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Brethren: Brethren Trilogy Book 1 (Brethren Trilogy)
by Robyn YoungThe epic first novel in the million-selling Brethren trilogy. In the tradition of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Manda Scott, Brethren brilliantly evokes that extraordinary clash of civilizations known in the West as the Crusades.From the burning plains of Syria to the filthy backstreets of Paris and London, Brethren is the story of Will Campbell, coming of age in a time of conspiracy, passion, politics and war.Will longs to become a Knight Templar, but first he must serve as an apprentice to the foul-tempered scholar Everard, a man of dangerous secrets.Meanwhile, a new star is rising in the east. Amir Baybars has fought his way from slavery to become a fearsome commander, driven by an unquenchable desire to free the Holy Land from the European invaders.A stunning, epic novel of war, savagery and heroism.
Brethren: Brethren Trilogy Book 1 (Brethren Trilogy)
by Robyn YoungFrom the burning plains of Syria to the filthy backstreets of Paris and London, Brethren is the story of Will Campbell, coming of age in a time of conspiracy, passion, politics and war. Will longs to become a Knight Templar, but first he must serve as an apprentice to the foul-tempered scholar Everard, a man of dangerous secrets. Meanwhile, a new star is rising in the east. Amir Baybars has fought his way from slavery to become a fearsome commander, driven by an unquenchable desire to free the Holy Land from the European invaders. In the epic tradition of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Manda Scott, Brethren brilliantly evokes that extraordinary clash of civilizations known in the West as the Crusades.(P)2007 Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Brethren: Raised by Wolves (Volume One)
by W. A. HoffmanHoffman offers the first of three volumes chronicling the relationship between an emotionally wounded and disenchanted English lord and an insane and lonely French exile, set among the buccaneers of Port Royal, Jamaica, in 1667.
Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress
by Maria PadianBrett McCarthy lives for soccer, vocabulary words, and her largerthan-life grandmother, Nonna. Unfortunately, Brett’s got a huge mouth she can’t seem to tame and opinions she can’t keep to herself. It’s thanks in part to both of those things (well, really, the evil Jeanne Anne) that Brett finds herself going from good student and BFF to Diane, to twicesuspended, friendless, and lunching with the principal every day. Indefinitely. So when Nonna starts going for lots of medical tests and no one will tell her why, Brett’s already turned-upside down world goes from bad to worse, and she’s not sure where she fits, who she is, or how to make right what she, and her big fat mouth, have made wrong. Maria Padian makes her literary debut with a laugh-out-loud coming-of-age novel about one smart-mouthed 14-year-old who’s learning the hard way that she is a work in progress. From the Hardcover edition.
Brett's New Game Plan (Afterlife #2)
by Drew HuntCollege football player Brett is devastated when he learns Gavin, the man he’s waited for in Heaven, is married and intends to spend his afterlife with his wife, who predeceased him.Lost, Brett leans heavily on his friends, his dads Colton and Dennis, as well as his work as a vet tech. Brett is assigned the rehabilitation of Willow, a tall sorrel horse, who died in a lightning strike. However, where Willow goes, so does Jake Rushton, the cowboy who rides him.Can Jake adjust to life in Heaven and, for the first time, allow someone close enough to love and care for him? Despite past hurts, can Brett be all Jake needs him to be?
Bretta Martyn (Henry Martyn)
by L. Neil SmithBretta, Henry Martyn's daughter, is ejected from her spaceship and left for dead by her father's enemies, but the resourceful Bretta makes her way to a world of escaped slaves, where she vows revenge." At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Breve Historia de la Literatura Argentina
by Martín PrietoEste libro ofrece al lector una historia informativa, descriptiva, explicativa, crítica y valorativa de la literatura argentina, desde las crónicas escritas sobre el territorio que más de tres siglos después ocupará la República Argentina hasta la producción literaria actual. La decisión de condensar todos estos contenidos en un volumen requiere necesariamente exclusiones y recortes. La obra, guiada por criterios claros y comprometidos, da cuenta de los principales textos, autores, movimientos, tendencias y géneros que dibujan el corpus literario argentino en forma sucinta pero rigurosa y funcional. Escrita por un solo autor -un especialista con perspectivas y juicios sólidos y definidos-, goza de una unidad y una coherencia que la hacen un útil instrumento para un público amplio, no restringido a los expertos, objetivo al que apunta también su lenguaje claro y despojado de tecnicismos. Dejando de lado otros criterios, esta Breve historia... elige poner el eje en el valor literario de los textos -ya resida éste en su dimensión estética, su novedad o su proyección-, constituyendo así un instrumento decisivo para conocer, valorar y disfrutar la literatura argentina.
