountain-home and during her exile in the great town has been for many years a favourite book of younger readers.

George, Harris, Jerome and Montmorency, a fox terrier, are spending an evening smoking and discussing illnesses they fancy they suffer from. They conclude they are all overworked and need a holiday. The three decide on a boating holiday up the River Thames. Initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, the humour and witty adventures transformed the story into once of the most admirable comic novels of all times.

Oedipus enters the village of Colonus and sits down on a stone. They are approached by a villager, who demands that they leave, because that ground is sacred to the Furies, or Erinyes. Oedipus recognizes this as a sign, for when he received the prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother, Apollo also revealed to him that at the end of his life he would die at a place sacred to the Furies, and be a blessing for the land in which he is buried.

Challenger sends telegrams asking his three companions from The Lost World — Edward Malone, Lord John Roxton, and Professor Summerlee — to join him at his home outside of London. The cryptic telegrams also instruct each of them to bring a tank of oxygen.

Redlaw is a teacher of chemistry who often broods over wrongs done him and grief from his past life. He is haunted by a spirit, who is not so much a ghost as Redlaw's phantom twin and is an awful likeness of himself.

Dave Woolf’s enemies are much closer to home than he realises in this shocking thriller from Bernard Bannerman. The uncontainable lawyer-detective’s domestic life is under threat, haunted by ghosts from his sidekick Carson’s troubled youth in Australia and complicated by an assignment to search for a contract hitman’s wayward son. Dave and Carson are soon led to France and Switzerland, where they encounter a potentially dangerous cult, The Accord. Who are The Accord? What is the purpose of their ‘gatherings’? Can Carson escape her own past? Woolf confronts double agents, criminal masterminds and dark conspiracies while he questions the loyalties of his friends, the limits of his love and even his own sanity. Nothing is sacred and no one is safe in the sixth gripping instalment in the Dave Woolf saga.

Theseus, the king of Athens, is serving a year's voluntary exile after having murdered a local king and his sons. His illegitimate son Hippolytus, whose mother is the Amazon Hippolyta, has been trained here since childhood by the king of Troezen, Pittheus.

A collection of short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald featuring some of his best work. The collection is divided into three sections: My Last Flappers, Fantasies, Unclassified Masterpieces. The author's initial intent was to use fantasies for his personal amusement. These have become most popular and include such classics as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

The Yoga of Wisdom, also known as Gnani Yoga deals with the scientific and intellectual knowing of the great questions regarding Life and what lies back of Life—the Riddle of the Universe. This training course consisting of twelve lessons offers a path for those wishing to develop by knowing—by studying the fundamental principles, and the wonderful truths underlying Life, the path of Gnani Yoga.

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Abbeys by M. R. James - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of M. R. James’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of James includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Abbeys by M. R. James - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to James’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Edward II by Christopher Marlowe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Marlowe includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Edward II by Christopher Marlowe - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Marlowe’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

These four stories follow on from the US radio series Imagination Theater that included Anthony Rathe stories. Linked by how Rathe is wracked with guilt over a suicide, they explore crime from a different angle: determination to find the truth, no matter how inconvenient to the investigating officer.