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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented "old English" idiom that preserves some flavor of the ballads, and adapts it for children.

Nincshof, ein kleines Dorf an der österreichisch-ungarischen Grenze, soll vergessen werden. So der Plan dreier Männer, die sich "die Oblivisten" nennen und raus wollen aus der hektischen Zeit. Wenn niemand mehr von ihnen weiß, können sie und das ganze Dorf in Freiheit und Ruhe leben. Laut Legende ist das in Nincshof schon einmal so gewesen. Ausgerechnet die alte Erna Rohdiebl soll dabei helfen, dass dieses Vorhaben gelingt, denn die drei Männer glauben, dass die alte Frau die Freiheit im Blut hat und daher genau die Richtige für ihre Bewegung ist.

Of Bees and Mist centers on Meridia, who, at age 16, tries to escape her alienating childhood and her mysterious parents by running away to marry a tenderhearted young man, whose family is harboring secrets of their own. There is a grave hidden in the garden. There are two sisters groomed from birth to despise each other. And there is Eva, the formidable matriarch whose grievances swarm the air in an army of bees

Sucesso de crítica e best-seller em todo o universo de língua espanhola, A uruguaia é uma epopeia tragicômica sobre a busca pela felicidade. A uruguaia apresenta o argentino Pedro Mairal, um dos narradores mais destacados da nova literatura latino-americana. Este romance divertido e apaixonante sobre afetos, crise conjugal, autoengano e busca pela felicidade mostra, através das peripécias sentimentais de um escritor recém-chegado aos quarenta anos, como devemos enfrentar as promessas que fazemos e não cumprimos e as diferenças entre aquilo que somos e o que realmente gostaríamos de ser.

Winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Association Number One Fiction Book Award for 1995, The Sky Fisherman is the poignant story of a young man coming of age in a small Oregon town. Laced with love of the great outdoors and infused with colorful local characters, this audiobook is a rich glimpse at life in the Pacific Northwest. The lives of young Culver, his twice-married mother, and his charismatic Uncle Jake are shadowed by the death of Culver’s father in a fishing accident.

Com seu humor ágil e cortante, Madalosso construiu um retrato afado das ambições, sonhos e relacionamentos nos dias de hoje. A protagonista de Tudo pode ser roubado trabalha como garçonete em um conhecido restaurante na região da Avenida Paulista. É nas horas vagas que ela acumula boa parte das suas economias,aproveitando encontros fortuitos nas casas de homens e mulheres aleatórios para roubar roupas de grife e objetos de valor. Até que um desconhecido a aborda no restaurante lhe oferecendo uma bolada para roubar um livro.

Hindistan'da çok değer verilip kutsal kabul edilen Beyaz Fil, iki ülke arasındaki anlaşmazlıkların sona ermesi şerefine İngiltere kralına hediye olarak gönderilir. Fili götürecek heyetin, gemi yolculuğu sırasında New York limanına uğramaları ve bir süre orada kalması gerekir. Ancak fil birden ortadan kaybolur ya da çalınır. Kitapta krala hediye olarak gönderilen bu değerli hediyenin kayboluşu ve onun arkasında yatan nedenler, parasal arayışlar, toplumsal yozlaşma gibi konular ironik bir dille anlatılır.

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Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.

It's the glittering 80s and Lucinda Cowper, Elizabeth Beaumont, and Flora Fielding feel happy and secure in the power and pleasure of wealth. Nothing could have prepared them for a devastating financial scandal, which turns the boom to bust. The crash takes away their hope, their self-respect, and for some, it destroys even more. Facing bleak futures, affairs begin, lies are spun, relationships are pushed to breaking point, and within the year someone will be dead. But who? And why?

Ci sono romanzi che toccano corde così profonde, originarie, che sembrano chiamarci per nome. È quello che accade con "L'Arminuta" fin dalla prima pagina, quando la protagonista, con una valigia in mano e una sacca di scarpe nell'altra, suona a una porta sconosciuta. Ad aprirle, sua sorella Adriana, gli occhi stropicciati, le trecce sfatte: non si sono mai viste prima. Inizia così questa storia dirompente e ammaliatrice: con una ragazzina che da un giorno all'altro perde tutto - una casa confortevole, le amiche più care, l'affetto incondizionato dei genitori.

On the eve of his 36th birthday, author Mike Gayle picked up a pen and contemplated his life. He is nowhere near being an adult - even though his tenth wedding anniversary is looming and his second child due shortly. Appalled by this lack of maturity, Mike draws up a to-do list containing every item he's been meaning to do but keeps putting off.

A murder has taken place in a tony Mumbai neighbourhood. A prime suspect, Prashanth, keeps his silence in the interrogation room as Inspector Khan plays the tapes of his therapy sessions. The explosive tapes, surreptitiously recorded by therapist Shaily Gupta, slowly reveal shocking information about Prashanth, about his relationship with his girlfriend Sonya, about the therapist and about the gruesome murder in question.

Luciana, 17 años, está en coma por haber ingerido una pastilla de éxtasis. Es “el día siguiente”. Mientras sus amigos se preguntan qué ha pasado, Eloy, el chico que la ama, busca desesperado al camello que le vendió la pastilla para tratar de salvarle la vida. Sólo analizando qué contenía la droga sabrán los médicos a qué se enfrentan.

Goethe kommt zurück aus der Schweiz und hat zu Hause in Weimar plötzlich eine Schreibblockade. Da kann sein kleiner Sohn August noch so still sein und seine Frau Christiane noch so liebevoll um sein Wohl besorgt. Ausgerechnet sein Schwager Christian August Vulpius, ebenfalls Schriftsteller und von Goethe verachteter Viel- und Lohnschreiber, kommt ihm in dieser Situation zu Hilfe. Zu einer Hilfe, die Goethe nicht will und doch dringend braucht.

あの夏、私たちは「家族」だった――。息子を事故で亡くした絵本作家の千紗子。長年、父・孝蔵とは絶縁状態にあったが、認知症を発症したため、田舎に戻って介護をすることに。

Another summer is in full swing on the island of Roone, and preparations are underway for a big birthday party at the local hotel. But beneath the air of celebration, many of the islanders have their own struggles to contend with. Imelda, isolated by her recent heartbreak, has no memory of accepting a month-long bed and breakfast booking, but when a stranger turns up on her doorstep looking forward to his stay, she has little choice but to take him in.

Der junge Arzt Dr. Roy Basch verbringt sein erstes Praxisjahr im "House of God". Voller Enthusiasmus und Erwartungen, beseelt von dem Wunsch, zu helfen und zu heilen, muss er im Alltag bald erkennen, dass die Medizin ein dreckiges Geschäft ist. Verstört und desillusioniert versuchen er und seine jungen Kollegen, sich einen letzten Rest an Nächstenliebe zu bewahren. Drastisch und makaber stellt Shem einen bis heute vollkommen normalen Krankenhausalltag dar, in dem ein einzelner Mensch wenig, Profit dagegen alles zählt.

「真夜中は、なぜこんなにもきれいなんだろうと思う」。わたしは、人と言葉を交わしたりすることにさえ自信がもてない。誰もいない部屋で校正の仕事をする、そんな日々のなかで三束さんにであった――。

Audible presents Ravan Rising, an Audible Original series starring Sanjay Dutt and Ishaan. Ravan Rising brings alive the epic saga and coming of age story of Ravan.