Breve diccionario clinico del alma
by Jesús Ramírez BermúdezBreve diccionario clínico del alma es una aproximación al complejo fenómeno de las enfermedades del cerebro y la mente. Mediante casos clínicos, notas históricas y reflexiones filosóficas, el diccionario aborda los enigmas de la neuropsiquiatría contemporánea, como la autoscopía, los delirios de parasitosis, las alucinaciones visuales de las personas ciegas, los síndromes de Cotard y Capgras. Más que una explicación definitiva, Jesús Ramírez-Bermúdez plantea las interrogantes diarias del trabajo clínico, así como el intenso debate entre ciencias y humanidades en torno a problemas descritos desde la antigüedad, como la manía, la melancolía y la epilepsia, o frente a los conceptos que forman la psicopatología moderna: esquizofrenia, paranoia, delirios, obsesiones. Con los recursos de la narrativa, la reflexión filosófica y el rigor científico, el Breve diccionario clínico del alma explora la correspondencia oculta entre la creatividad artística y la enfermedad mental, entre la filosofía de la mente y la neurología de la conducta, entre la ciencia y el arte.
Breve diccionario clínico del alma
by Jesús Ramírez-BermúdezUn audaz ensayo sobre las profundas relaciones entre la literatura y la psiquiatría, a través de la narración de varios casos clínicos. Breve diccionario clínico del alma es una aproximación al complejo fenómeno de las enfermedades del cerebro y la mente. Mediante casos clínicos, notas históricas y reflexiones filosóficas, el diccionario aborda los enigmas de la neuropsiquiatría contemporánea, como la autoscopía, los delirios de parasitosis, las alucinaciones visuales de las personas ciegas, los síndromes de Cotard y Capgras. Más que una explicación definitiva, Jesús Ramírez-Bermúdez plantea las interrogantes diarias del trabajo clínico, así como el intenso debate entre ciencias y humanidades en torno a problemas descritos desde la antigüedad, como la manía, la melancolía y la epilepsia, o frente a los conceptos que forman la psicopatología moderna: esquizofrenia, paranoia, delirios, obsesiones. Con los recursos de la narrativa, la reflexión filosófica y el rigor científico, el Breve diccionario clínico del alma explora la correspondencia oculta entre la creatividad artística y la enfermedad mental, entre la filosofía de la mente y la neurología de la conducta, entre la ciencia y el arte.
Breve historia de la literatura argentina
by Martín PrietoLa obra, guiada por criterios claros y comprometidos, da cuenta de los principales textos, autores, movimientos, tendencias y géneros que dibujan el corpus literario argentino en forma sucinta pero rigurosa y funcional. Este libro ofrece al lector una historia informativa, descriptiva, explicativa, crítica y valorativa de la literatura argentina, desde las crónicas escritas sobre el territorio que más de tres siglos después ocupará la República Argentina hasta la producción literaria actual. La decisión de condensar todos estos contenidos en un volumen requiere necesariamente exclusiones y recortes. Escrita por un solo autor -un especialista con perspectivas y juicios sólidos y definidos-, goza de una unidad y una coherencia que la hacen un útil instrumento para un público amplio, no restringido a los expertos, objetivo al que apunta también su lenguaje claro y despojado de tecnicismos. Dejando de lado otros criterios, esta Breve historia elige poner el eje en el valor literario de los textos -ya resida éste en su dimensión estética, su novedad o su proyección-, constituyendo así un instrumento decisivo para conocer, valorar y disfrutar la literatura argentina.
Breve tratado del corazón
by Ana V. Clavel«El corazón, esa zona secreta donde llevamos inscritos el paraíso y su dolor como un tatuaje profundo.» En esta novela se entrecruzan los destinos de una mujer que a punto de suicidarse se detiene al pensar que no ha visto el Taj Mahal, de un hombre sometido a una operación del corazón que al salir del hospital descubre que ha dejado de ser el autómata que era, de una joven descuartizada que deambula como alma sin rumbo y de un sicario caníbal, dueño y señor de legiones que habitan en su interior. Narrada a través de cuatro voces que se suceden como un irrefrenable flujo sanguíneo, los protagonistas de esta historia nos permiten atisbar uno de los mayores enigmas, literarios o no: el corazón humano, ese territorio de claroscuros, deseos y misterios. El fino entramado narrativo de esta obra de Ana V. Clavel se complementa y resignifica a través de recuadros, apostillas e imágenes, a la manera de un tratado, donde se consignan asombrosos datos médicos e históricos, se expone la otra cara de leyendas y mitos sobre el tema, y se revelan facetas inusitadas del corazón como icono innegable en nuestras vidas.
