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Analysis of the key passages of the novel "Le Père Goriot" by Honoré de Balzac.

After The Great War, will life ever be the same? The Great War is over, and the Harvey family of Ford Farm are slowly picking up the pieces. But Alec and Emilia's newly-wedded bliss is shattered when their third child is born with a life-threatening disease, a fate which Alec finds particularly hard...

This story is about four characters, Grandmother Pinkie, her two grandchildren, Louis and Jean, and a Supernatural Power that lives in the attic and speaks through a golden teacup. Grandmother Pinkie and her two grandchildren are African Americans with a rich heritage, who live in a beautiful, cottonwood-colored...

Book Description: Reader Discretion Advised. Mature themes include explicit sexual situations. Abbi, a college freshman, has trouble with men and she knows exactly why. She wanted to fix it. She tried to be like everyone else in high school, but they all knew who she really was. They all knew...

This riveting story is a true story "AMUST READ BOOK", about a handicapped black woman's journey through poverty, physical and sexual abuse, tragically losing loved ones, her brushes with death and how she overcame by faith. As you read through each chapter, not only will you cry, but you...

Sparks fly when Frank Lamonte and Colt Thompson meet. There is an explosion of anger, based on misinformation and suspicion: but there is also an undeniable attraction. Thirty-six fateful hours set the stage for a lifetime of consequences.Veterinarian, Frank Lamonte, comes to Belanger Creek...

Roscoe was quite a character. The stories he could have told … that is, if he wasn't a cat. He was an adored member of his adoptive family as well as a convenient alibi or scapegoat when needed. The bond he formed with his family was extraordinary, and his antics were talked about for generations.I...

When Dee, a secretarial assistant in a New York City police precinct, threatens to spank a mouthy 12-year-old delinquent to shut him up--and it works--one of the detectives gets a little rowdy with his approval. So she informs him that he's not too big to spank either, sparking an interest neither of them knew they shared...

Daniel is a half breed vampire and shape shifter also known as an ill-suen. He’s charming and often a comical individual. However, in public or in the company of his elders Daniel comes across as polished and moderately vain. At the young age of eighteen Daniel started his training as an ill-suen....

El cuento es la forma literaria que recoge la magia de la narración desde tiempos inmemoriales hasta ahora. Este género plasma como pocos la historia de la literatura y su cercanía a la población: el cuento oral, el cuento en las hogueras de la tribu, el cuento en las cocinas de las casas, el...

Video games have had a greater impact on our society than almost any other leisure activity. They not only consume a large portion of our free time, they influence cultural trends, drive microprocessor development, and help train pilots and soldiers. Now, with the Nintendo Wii and DS, they are helping...

“City Kids, City Teachers has the potential to create genuine change in the learning, teaching, and administration of urban public schools.” —Library Journal In more than twenty-five provocative selections, an all-star cast of educators and writers explores the surprising realities of...

Sometimes life feels a lot like a burden—day-in and day-out its the same chores and tasks, challenges and discouragements, anxieties and responsibilities. Dust bunnies show up on the stairwell, social commitments clutter the calendar, and our families demand daily attention and care. At times, just...

 Middle-aged, Single White Female Takes a Drive 3 months, 10,000 miles alone to the middle of nowhere. “So how was your trip?” they asked. First of all, she turned 50. Isn’t that how it goes with aging? It was an outrage—how did this happen? Her children grown, husband gone to cancer,...