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Eject! Eject!
by John Nichol'Eject! Eject!' When the call is made to abandon an aircraft, it's only the beginning of the story... From the Sunday Times bestselling writer John Nichol, author of Spitfire, Lancaster and Tornado, comes a brilliant new book that reveals the astonishing story of an invention that has saved many thousands of lives around the world, including his own: the ejection seat. Nichol tells the remarkable tale of how the ejection seat was first conceived during the Second World War as countless lives were lost in accidents and in battle. In the wake of the war, that technological race to save aircrew lives using explosive seats continued at an incredible pace. Nichol tells the story of the brave men who risked their lives testing those early devices, and interviewed the first British pilot to eject back in 1949, when ejection, from pulling the handle to being under the parachute, took thirty seconds. Today, that figure is down to around one second. Packed with interviews with aircrew who know exactly how it feels to &‘Bang Out&’ from an aircraft at high speed, both in peace and in war, the book gives the reader a vivid sense of what that life-saving experience feels like, but also features the moving accounts of what happens next, from the viewpoint of both the crews and their families, who often have little or no information about whether or not their loved ones have survived. Because ejecting is just the start of a journey….. Packed with dramatic action, incredible science and moving recollections, Eject! Eject! is an essential read.
Ejército de Dios: ninguno
by Dennis BaileyUna de las historias más amadas y duraderas de todos los tiempos... <P><P> Uno de los personajes más reconocidos en la historia... <P><P> Un complot por un rival para matar a Noé y a su familia es desbaratado por una hermosa joven mujer, quien se une a ellos mientras escapan de la antigua ciudad bíblica de Edén. Un año después el Señor le revela Su plan de destruir la tierra con una inundación y ordena a Noé a construir un arca. Sólo que las noticias son recibidas con escepticismo y oposición por los miembros de su propia familia. Eventualmente, la noticia del arca alcanza a Edén, instando a su rival a enviar un ejército de cinco mil hombres a destruirla. <P><P> Sin embargo, Noé tiene su propio ejército. <P><P> Acción, aventura y suspenso se combinan con el relato bíblico del arca de Noé, para crear una historia atrapante que te hará palpitar y que se quedará contigo mucho después de que las aguas de la inundación hayan retrocedido.
