"Mother, a Story at the right time,Is a Looking-glass for the Mind." – Froebel – Endeavored to write, for mothers and dear little children, a few simple stories, embodying some of the truths of Froebel's Mother Play. The Mother Play is such a vast treasure house of Truth, that each one who seeks among its stores may bring to light some gem; and though, perhaps, I have missed its diamonds and rubies, I trust my string of pearls may find acceptance with some mother who is trying to live with her children. I have written my own mottoes, with a few exceptions, that I might emphasize the particular lesson which I endeavor to teach in the story; for every motto in the Mother Play comprehends so much that it is impossible to use the whole for a single subject. From "The Bridge" for instance, which is replete with lessons, I have taken only one,—for the story of the "Little Traveler."

IN the far-off days when Dante lived, those who wrote books wrote them in the Latin tongue. Dante himself wrote the first seven cantos of his great poem in Latin. But like many another poet, he was not satisfied with his first attempt. He flung the seven Latin cantos aside and seemingly forgot all about them, for when he was banished from Florence the poem he had begun was not among his treasures. His wife, however, found the seven cantos and tossed them into a bag among her jewels. Then she also seemed to forget all about them. Five years later a nephew of Dante chanced to find the long-forgotten verses. He at once sent them to his uncle, who was still living in exile. When Dante received the cantos he had written so long ago, he believed that their recovery was a sign from Heaven that he should complete the great poem he had begun. He therefore set to work afresh, but this time he wrote, not in Latin, but in his own beautiful mother-tongue, which was, as you know, Italian. When at length the great poem was finished, Dante named it simply, "The Comedy," and it was not until many years after his de-ath that the title was changed into "The Divine Comedy." A comedy was a tale which might be as sad as tale could be, so only that it ended in gladness.In "The Divine Comedy," then, about which this little book tells, you may expect to find much that is sad, much that is terrible. Yet you may be certain that before the end of the tale you will find in it gladness and joy..

An extremely unhappy ten-year-old magically escapes into a city he has built out of books, chessmen, candlesticks, and other household items.

It's startling enough to have a Phoenix hatch in your house, but even more startling when it reveals you have a magic carpet on the floor. Conceited it may be, but the Phoenix is also good-hearted, and obligingly accompanies the children on their adventures through time and space-which, magic being what it is, rarely turn out as they were meant...

'The Phoenix on the Sword' is a story in the Conan series where he foils a plot to overthrow him as King of Aquilonia. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard – a bookish and somewhat introverted child – was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece – a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' – for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.Other Books of Howard:The Hour of the Dragon (1936)The Hyborian Age (1930)People of the Dark (1932)Gods of the North (1934)Beyond the Black River (1935)A Witch Shall be Born (1934)The Scarlet Citadel (1933)Black Colossus (1933)Queen of the Black Coast (1934)Jewels of Gwahlur (1935)

Novela basada en dos leyendas artúricas: "Tristán e Isolda" y "Merlín y Viviana", entreteje textos conocidos con versiones nuevas con el objetivo de moralizar a un público lector, presumiblemente de fe única, poseedor de prejuicios religiosos arraigados en la cultura de la época.

EL CISNE DE VILAMORTA : Leocadia, la maestra de Vilamorta, ama apasionadamente al joven y apuesto Segundo ( el cisne ) al que recibe en su casa y de vez en cuando hace algún obsequio, ya que Segundo aunque estudió derecho , no trabaja. Leocadia tiene un hijo deficiente producto de una violación incestuosa de un tío con el que vivía en Ourense. Segundo aspira a conseguir una colocación en Madrid que le permita darse a conocer en el mundo literario de la capital. Llega a Vilamorta un político influyente ( don Victoriano ). Viene a curarse con las aguas del balneario. El poeta se enamora de la joven mujer del político ( Nieves ) y ella coquetea con él , pero el marido muere y la viuda marcha a Madrid sin querer saber nada de Segundo ...

Una novela que sigue siendo de actualidad. Gastón,un joven adinerado que despilfarra gran parte de la fortuna que le ha heredadosu madre, descubre que puede vivir de una manera distinta, recuperar lo que ha perdido y de paso, encontrarse con el amor y honestidad que no había experimentado antes. Escrita de forma sencilla y accesible, "El tesoro de Gastón" es una de las muchas fabulosas obras escritas por la condesa Emilia Pardo Bazán.

