This text is a magical fable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life\'s path and, above all, following your dreams. The book tells the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a worldly treasure as fabulous as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the markets of Tangiers, and from there into the Egyptian

Kafkas unangefochten Meisterwerk, das die Verwandlungen des jungen Gregor erzählt. Vereinfachter und gekürzter Text mit Erklärung schwieriger Wörter in Fußnoten Themen: Familie | Gefühle | Wetter | Gesundheit und Körper Franz Kafka ist einer der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Erzähler des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Erzählung „Die Verwandlung” thematisiert in ungewohnter Weise ein immer aktuelles Problem

On the night of the St Patrick celebrations in 1990, some of the world’s most famous and valuable paintings were stolen from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. They were never recovered, and there were no clues as to their whereabouts – that is until now. When Boston attorney Scott Finn takes on well-known thief, Devon Malley as a client, he gets much more than he bargained for. Not only

Seventeen-year-old River doesn\'t know what to do with himself when Penny, the girl he adores, dumps him. He lives in LA, where nobody walks anywhere, and Penny was his ride; he never bothered getting a license. He\'s stuck. He\'s desperate. He\'s lonely. One afternoon he does the unthinkable - he starts walking, and stumbles on a support group for teens with addictions. He fakes his way into the meetings

With an introduction by Jeanette Winterson This unique collection of poems from the Poet Laureate, filled with her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on age-old mythology. Who? Him. The Husband. Hero. Hunk. The Boy Next Door. The Paramour. The Je t\'adore. Behind every famous man is a great woman - and from the quick-tongued Mrs Darwin to the lascivious Frau Freud, from the

Born 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fabio Borquez currently lives in Germany. In Buenos Aires he studied art, photography and architecture. He won various scholarships for India, Columbia and Germany and has taken part in many exhibitions. His work spans over various areas of design. This book exclusively presents his female nude photography. Borquez\'s intention is not to put the nude on display,

Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO\'s hit series Game of Thrones. This first volume features an original 35,000 word novella by George R.R. Martin.\'The Princess

A thrilling historical adventure bringing the turbulent era of Alexander\'s conquest of the classical world to life, with memorable characters and intriguing plots.

The official prequel to Marvel\'s Avengers from Marvel, Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, and Square Enix, with an exclusive adventure that leads into the game itself. The official prequel to the blockbuster action video game Marvel\'s Avengers, written by bestselling author Greg Keyes. The game is being developed by Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal, Nixxes, and published by Square Enix. It will be

A train journey from Turkey to France is delayed by thick snow. So when a passenger on the train is found murdered in his bed, it is the perfect opportunity for Agatha Christie\'s famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to prove his ability and solve the crime using the power of his brain.

From technical details to realisation of the selected projects, this is a complete study of staircase design and construction. Selected from the work of renowned international architects and that of emerging young talent in the field, the architects themselves take readers through the development process. The width, height and shape of steps, their structural and support systems, balusters and proportions

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR, including what the \'Fat King\' did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Poetry by Heart - based on the hugely successful nationwide schools competition, 200 magical poems to learn by heart. \"The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what\'s more they are free gifts - there for the taking\". (Simon Armitage). Two years ago former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion had the idea of setting up Poetry by Heart - a nationwide

Raymond Carver called Anton Chekhov \"the greatest short story writer who has ever lived.\" This unequivocal verdict on Chekhov\'s genius has been echoed many times by writers as diverse as Katherine Mansfield, Somerset Maugham, John Cheever and Tobias Wolf. While his popularity as a playwright has sometimes overshadowed his achievements in prose, the importance of Chekhov\'s stories is now recognized

The men aboard an impounded freighter in the port of Marseilles are divided - should they wait for the money owed to them, or accept thier fate and look for work on another ship? This may be Captain Abdul Aziz\'s last commission and he is determined to save his ship and do the right thing by the men aboard.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Om Puri, directed by Lasse Hallstrom, and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Juliet Blake, DreamWorks Studios, and Participant Media. The Hundred-foot Journey is the story of Hassan Haji, a boy from Mumbai who embarks, along with his boisterous family, on a picaresque journey first to London and then across Europe, before they ultimately

On the eve of her wedding anniversary, Mary Gooch is waiting for her husband to come home, listening for his car along the dark, icy roads. As the night draws on, and he fails to appear, Mary reflects on the true nature of their marriage: the secrets, the silences, and the unmentionable yet inescapable fact that for each loss and disappointment, there has been a corresponding physical gain: the woman

Readers will witness the birth of a heroine in Dawn of the Dreadfuls—a thrilling prequel set four years before the horrific events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. As our story opens, the Bennet sisters are enjoying a peaceful life in the English countryside. They idle away the days reading, gardening, and daydreaming about future husbands—until a funeral at the local parish goes strangely and