Ek Ajanya Gandhi ni Atmakatha
by Natwar Gandhiનટવર ગાંધી નો જન્મ 1940માં સાવરકુંડલામાં. મુંબઈમાં બી.કોમ. અને એલએલ.બીનો અભ્યાસ. 1961–1965 સુધી મૂળજી મારકેટમાં, મિલની પેઢીઓમાં અને અન્ય કંપનીઓમાં નોકરી. 1965માં ઉચ્ચ અભ્યાસ માટે અમેરિકાગમન. ત્યાં એમ.બી.એ. અને પીએચ.ડી. ડીગ્રીઓ મેળવી યુનિવર્સિટી ઑફ પિટ્સબર્ગ, અમેરિકન યુનિવર્સિટી અને અન્ય યુનિવર્સિટીઓમાં શિક્ષણકાર્ય કર્યું. 1976–1997 દરમિયાન અમેરિકન કૉંગ્રેસની ‘વૉચ ડૉગ’ એજન્સી જનરલ એકાઉન્ટિંગ ઑફિસમાં ટૅક્સ પૉલિસી અને ઍડમિનિસ્ટ્રેશનના ડેપ્યુટી ડાયરેક્ટર તરીકે કામ કર્યું. 1997માં અમેરિકાની રાજધાની વૉશિંગ્ટનના ટૅક્સ કમિશનર તરીકે તેઓ નિમાયા અને ત્યાર બાદ ત્યાં જ ચીફ ફાઇનાન્સિયલ ઑફિસર તરીકે નાણાંપ્રધાનની જવાબદારી 2000થી 2014 સુધી સંભાળી. એ હોદ્દાની રૂએ વૉશિંગ્ટનના બાર બિલિયન ડૉલરના બજેટની વ્યવસ્થા અને વ્યવહાર એમના હાથમાં હતા. અમેરિકન કરવેરા અને નાણાકીય ક્ષેત્રે નોંધપાત્ર પ્રદાન કરવા બદલ નટવર ગાંધીનું ઘણા એવૉર્ડ્સથી બહુમાન થયું છે. આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ક્ષેત્રે ગુજરાતની પ્રતિષ્ઠા વધારવા માટે 1996માં એમને ‘વિશ્વગુર્જરી’ એવૉર્ડ પણ એનાયત થયો છે. નટવર ગાંધીનું કામ બજેટનું, પણ એમની અભિરુચિ કવિતાની. એમની કવિતામાં એક પરદેશ વસતા ભારતીયની જન્મભૂમિ પ્રત્યેની પ્રીતિ પ્રગટ થાય છે. સાથે સાથે અમેરિકન વસવાટ, વિવિધ ધર્મવિચાર, વિધવિધ રાજકીય વિચારધારાઓ અને મૃત્યુની અનિવાર્યતા વિશે લખાયેલા કાવ્યો દ્વારા કવિ ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યમાં એક અનોખું વિષયવસ્તુ લાવે છે. ગઈ સદીના વચલા દાયકાઓમાં દેશનાં નાનાં ગામોમાં તેમ મુંબઈ જેવા શહેરમાં સામાન્ય લોકો હાડમારીભર્યું જીવન કેમ જીવતા એનું અહીં વર્ણન કરવા પ્રયત્ન છે. વધુમાં નટવર ગાંધીની સાવરકુંડલાથી અમેરિકાની રાજધાની વૉશિંગ્ટન સુધીની જીવનયાત્રા અને વૉશિંગ્ટનને નાણાંકીય રીતે સધ્ધર બનાવવામાં એના સી.એફ.ઓ. તરીકે એમણે જે ભાગ ભજવ્યો તેની રસપ્રદ વાત આ આત્મકથામાં થઈ છે.
Ek Sadhikani Jivanyatra
by Vanmala Desai"અરબી સમુદ્રને કિનારે એ એક એકાંત સ્થળ હતું. ઊછળતાં મોજાંની ફરફર વચ્ચે ઊભી ઊભી હું એ વિશાળ તોફાની મહાસાગર તરફ તાકી રહી હતી. એટલામાં એક એકાકી શુભ્ર શ્વેત પક્ષી પાણી પરથી ઊડતું પસાર થયું. તે ક્ષણે એ પક્ષી સંસારના સાગર પરથી પસાર થતા શાંત અને અલિપ્ત આત્માના પ્રતીકરૂપ મને લાગ્યું. આપણો અંતરાત્મા પણ એવો જ નથી? જીવનની કોઈ વિરલ ક્ષણે ઊંડા આત્મજ્ઞાનની ભૂખ જાગી ઊઠે છે ત્યારે જ એની પ્રતીતિ થાય છે. આ જાતની લાગણી દરેક માણસને તેના જીવનની શરૂઆતમાં આ શું છે તેની પૂરી ખબર પણ ન હોય તોયે સ્પષ્ટ અને સાદી રીતે થાય છે. પાછળના દિવસોમાં ઈશ્વરના અનુગ્રહથી જિંદગીનાં સુખદુ:ખ તેના સાચા સ્વરૂપમાં સમજાતાં જાય છે ત્યારે કંઈક અંશે સભાન સમજણ સાથે આ ભાવના વધારે સ્પષ્ટ બને છે. મોતીની માળાની દોરી દરેક મોતીમાંથી પસાર થાય છે અને છેવટે તેના બન્ને છેડા જોડાઈ જાય છે તેમ આ ભાવ જિંદગીમાં એકધારો ચાલ્યો આવે છે."
