When The Emperor Was Divine, Paperback - Julie Otsuka

The debut novel from the PEN/Faulkner Award Winning Author of The Buddha in the Attic On a sunny day in Berkeley, California, in 1942, a woman sees...

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Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age - Jonathan Bardill

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Felix NadarTranslator: Liana (Clinical Professor of Hellenic Studies, New York University) TheodoratouNumber of ...

Goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. ...

Reducere. The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal accountImagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having ye...

When I was a child, I did not live with what I went through. All I can say is it was completely gone. If something happened the night before or dur...

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This fascinating glimpse of Nazi Germany is provided by an Englishwoman who was fluent in German and at home in German society, yet not entirely of...

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somewhere they never should've been - where the people aren't so friendly, and even less forgiving. 'A funny and rewarding read.' Publisher's Weekl...

First published in 1982, this delightful collection of essays and rewrites reinterprets, from a nonconformist perspective, such well-known and cano...

Reducere. When a little boy gets a dinosaur costume for his birthday, it opens up a world of imagination. An amazing, prehistoric world, full of friendly Igu...

When I was a fairy, I used to dance on daffodils. I'd bounce on blueberries more often than not. I scaled lofty heights, but my mountains were mole...

Publisher: Flying Eye BooksAuthor(s): Tom SilsonNumber of pages: 32Collection: When I Was a . . .Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 267 x 8Cov...

In Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your head even if you re totally clean. This gritty, triumphant...

THROUGHOUT ERICA HELLER'S LIFE, when people learned that Joseph Heller was her father, they often remarked, "How terrific " But was there a catch? ...

Fifteen years ago, Jeannie's relationship with a close friend ended in rape. With the rise of the #MeToo movement, recurring nightmares have return...

Reducere. What was it like to be a small boy growing up in Kingston, Jamaica in the 1930s? The author presents his boyhood, and in his own voice talked about...

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Reducere. One woman reflects upon the dreams she dreamt while just a girl. Amazing and wonderful dreams Of being sailing the seven wonders in a balloon, pain...

A hilarious and touching tale about swapping places with bold artwork throughout from the creator of the brilliant }Colin & Lee, Carrot & Pea{ and ...

A collection of writings from Maigret author Georges Simeonon's notebooks from the early 1960s, full of rare and candid reflections on his life. Pe...

Bestselling memoir Fatty Legs for younger readers. Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not know how to read. Ignoring her fath...

Reducere. The third book in the critically acclaimed, award-winning series from powerhouse talents Julie Morstad and Sara O'Leary is now available in paperba...

Reducere. Seven-year-old Leslie has a serious problem. Someone is trying to kill her.Leslie and her little brother must confront the stark reality of living ...

Reducere. Esmeralda Santiago's story begins in rural Puerto Rico, where her childhood was full of both tenderness and domestic strife, tropical sounds and si...

When I Was Touched By Love is a book of poems divided into six chapters about love, heartache, pain and the beauty of both life and art. It depicts...

"An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family ti...

Reducere. At the beginning of the twentieth century, in the poverty-stricken Swedish region of Sm land, young Valter, the son of a soldier, explores the worl...

A journalist's profound investigation into the reality behind an intense waking vision and the search for healing after death - Details the author'...

Reducere. "A compulsive read about a friendship and maternal instincts gone awry, with a twist you won't want to miss." --Karen Cleveland, New York Times bes...

Reducere. Poetry. African & African American Studies. "Back in the day when KRS-One intoned--The Bridge is over --he did not prefigure a poet from Queens of ...

Reducere. La historia de Esmeralda Santiago comienza en la parte rural de Puerto Rico, donde sus padres y siete hermanos, en continuas luchas los unos con lo...

A dapper Paris doctor dispenses a treatment for dissatisfied wives. A mother auditions for her first porn movie. A writer working on a study of pai...

An unimaginable crime has devastating consequences twenty-one years on, in this thrilling novel by rising star of crime fiction Fiona Cummins.Publi...

A thrilling crime novel by rising star of crime fiction Fiona Cummins.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Fiona CumminsPublication date: 2020Dimensi...

This book is your guide to help you prepare for your Divine Appointment and continued Spiritual Growth. Book can be used for: group studies, person...

Do you have kids? Do you have grandkids? Do you know someone with a kid? Do you like any of these kids? If the answer is yes to any of those questi...

Reducere. This unique and colorfully illustrated children's rhyming book was inspired by Joe Estacio's childhood memories of growing up in Brooklyn, New York...

Reducere. In 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive, spun the records. He had a new way of playing...

Reducere. DescriptionIn a time of rapid climate change and species extinction, what role have the world's religions played in ameliorating--or causing--the c...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. "From the ring of the ax in the woods, to the scream of the saw blade in the mill, to the founding of many of Wisconsin's communities, Jerry Apps d...

This means jettisoning the yearning to find the 'true meaning' of Shakespeare's texts--as Shakespeare wrote at a time when poetry was not meant to ...

All of the Asterix stories feature references to Obelix falling into the Druid's Cauldron of magic potion when he was about six years old. This was...

Reducere. We stand in the back of the hall as the children troop in. Big ones, little ones. Straggly hair, cropped hair, curls... the adults surge forward to...