Penrod is a collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington that was first published in 1914. The book follows the misadventures of Penrod Schofield, an eleven-year-old boy growing up in the pre-World War I Midwestern United States, in a similar vein to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In Penrod, Tarkington established characters who appeared in two further books, Penrod and Sam (1916) and Penrod Jashber (1929). The three books were published together in one volume, Penrod: His Complete Story, in 1931.

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"You’re never too old for a great fairy tale." -?5-star reader's review.? A funny and quirky fantasy fairy tale for adults complete?with mystery, murder, romance!? The mystical green planet of Rendaz is home to devout goddess worshiper and university professor, middle-aged Beautimus Potamus—who also happens to be a hippo plagued by hot flashes and poor self-esteem. Beautimus forms an alliance with Samuel S. Goodwings, a younger womanizing, atheist praying mantis. When these two are together, life morphs from the mundane into the fantastic. Our unlikely duo solves mysteries, bring a murderer to justice, and even help end a war while experiencing their own trials, triumphs, and tragedies. Often with humor, their situations and adventures parody Earth culture. During their exploits, the two interact with a host of characters, including a pair of New Age flamingos, an A.D.H.D. afflicted trout, an orangutan detective, and a 310-year-old blue crane High Priestess. All of these creatures are more “human” in surprising ways than the citizens of the blue planet, Earth, we discover was once a Rendazian Colony. Beautimus Potamus’ tongue-in-cheek story is a magical fable-stew made with the ingredients of satire, drama, social commentary, and comedy, with jests, puns and wordplay sprinkled throughout. For good measure, a generous pinch of romantic flavoring is thrown into the pot. Readers' reviews:? "Truly a splendid and extraordinary story. It was refreshing to find something so original. Well written, vivid descriptions, great humor and delightful characters." "So often we limit our reading to books by Dan Brown, John Grisham, Nicholas Sparks or Michael Connelly and we [...] miss the gems by new writers that put their heart, soul and dreams on paper to let our imaginations go where theirs have. This is one of those gems." If you liked this book, you should check out Peggy's dystopian tale,?Chaco?as well!? About the author Peggy A. Wheeler is a writer of fantastical fiction. Her debut novel, THE RAVEN'S DAUGHTER is published by Dragon Moon Press in Canada. Peggy studied English and Creative Writing at the U.C.L.A., where she was the only undergraduate chosen to study with Robert Pinsky, former Poet Laureate of the United States. Peggy has led adult poetry and fiction writing critique groups and workshops in both Colorado and California. ?

As Beatrice’s wedding day approaches, murder finds a way to make her pressed for time.? Beatrice and Wyatt’s days are spent planning their cozy, chapel wedding. Both widowed, they mean to keep their wedding an intimate, family affair. But everyone in Dappled Hills still wants to celebrate the happy couple. Beatrice and Wyatt find themselves at dinners, picnics, and barbeques in their honor. When one of the festivities goes deadly wrong, Beatrice must try to unveil the killer before making her vows.

Jesse James is, all these years later, one of the most famous American characters who has ever lived. Not only an American paradox, James is a symbol of "the haunted stillness" of a post Civil War America, scarred for life by "that terrible conflict," the bloodiest battle ever experienced on American soil. Jansen's novel examines the James legend through the firsthand historical voice of the press and people of America, fictionally recreated by Jansen, based, however, on "actual" historical documents. George Jansen has successfully written a provocative and entertaining work of fiction worthy of the true legend of Jesse James.

When death is the perfect deception, betrayal must be the greatest gift. "Superbly written fantasy novel!" - Goodreads review In a secret world of giants, Wisps, War Crows, and ancient magic, Nicolas Bennett discovers he is the heir to the throne of a fantastical Kingdom. Nicolas is prophesied to become one of the greatest of all Dragon Nightfalls—but only if he can kill the recently awakened Overlord Dragon, Arnyek Tolvaj. Known as the Shadow Thief, Arnyek Tolvaj is the doom of Telluric Grand and a looming threat to Relic, the City with Seven Gates. Joined by three new friends, Nicolas sets out on a dangerous journey, determined to accomplish the impossible. And when he finally comes face to face with the Shadow Thief, Nicolas truly understands the private agony of what it means to be a savior. About the Author Steven L. Lovett is a long-time student of T.H. White, a sentimentalist of C.S. Lewis, and an unabashed fan of J.R.R. Tolkien. (He says he, too, will have "made it" as a novelist when everyone begins referring to him as S.L. Lovett.) A professor by day and a writer by night (or by weekends or any other free time), Steven lives with his wife, their daughter, and their family dogs on a quiet, wooded street in a small town in eastern Kansas. Readers' reviews "I absolutely fell in love with Telluric Grand and all of its characters. This is so well written, I could feel the fog and smell the food." "You can see similarities to other fantasy series (I would call it kind of a mix between Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia), but it is definitely it's own world, with creatures unlike any I've ever read about. " "You can definitely see influences here from Narnia, Lord of the Rings, and even Harry Potter. So if you enjoy any of those books, this one will probably hold your attention as well."

The Girl Who Could Talk to Computers tells the story of young Grace Hopper, the inquiring girl who wrote the first computer compiler program which gave birth to the first computer language, COBOL. The Girls Who Could Series gives young kids examples of people who are doing big, amazing things, children grow up with a template of achievement upon which to grow and expand their own dreams and goals.

Fraudeonderzoeker Katerina Carter heeft het moeilijk met de alzheimerdiagnose van haar oom als ze plotseling de grootste zaak uit haar carrière in de schoot geworpen krijgt. Maar alles heeft een prijs… Als miljardair Zachary Barron Kat inhuurt om onderzoek te doen naar mogelijke verduistering binnen zijn hedgefonds, ontdekt ze een verband met het geheimzinnige en machtige World Institute: een mondiaal bedrijf dat er alles aan doet om regeringen en zelfs de wereldwijde financi?le markt in zijn macht wil krijgen. En hoe dieper ze graaft naar hun onfrisse handelspraktijken, hoe meer ze beseft dat ze op het punt staat te verdwijnen in een ravijn vol duister bedrog, gewetenloze corruptie en keihard geweld. Met de levens van haar familie en vrienden op het spel en haar carrière in de waagschaal moet Kat de moeilijkste beslissing van haar leven nemen zodat ze de mensen van wie ze het meeste houdt kan beschermen. Want het sinistere World Institute gaat over lijken om ervoor te zorgen dat hun geheimen nooit aan het licht zullen komen. Kat speelt een dodelijk spel: ze moet een vijand die nooit verliest, geen getuigen in leven laat en Kat zelf met de dood bedreigt met gelijke munt terugbetalen… Van dezelfde auteur Kleur van Geld serie In het rood Blauwe maandag ? Katerina Carter juridische thrillerserie Nooduitgang Met gelijke munt bestsellerauteur, esther verhoef, patrica cornwell, tess gerritsen, saskia noort, michael connelly, brynza, spannende psychologische, spannende thrillervan,?nederlandse boeken, suzanne vermeer, tess gerritsen, siska mulder, actie & avontuur, mystery & detective, vrouwelijke speurneuzen, gezellige mysterie, bestselling, nederlands, dutch, detective, thrillers, series, traditioneel brits, mysteries en detectives, politie, korte verhalen, realistische fictie, crime, true crime, goodreads, pageturner, misdaadmysterie, detectiveroman, literaire thriller, nederlands ebooken, booken, witteboordencriminaliteit, financi?le fraude, bestsellers, speurdersroman, sterke vrouwelijke heldin, vrouwelijke detective, wijnfraude, verzekeringsfraude, gezellige whodunit, fictie crime gezellig, technische recherche, forensisch accountant, romantische suspense, suspense, tuinieren & thriller, privé-detective, klokkenluider, onderzoeksjournalistiek,? juridische thriller, fraude, witwaspraktijken, true crime, bestseller, moordmysterie, Marion Pauw, Saskia Noort, Simone van der Vlugt, Carina van Leeuwen, Carla de Jong, Esther Verhoef, Mary Higgins Clarke, James Patterson, Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Sue Grafton, Nora Roberts, Lee Child, Scott Turow, Elizabeth George, Liza Marklund, Jo Nesbo, Nederlandse ebooks, thrillers politiek, juridisch, spionage, psychologisch, detective, literaire, Tess Gerritsen, Kathy Reichs,?bestbeoordeeld, literaire thrillers, David Baldacci, Harlan Coben, Greg Iles, Henning Mankell, Patricia Cornwell, marthe maeren, steffen jacobsen, randy singer, robert fabbri, Holland, Nederlands, Netherlands,misdaadfictie, spanning, realistische fictie, fictie en literature, actie en spanning, psychologisch thrillers, politie procedureel, internationaal, juridisch, keihard, vrouwelijke detectives, Spionge, technisch, traditioneel Brits, thriller, language nl dutch, thrillerschrivjer, spanning, literaire thriller,?thriller boeken nederlands, james patterson, bookshots