Ekko av en sang
by A L ButcherEt dusin turbulente år etter de dramatiske hendelsene ved Operahuset i Paris er Raoul, Comte de Chagny, fremdeles hjemsøkt av det mystiske Operaspøkelset – en myteomspunnet skikkelse som trollbandt de ansatte i operaen, kidnappet Raouls elsker og myrdet broren hans. I Raouls forstyrrede fantasi er gjenferd fra fortiden overalt, og en merkelig og mektig musikk kaller ham fremdeles i drømme. Galskap, besettelse og arven fra fortiden utgjør den fortryllende veven i denne korte og tragiske historien som er basert på Phantom of the Opera, og som ble kåret til beste fantasynovelle i 2019 av leserne ved NN Light Book Heaven!
Ekphrasis, Imagination and Persuasion in Ancient Rhetorical Theory and Practice
by Ruth WebbThis is a study of ekphrasis, the art of making listeners and readers 'see' in their imagination through words alone, as taught in ancient rhetorical schools and as used by Greek writers of the Imperial period (2nd-6th centuries CE). The author places the practice of ekphrasis within its cultural context, emphasizing the importance of the visual imagination in ancient responses to rhetoric, poetry and historiography. By linking the theoretical writings on ekphrasis with ancient theories of imagination, emotion and language, she brings out the persuasive and emotive function of vivid language in the literature of the period. This study also addresses the contrast between the ancient and the modern definitions of the term ekphrasis, underlining the different concepts of language, literature and reader response that distinguish the ancient from the modern approach. In order to explain the ancient understanding of ekphrasis and its place within the larger system of rhetorical training, the study includes a full analysis of the ancient technical sources (rhetorical handbooks, commentaries) which aims to make these accessible to non-specialists. The concluding chapter moves away from rhetorical theory to consider the problems and challenges involved in 'turning listeners into spectators' with a particular focus on the role of ekphrasis within ancient fiction. Attention is also paid to texts that lie at the intersection of the modern and ancient definitions of ekphrasis, such as Philostratos' Imagines and the many ekphraseis of buildings and monuments to be found in Late Antique literature.
Ekurhuleni: The making of an urban region
by Phil Bonner Noor NieftagodienThe first academic work to provide an historical account and explanation of the development of this extended region to the east of Johannesburg since its origins at the end of the nineteenth century. From the time of the discovery of gold and coal until the turn of the twenty-first century, the region comprised a number of distinctive towns, all with their own histories. In 2000, these towns were amalgamated into a single metropolitan area, but, unlike its counterparts across the country, it does not cohere around a single identity. Drawing on a significant body of academic work as well as original research by the authors, the book traces and examines some of the salient historical strands that constituted what was formerly known as the East Rand and suggests that, notwithstanding important differences between towns and the racial fragmentation generated by apartheid, the region’s history contains significant common features. Arguably, its centrality as a major mining area and then as the country’s engineering heartland gave Ekurhuleni an overarching distinctive economic character.
El ABC del rock
by Manolo Bellon BenkendoerferUn libro que todos los amantes del rock deben tener. La música pop es, sencillamente, música popular. Cualquier géneromusical es popular, según la Gran Enciclopedia Larousse, cuando pordefinición es lo propio del pueblo, en contraposición a aquello quees culto; masivo, en contraste con los llamados géneros cultos y losno comerciales. Pero hay que tener claro que éstos no son otracosa que estilos menos populares, hechos no obstante con algunaintención comercial. Es un contrasentido, por lo demás. Cuando alguiencompone o interpreta una canción, busca que se conozca, que llegue, sino a las masas, al menos a un público considerable. Para que su creadorobtenga una retribución económica por su esfuerzo creativo, o al menosun cierto reconocimiento, se requiere algún tipo de comercialización.Como arte, también, debe llegar al público que habrá de consumirlo.
