The Keeper's Son, Paperback - Homer Hickam

Reducere. In 1941, Killakeet Island of the wind-swept Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to a tiny, peaceful population of fishermen, clam stompers, oyste...

Reducere. A MINING COLONY ON THE MOON. A DEADLY MISSION. AND A SECRET BIGGER THAN TWO WORLDS. It's the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon...

Reducere. The true story, originally published as Rocket Boys, that inspired the Universal Pictures film.It was 1957, the year Sputnik raced across the Appal...

Reducere. She was born to kill, born to die.Crescent is a crowhopper--a genetically modified mercenary programmed for ruthless warfare. When she's taken pris...

Reducere. ``Hickam has a wild imagination and a keen eye for the science behind the fiction.`` --JAVIER GRILLO-MARXUACH, writer & producer on Lost and Helix,...

The Lighthouse Keeper's Son shares a chronological collection of several short stories recalling author Dallas E. Quidley Jr.'s life as the son of ...

Reducere. DescriptionSong Hawkins is a beautiful, tough, but lonely New York City businesswoman who thinks she's met the man of her dreams in Cable Jordan, t...

Reducere. A fascinating thriller, well crafted and relentless ... A cross between Tony Hillerman and Larry McMurtry, this is one hell of a good read.--Dougla...

From Homer Hickam, the author of the #1 bestselling Rocket Boys adapted into the beloved film October Sky, comes this astonishing memoir of high ad...

Reducere. Since the publication of the #1 best-seller Rocket Boys: A Memoir in 1998 and the premiere of the movie October Sky in 1999, many Homer Hickam read...

Reducere. John Hick, filosof contemporan al religiei de orientare analitica si teolog, ne ofera o incursiune intr-una dintre cele mai controversate probleme ...

Reducere. DescriptionAlexander Pope was born on May 21st, 1688 in London into a Catholic family. His education was affected by the recent Test Acts, upholdin...

Reducere. All Katie Watts wants is to pass her junior-year, at Hamilton Private, with as little effort as possible--devoting time to knitting hats, breeding ...

Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount t...

Whether castrating horses or tending to stoned Alsatians, Gillian Hick's sense of humour never deserts her in this engaging account of her life as ...

Reducere. Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survi...

Reducere. George Chapman's translations of Homer are among the most famous in the English language. Keats immortalized the work of the Renaissance dramatist ...

Reducere. George Chapman's translations of Homer are the most famous in the English language. Keats immortalized the work of the Renaissance dramatist and po...

Reducere. "Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Ric...

Reducere. "Magical in every way." - Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl"Fans of Harry Potter or Percy Jackson can add Fionn Boyle as a generous and brave her...

Continues the story of veterinary surgeon Gillian Hick's escapades among the animal population. She continues her stories about the ever-varied, of...

Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr Grinling... Mr Grinling LOVES his food, but - oh no! - he's not the only one who likes a snack and the...

An eloquent argument for a bigger, more complete picture of reality in which a fifth - spiritual dimension - plays a central role

'Place in garden, lawn, to beautify landscape.'When Don Featherstone's plastic pink flamingos were first advertised in the 1957 Sears catalogue, th...

CALL OF CTHULHU ROLEPLAYING] "The Keeper's Companion" is an invaluable resource for gamemasters. The material includes advice for new keepers, a le...

'I flew through this book in a day! I loved it. It really had me desperate to know more' NetGalley Reviewer, To unlock her secret, you must tell yo...

Reducere. An island's history holds clues to a modern murder.Solitude at last! Museum curator Chloe Ellefson jumps at the chance to spend time on Wisconsin's...

From the bestselling author of The Lioness of Morocco comes the beguiling novel of a young woman trapped between the expectations of her family and...

Reducere. When Roger Henneous first dons his keeper uniform and sets foot in the Oregon Zoo, he doesn't know what to expect. But over his thirty-year career,...

Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr. Grinling. At night time he lived in a small white cottage perched high on the cliffs, and in the dayt...

Mr and Mrs Grinling are looking forward to an extra-special Christmas with their great-nephew, George. But on Christmas Eve, Mr Grinling and George...

A new addition this modern classic series! Someone is dumping rubbish into the sea! Mr Grinling's nephew George thinks it could be pirates ... or c...

Revised edition of Business information systems, [2015]

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Maryann McFaddenWhat happens when the line between the past and the present begins to blur...Rachel Miller is on the cusp o...

Reducere. The Golden Chain of Homer, in its various forms and editions, is perhaps one of the most descriptive and least ambiguous manuscripts on alchemical ...

Disease is an inevitable risk for those who keep cattle and very often it has a huge impact on the animal's welfare, as well as its productivity. T...

Reducere. Split Rock Lighthouse is a Minnesota icon: a handsome structure perched atop a cliff on Lake Superior's North Shore, gorgeous in every weather, a l...

New editions of these much-loved classics about lighthouse keeper Mr Grinling and his quest to stop the greedy seagulls stealing his lunch, in a la...

Reducere. Praise for the previous edition (The Keeper of Lime Rock) Filled with fascinating stories of Lewis's rescues, this] book . . . will appeal to reade...

Reducere. Odiseea — considerata de multi specialisti drept cea mai valoroasa creatie artistica a antichitatii — se retipareste in fidela traducere proza) a l...

Reducere. Publicul nostru, asteptat si nadajduit, va fi acela al iubitorilor de poezie, de vitejie si de intelepciune: dintre cei multi care speram sa se buc...

Reducere. Binevoitorul nostru cititor se va intreba, poate, cum de ne-am asumat curajul de a ne avanta intr-o atat de temerara intreprindere, cum este aceea ...

Reducere. Epopeea homerica este suprema sinteza a perioadei care a scos din anonimat mai multe generatii de aezi... Homer nu este inceputul, ci culmea eposul...

This handbook covers how to acquire a healthy flock, carry out routine procedures to keep them healthy, recognise common diseases, identify problem...

„John Hick, filosof contemporan al religiei de orientare analitica si teolog, ne ofera o incursiune intr-una dintre cele mai controversate probleme...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A brave and marvelous book. A page-turner that will rip your heart out." --Jon KrakauerGripping. --New York Times Book Review ...

Reducere. Odiseea. Batrachomyomachia: Razboiul soarecilor cu broastele. Homer Iata Odiseea pentru intaia data tradusa in romaneste, iata Homer povestind in p...

Editie bilingva. Romana-greaca In cele mai vechi monumente ale literaturii grecesti, care sunt poemele epice Iliada si Odysseia , amintirea unor ev...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: HomerVolume Editor: W. B. StanfordFirst published in the outstanding and long-running 'red Macmillan' series in 1947 and su...

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics line The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation...