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In the frenzy of general elections, candidates were busy vying for media attention. The outcome had been ever so slightly manipulated by a sinister foreign hand. A calculated plan had been carried out,by a group, so bent to destroy the will of the people. Several forces, both from living and dead resonate and lead to uncovering of world's first bloodless plot.

Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! Marvelous adventure and excitement for make-believers of all ages.

Der blaue Riesenulmpf Nimko und seine gelbe Gefährtin Schnatta Krawatta erhalten einen Hilferuf und machen sich auf den Weg ins MUTZLERLAND. Dort erwarten sie DREI GANZ BESONDERE, aber auch sehr traurige BÄUME, die an einem mittlerweile bitter riechenden ORANGENTEICH stehen. Durch das Stöhnen der...

Após passar por uma situação de quase morte, comecei a imaginar, tomando como base o modo de pensar judaico-cristão, haver toda uma burocracia celestial, em que um Arcanjo cuidaria do reenvio de almas daqueles que já morreram. O problema, entretanto, é que a raça humana não é bem a preferida...

Noa despierta. Se encuentra totalmente desorientada. Arriba de ella solo hay luz; detrás, una plancha de metal. Lleva puesta solamente una bata quirúrgica, como si acabaran de operarla. El pánico la hace su presa, y al verse conectada a una máquina vía intravenosa, el terror le roba el aire....

Desde que lo dejó su novia, Jayden ha estado evitando la escuela...y la vida en general. Cuando su excéntrico tío Mel lo invita a Australia porque necesita ayuda en su investigación de biología, Jayden piensa que no tiene nada que perder. Lo malo es que eso implica viajar al abrasador desierto...

Noa y sus compañeros tienen que huir. Por esta vez han burlado a la compañía farmacéutica Pike & Dolan, pero no han logrado detener sus criminales experimentos médicos. Además ahora están en el punto de mira de su poderosa conspiración. Ningún lugar es seguro, no pueden confiar en nadie....

The Germania (Latin: De Origine et situ Germanorum, lit. The Origin and Situation of the Germans), written by Gaius Cornelius Tacitus around 98, is an ethnographic work on the Germanic tribes outside the Roman Empire.This work survived only in one single manuscript that was found in Hersfeld Abbey, Holy...

History of the Expedition to Russia Philippe Paul Comte de Ségur, french general and an historian (1780-1873) This ebook presents «History of the Expedition to Russia», from Philippe Paul Comte de Ségur. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the...

Cherry ‘Maters Series: is all about family and some of the silly things we do. Enjoy a chuckle or two as Granny’s whiskers grow or Pappy makes gummy faces. Granny Has A Whisker, Vol 1-Cherry Maters Series: My Granny has a really long whisker. It is so long, I can use It to jumprope. It is so long,...

When a slightly befuddled but surprisingly endearing snake wanders into the wrong pit—the orchestra pit—peculiar things start to happen. A well-meaning snake interacts with the orchestral instruments, scares the musicians and conductor, and causes general chaos in this sweet and funny book by Johanna Wright, author of Bandits and Bunnies on Ice. A Neal Porter Book

Art and literature during the European fin-de-siècle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity. This collection explores these topics in relation to artists and writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde, August Strindberg, and Aubrey Beardsley.

A very funny take on the contortions a grandparent goes through to please a grandchild. When Oliver visits Grumpy, Grumpy twists himself into a funny position to amuse his grandson. 'AGAIN!' shouts Oliver, so Grumpy does something even more extraordinary. 'AGAIN!' comes the refrain. And Grumpy...

THE PASTON LETTERS A.D. 1422-1509 Author Preface: PUBLIC attention was first drawn to the Paston Letters in the year 1787, when there issued from the press two quarto volumes with a very lengthy title, setting forth that the contents were original letters written ‘by various persons...