A Hero Born

A Vision of Battlements is the first novel by the writer and composer Anthony Burgess, who was born in Manchester in 1917. Set in Gibraltar during ...

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Reducere. In the 6th and final book in the mystery series featuring the Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, we find our hero in Lake Tahoe, California. ...

Reducere. The High Druid of Shannara trilogy draws to a thrilling close as a young hero nears completion of his trial by fire, a banished ruler fights for he...

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Reducere. Get ready for Klingon-speaking Cosplayers, cutthroat convention politics, and the unlikeliest heroes ever known in the epic dark comedy Battle at t...

Reducere. The smaller of twins, born long after two elder brothers, Leonidas was considered an afterthought from birth -- even by his mother. Lucky not to be...

DescriptionIn this brand-new collection of the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING series Big Nate, everyone's favorite prankster takes on everything from e...

DescriptionAaricia and her children, sold as slaves to an Imperial prince, refuse to believe that Thorgal is dead, and keep trying to escape, event...

Reducere. The Little White Bird is a series of short episodes, narratives and day-to-day accounts of J M Barrie's life in London. The tone oscillates from wh...

Reducere. A mighty empire...a lowly slave...a galaxy to save. Will a hero rise? Nova chronicles the early years of the galaxy after the great war between two...

Inside the heart of every girl lives a fierce, mighty warrior just waiting to spring into action.You are your own biggest hero. You are a Warrior G...

Reducere. Inside the heart of every girl lives a fierce, mighty warrior just waiting to spring into action.You are your own biggest hero. You are a Warrior G...

On September 9, 1919, an American nightmare came true. The entire Boston police force deserted their posts, leaving the city virtually defenseless....

Reducere. The hero of John Wain's classic novel is Charles Lumley, a young man fresh out of university and wondering what to do with the rest of his life. Fe...

Reducere. For almost 100 years photos, journals, newspaper clippings, Naval records and love letters waited quietly to tell the story of how a Depression-era...

Everyone deserves to shine in this sparkling book about a girl who's trying to find her place in the universe--and middle school--from the New York...

DescriptionThorgal, his family, and his new friends Tiago and Ileniya have been captured by slavers while attempting to cross the desert. The two a...

Reducere. Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate adventure that has thrilled readers for over a hundred years. Masterfully crafted, Treasure Island is a stu...

Comic Quests is a series of interactive, pick-your-panel graphic novels for middle grade readers, full of adventure, puzzles, and fun Knights Club ...

Reducere. Bronze Medal Winner: 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards Ace is the story of Ace Cozzalio, a bold and courageous U.S. Army helicopter pilot flyi...

Reducere. Blake, or the Huts of America (1859-1862) is a novel by Martin Delany. Serialized in The Anglo-African Magazine, the novel has had a complicated pu...

Reducere. "The lively story of the Civil War's most unlikely--and most uncelebrated--genius" (The Wall Street Journal)--General Montgomery C. Meigs, who buil...

Reducere. You've heard the story before: an orphaned boy, raised by a wise old man, comes to a fuller knowledge of his magic and uses it to fight the great e...

Reducere. Maud Gonne, the legendary woman known as the Irish Joan of Arc, left her mark on everyone she met. She famously won the devotion of one of the grea...

When society pushes the ideals of social equality to their breaking point, the result can easily become plain absurd. For example, in order to avoi...

Reducere. Description"Inspirational, commonsensical, and a whole lot of fun." --James Patterson Everyone deserves to shine in this sparkling new book from th...

Reducere. First published in 1834, "A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett" is the autobiography of the famous American folk hero Davy Crockett, often ref...

Reducere. The Tibetan classic The Epic of King Gesar, believed to date from the 12th century, relates the heroic deeds of the cultural icon Gesar, the fearle...

Most people are first drawn to the bible through one of its amazing narratives. The lives of Daniel and Noah and Esther introduce us to the foundat...

Harold C. Urey (1893-1981), whose discoveries lie at the foundation of modern science, was one of the most famous American scientists of the twenti...

Reducere. Opening on the French Riviera among a motley community of American expatriates, The Mother's Recompense tells the story of Kate Clephane and her re...

Reducere. Bone-crushing action, slapstick comedy and a heartwarming coming-of-age story R to L (Japanese Style). Just as the manager for the Hakushu Dinosaur...

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Reducere. To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at a...

Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn, and indifferent to physical pain, Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op was the prototype for generations of to...

Reducere. The epic, definitive story of Sylvanas Windrunner, one of World of Warcraft's most enduring and iconic characters, as chronicled by bestselling aut...

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DescriptionHis name conjures images of the Wild West, of gunfights and gambling halls and a legendary friendship with the lawman Wyatt Earp. But be...

Somebody in Pacific Point is guilty of a kidnapping, but what probation officer Howard Cross wants to find most is innocence: in an ex-war hero who...

Reducere. Get to know the "real" Nipsey Hussle behind the music. Here's just a taste of what you're about to read to in this concise Nispey Hussle biography....

Reducere. In this smart, funny, impassioned call to arms, a pop culture critic merges memoir and commentary to explore how our culture shapes ideas about who...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Laurann DohnerAngel was whisked away from a life of abuse as a child when a guardian angel flew her in his arms and gave he...

The hero of Darcy O'Brien's A Way of Life, Like Any Other is a child of Hollywood, and once his life was a glittery dream. His father starred in We...

Reducere. BLOW is the unlikely story of George Jung's roller coaster ride from middle-class high school football hero to the heart of Pable Escobar's Medelli...

Reducere. I'm the first-born son of the mafia king. The favorite. Destined to rule, I'm a dangerous man, a ruthless one. But in my world, you have to be. The...

Reducere. "Here Comes Sim " That sign adorned the front of an old, beat-up pickup truck belonging to Sim Fryson, Sr., a black man born in the Deep South of R...

Reducere. "The power of Tolkien's central characters--tragic, cursed T rin; the lovers Beren and L thien--shines through."--Library Journal Enter these pages...

Reducere. The key to great story telling is a good ear. All the best storytellers have it: an ability to hear a story where others only hear a narrative. Den...

Reducere. DescriptionBattle cry (noun): a loud shout given by soldiers to frighten the enemy or to encourage their own side. We all have a story to tell. Our...

Reducere. DescriptionBefore Sam Baron broke Odin's curse on the witches to become the first son born to a witch and the hero of the Legends of Orkney series,...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Clay BoutwellAuthor: Yumi BoutwellIllustrator: Cj MartinRead Real Japanese with Free MP3s ** Recommended for Beginners of J...

The Mexico we hear of in the news--the drug cartels, migration and senseless violence--is rich soil for Herrera's moving stories of people who live...

Reducere. Jack felt the familiar burn of shame in his chest. Why do I keep doing this...thinking about her? It was so long ago, but I can't get what happened...

Reducere. Jack felt the familiar burn of shame in his chest. Why do I keep doing this...thinking about her? It was so long ago, but I can't get what happened...

Reducere. Are you looking to learn more about Texas? Sure, you've heard about the Alamo and JFK's assassination in history class, but there's so much about t...

Reducere. Jake Silver may not be able to put the memories of his time as a sniper and Navy SEAL behind him, but at least he can put his skills to use as a pa...

DescriptionTake a journey with Free-toe the frog though his elementary school 'Ribbet Lane 'in Cincinnati, Ohio USA. Where he tries so hard to fit ...