El Acuerdo
by Jill BarnettDe la Autora del New York Times Mejor en Ventas Jill Barnett llega una divertida, acogedora historia de amor sobre la batalla de los sexos… Cuando Addie Pinkney hereda la granja de su tía, el legado se siente como una respuesta a sus plegarias… hasta que ella llega y conoce a Montana Creed. Creed también tiene un reclamo sobre la tierra donde la tía y el tío de ella establecieron una granja. Los abogados de ambos explican que ellos necesitan esperar hasta que un juez emita su dictamen, pero para asegurar su reclamo prematuramente, Addie se escabulle y toma residencia en la casa de la granja antes que Montana, pensando que lo había vencido. Pero no tuvo tal suerte. Montana Creed establece un campamento enfrente de la casa, y la resultante es una encantadora guerra de astucias mientras ambos tratan de espantar uno al otro de la tierra. Pero pronto hay más en juego que sólo la tierra que ambos quieren. Estos dos solitarios deben encontrar una manera de hacer un trato, uno que llegará mucho más lejos que un trozo de frondosas tierras de granja y todo lo que ellos atesoran.
El Alamein
by Bryn HammondThe battle of El Alamein in 1942 was one of the most crucial events in the entire Second World War. Before it, the British had never won a major battle on land against the Germans; nor indeed had anyone else, even the Russians. At Alamein the British Eighth Army first thwarted the Axis attempts in North Africa to seize Cairo and the Suez Canal and then smashed through the German-Italian defences, eventually driving the Axis forces out of North Africa. This victory, by a 'British' army actually composed of a variety of nationalities including men and women from the Indian sub-continent, southern Africa, Australians, New Zealanders, French and Greeks, as well as British troops, had psychological and morale-raising significance that exceeded even its strategic importance. Nothing had the sweet smell of success prior to this battle than El Alamein and for the battered British Empire battling against the might of the Third Reich this victory was crucial to its ability to continue its war efforts. El Alamein's significance went beyond the events of the war. The opposing army commanders were perhaps the first 'celebrity' generals, attracting the attention of press and newsreel reporters alike. This led to a host of myths and tales of idiosyncratic behaviour that were shamelessly exploited by the individuals themselves and, especially in Britain, eagerly devoured by a public enamoured of the romance of warfare in this remarkable and hostile environment where men were at war with each other as well as with the elements. Drawing on a remarkable array of first-hand accounts, this book reveals the personal experiences of those on the frontline, giving the individual's point of view of the battle, from all sides, and provide a fascinating account of the minutiae detail of how war was actually fought alongside the analysis of the strategic decisions made by the generals. El Alamein 1942 is the story of exactly how a seemingly beaten and demoralized army turned near-defeat into victory in a little over four months of protracted and bloody fighting in the harsh North African desert and of the repercussions of the battle for the participants, for historians and in popular culture.
El Alamein
by Field-Marshal Michael CarverThe Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October - 11 November 1942) was a decisive battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein and marked the watershed of the Western Desert Campaign. In August 1942, Lt.-Gen. Sir Bernard Law Montgomery took command of the 8th Army, and the British victory turned the tide in the North African Campaign, ending the Axis threat to Egypt, the Suez Canal and the Middle Eastern and Persian oil fields via North Africa.The Second Battle of El Alamein revived the morale of the Allies, being the first major success against the Axis since Operation Crusader in late 1941. The battle coincided with the Allied invasion of French North Africa in Operation Torch, which started on 8 November, as well as the Battle of Stalingrad and the Guadalcanal Campaign.This book, first published in 1962, provides a detailed account of the Second Battle of El Alamein, based on original German and British sources and drawing on the author’s own observations as one of the combatants.
El Alamein 1942
by Pier Paolo BattistelliThe Second Battle of El Alamein was one of the most decisive Allied victories of the Second World War. The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. El Alamein saw two of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other: Rommel and Montgomery. Through key profiles and a chapter devoted to “The Armies,” El Alamein 1942 explores what made these men inspired leaders and what led to their respective defeat and victory. Montgomery’s success ensured that the Axis army was unable to occupy Egypt and therefore gain control of the Suez Canal or the Middle Eastern oil fields, thereby preventing a major source of income and power coming to them. The background and impact of the battle are explored in separate chapters, offering the reader clear insight into why what happened in this remote part Egypt was so central to the Allied cause. Through quotes and maps, the text explores the unfolding action of the battle and puts the reader on the front line. If you truly want to understand what happened and why — read the Battle Story.
