The story's title character is a man who somehow always seems to get what he wants. John makes up his mind to marry May Forster, the prettiest young woman in the village. After John asks her to marry him several times, May finally agrees. John says that his love for May is so great that he would come back from the dead if that was what she wanted him to do. Two days before his wedding, John leaves to visit his seriously ill godfather. May begs him not to go because she has a feeling that something bad will happen. John reassures her that nothing will prevent him from arriving at his wedding on time

Michael Faraday (1791 –1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include those of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Although Faraday received little formal education, he was one of the most influential scientists in history. It was by his research on the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a direct current that Faraday established the basis for the concept of the electromagnetic field in physics. Faraday also established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena. He similarly discovered the principle of electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism, and the laws of electrolysis. His inventions of electromagnetic rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity became practical for use in technology. As a chemist, Faraday discovered benzene, investigated the clathrate hydrate of chlorine, invented an early form of the Bunsen burner and the system ofoxidation numbers, and popularised terminology such as anode, cathode, electrode, and ion. Faraday ultimately became the first and foremost Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, a life-time position.. Faraday was an excellent experimentalist who conveyed his ideas in clear and simple language; his mathematical abilities, however, did not extend as far as trigonometry or any but the simplest algebra. James Clerk Maxwell took the work of Faraday and others, and summarized it in a set of equations that is accepted as the basis of all modern theories of electromagnetic phenomena. On Faraday's uses of the lines of force, Maxwell wrote that they show Faraday "to have been in reality a mathematician of a very high order – one from whom the mathematicians of the future may derive valuable and fertile methods." The SI unit of capacitance is named in his honour: the farad. Albert Einstein kept a picture of Faraday on his study wall, alongside pictures of Isaac Newton and James Clerk Maxwell. Physicist Ernest Rutherford stated; "When we consider the magnitude and extent of his discoveries and their influence on the progress of science and of industry, there is no honour too great to pay to the memory of Faraday, one of the greatest scientific discoverers of all time". ABOUT AUTHOR: John Tyndall (1820 – 1893) was a prominent 19th-century Irish physicist. His initial scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air. Tyndall also published more than a dozen science books which brought state-of-the-art 19th century experimental physics to a wide audience. From 1853 to 1887 he was professor of physics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London. Tyndall was born in Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland. His father was a local police constable, descended from Gloucestershire emigrants who settled in southeast Ireland around 1670. Tyndall attended the local schools in County Carlow until his late teens, and was probably an assistant teacher near the end of his time there. Subjects learned at school notably included technical drawing and mathematics with some applications of those subjects to land surveying. He was hired as a draftsman by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland in his late teens in 1839, and moved to work for the Ordnance Survey for Great Britain in 1842. In the decade of the 1840s, a railroad-building boom was in progress, and Tyndall's land surveying experience was valuable and in demand by the railway companies. Between 1844 and 1847, he was lucratively employed in railway construction planning. In 1847 Tyndall opted to become a mathematics and surveying teacher at a boarding school (Queenwood College) in Hampshire. Recalling this decision later, he wrote: "the desire to grow intellectually did not forsake me; and, when railway work slackened, I accepted in 1847 a post as master in Queenwood College." Another recently arrived young teacher at Queenwood was Edward Frankland, who had previously worked as a chemical laboratory assistant for the British Geological Survey. Frankland and Tyndall became good friends. On the strength of Frankland's prior knowledge, they decided to go to Germany to further their education in science. Among other things, Frankland knew that certain German universities were ahead of any in Britain in expe-rimental chemistry and physics. (British universities were still focused on classics and mathematics and not laboratory science.)The pair moved to Germany in summer 1848 and enrolled at the University of Marburg, where Robert Bunsen was an influential teacher. Tyndall studied under Bunsen for two years.

