Carla: 1409 books

"Blue Tent ends on a particularly brutal knife twist. It’s certainly brave, and maybe much too negative for readers who like to be coddled, comforted and reassured at the end of a story, but it leaves a far bigger impression. Therefore, if you like your speculative fiction well-described and yet...

Cosa distingue la dedizione dall'ossessione?Mentre indaga sull'omicidio di due pregiudicati collegati a un noto trafficante di droga londinese, resosi protagonista di una spettacolare evasione dal cellulare che lo stava riportando al penitenziario di Coldingley dopo un'udienza in tribunale,...

Fin dove saresti disposto a spingerti, per proteggere un segreto? Il corpo senza vita di una donna in abito da sera viene scoperto nella sala della festa del museo delle cere. Tutto farebbe pensare a un suicidio, ma il detective Eric Shaw, caposquadra della Scientifica di Scotland Yard intervenuto...

24 ore.2 persone.1 obiettivo.Sono le dieci del mattino quando l’agente sotto copertura Amelia Jennings si reca a un colloquio di lavoro presso lo studio legale Goldberg & Associates. Il suo scopo è farsi assumere per investigare su una serie di omicidi che hanno come vittime alcuni noti...

Conosci il tuo nemico.Su Thalas, la guerra tra la colonia umana e la specie autoctona delle sirene ha raggiunto un punto di stallo. Ridotte in numero a causa della superiorità tecnologica di quelli che definiscono invasori, le creature aliene si sono rifugiate nell’arcipelago TX, in una...

An exploration of the architecture of dormitories that exposes deeply held American beliefs about education, youth, and citizenship Every fall on move-in day, parents tearfully bid farewell to their beloved sons and daughters at college dormitories: it is an age-old ritual. The residence hall...

Often abstracted by the aesthetic implications of music itself, musical instruments can be seen as physical signifiers apart from the music that they produce. In Sounding Objects, Carla Zecher studies the representation of musical instruments in French Renaissance poetry and art, arguing that the...

The Canterville's Ghost by Oscar Wilde retold for children who are approaching English language and literature

La disparue du manoir, Jenna Ryan Katie, sa cousine, a subitement disapru alors qu’elles visitaient ensemble un vieux manoir délabré... Isabella est bouleversée. Qui a pu enlever Katie en plein jour, et pourquoi ? Déterminée à retrouver sa cousine, exaspérée par la lenteur de la police...

When American Kristina (Kris) Kelly goes touring in the fjord region of Norway in summer 1995 with her beloved cousin Elsa Jenssen, a popular Norwegian journalist, she is seeking rest and revitalization after the painful breakup of her 20-year marriage. Instead, her trip turns into a nightmare when...

She stood somewhere between eleven and twelve feet tall. I had to stretch my neck back almost to the point of pain, just to be able to gaze back at her face, which held a pure, almost innocent beauty. “Please, don’t kill me! I beg you,” I cried as I turned my head to the left and closed my eyes in fear of what might happen next...

I was terrified of her leg power yet dying to feel her legs embrace me. Those firm shapely legs would finally make my fantasies come true. She moved her legs slowly and sensuously, flexing her muscles, demonstrating her magnificent calves. She tensed the muscles of her inner thighs so that I could feel them even before she scissored me. And then finally my wildest dreams were fulfilled...

Emily is a mature woman in her thirties. At the first glance her life is perfect - she has a stable job and she's experimenting freely with her sexuality. Suddenly her life changes dramatically and she starts to question her decisions when she meets a friendly couple...

I hummed as I worked, wearing the apron that my darling had given me as a gift, with the words “World’s Best Housewife” emblazoned on the front. And that’s exactly what I was trying to be. Hard work didn’t bother me a single bit, and I was happy to do anything that even gave me a chance of making Emma smile...