Breverton's Phantasmagoria
by Terry BrevertonFrom dragons and wyverns to vampires, werewolves and mischievous gremlins, pixies and fairies, Breverton's Phantasmagoria is a unique compendium of over 250 mythical animals.Prepare to revisit familiar myths, such as vampires, werewolves and the Loch Ness Monster, the Minotaur and Medusa from Greek legend, and Biblical beasts such as Behemoth and Leviathan. Discover new mysterious animals like the giant serpents of Central America, the lethal Mongolian death worm, and the Ennedi tiger in Africa, and investigate the evidence for sightings of Bigfoot and the reclusive Yeti. Packed with quirky line illustrations and a wealth of weird and wonderful information, Breverton's Phantasmagoria surveys the globe to uncover over 250 imaginary creatures passed down from generation to generation.
Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends
by Terry BrevertonFrom dragons and wyverns to vampires, werewolves and mischievous gremlins, pixies and fairies, Breverton's Phantasmagoria is a unique compendium of over 250 mythical animals. Prepare to revisit familiar myths, such as vampires, werewolves and the Loch Ness Monster, the Minotaur and Medusa from Greek legend, and Biblical beasts such as Behemoth and Leviathan. Discover new mysterious animals like the giant serpents of Central America, the lethal Mongolian death worm, and the Ennedi tiger in Africa, and investigate the evidence for sightings of Bigfoot and the reclusive Yeti. Packed with quirky line illustrations and a wealth of weird and wonderful information, Breverton's Phantasmagoria surveys the globe to uncover over 250 imaginary creatures passed down from generation to generation.
Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends
by Terry BrevertonFrom dragons and wyverns to vampires, werewolves and mischievous gremlins, pixies and fairies, Breverton's Phantasmagoria is a unique compendium of over 250 mythical animals. Prepare to revisit familiar myths, such as vampires, werewolves and the Loch Ness Monster, the Minotaur and Medusa from Greek legend, and Biblical beasts such as Behemoth and Leviathan. Discover new mysterious animals like the giant serpents of Central America, the lethal Mongolian death worm, and the Ennedi tiger in Africa, and investigate the evidence for sightings of Bigfoot and the reclusive Yeti. Packed with quirky line illustrations and a wealth of weird and wonderful information, Breverton's Phantasmagoria surveys the globe to uncover over 250 imaginary creatures passed down from generation to generation.
Breviario de nostalgia
by Nicolás MuñozUn poemario de madurez que se demora con acierto en la melancolía de una vida revisada. Breviario de nostalgia es el primer libro de Nicolás Muñoz, un poemario de madurez que se demora con acierto en la melancolía de una vida revisada. <P><P> Siendo esa su idea vertebradora, no deja de surgir, al tiempo, una variedad temática producto de una mirada vuelta hacia el pasado. En sus páginas, el lector se encontrará invadido por una atmósfera que le hará partícipe y cómplice del universo del protagonista-poeta. <P>Cada texto va desvelando parte de su identidad: los recuerdos de la infancia, los éxitos y los fracasos, la búsqueda del interlocutor, la vida, quizá un poco más canalla, la escritura misma... <P>Hay intensidad y también calma, un juego de contrapesos entre la cara amarga y el amor en su faceta más amable, salvífica. Muñoz apresa la nostalgia y se ocupa de los motores emocionales de su vida en un canto de reconciliación. Comoreza uno de los versos, «¡Qué placer haber nacido!».
Breviario para políticos
by Giulio MazarinoLos mejores libros jamás escritos. «Solo el azar determina las acciones de los hombres.» El cardenal Giulio Mazarino presenta en su Breviario para políticos una particular concepción sociopolítica de la época que le tocó vivir y eligió protagonizar. Desarrolla así, escueta y precisamente, un agudo análisis de la condición humana. A lo largo de sus páginas, se ofrecen al lector directrices y consejos de un pragmatismo atroz, lindante de la inmoralidad, cuyo único objetivo es la obtención de más y más poder. Inteligente, aguda y, por encima de todo, tremendamente sincera, la presente es una obra imprescindible para historiadores, para literatos y, por supuesto, para políticos. En la palpitante versión de María Pons Irazazábal, este lacerante epítome se revela no solo como el retrato de uno de los hombres más poderosos de su tiempo, sino, en palabras del maestro Umberto Eco, firmante de la introducción que abre el volumen, como «un retrato robot de uso diario, para vuestra actividad cotidiana».