ONCE upon a time, a long while ago—in fact long before Egypt had risen to power and before Rome or Greece had ever been heard of—and that was some time before you were born, you know—there was a king who reigned over a very large and powerful kingdom. Now this king was rather old, he had founded his kingdom himself, and he had reigned over it nine hundred and ninety-nine and a half years already. As I have said before, it was a very large kingdom, for it contained, among other things, the whole of the western half of the world. The rest of the world was divided into smaller kingdoms, and each kingdom was ruled over by separate princes, who, however, were none of them so old as Intafernes, as he was called.

“Un thriller la fel de alert precum?Fata din tren??i?Fata disp?rut?. Vocea lui Flynn Berry este foarte puternic?.” -?The New York Times Book ReviewFinalist Edgar Award pentru cel mai bun roman de debutInclus pe listele 10 Best MysteryBooks and Thrillers of the Year (The Washington Post) ?i Best New Mysteries (The Wall Street Journal)C?nd Nora se duce s?-?i viziteze sora, tr?ie?te cel mai cumplit co?mar: Rachel a fost ucis? cu brutalitate.??ngrozit? ?i dezorientat?, Nora ??i d? seama c? nu mai poate reveni la via?a ei. Nu are ?ncredere c? poli?ia ?l va g?si pe uciga?ul surorii sale, a?a c? ?ncepe o investiga?ie pe cont propriu. Dar pe m?sur? ce frica pe care o simte se transform? ?n obsesie, ?i ea devine o alt? persoan?, descoperind totodat? o serie de secrete despre sora ei pe care nu ?i le-ar fi imaginat niciodat?.Un senza?ional thriller psihologic. O analiz? p?trunz?toare a iubirii feroce dintre dou? surori, a formelor pe care le ia suferin?a ?i a puterii teribile a trecutului.Sora pierdut??marcheaz? debutul unei scriitoare extraordinare.?“Flynn Berry scrie despre femei, violen?? ?i memorie ?ntr-un stil care aminte?te de romanele Paulei Hawkins. O poveste spus? cu aten?ie la detalii ?i din care r?zbate o disperare mut?.” -?USA Today“Sora pierdut??are atmosfera unui film de Hitchcock… Un thriller psihologic imprevizibil, care exploreaz? amestecul complicat de iubire ?i resentimente pe care ?l presupune rela?ia dintre dou? surori.” –?Booklist “Ceea ce m-a f?cut s? nu las cartea din m?n? nu a fost intriga, de?i e plin? de suspans ?i foarte bine construit?. Ci a fost scriitura perfect? a lui Flynn Berry. E o povestitoare genial?.” –?Jill Alexander Essbaum, autoarea romanului Casnica“Obsesie ?i amintire, furie ?i regret – despre toate acestea vorbe?te romanul de debut al lui Flynn Berry.” -?Library Journal

Fiecare secret e un accident care a?teapt? s? se ?nt?mpleE sezonul accidentelor, ?n fiecare an ?n aceea?i perioad?.Se rup oase, se sf??ie pielea, ?ncep s? apar? v?n?t?i.Sezonul accidentelor a f?cut dintotdeauna parte din via?a Carei, o adolescent? ?n v?rst? de ?aptesprezece ani: o lun? a tragediilor ?i r?nilor misterioase, care arunc? o umbr? constant? asupra Carei ?i a familiei sale.Anul acesta, ?n sezonul accidentelor nu se va l?sa doar cu oase rupte. Pentru c? acum Cara ?ncepe s? ?i pun? o serie de ?ntreb?ri – ?i toate secretele familiei sale vor ie?i la iveal?.Ame?itor, devastator, ?ntunecat ?i intens – sezonul accidentelor a sosit."Senza?ionalul roman de debut al Mo?rei Fowley Doyle ?mbin? planul temporal cu cel spiritual ?ntr-o realitate f?r? fisuri, cu un puternic impact emo?ional... Aceast? poveste profund? ?i va fermeca deopotriv? pe adolescen?i ?i adul?i." - School Library Journal"Fantome, secrete ?i magie se ?mpletesc ?n acest roman uluitor al autoarei irlandeze. Un portret impresionant al unei familii dezbinate, care ?ncearc? s? se reuneasc? prin iubire ?i curaj. Sezonul accidentelor e un roman puternic ce anun?? un talent aparte." - Kirkus Review