El Alamein 1942: El Alamein 1942
by Diane CanwellThe Battlefield General game books put you in command of the forces engaged in some of history's most famous battles. Your ability to make the right tactical decision will be tested at every turn of the page. The 2nd Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 was one of the crucial turning points of WWII. Here Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery ('Monty') and the British Eighth Army (the famous 'Desert Rats') halted the victorious advance of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (the Desert Fox) and his Afrika Korps. Britain's vital interests in the Middle East, particularly the vital oil fields, were thus saved. The book presents the reader with a series of command decisions, aided by situation maps, directing you to the next relevant briefing depending on the option you choose. No dice are necessary to play, just this book and your tactical skill. When you buy this book, the fate of nations is in your hands.
El Alamein 1942: Turning Point in the Desert
by Richard DohertyThe Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second World War. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk that Rommels Afrika Korps and his Italian allies would break through and seize Cairo with catastrophic strategic and political implications for the Allies. That this never happened is, of course, well known but, as this highly readable yet authoritative work reveals, there were moments of extreme peril and anxiety.Churchills bold, nay desperate, decisions concerning key appointments, Montgomerys stubborn refusal to be rushed, Rommels chronic logistic problems and critical air superiority are all examined in expert detail. The authors description of the actual fighting is brought to life by personal accounts as well as his complete grasp of the plan and tactics involved.The result, seventy-five years on, is a delightfully fresh and fascinating account of one of the iconic battles, not just of the War but in military history.
El Ancestro Tikar
by Bouke IbrahimPor solicitud y con la bendición de su Majestad, aquí esta para ser compartido este manuscrito acerca del orígen del ancestro Tikar. Este es el origen de una tribu, una nación, un pueblo: los Tikar de África. Desde la histórica tierra de KUSH (el Sudán actual) hasta las tierras de Kimi y otros Reinos, tales como el Ngambe-Tikar en Camerún Un libro único en su género, ¡escrito desde una auténtica nación africana, intacto y sin diluír!, escrito por un residente actual de Gah, en la llanura de Tikar. Este libro comparte una historia escrita y hablada del antiguo pueblo Tikar. Contiene el idioma antiguo, tradiciones y costumbres ocultas que se han preservado y permitieron a un pueblo sobrevivir durante cientos de años sin la influencia de los europeos.
El Anhelo de un Beso
by Dawn Brower Diana Zamora Cuesta¿Alguna vez has soñado con celebrar una boda en Navidad? La vida de soltera nunca había tenido tan buena pinta, pero, por desgracia, aquello no iba a salvar a Lady Juliette Brooks. Su padre ha organizado su compromiso con un hombre cruel. A Juliette solo le queda una opción: obligar al duque de Kissinger a que cumpla la promesa de salvarla que le hizo hace tiempo. Grayson Abbot, el duque de Kissinger, no tiene intención de desposar a Lady Juliette. No pretende casarse con nadie. Sin embargo, le hizo una promesa y no puede faltar a su palabra... Por lo tanto, accede a regañadientes a escapar con ella. Juntos se lanzan a la aventura durante la temporada navideña. En su viaje hacia Escocia sufren retrasos y mal tiempo, pero vivirán una amistad que casi habían olvidado. ¿Descubrirá Juliette, al fin, lo que se siente al ser besada? ¿Conseguirá ganar el corazón del duque?
El Aprendiz del Pasado
by Danilo H. GomesUna sola experiencia rica en significado fue suficiente para que Douglas transformara su vida para siempre. Se dice mucho sobre el viaje en el tiempo y la corrección de errores pasados, pero ¿qué pasaría si pudiéramos interactuar con otras vidas en lugar de la nuestra? Douglas ganó esta extraña oportunidad y se involucró en conversaciones que nunca hubiera imaginado tener. Conozca la experiencia que tuvo este joven y, quién sabe, que su vida también se transforme.