Fanii primului volum din trilogia Alb?-ca-z?pada au motive de bucurie: Lumikki Andersson, adolescenta ciudat? ?i rebel?, vine cu o nou? poveste!Lumikki c?l?tore?te la Praga, unde o cunoa?te pe Zelenka. Aceasta ?i dezv?luie c? este sora ei, iar povestea i se pare veridic? lui Lumikki.?n scen? apare ?i Jiri, reporter la canalul de ?tiri Super8. ?mpreun? cu el, Lumikki ?ncearc? s? afle adev?rul legat de secta numit? Familia Alb?, din care face parte ?i Zelenka. Liderul sectei, Adam, pune la cale sinuciderea ?n mas? a membrilor acesteia.Lucrurile se precipit?, iar finalul aduce dezv?luiri surprinz?toare ?i ?nc? o lec?ie de via?? pentru Lumikki: fiecare om are o latur? ascuns? ?i inocen?a nu e ne?ntinat? ca z?pada.?Salla Simukka e o t?n?r? autoare extraordinar de talentat?. Trilogia Alb?-ca-Z?pada poate sta al?turi de cele mai dure thrillere nordice ?i are o eroin? nonconformist? pe m?sur?. ?n tu?e de ro?u, alb ?i negru, povestea lui Lumikki are o aur? de magie ?nghe?at?.“ – Kirkus Reviews?Lumea pe care o creeaz? Salla Simukka are un farmec exotic aparte. Finlanda, cu peisajele ?i locuitorii ei, r?m?ne un ?inut misterios, ?nc?rcat de legend?.“ – Publishers Weekly?Lumikki privea acum str?lucirea soarelui ?i albul norilor, g?ndindu-se c?, de?i c?l?toria nu-i d?duse vreun r?spuns la ?ntreb?rile trecutului, g?sise indicii. Era mai sigur? ca niciodat? c? Zelenka se apropiase surprinz?tor de adev?r. Visele ?i amintirile lui Lumikki erau adev?rate. Zelenka i le trezise, prin minciuna ei. Lumikki ?tia c? nu ??i imaginase jocul de-a Alb?-ca-Z?pada ?i Ro?ie-ca-Trandafirul. Totul se ?nt?mplase cu adev?rat.C?ndva, avusese o sor?.“

Fascinant – cea mai bun lucrare de istorie militar din ultimii ani i o analiz edificatoare a disputelor care continu s mocneasc amenintor i azi. O carte extraordinar sub toate aspectele." – The New York Times O relatare palpitant i revelatoare a uneia dintre cele mai zbuciumate i legendare perioade din istoria secolului al XX-lea – Revolta Arab i marele joc" secret de a controla Orientul Mijlociu. CARTE INCLUS PE LISTA CELOR MAI BUNE TITLURI ALE ANULUI DE New York Times Christian Science Monitor NPR Seattle Times St. Louis Dispatch Chicago Tribune American Library Association Bazat pe cercetri extinse i intense, munc asidu n arhive, Lawrence n Arabia aduce o nou perspectiv asupra modului n care s-a configurat lumea Orientului Mijlociu. Cu o aciune de proporii epice, portretizri expresive, accente critice n condamnarea distrugerilor provocate de comploturile coloniale europene, volumul surprinde strlucit felul n care nesbuina trecutului declaneaz suferina prezentului. Printre numeroasele istorii individuale din Primul Rzboi Mondial care vor fi povestite i repovestite n cadrul centenarelor commemorate ntre 2014 i 2018, cea a lui T.E. Lawrence iese n eviden… Cartea lui Anderson nu putea fi mai oportun. Acum, cnd atenia ntregii lumi se concentreaz asupra Siriei i Egiptului, este uluitor s priveti n urm cu o sut de ani i s vezi un tablou asemntor…. Apelnd la o distribuie bogat, Anderson reuete s exploreze haosul din Orientul Mijlociu de la nceputul secolului al XX-lea dintr-o varietate de perspective distincte i revelatoare totodat. O mrturie captivant, de o mare complexitate i profunzime. – The New York Times Book Review Vast, hipnotic i – s ndrznim s o spunem – cinematografic n detaliu, Lawrence n Arabia ilustreaz modul n care biografia i istoria se poteneaz reciproc. – The Wall Street Journal Absorbii de mcelul ce avea loc n traneele Europei n Primul Rzboi Mondial, combatanii occidentali acordau prea puin importan teatrului de lupt din Orientul Mijlociu. Ca urmare, conflictul de aici a fost influenat surprinztor de mult de o mn de aventurieri i ofieri de rang mrunt aflai departe de marile coridoare ale puterii: Curt Prüfer – universitar tern, ataat pe lng Ambasada German din Cairo, Aaron Aaronsohn – renumit agronom provenit din Romnia i sionist nflcrat. William Yale – descendent scptat al unei familii aristocratice americane. n centrul acestui cerc se afla Lawrence – la nceputul lui 1914, doar un arheolog care lucre la spturi prin deerturile Siriei. n 1917 ajunsese deja cea mai romantic figur din Primul Rzboi Mondial, luptndu-se att cu inamicii Marii Britanii, ct i cu propriul guvern pentru a-i transforma n realitate viziunea sa asupra destinului poporului arab. Drumurile ncruciate ale acestor patru personaje – intrigile pe care le-au pus la cale, btliile pe care le-au purtat, trdrile pe care le-au suferit sau le-au uneltit ei nii – oglindesc grandoarea, complexitatea i tragedia rzboiului din deert.