#1 New York Times Bestseller?# 1 USA Today BestsellerDe la autoarea celebrei trilogii GrishaUrmarea volumului Banda celor ?ase ciori (nominalizat la Carnegie Medal 2017) este un amestec de Urzeala tronurilor ?i Ocean’s ElevenKaz Brekker ?i echipa lui tocmai au dat o lovitur? at?t de ?ndr?znea??, ?nc?t nici ei nu credeau c? vor sc?pa teferi. Dar ?n loc s? pun? m?na pe o recompens? consistent?, sunt nevoi?i s? lupte din nou pentru vie?ile lor.??n?elat? ?i sl?bit? de r?pirea unui membru important, echipa a r?mas f?r? resurse, f?r? alia?i ?i f?r? speran??.??n timp ce ?n Ketterdam se adun? for?e puternice din ?ntreaga lume, dornice s? smulg? secretele periculosului drog numit jurda parem, rivali vechi ?i du?mani noi pun la ?ncercare iscusin?a lui Kaz ?i loialit??ile fragile din cadrul echipei. Pe str?zile ?ntunecate ?i ?ntortocheate ale ora?ului se va da un r?zboi, o lupt? pentru r?zbunare ?i isp??ire care va decide soarta lumii Grisha."Un roman sumbru ?i violent – una dintre scene ?nf??i?eaz? o parad? de adolescen?i cu revolvere, pu?ti, pistoale, explozibili ?i grenade luminoase –, dar de o autenticitate captivant?." - Kirkus Reviews"Excelent scris… Bardugo se dep??e?te pe sine." – Booklist"Romanul are toate ingredientele necesare ca s? ?in? cititorii cu sufletul la gur?: un ?ef de band? viclean, cu un plan pentru fiecare ?mprejurare, ?anse de reu?it? aproape nule, o echip? distractiv? de inadapta?i cu talente diverse, o intrig? cu r?sturn?ri de situa?ii ?i un deznod?m?nt plin de suspans." - Publishers Weekly?

Un thriller psihologic ambi?ios ?i plin de adrenalin?, ?n care nimic nu este ceea ce pare.Ted McKay are tot ce ??i dore?te: o so?ie frumoas?, dou? fete minunate ?i o slujb? foarte bine pl?tit?. C?nd este diagnosticat cu tumoare cerebral? ?n faz? terminal?, hot?r??te s?-?i trag? un glon? ?n cap. Dar e ?ntrerupt de soneria de la intrare.Justin Lynch ??i face apari?ia la u?a lui, cu o propunere ciudat?. S? ucid? dou? persoane: un criminal ?i un om bolnav de cancer ?n faz? terminal?, care, asemenea lui Ted, vrea s? moar?. ?n schimb, cineva ?l va omor? pe Ted. Familia lui va fi astfel cru?at? de consecin?ele psihologice devastatoare provocate de sinuciderea sa.??n timp ce Ted comite crimele, unele situa?ii i se par stranii. Victimele ?i ?tiu numele ?i evoc? secven?e ce-i sunt familiare. ?i mai ciudat, Ted recunoa?te locuri ?i oameni de care n-ar trebui s? aib? habar. Pe m?sur? ce o ia razna, ?i revin ?n minte secrete ?ntunecate din trecut."Viziuni de co?mar, r?sturn?ri de situa?ie halucinante ?i un stil narativ caleidoscopic fac din povestea lui Axat una trepidant?, dar la baza acestei aventuri literare pe alocuri ?nfrico??toare se afl? un roman poli?ist ingenios construit, care uime?te, tulbur? ?i ?nc?nt? ?n egal? m?sur?." - Publishers Weekly"Adev?rul ?i iluzia se ?mpletesc ?ntr-o ?es?tur? invizibil? ?n aceast? poveste uluitoare. Federico Axat este genul de scriitor hipnotic pe care adori s?-l cite?ti, dar pe care nu-l po?i crede ?n totalitate." - The New York Times"?n romanul lui Federico Axat se ?nt?lnesc elemente din Hitchock, P. D. James sau Ruth Rendell, dar el duce suspansul mult mai departe." - New York Journal of Books"Un thriller psihologic ?n care totul e ?n?el?tor, inclusiv ?n mintea protagonistului, iar piesele se mi?c? exact ca ?ntr-o partid? de ?ah." - El Mundo?

Following Anne of Green Gables (1908), the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley. This book follows Anne from the age of 16 to 18, during the two years that she teaches at Avonlea school. It includes many of the characters from Anne of Green Gables, as well as new ones like Mr Harrison, Miss Lavendar Lewis, Paul Irving, and the twins Dora and Davy.

Edward et Lorraine Warren sont les célèbres enquêteurs du paranormal, les chasseurs de démons qui ont travaillé sur des affaires célèbres, dont celle de la maison d'Amityville ou encore celle de la famille Perron, histoire qui inspira le film "Conjuring : Les dossiers Warren" réalisé par James Wan. Dans ce livre, sont listées les meilleures affaires paranormales du couple, les plus terrifiantes, les plus terribles, les plus documentées, les plus médiatisées, les plus connues...

