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In the tense days leading up to the American Revolution, Jack Horner faces his most harrowing challenge yet. When a trusted shipmate is captured by the British Navy, Jack must navigate a treacherous path through enemy-infested waters and shadowy smugglers' coves. With his loyal friend Matsumoko at his side, Jack embarks on a daring quest to rescue a shipmate and outwit the ruthless Lieutenant Brusby. As secrets unravel and alliances are tested, the high seas become a battleground for courage and cunning. Jack must confront his own demons and rely on his wits to outmaneuver foes both old and...

The latest in the thrilling and “lively” (The New York Times) Agents of the Crown series follows John Dee and his wife working together in an act of espionage that may turn out to be treason. While working on a powerful new weapon for England, the country’s first secret agent John Dee...

Torcido arado, narra la vida de dos hermanas, Bibiana y Belonísia, marcadas ambas por una peculiar tragedia durante la infancia que las une de manera singular. A través de una prosa reposada, pero de latente violencia en la que viven los personajes, Torcido arado recupera la intimidad de las historias de generaciones de habitantes de la región del sertão brasileño, descendientes de la esclavitud. La tragedia que une a las hermanas se proyecta a través del tiempo, casi como una maldición familiar.

Of other numerous works of Clement, of which only a few stray fragments have been preserved, the chief are the eight books of The Hypotyposes, which consisted of expositions of all the books of Scripture. Of these we have a few undoubted fragments. The Adumbrations, or Commentaries on some of the Catholic Epistles, and The Selections from the Prophetic Scriptures, are compositions of the same character, as far as we can judge, as The Hypotyposes, and are supposed by some to have formed part of that work.

If you’re looking for the principles, mindset, and habits that drive successful millionaires, and how you could model them and become successful without spending years of your life discovering them by yourself, then keep listening...Each lesson in this audiobook reinforces and expands on the previous lessons. We call this "slow growth" and we like to think of it as a way of getting results that stick around for the long-term, rather than a quick gimmick or trick that works today and is gone tomorrow.

Warwick, 1468. One drowsy summer afternoon, Sir Thomas Malory – politician, courtier, outlaw, renowned author of Le Morte D'Arthur – is seized from his garden and dragged to Newgate Prison for reasons unknown. Shivering in his foul-smelling, filthy old cell, Malory mourns his misspent life as he awaits the execution bell. But when the locking bar lifts, he is greeted by a boy of about 12 winters: the gaoler's son. Giddy with relief, Malory seizes the opportunity to recount his deeds to an audience.

He left home as a boy, Now, he is becoming a man. Forced from his home after the tragic death of his parents, Jack Horner is now a pressed man in the service of the Royal Navy. While captain and crew are focused on hunting an elusive rogue privateer, Jack is forced to learn the ropes and navigate life aboard a king's ship. Though he grows accustomed to the hardships of sea life, he never forgets the cold night in Boston that robbed him of everything he held dear. Hard winds and high seas shape the boy into a man of the sea. From the drudgery and toil of the gun decks, to the dangerous glory...

Le XVIème siècle est très riche, notamment en raison des grandes découvertes et à la pensée humaniste qui se diffuse chez tous les intellectuels de l'époque. Il y a effusion et diffusion des connaissances : on veut tout savoir, tout comprendre. C'est aussi un moment de retour aux textes antiques. La Pléiade, avec Du Bellay et Ronsard, est un groupe d'amis poètes qui ont pour volonté de renouveler la poésie du Moyen Age qu'ils considèrent comme dépassée.

From Here to Financial Happiness is the day-by-day guide for anyone dreaming of a better life. Whether you're dealing with debt, uncertain about retirement, or simply want to get a grip on your finances, this book can put you on the road to happiness with a simple 11-week journey. Just five to 10 minutes a day to think about money, your habits, your goals, and your dreams. What steps can you take today to get your finances on track? What bad habits, bad investments, and misconceptions should you let go of? 