It was high hot noon on the Casket Ridge. Its very scant shade was restricted to a few dwarf Scotch firs, and was so perpendicularly cast that Leonidas Boone, seeking shelter from the heat, was obliged to draw himself up under one of them, as if it were an umbrella. Occasionally, with a boy's perversity, he permitted one bared foot to protrude beyond the sharply marked shadow until the burning sun forced him to draw it in again with a thrill of satisfaction.

Ana Alvarsson isn't even close to perfect. She's made a lot of mistakes, and she just might lose someone she cares about because of them. Now, in the thrilling conclusion to the Full Disclosure series, Ana will find out that sometimes the only way to shine is to admit you have flaws.The Burning is the final installment in Ellis Logan's FULL DISCLOSURE series, YA fantasy blending sinister alien activities with Logan's signature fae magic and paranormal excitement.

A lost goldmine... a forgotten ghost town... a terrifying creature!? “Alaska is a huge place. Easy for a man to get lost and never be seen again.” These words ring in 12-year-old Brock Ford’s ears as he embarks for the frozen north with his uncle, world-famous anthropologist Dirk Armstrong. But it’s not long before Brock and his new Inuit friends Tanaraq and Kalli put that warning to the test. From a ghost-town saloon with a cryptic message scrawled on its wall to the vast uncharted Alaskan wilderness, Brock must rely on his wits and integrity if he wants to make it back alive. But when he crosses paths with the mysterious half-animal/half-spirit Urayuli, he’s also going to need a great deal of luck.

The novel tells the life story of Roderick Random, who was born to a Scottish gentleman and a lower-class woman and is thus shunned by his father's family. His mother dies soon after giving birth and his father is driven mad with grief. Random's paternal grandfather coerces a local school master into providing free education for the boy, who becomes popular with his classmates.

Ex-Red Baron Margarita King heads to the colorful and peaceful planet Weegan for ship repairs. But the Weegans warn her off.?Refuse to let her land near their village. Margarita’s unerring nose for trouble won’t let her move on until she discovers the reason why. A gripping tale of high stakes on a distant planet in the galaxy, Deadly Cargo delivers another action adventure with space pilot Margarita King.

Lullaby...Now You Die Two years ago reluctant psychic Joel Roberts helped catch a violent child murderer. Now, a killer stalks pregnant moms in the sleepy college town of Cedar Hill and Joel may again be the key to solving the crimes. But Joel's mission soon turns into a deadly game of survival for himself and his pregnant wife as the body count rises and a maniac comes calling. This much anticipated sequel to the bestselling The Killing Vision will have you breathless from the first page...and guessing until the very last.

玄机神兽录【1】兽王再现 (简体版） 如阁下对封神榜丶西游记丶水浒传等有兴趣，此书就为上品！ 金申子 This is the SIMPLIFIED CHINESE version. War of Mythological Creatures is a work of Chinese myth and fantasy. The stories in this book show how five ordinary creatures in ancient China attain immortality through selfless actions and kind deeds . You will also discover their incredible adventures of saving the presiding creatures "The Unicorn Couple". If you loved the great Chinese classic novels "Journey to the West" and "Investiture of the Gods" , then this is the book for you!

"The Beautiful Lady", is another of the short novels from Booth Tarkington's early career. It was originally published in two parts, December of 1904 and January of 1905, in "Harper's Magazine", and then as Tarkington's fifth book in May of 1905. As with many of Tarkington's other works, it is a bit too predictable, though in this case that doesn't detract too much from the story. The story appears to sets up a love triangle (or in this case it may be a love square), but it does deviate from that a bit. The story is told from the point of the Italian, Ansolini from Naples, living in Paris who due to being down on his luck is forced into a most embarrassing position of acting as a billboard by shaving his head and having an advertisement for a show placed on the back of his bald head. It is while performing this job, that he nearly meets the "beautiful lady", though he keeps his head down and sees only her feet and the hem of her skirt and hears her lovely voice as it has sympathy for his plight. In fact, Ansolini's feelings are appreciative of her beautiful soul, and not that of romance.