Diamants, danger et disparition Un thriller judiciaire de Katerina Carter Dans son emploi de juricomptable, Katerina Carter a du mal à s’arrêter. Cela la conduit dans des situations assez difficiles et précaires. Maintenant qu’elle n’a plus de travail et est à court d’argent, Kat a besoin de trouver de nouveaux clients. Sinon, elle devra retourner occuper un misérable box à son précédent cabinet de comptabilité. Pour Kat, ce serait pire que d’être endettée. Lorsque Susan Sullivan, la PDG des mines de diamants Liberty, l’engage pour retrouver le directeur financier qui a disparu et une grosse somme d’argent détournée, Kat est un peu trop impatiente d’accepter le poste. La misère est une grande source de motivation pour accepter des cas difficiles, mais l’enthousiasme de Katerina se transforme bient?t en terreur lorsque deux employés de la société sont sauvagement assassinés. Elle se rend compte que cette enquête pourrait être plus dangereuse qu’elle ne s’y attendait. Pour compliquer les choses, elle découvre un lien sinistre entre des diamants de sang et le crime organisé. Il ne lui reste plus qu’à obtenir des preuves, tout en évitant de se faire tuer avant de démasquer les véritables criminels. Avec l’aide de ses amis et d’un oncle excentrique, Kat doit avancer avec précaution. Sinon, sa première affaire pourrait bien être la dernière… Stratégie de sortie est un thriller légal et financier, bourré d’action, dans le style de Michael Connelly et de John Grisham.??Une histoire internationale de diamants, danger et disparition, Stratégie de sortie m’a captivée dès la première page...????Stratégie de sortie, le premier livre de la série bourrée d’action des thrillers judiciaires de Katerina Carter, est un thriller psychologique dont le suspense vous fera rapidement tourner les pages?!????[...] une tension et des intrigues à vous couper le souffle?!?? Les Livres de Colleen Cross La Couleur de l’argent?: Enquêtes criminelles de Katerina Carter Rouge vif – Nouvelle Lorsque Katerina Carter, juricomptable menant des enquêtes pour fraude,et Jace Burton, son petit ami journaliste, acceptent une invitation de dernière minute à une fête,le crime est bien la dernière chose qu’ils ont en tête.Mais un investissement réussi dans le vin laisse un go?t amer dans la bouche de Katet elle dévoile une fraude vinicole s’élevant à plus d’un million de dollars,le tout avant le d?ner?! Lune bleue – Roman court La perspective d’un d?ner chic tombe à l’eau pour Kat et son petit ami Jacelorsqu’elle découvre que Fiona, sa voisine ?gée,a installé un ex-détenu chez elle comme pensionnaire.Le programme de jardinage organisé bénévolement par Fiona à la prison locale a changé des vies,mais étendre davantage sa générosité pourrait mettre sa propre vie en danger. Les soup?ons de Kat sont renforcésquand elle apprend l’existence d’une assurance-vie souscrite récemment.Une mort accidentelle rapporte le double.? Mise au vert – Roman Katerina Carter, juricomptable, et son petit ami Jace Burtonpartent passer un week-end dans un chalet de montagne luxueux juste avant No?l.Pendant qu’il écrit la biographie d’un écologiste milliardaire, elle explore la nature enneigée. Quand deux manifestants locaux meurent dans des circonstances mystérieuses,Kat et Jace entament une course contre la montre pour échapper à une catastrophequi pourrait s’avérer encore plus mortelle. Crimes et enquêtes?: Thrillers judiciaires de Katerina Carter Stratégie de sortie L’enquête pour fraude de la juricomptable Katerina Carter met au jour une gigantesque affairede blanchiment de diamants de sang dans les mines de la compagnie Liberty,juste au moment où deux protagonistes clés de Liberty sont assassinés.Kat pourrait bien être la prochaine victime,à moins qu’elle ne laisse les vrais criminels en liberté. Théorie des jeux L’enquête pour fraude de la juricomptable Katerina Carter met au jourun gigantesque système de Ponzi lié à l’obscur Institut du Monde,un groupe de réflexion mondial dont les intentions cachées vous feront frissonner.Kat est prise au piège dans un complot politique aux enjeux élevés.Les joueurs ne reculeront devant rien pour obtenir ce qu’ils veulent,dans un jeu qu’elle ne peut pas se permettre de perdre. ?ruption La juricomptable Katerina Carter et son petit ami Jace Burton enquêtent sur une mystérieuse secte des années 1930 sur une ?le peu peuplée au large de la c?te ouest du Canada,tandis qu’un autre mystère se déroule à bord du yacht de leur h?te milliardaire,avec des conséquences mortelles pour tous. ?uvres de non-fiction?: Anatomy of a Ponzi: Scams Past and Present Site Web?: http://www.colleencross.com Pour être informé de mes dernières parutions, veuillez visiter mon site Web à l’adresse http://www.colleencross.com et vous inscrire à ma newsletter. Fran?ais édition enquêtes criminals policiers detectives ?romans noirs suspense, thrillers judiciares financiers, romans noirs, détectives privés des enquêteurs, mystères confortables, women female femme sleuth

