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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Laurie London comes a short, sexy love story with a little bite. One taste was all it took... Stockbroker Juliette Bishop gets more than she bargained for when she flies to New Orleans to handle a business matter for her ailing father...

Science fiction, whose roots go back to ancient times, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and includes many subgenres. Science fiction have become popular and influential over much of the world. Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society, and is often...

Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West, most commonly between the years of 1860 and 1900. Westerns often stress the harshness of the wilderness and frequently set the action in an arid, desolate landscape of deserts and mountains. Often, the vast landscape plays an important...

The past always catches up with you. Max Newman should know—he’s been running from his ever since he dropped out of Uni and made a disastrous move to the seedier side of London. Now he’s returned to Brighton to lick his wounds. Though Max believes the club scene is better left behind him, one...

The Sea-Wolf by Jack London.

Les expériences que je relate dans ce volume me sont arrivées personnellement durant l’été 1902. Je suis descendu dans les bas-fonds londoniens avec le même état d’esprit que l’explorateur, bien décidé à ne croire que ce que je verrais par moi-même, plutôt que de m’en remettre aux...

Zwei Trapper sind mit ihren Schlittenhunden in der eisigen Kälte des Norden Amerikas unterwegs. Regelmäßig werden sie von einem Wolfsrudel attackiert. Als sie bereits mehrere Hunde verloren haben, erfährt die Geschichte eine unerwartete Wendung. Jack London gelang mit "Wolfsblut" aus dem Jahr 1906 eine spannende Erzählung über das enge Verhältnis von Mensch und Tier.

Language is power. When animals take possession of words and, especially begin with names, they significantly move to the realm of freedom, Just like slaves who have acquired manumission and can speak and write freely. In this book of short stories, the animals assume the characters of humans and...

This is a wonderful book, as is its prequel, Jerry of the Islands. It's a great dog story. But be warned, if a child is to read this book it should be under the guidance of an adult prepared to explain the extremely racist characters and situations. The story is no fluffy puppy story. It is exciting,...

Written in 1911, this is a novel about a time and a place. It is also a story of a romance. And a story about a young beautiful liberated American woman named Joan who was raised free and wild in Hawaii, taught to captain a ship, handle a rough crew, and resist marital entanglements. When her ship...

Jack London made a specialty of books about marvelous dogs. Most readers are familiar with White Fang and The Call of the Wild. Another story of a wonderful dog, Jerry of the Islands, tells the story of a dog from the Southern seas, rather than the cold North. Jerry's life is colored by his experiences...

This quick start guide to running your own residential painting services company was designed for the complete novice in mind. In it you will find practical steps to set up your company, market your services, sell your first jobs, hire sub contractors and scale your business. The biggest...

A Handbook for Happiness is a wonderful book to help you keep life’s problems in their true perspective. With A Handbook for Happiness you will receive the tools you need to be enjoy every day.A Handbook for Happiness is an engaging read with tips on:* Enjoying your life* Accepting “Progress...

Les demoiselles de Beckington Tome 3 Une rencontre suffit pour changer le cours d’une vie. Prudence est belle, jeune, riche… et vouée à demeurer vieille fille, depuis que les frasques de ses sœurs ont déshonoré son nom. Pourtant, c’est à un autre avenir qu’elle aspire,...