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As a young boy growing up poor in Lake Parsippany NJ, I always wanted to take things apart, see how they worked and make them faster. In 1963 my uncle got me a job, as a mechanics helper, at Mallon Pontiac, in East Orange, New Jersey. I got all the dirtiest jobs in the shop and was paid $1.25 an hour....

E. T. A. Hoffmann: Klein Zaches genannt Zinnober. Ein Märchen Nachdem im Reich die Aufklärung eingeführt wurde ist die Poesie verboten und die Feen sind des Landes verwiesen. Darum versteckt sich die Fee Rosabelverde in einem Damenstift. Als sie dem häßlichen, mißgestalteten Bauernkind Zaches über...

L. T. Meade (Mrs. Elizabeth Thomasina Smith), English novelist, was born at Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, 1854, the daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, rector at Novohal, County Cork, and married Toulmin Smith in 1879. She wrote her first book, Lettie's Last Home, at the age of 17, and since then has been...

Pause-nouvelle est une collection d’histoires courtes (5 à 20 minutes), idéales lorsque vous êtes confortablement assis(e) sur le trône. Qu'il s'agisse de votre royaume personnel, fièrement conquis, ou des cabinets de l'entreprise discrètement atteints avant que vos collègues ne reviennent...

Romance érotique - 328 pages Et si vous deviez épouser un parfait inconnu ? Éloïse, fille d'un illustre bijoutier sur le déclin, se voit forcée de s'unir à Alexandre, beau, riche et ambitieux concurrent, afin de sauver l'entreprise familiale de la faillite. Ainsi va-t-elle...

Space, the astronomical wilderness that has enthralled our minds since we first looked up in wonder. We are ineffably drawn to it, and equally terrified by it. We have created endless mythologies, sciences, and even religions, in the quest to understand it. We know more now than ever before and are...

The second book of the Shards of Heaven series. Jorden had been living in a world of dream for weeks, or perhaps hours depending on his frame of reference, but he knew he needed to head home, at least for a while. There were things he had to sort out, loose ends he had left behind, farewells...

Warning! This is a dark and comedic, futuristic fairytale about the terms of the asylum seeker and refugee debate in Australia. It contains mild coarse language, biffo, beer, pork and a lot of hot air.In this twisted allegory set in 2500 AD, Big Bad Ben, a knockabout, larrikin refugee wolf,...

"Midnight Messages" by Lois Cloarec Hart: Luce Sheppard can’t ignore it any longer. She has to make a decision and time grows short. But refusing to make a decision is a decision, and she retires to bed, prepared to accept the results of her non-decision. That night an unexpected midnight visitor...

By the author of the critically acclaimed Wild Awake, a beautiful coming-of-age story about deep friendship, the weight of secrets, and the healing power of nature. It's senior year of high school, and Annabeth is ready—ready for everything she and her best friend, Noe, have been planning...

Seventeen year old Aqua Vickers lives a secluded life in the English countryside. She keeps herself that way, hiding in plain sight, out of fear. She has no idea where she came from or what she is, she just knows she isn't human. Her mother is convinced she's an angel, but does having wings make you...

Joel Gilliam is lost and alone. He can't go home after causing his beloved brother's death. He has exiled himself to the small seaside town of Juniper Bay where his brother was killed in a boating accident. A stranger saved Joel from the same fate, but he doesn't feel grateful. Guilt and remorse are...

"Mary Kubica is a must-read for me, and she will be for you, too. " — Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Corrupted on DON'T YOU CRY A warning to readers…. What follows is a sampler of high-octane thrillers that are sure to send chills up your spine and...

Detective Nick Behr is called back from an extended stay in the Nevada desert. A woman has been murdered, and there are no leads except a single word written on the wall in her own blood. Unfortunately, the murder isn’t the only thing he has to work through. He has a mental condition, his...