A love story in Los Angeles, New York and ?stanbul..? This is first book written as a hobby by Author.

Josie Skye was one of the most accurate meteorologists in the country - but not everyone considered that a good thing. When weather forecasters and others start disappearing or dying and Josie fears she's one of the targets, she teams up with weather researcher, Oliver Burns, to try to find some of their missing colleagues and figure out what's going on. And what's with all these butterflies? The Weatherman is a science fiction adventure, featuring Josie Skye, a middle-aged meteorologist. This science-fiction adventure story with a mystery twist has readers begging for a sequel.

The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the animals only occupy a small portion of the narrative. Much more time is devoted to a war between early human hominids and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

De peste 160 de ani, impozanta Cavendon Hall este re?edin?a a dou? familii ale c?ror destine s-au ?ntrep?truns inexorabil: aristocra?ii Ingham ?i slujitorii lor loiali, membrii familiei Swann Charles Ingham, al ?aselea conte de Mowbray, locuie?te aici cu so?ia lui Felicity ?i cu cei ?ase copii. Lady Daphne, cea mai frumoas? dintre cele patru fiice ale contelui, se preg?te?te s?-?i fac? debutul ?n ?nalta societate, iar acest eveniment capteaz? aten?ia ?ntregii familii. ?ns? cineva ?i-a pus ?n g?nd s? distrug? totul ? ?i a ales cel mai crud mod cu putin??. Consecin?ele pot fi dezastruoase at?t pentru via?a ?i reputa?ia frumoasei tinere, c?t ?i pentru ?ntreaga familie ?i pentru numele de Ingham. Re?ntoarcerea lui Hugo Ingham Stanton, v?rul primar al contelui, alungat de la Cavendon Hall cu ?aisprezece ani ?n urm? de c?tre propria mam?, va fi pentru Lady Daphne nu numai o salvare providen?ial?, ci ?i g?sirea unei iubiri pentru o via??. Sub amenin?area Primului R?zboi Mondial, familiile Ingham ?i Swann vor fi supuse unor ?ncerc?ri pe care nu le-ar fi crezut niciodat? posibile – loialit??i vor fi puse sub semnul ?ntreb?rii, secrete vor fi dezv?luite ?i iubiri vor fi tr?date. ?n acele vremuri pline de incertitudini, un singur lucru este sigur: pentru cele dou? familii, via?a nu va mai fi niciodat? la fel. Roman a c?rui ac?iune se desf??oar? pe o perioad? de ?aisprezece ani, ?ntre 1913 ?i 1929, Cavendon Hall nu-i va dezam?gi pe cititorii Barbarei Taylor Bradford. ?Fani Downton Abbey, preg?ti?i-v?! Ac?iunea urm?torului bestseller al Barbarei Taylor Bradford se petrece ?n Anglia edwardian?, unde membrii familiei Swann i-au slujit cu credin?? pe aristocra?ii Ingham vreme de secole. Dar, odat? cu Primul R?zboi Mondial, totul se schimb?…” Library Journal ?Barbara Taylor Bradford scrie o saga clasic? despre loialit??i, secrete, pasiuni ?i intrigi. O carte pentru fanii Downton Abbey.” Mail Online ?n cele aproape patru decenii de carier?, Barbara Taylor Bradford a scris 35 de bestselleruri, v?ndute ?n 92 de milioane de exemplare, ?n 90 de ??ri ?i traduse ?n 40 de limbi. Zece dintre romanele sale au fost ecranizate, bucur?ndu-se, ca ?i c?r?ile, de un succes remarcabil.

First published in 1890, The Sign of Four is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second book starring legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. The story is complex, involving a secret between four ex-cons from India and a hidden treasure. More complex than the first Holmes novel, The Sign of Four also introduces the detective's drug habit and leaves breadcrumbs for the reader that lead toward the final resolution.