Sir Launcelot is virtuous and strange, and he is surrounded by a Smollettian menagerie whose various jargons are part of this novel's linguistic virtuosity and satire. He is an eighteenth-century gentleman who rides about the country in armour, attended by his comic squire, Timothy Crabshaw, redressing grievances.

Nuova edizione illustrata con i disegni originali di Alec Ball, Frederic Dorr Steele, Knott e T. V. McCarthy. "La scomparsa di Lady Frances Carfax" è uno dei 56 racconti di Sherlock Holmes scritto dall'autore britannico Arthur Conan Doyle, inizialmente pubblicato nelle riviste American Magazine e The Strand Magazine e in seguito parte di una raccolta di otto racconti pubblicata come libro con il titolo di ""Il suo ultimo saluto: alcune reminiscenze di Sherlock Holmes"", in alcune edizioni intitolato ""L'ultimo saluto di Sherlock Holmes"". ? uno dei pochi racconti in cui per gran parte della trama Watson deve agire da solo e cerca di fare del suo meglio con Holmes posto in secondo piano. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (Edimburgo, 22 maggio 1859 – Crowborough, 7 luglio 1930) è stato uno scrittore scozzese, considerato, insieme ad Edgar Allan Poe, il fondatore di due generi letterari: il giallo e il fantastico. In particolare è il capostipite del sottogenere noto come giallo deduttivo, reso famoso dal personaggio dell'investigatore Sherlock Holmes. La produzione dello scrittore tuttavia spazia dal romanzo d'avventura alla fantascienza, dal soprannaturale ai temi storici. Altre edizioni Disponibile anche in inglese e in edizione bilingue con testo inglese a fronte, specifica per tablet (il testo originale e la traduzione vengono visualizzati su due colonne affiancate).

When everything you count on for your existence fails, could you survive? Within days of a series of monster solar storms slamming into earth, electrical grids fail and everything in the northern hemisphere with a computer chip ceases functioning. Electricity can’t be completely restored for at least a decade, and the result that everything modern life depends on to function is gone. There is no way to pump gas or water. Cell towers are wiped out, along with satellites. Airplanes and most vehicles will not operate. Communication is practically impossible. People cannot access life-saving prescription drugs or food. Police, fire services, and the military are overwhelmed, and hospitals can’t cope. There’s no one to come to the rescue, and as mass panic ensues, people begin dying. Fear and violence escalate until society collapses. An unlikely hero emerges. Chaco is a well-educated freedom fighter on a death list in El Salvador. Having fled to the United States, he is in hiding by working for a wealthy couple as their handyman and gardener. Following the disaster, he reveals his true identity, and convinces his employers and their neighbors to follow him over brutal mountain passes to a self-sufficient commune nearly 800 miles away. But only a few will survive. Readers' reviews:? "So exciting couldn't put down!" "Great adventure into the potential unknown world of the future." "Very entertaining read!" If you liked this book, check out Peggy's fantasy fairy tale,?The Splendid and Extraordinary Life of Beautimus Potamus?as well! ? About the Author Peggy A. Wheeler is a writer of fantastical fiction. Her debut novel, THE RAVEN'S DAUGHTER is published by Dragon Moon Press in Canada. Peggy studied English and Creative Writing at the U.C.L.A., where she was the only undergraduate chosen to study with Robert Pinsky, former Poet Laureate of the United States. Peggy has led adult poetry and fiction writing critique groups and workshops in both Colorado and California. ?

As Clarence Brant, President of the Robles Land Company, and husband of the rich widow of John Peyton, of the Robles Ranche, mingled with the outgoing audience of the Cosmopolitan Theatre, at San Francisco, he elicited the usual smiling nods and recognition due to his good looks and good fortune. But as he hurriedly slipped through the still lingering winter's rain into the smart coupe that was awaiting him, and gave the order Home, the word struck him with a peculiarly ironical significance.

"The Strange High House in the Mist" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written on November 9, 1926, it was first published in the October 1931 issue of Weird Tales. It concerns a character traveling to the titular house which is perched on the top of cliff which seems inaccessible both by land and sea, yet is apparently inhabited. Thomas Olney, a "philosopher" visiting the town of Kingsport, Massachusetts with his family, is intrigued by a strange house on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It is unaccountably high and old and the locals have a generations-long dread of the place which no one is known to have visited.