El Asaltante de las Tierras Altas (Los Forajidos del Rey #2)
by Amy JareckiCuando Angus Og MacDonald, Lord of Islay acepta proteger a Robert the Bruce de las garras del rey Eduardo, se convierte en un forajido de la corona inglesa. Navegan a Irlanda, buscando el apoyo de sus familiares, pero se ven obligados a huir para salvar sus vidas. Cuando Angus escapa, no es un hombre al que encuentra escondido en su birlinn. Una pequeña brizna de muchacha ataca como una banshee gritando con un hacha de batalla en sus manos. Entonces, la ira de Dios estalla en una violenta tormenta, haciendo añicos el barco. Ahora, Angus lucha por sobrevivir, empeñado en salvarlos a ambos. Anya O’Cahan se despierta medio ahogada en una pequeña capilla en una isla desierta con nada menos que Fairhair, el hombre con el corazón del diablo, el vil hermano de la bestia que mató a su papá. Aterrada fuera de su ingenio, hace todo lo que está en su poder para escapar de las garras del Highlander. Pero los intentos de Anya son frustrados por el astuto y demasiado hermoso señor. Peor aún, Angus la lleva ante el Rey de Escocia, quien la toma como prisionera política y la deja al cuidado de nada menos que el propio Fairhair. ¿Esta unión de dos rivales odiados y plagados de una extraña y no deseada atracción estallará en pasión o en guerra?
El Automóvil Club de Egipto
by Alaa Al AswanyEl escritor egipcio de más éxito regresa con una formidable novela ambientada en El Cairo antes de la caída de la monarquía y la descolonización. A finales de los años cuarenta del siglo pasado, los pachás y los miembros de la monarquía coquetean con los diplomáticos y la aristocracia europea bajo las aspas de los ventiladores del Automóvil Club de Egipto. La extravagancia y la magnificencia de sus miembros inunda los lujosos salones y, mientras el despótico rey de Egipto y Sudán honra con su presencia la mesa de póquer, la plantilla de sirvientas y empleados del club vive atemorizada bajo la autoridad inflexible del ayuda de cámara del monarca. Entre los trabajadores se encuentra Abdelassís Hamam, un burgués arruinado del Alto Egipto que llegó a El Cairo con la esperanza de asegurar la educación de sus hijos. Al igual que sus compañeros, ha soportado hasta ahora el despotismo y la injusticia del orden establecido sin ser consciente de que una minoría ha empezado a plantar la semilla de la insurgencia dentro y fuera de las paredes del club. Serán los hijos de Abselassís quienes deberán luchar por su futuro y tomar partido en un país donde la opresión británica tiene los días contados. La crítica ha dicho...«En El Automóvil Club de Egipto el intelectual más icónico de la revolución egipcia aborda, precisamente, una rebelión.»El País «Narrador talentoso, el autor nos muestra una galería de personajes fascinantes y complejos.»Paris Match «Extraordinario, profuso, democrático.»Arte
El Barco de ébano
by Ricardo GattiniLa esclavitud como telón de fondo para una novela que nos hace cuestionarnos nuestras raíces A partir de la última travesía de un barco inglés con un cargamento de esclavos africanos, comienza esta apasionante novela cuya culminación coincide con los primeros años de la Independencia de Chile y la libertad de vientre que se declara. Una obra de sentimientos y de reconstrucción de un pasado. Ricardo Gattini reedita esta novela histórica que sintoniza hoy, más que nunca, con la llegada de inmigrantes a tierras chilenas y la forma en que los integramos como sociedad.
