Fred: 2346 books

God and the devil make wager over a man’s life. A young boy battles a soldier nine feet tall, killing the soldier with only a slingshot. A prophet is eaten by a fish and three days later warns a city of imminent destruction. And a man on an island has incredible visions of the apocalypse. It isn’t...

A collection of 12 stories published serially in The Ludgate, London, Jun 1897 to May 1898, in which the criminal mastermind, Felix Gryde, conducts his nefarious criminal work -- theft, kidnapping, ransom, assassination, fraud -- and he never gets caught. The author's introduction: "The...

Windshields still frosted up each morning. The weather was getting warmer. The wind was losing some its bite. Spring was coming. The trees had begun to leaf out. First come the Maples lining the horse paths. The hard woods, walnuts and oaks would come later. It was an old setting with big mature trees....

Die Zutaten: Drei etwas exzentrische französische Studenten in Rom, die sich die Namen römischer Kaiser gegeben haben: Claudius, Tiberius, Nero. Eine wundervolle Italienerin Anfang 40, Laura, der in dieser Geschichte nahezu alle Männer verfallen. Claudius' Vater, ein namhafter Pariser Kunsthistoriker....

Fred Vargas hat mit Kommissar Adamsberg einen unvergleichlichen Helden geschaffen. Diese drei Pariser Geschichten, die allesamt kriminalistische Kleinode sind, offenbaren von neuem ihre Poesie, ihren Humor, ihre herrlichen Dialoge, ihre feine Menschenbeobachtung - kurz, ihre gerühmte erzählerische...

Irgendwo zwischen Montparnasse und der Place d'Italie leben die drei arbeitslosen Junghistoriker Mathieu, Marc und Lucien. Sie mögen sich - als Freunde. Sie verachten einander - beruflich. Eines Tages werden sie unfreiwillig zu Kriminalisten, als ihre schöne Nachbarin spurlos verschwunden ist. Fred...

Vom Sinn des Nichtstuns. Fred Vargas ist mit ihren literarischen Kriminalromanen um Kommissar Adamsberg weltberühmt geworden. Mit diesem charmanten Buch unternimmt sie den Versuch, das „monströse Knäuel des Lebens“ zu entwirren und den Schlüssel zum Glück zu finden: Nur wer das Unnötige...

Step into a classroom and “listen in” on the writing initiatives and motivations of students who are given significant choice and agency in the development of their writing. Discover why upper elementary children need ways to become literate as kids, not merely as prototypes of adults...

It starts with designer diapers. It extends to extravagant birthday parties, leads to boorish behavior and plummeting grades. What is the problem here? It's what we are doing to our children by not having the smarts to set boundaries, impose rules, and give them the firm, unwavering guidance they...

The e-book follows the author's theme "How to Navigate the Social Security Disability Bureaucracy". The publication presents a 40-year perspective from an executive manager. The e-book project has two general objectives and three specific objectives. In general, the author seeks to help new filers...

In his life, Raymond Williams played many parts: child of the Black Mountains, inspirational adult lecturer, Cambridge professor, folk hero and guru of the left. After his death, he has remained a symbolic figure and his classic works, Culture and Society, The Long Revolution, The Country and the...

Our holidays lie near the heart of our emotional life, enjoyed for a fortnight, fed on imagination for eleven months of the year. What we want from our holidays tells a lot about who we are and what we wish we were. In this charming account, Fred Inglis traces the rise of the holiday from its...

Most companies wake up to the necessity of creating new business through corporate venturing. On the same hand many companies struggle how to create new business areas next to or even outside their current business scope. When should a company decide to explore corporate venturing? Should a company...

Your body's energy system is a powerful force. When out of balance or disrupted, stress, anxiety, depression, and other negative emotions can take hold. Energy tapping, a revolutionary therapy based on energy psychology and acupuncture, balances the body's energy for renewed physical and mental vitality. Use...