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“I’m a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can’t and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing that, only then does he take up novel writing.” —William Faulkner Winner of the National Book Award Forty-two...

A classic Faulkner novel which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. An aging black who has long refused to adopt the black's traditionally servile attitude is wrongfully accused of murdering a white man...

NOBEL PRIZE WINNER One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century is the story of a family of Southern aristocrats on the brink of personal and financial ruin. The definitive corrected text, including Faulkner's Appendix One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100...

Egan Tucker has been in hiding his entire life. But things are about to change. Forced to leave his home, he must venture out into a world that is unlike anything he has ever known. He is not ready for this world. And the world is not ready for Egan. In 15 years, Egan Tucker has spoken to no-one but his mother. Escaping from an abusive husband, Moana (Moma) took baby Egan to live in the Coromandel bush. For 15 years, Moma taught Egan to survive, and instilled in him her code for a good life. A chance meeting with a DOC deer culler (JT) while out hunting, results in Egan finding his first ...

From the Nobel Prize winner—one of the most highly acclaimed writers of the twentieth century—a novel set in the American South during Prohibition about hopeful perseverance in the face of mortality. Light in August features some of Faulkner’s most memorable characters: guileless...

Orphaned John Trenchard lives in the little coastal town of Moonfleet, entranced by the local legend of Blackbeard, whose ghost is said to rise each winter night in search for his lost diamond. While hunting for the treasure one night, John collides with a band of smugglers who take him under their wing.

The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of the Snopes family in Frenchman's Bend, a small town built on the ruins of a once-stately plantation.

It had happened before. Burnt Mountain, Alaska. Novosibirsk, Siberia. Now it is about to happen to a thriving city. A city with a population of 1.3 million people, all of whom will be wiped out in a blink. Unless it can be stopped. Teenagers Tane Williams and Rebecca Richards hold the key to stop the destruction. A message from the future. Instructions that cannot be ignored. Tane and Rebecca must act - and fast. The survival of the human race depends on it.

Most of us tend to think of the second half of life in chronological terms, but this book proposes a different paradigm. Spiritual maturity is found "when we begin to pay attention and seek integrity" through a shift from our "outer task" to the "inner task." Falling Upward is an invitation to living the gospel and a call to ongoing transformation.

Sometimes fate stitches two hearts together—whether they’re ready or not. ER nurse Doone McFarlen has always kept her life orderly and her emotions locked away. Until the night she’s dragged—literally—back into work to sew up a wounded soldier who turns out to be anything but ordinary. Major Cullen Dixon’s injuries put her face-to-face with his brother, Dr. Falkner Dixon, a newly minted physician with secrets of his own…and eyes that make her forget every rule she’s ever followed. When a mysterious fire destroys Doone’s apartment, Falkner offers her a safe place to stay—...

It was just an ordinary day at Acne Intermediate School (Until it wasn’t) WARNING: STINKTONIUM Do not add to science experiments. Do not expose to air, water, or classmates. Do not prank your teacher with it. Side effects may include: Slimy corridors Hideous monsters Total school meltdown The second book in the Chill Factory series. A new series of funny-scary junior novels, perfect for those kids who love Goosebumps.

An allegorical story of World War I set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment.

Are you constantly absorbing the emotions of others? Do you often feel overwhelmed in crowds, emotionally drained after conversations, or “just know” things without being told? You might be an empath—or more than that, a natural intuitive with untapped psychic abilities. This book is your all-in-one handbook to understanding, developing, and mastering your spiritual gifts. More than just a guide to surviving as an empath, this book empowers you to thrive—transforming your sensitivity into strength and your intuition into a lifelong ally.

I met her on the worst night of her life. She was broken, shaking, and waiting for someone to save her. I am just thankful I got the opportunity to know her. Her dad helped me with some legal trouble I got into, and I volunteered to help out at their camp for children with special needs. Horses, pools, and a tracking bracelet on my ankle. Sounds like a fun week, doesn't it?

England stands alone, but an invasion is looming. Its only hope is a secret attack deep inside enemy territory, to the very heart of Napoléon's terrifying new army. In the wake of Napoléon's crushing victory at Waterloo, the vicious French general Marc Thibault and his brigade of giant carnivorous battlesaurs have struck terror across Europe. England stands alone, but an invasion is looming. Its only hope is a secret attack deep inside enemy territory, to the very heart of Napoléon's terrifying new army. Deception and betrayal threaten the mission from its outset, leading to a clash of ...

Las Vegas is gone—destroyed in a terrorist attack. Black Hawk helicopters patrol the skies over New York City. And immersive online gaming is the most dangerous street drug around. In this dystopic near-future, technology has leapt forward once again, and neuro-headsets have replaced computer keyboards. Just slip on a headset, and it’s the Internet at the speed of thought. For teen hacker Sam Wilson, a headset is a must. But as he becomes familiar with the new technology, he has a terrifying realization. If anything on his computer is vulnerable to a hack, what happens when his mind is ...

A chilling tale of suspense with a puzzling mystery at the heart of the story. Architect Edward Westray is sent by his firm to restore Cullerne Minster. The young man believes that more work is needed to secure the bell tower, but his warnings go unheeded. A fellow lodger, the church organist Sharnall, is investigating the belief of the late Martin Joliffe, the landlady's brother, that he, Joliffe, was the rightful heir to the Blandamer title and estates.

They can't even be in the same room together... Ever since their failed elopement years ago, Prisca Hawthorne has taunted, insulted, and in every way tried to push him away. If only her heart didn't break every time Lord William Westfield left her... But staying apart is even worse... Lord William throws himself into drinking, gambling, and debauchery and pretends not to care about Prisca at all. But when he returns to find a rival werewolf vying for her hand, he'll stop at nothing to claim the woman who should have been his all along.

Chivalry is far from undead... Matthew Halkett, Earl of Blodswell, is one of the few men in the ton who can claim to be a knight in shining armor- because that's precisely what he was before being turned into a vampyre. When he spies a damsel in distress in the midst of a storm in Hyde Park, his natural instinct is to rush to her aid... But not every woman needs to be rescued... Weather-controlling witch Rhiannon Sinclair isn't caught in a storm-she's the cause of it. She's mortified to have been caught making trouble by the imposing earl, but she doesn't need any man-never has, and is sure...

Der schönste Moment des Tages – dein Hund tobt ausgelassen über die Wiese. Plötzlich ein Schrei. Panik. In Sekunden entscheidet dein Handeln über alles. Der Pakt mit der Pfote ist dein kompletter Notfall-Guide für genau diese Situationen. Geschrieben von der erfahrenen Tierärztin Dr. Nora Falkner , gibt dir dieses Buch das Wissen und die Sicherheit, im Ernstfall ruhig, klar und lebensrettend zu handeln. Du lernst nicht nur, was zu tun ist, sondern vor allem wie du in den kritischen Minuten einen kühlen Kopf bewahrst.