In this unusual and provocative book, W. Clement Stone, a hard-headed businessman, and Norma Lee Browning, a top reporter, combine forces to explore The Other Side of the Mind—the fascinating, often controversial world of mind phenomena.

As a boy, every Christmas Eve, my Scottish father, Big Don, introduced my brothers, sister and I to the spirit of Santa Claus by reading aloud "'Twas the Night Before Christmas". Inspired by this wonderous experience as a child, I have continued this family tradition by reading it to my own lovely children. I am forever grateful to Big Don for sharing his incredible gift for storytelling and hope that in some small way I may inspire your children to awaken their belief in Santa through my reading of this classic Christmas poem, written in 1822. Happy Christmas to you all!

30 days healing and restoration prayers God is in the business of healing people and He is still in that business today even as you are reading this healing and restoration book. Interestingly, He is ready and willing to heal you even now if you take hold of these healing prayers, believe them and confess them for your healing, then what you will have next will be bundles of testimonies to the glory of God. This book, 30 Days Healing and Restoration Prayers is a powerful daily prophetic prayer and Declaration for your total healing and divine restoration of your health. It will practically ...

HellBound Books are incredibly proud to present raw and visceral horror with two-dozen suitably graphic, horrific tales of terror designed to churn the stomach and curdle the blood.

Dangerous Deliverance & Judgmental Prayers against Witchcraft Activities & Manipulations There are so much wickedness and witchcraft manipulations and activities against humanity and their loved ones and even their properties, finances and generations. Due to people’s ignorance and lack of adequate knowledge of what to do to command their deliverance and freedom from these satanic and demonic oppression and warfare of witchcraft and of the wicked, great multitudes under these influence have hitherto remained in these bondage for a long time. This book is coming your way to give you divine...

On Christmas Eve, while his wife and children sleep, a man awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he spies landing on his roof St. Nicholas in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. The saint enters the house through the chimney. The man watches Nicholas filling the children's stockings hanging by the fire. They share a conspiratorial moment before the saint bounds up the chimney again. As he flies away, Nicholas wishes everyone a happy Christmas.

Dim the lights and gather around the freshly-trimmed tree for a magical Christmas Eve experience that will become a family tradition. The beloved poem from Clement C. Moore captures the true spirit of Christmas.

If you want to learn how to overcome depression, then keep reading...Your thoughts inform your feelings, which then inform your actions. When depressed, this is a vicious cycle that keeps you trapped in bad feelings. By adjusting your thoughts, you’ll have fewer negative feelings and respond differently to the world around you. You’ll learn to break the negative cycle and become happier in the process.

'A truly monstrous romance' JULIA ARMFIELD, AUTHOR OF OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA 'An exciting new hybrid horror-romance novel' THE NEW YORK TIMES 'Lesbian pulp meets literary horror' YAEL VAN DER WOUDEN, AUTHOR OF THE SAFEKEEP ‘A heady novel of desire and despair’ – SFX Magazine A...

In this volume of the series of short science fiction stories we discover new sapient races, a race to Mars, planets disintegrating, psionic interlopers, hidden ancient worlds, explosive exploits and time travel. The stories are: 'Atom Drive' by Charles Louis Fontenay, 'Hot Planet' by Hal Clement, 'Nobel Redman' by Jesse Franklin Bone, 'Seed of the Arctic Ice' by H. G. Winter, 'Silver Dome' by Harl Vincent, 'The Vortex Blaster' by Edward Elmer Smith and 'Time and Time Again' by H. Beam Piper.

How did Afghanistan get to where it is today, at the forefront of global affairs? The history of Afghanistan and its people stretch back several centuries, and it is a unique history of empire, culture, pride, and religious nationalism. The History of Afghanistan comprehensively and descriptively covers this history, progressing through a timeline dating back to antiquity and examining all of the different religious, political, foreign and military issues that affect Afghanistan and are affected by Afghanistan today.