Un angajat cu experien?? ajunge s? ia decizii financiare nes?buite, repet?nd, f?r? s? ?tie, istoria t?t?lui s?u, un parior "ratat" pe care nici m?car nu-l cunoscuse. O t?n?r? depresiv? vrea s? se sinucid? prin "evaporare", pentru ca mai apoi s? afle c? bunica ei supravie?uise camerelor de gazare de la Auschwitz. Un b?iat e cuprins de senza?ii inexplicabile de frig, f?r? s? ?tie c? unchiul s?u murise ?nghe?at.?Cartea de fa?? vorbe?te despre acele fobii, depresii ?i g?nduri obsesive care ne cople?esc f?r? s? ne d?m seama de unde ni se trag. Combin?nd cercet?rile din neuro?tiin?e cu interven?iile specifice constela?iilor familiale, autorul demonstreaz? ?n ce fel uneori ajungem s? mo?tenim ?i s? retr?im, ?n mod incon?tient, suferin?ele ?i traumele nerezolvate ale str?mo?ilor. Cititorul are la ?ndem?n? c?i utile pentru eliberarea de traumele mo?tenite pe cale transgenera?ional?. Aceste tehnici merg de la identificarea anxiet??ilor mascate dup? cuvinte ?i comportamente aparte p?n? la genogram?, dialogul imaginar cu str?mo?ii ?i eliberarea, prin compasiune, de suferin?ele genera?iilor trecute.

Un roman din seria Vanessa Munroe?De la autoarea bestsellerului Femeia cameleon?Aventurile Vanessei Munroe continu? cu o nou? poveste plin? de adrenalin?!Cu ani ?n urm?, un b?rbat a r?pit o pe Hannah, o feti?? de cinci ani, din curtea ?colii ?i a trecut o grani?a ?n Mexic. Acolo a introdus o ?n lumea unei secte secrete – cea a Ale?ilor.?Acum ?ns? c??iva oameni vor s? dea de urma feti?ei. Oameni care au crescut ?n mijlocul sectei, dar care au reu?it, ?n ciuda suferin?ei suportate acolo, s? ?i construiasc? o via?? nou?.Supravie?uitorii ?n?eleg mecanismele mentale ?i religioase ce guverneaz? secta ?i apeleaz? la ajutorul oferit de Vanessa Munroe, ?tiind c? ea ar putea fi singura lor ?ans? de a o g?si pe Hannah."Vanessa Munroe ??i elibereaz? for?a distructiv? c?nd cei neputincio?i sunt amenin?a?i. E o eroin? cu totul special?: dur?, ne?nfricat?, dar ?n acela?i timp vulnerabil? ?i plin? de compasiune." – Publishers Weekly"Mult a?teptata continuare a seriei Vanessa Munroe… Stevens descrie foarte conving?tor lumea ?ntunecat? a manipul?rii, ?ndoctrin?rii ?i abuzului." – Booklist"Munroe love?te din nou!" – Library Journal?