El Borak: The Heroic Legends Series (The Heroic Legends Series #13)
by James LovegroveCapturing the electric short fiction energy that led Robert E. Howard to be one of the top fantasy writers of the century, with exclusive serialized eBook stories starring Conan, Solomon Kane, and more by many of today&’s top writers in fantasy and sword-and-sorcery.While on an intelligence mission in Central Asia, British Lieutenant John Stock encounters Francis Xavier Gordon, the renowned adventurer better known as El Borak. Called &“The Swift,&” the Texan gunslinger is as at home in the Pamir Mountains as the snow leopards that inhabit them. Times are desperate, Gordon reveals: the legendary city of Lamakan, ruled by the mysterious Queen Zohra, is not only very real, but in danger. Surrounded by encroaching Russian troops, Lamakan faces an existential threat. With Stock desperate to learn more about Queen Zohra, and Gordon desperate to free her people, the two must venture forth into a city under siege and hope to save it. Facing fire from all sides, it is up to the fearless El Borak to rescue the mythical Lamakan from total devastation.
El Boticario
by Joan FallonEn la primera novela de una nueva serie histórica ambientada en la España mora, Joan Fallon localiza la acción en el ajetreado puerto medieval de Málaga. Siguiendo al éxito de la serie al-Andalus, nos encontramos de nuevo con los jóvenes miembros de la familia que ha escapado de la ciudad sitiada de Córdoba. Makoud, ahora un boticario de mediana edad, ha venido a Málaga con su familia para trabajar. Al poco tiempo de su llegada se enteran de la repentina muerte del califa Yahya I y de los rumores de que ha sido envenenado. A Makoud le preocupa que el veneno utilizado por los asesinos haya sido comprado en su tienda. Su hijo, Umar, ahora un soldado del ejército del califa, decide investigar, pero subestima el poder de la gente que hay detrás del asesinato y se encuentra acusado de asesinato y encerrado en los calabozos. Su, padre, familia y amigos emplean todos sus recursos para intentar ayudarlo, pero cuanto más se acercan a la verdad, mayor peligro corren.
El Bronx Remembered, with Connections
by Nicholasa MohrIn a city called New York ... In a neighborhood called El Bronx ... * The Fernandez children own a very special pet: A white hen named after their favorite Hollywood movie star. * A new girl comes to school - a gypsy child who can read palms and foretell the future. * A young boy must face the humiliation of wearing his uncle's orange roach-killer shoes to his high school graduation. In the South Bronx - or El Bronx, as it's known to the people who live there - anything can happen. A migrant "fresh off the boat" from Puerto Rico can be somebody on the mainland, pursue the American Dream ... and maybe even make it come true. Here are stories that capture the flavor and beat of El Bronx in its heyday, from 1946-1956. A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. Finalist, 1976 National Book Award for Children's Literature. A Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC).
El Buque
by Gillian E Hamer Debra JansenThriller policíaco, desarrollado en Gales del Norte, con un toque sobrenatural. Sarah Morton espera que descubrir la verdad acerca del naufragio del Royal Charter en 1859, silencie los demonios de su pasado. Pero, atormentada por visiones y atentados contra su vida, Sarah teme que el buque pueda reclamarla como su víctima final. Desarrollada sobre la dramática y peligrosa costa de Anglesey, El Buque es una historia de codicia y perdón - de cuando los tesoros del pasado evocan los crímenes de hoy.
El Caballero de la Armadura Empañada (Engáñame Una Vez #1)
by Jill BarnettUn caballero que regresa de la guerra, se encuentra con una doncella en el bosque y se enamora a primera vista. De la autora de best sellers del New York Times, Jill Barnett, nos llega esta encantadora historia de una hermosa doncella inglesa y el valiente caballero que se desvive por ella. Desesperada por huir de un matrimonio forzado con el caballero más temido de Inglaterra, Lady Linnet de Ardenwood contrata al peligroso mercenario, William de Ros para ayudarla a escapar a un convento. Desconocido para ella, de Ros es, en realidad, el nuevo Barón Warbrooke, quien, previo acuerdo con el abuelo protector de Linnet, tiene sólo una semana para enamorarla y ganarla. Para lectores de Julie Garwood y Jude Deveraux.