“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

C?nd "explodezi" de furie, gesturile necugetate pot avea consecin?e pe care s? le regre?i o via?? ?ntreag?: ajungi s?-?i strici rela?iile cu cei mai buni prieteni, ??i periclitezi situa?ia de la serviciu sau chiar te ?mboln?ve?ti grav. Reac?ia pasiv?, de tipul "Rabd? ?i ?ntoarce ?i cel?lalt obraz", dar ?i exprimarea brut? a furiei (prin lovirea unor perne, de exemplu) sunt, ambele, solu?ii la fel de nes?n?toase. Dar cum altfel s? faci fa?? stresului ?i nedrept??ilor ?i cum s? ??i aperi punctul de vedere, f?r? s? pari agresiv? Influentul terapeut american Albert Ellis te ajut? s?-?i ?n?elegi mai bine credin?ele care ??i provoac? furia, s? ??i exprimi ?n moduri asertive (dar neviolente) opiniile ?n fa?a celor care te-au m?niat, dar ?i s? aplici metode de relaxare ?i de control cognitiv-comportamental al reac?iilor afective exacerbate ?i al g?ndurilor ira?ionale disfunc?ionale. Miza c?r?ii nu const? ?n a-?i reprima sau ascunde furia, ci ?n a o accepta ?i a o modula ?n forme s?n?toase, care te pot ajuta s? fii mai asertiv ?i mai echilibrat.?

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.

Pornind de la celebra sentin?? dostoievskian? – ?Dac? Dumnezeu nu exist?, atunci totul este permis" – unii au depl?ns declinul autorit??ilor religioase ?i al idealurilor morale, iar al?ii au conchis c? singurul principiu de via?? care ne r?m?ne este cel al luptei pentru supravie?uire, observ? Fromm. Ca r?spuns la bulversarea valorilor din secolul trecut, cartea de fa?? aduce argumente filosofice ?i socio-psihanalitice pentru o ?ntoarcere a omului la sine, pentru o nou? "art? de a tr?i". Etica "umanist?", propus? de Fromm, se vrea o alternativ? la etica "autoritar?", motivat? de culp? ?i supunere tem?toare. Noua moral? se va ghida, astfel, dup? gradul ?n care reu?im s? ne actualiz?m poten?ialul - acesta va fi criteriul ?n func?ie de care vom decide ce ne este permis sau interzis din punct de vedere moral. C?ci, ?n loc de a ne trata propria persoan? ca pe o marf? (dup? cum ne ?ncurajeaz? "orientarea mercantil?" de ast?zi), menirea noastr? va fi s? ne realiz?m poten?ialul. "Binele" este, astfel, redefinit ca afirmare a vie?ii ?i actualizare a posibilit??ilor umane, iar "r?ul" este echivalat cu degradarea puterilor noastre omene?ti.?

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...

Puericultur? ?i pediatrie pentru asisten?i medicali ofer? elevilor ?colilor postliceale sanitare un instrument de studiu al particularit??ilor fiziologice ?i patologice ale copilului, necesar identific?rii nevoilor fundamentale ale copilului s?n?tos ?i bolnav ?i aplic?rii tehnicilor specifice de ?ngrijire a acestuia.Aceast? carte se dore?te a fi un ghid teoretic pentru elevii ?i asisten?ii medicali care ?ngrijesc copii ?n diverse perioade de dezvoltare, pornind de la premisa c? un copil nu este un adult ?n miniatur?.Lucrarea este astfel conceput? ?nc?t informa?ia oferit? s? acopere cerin?ele programei analitice, s? fie simplu de accesat ?i s? fie u?or de ?n?eles.

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas' most popular work. It is also among the highest selling books of all time. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, forgiveness and death, and is told in the style of an adventure story.

Pride And Prejudice, the story of Mrs. Bennet's attempts to marry off her five daughters is one of the best-loved and most enduring classics in English literature. Excitement fizzes through the Bennet household at Longbourn in Hertfordshire when young, eligible Mr. Charles Bingley rents the fine house nearby. He may have sisters, but he also has male friends, and one of these—the haughty, and even wealthier, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy—irks the vivacious Elizabeth Bennet, the second of the Bennet girls. She annoys him. Which is how we know they must one day marry. The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and Darcy is a splendid rendition of civilized sparring. As the characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, Jane Austen's radiantly caustic wit and keen observation sparkle.

"It was time then for action, and Lefty Joe prepared for the descent into the home of the enemy. Let it not be thought that he approached this moment with a fallen heart, and with a cringing, snaky feeling as a man might be expected to feel when he approached to murder a sleeping foeman. For that was not Lefty's emotion at all. Rather he was overcome by a tremendous happiness. He could have sung with joy at the thought that he was about to rid himself of this pest."

A classic western from one of the masters of the genre.

Demersul Antoanetei Olteanu, reputat? traduc?toare de limba rus? ?iexpert? ?n istoria cultural? a Rusiei, se distinge at?t prin calitatea informa?iilor, adesea inedite, c?t ?i prin compozi?ia complex?, care ?mbin? viziunea sintetic? cu o perspectiv? transcultural? exersat?. Cartea se recomand? de la sine at?t cititorului profesionist, care g?se?te aici o serie de date altfel greu accesibile, c?t ?i celui interesat de istoria ?i cultura Europei ?n ansamblu. Dup? cum anun?? ?i subtitlul, lucrarea reconstituie o istorie cultural? a secolului al XIX-lea, realiz?nd, ?n fapt, o fresc? a uneia dintre cele mai captivante perioade din istoria Rusiei, cea imperial?. Datele prezentate acoper? practic toate Aspectele vie?ii politice, sociale, economice ?i culturale ale acestui interval de timp, marcat at?t de aura ?arilor, c?t ?i de nenum?ratele revolte populare. Tabloul evenimentelor majore este ?ntregit cu minu?ioase inventare de titluri nobiliare, cu date economice consemnate cu acribie, cu o expunere vie a panoramei cutumelor sociale, familiale ?i religioase, merg?nd de la modalit??ile de confec?ionare a juc?riilor sau a bijuteriilor p?n? la istorii ale ceaiului sau vodcii. Atmosfera epocii cap?t? un contur des?v?r?it prin citarea unor fragmente din lucr?ri ?tiin?ifice de referin??, din jurnalele de c?l?torie ?i din publicistica vremii, dar ?i din operele marilor scriitori ai vremii, ca Dostoievski, Gogol ?i Tolstoi. Se contureaz?, astfel, o imagine neconven?ional? a Rusiei, o na?iune confruntat? permanent cu tensiunea unei alegeri fundamentale, care pune ?n opozi?ie modelul str?in ?i inegalabila for?? intern?. Autoarei ?i revine meritul de a fi surprins aspectele esen?iale ale acestei tensiuni, cu ample ecouri ?n perioadamodern? ?i cu evidente efecte asupra mentalit??ii contemporane.

"Le bon père achevait de dire sa messe, quand on lui amena les prisonniers. C'était dans un coin sauvage des monts Arichulégui. Une roche éboulée, où un figuier géant enfon?ait sa tige tordue, formait une sorte d'autel recouvert – en guise de nappe – d'un étendard carliste aux franges d'argent."