Brevity: A Flash Fiction Handbook
by David GalefIn Brevity, David Galef provides a guide to writing flash fiction, from tips on technique to samples by canonical and contemporary authors to provocative prompts that inspire powerful stories in a little space. Galef traces the genre back to its varied origins, from the short-short to nanofiction, with examples that include vignettes, prose poems, character sketches, fables, lists, twist stories, surrealism, and metafiction. The authors range from the famous, such as Colette and Borges, to today's voices, like Roxane Gay and Bruce Holland Rogers. A writer and longtime creative writing teacher, Galef also shows how flash fiction skills translate to other types of writing. Brevity is an indispensable resource for anyone working in this increasingly popular form. For more information, see davidgalef.com/brevity.
Brew or Die: A Java Jive Mystery
by Caroline FardigNashville’s perkiest private eye—coffeehouse manager Juliet Langley—goes undercover in the party-planning industry to solve a suspicious death in this thrilling cozy mystery from USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fardig. Inspired by her past sleuthing successes, Juliet Langley has officially joined the ranks of Nashville’s licensed private investigators. Her best friend, Pete Bennett, doesn’t worry that her detective work might interfere with her full-time job running his coffeehouse, Java Jive. He just wishes she would spend her free time rejoining the local music scene instead of tailing cheating spouses. But when one of Java Jive’s baristas, Shane, asks Juliet to look into the suspicious death of his fiancée, Pete encourages her to plow full steam ahead. Since his fiancée died on the job, Shane suspects that her party-planning colleagues are up to something criminal—and will do anything to keep it quiet. After Juliet recruits Pete to go undercover with her at a wedding showcase, she discovers that white lace and black satin have a way of hiding big, fat secrets. If that weren’t enough to fill her plate, her latest P.I. job has her crossing paths with her ex, Detective Ryder Hamilton. They’re barely on speaking terms, but to solve the case, they might have to cooperate. No matter where Juliet goes, she’s brewing up trouble. Don’t miss any of Caroline Fardig’s thrilling Java Jive mysteries: DEATH BEFORE DECAF | MUG SHOT | A WHOLE LATTE MURDER | BREW OR DIE “I was hooked from the first page. I loved it!”—Dorothy Cannell, award-winning author of the Ellie Haskell mysteries, on Death Before Decaf “This author comes up with some very interesting ways to kill someone, and her injection of humor at just the right time is perfect. On its own, Mug Shot is a really good read, but if you follow the series, it will be even better.”—Linda Thompson, host of The Authors Show
Brewed Awakening (A Coffeehouse Mystery #18)
by Cleo CoyleFrom Cleo Coyle, the New York Times bestselling author of Dead Cold Brew, comes a delicious new entry in the &“fun and gripping&” (Huffington Post) Coffeehouse Mysteries.When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she's been missing for the past week, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry. Now that she's back, everyone is overjoyed, including a handsome NYPD detective who claims to be her fiancé. But to Mike Quinn's crushing distress, Clare doesn't remember him, or much of anything about the last decade of her life.Clare's missing memory is tied to a crime she witnessed. An acquaintance of Clare's elegant employer—and fellow member of an exclusive Gotham circle known as &“The Ladies Who Brunch&”—invited Clare to her posh hotel to sample gourmet wedding cakes. The pair took a stroll after their indulgent tasting and, according to security camera footage, a masked figure snatched the hotel heiress at gunpoint with Clare looking on. Did the kidnapper take Clare, too? The camera went dark, just like Clare's memory. Soon authorities grow suspicious. Is Clare really a victim? Or merely acting like one? Evidence is mounting that she set the woman up.To clear her name, Clare must find a way to reclaim her memories and rescue the heiress before this high-stakes crime ends in tragedy. Otherwise, instead of walking down the aisle, Clare may find herself perp-walking to prison as an accomplice to kidnapping and murder.
Brewed with Love
by Shelly PageA cozy sapphic romantasy about a teen witch trying to keep her family&’s apothecary up and running, with a little help from her ex-best friend—and first crush.&“Brewed with Love will charm readers with its magic potions, quirky town, sweet romance, and witchy vibes.&” —F.T. Lukens, New York Times bestselling author of OtherworldlyPlant witch Sage Bishop intends to run her family&’s apothecary one day. The doors just have to stay open until she can take over from her nana. That&’s why she spends all her time perfecting a tonic that&’ll put Bishop Brews on the map.She certainly doesn&’t need their latest hire—and her ex–best friend—Ximena Reyes causing any distractions. Alas, at the first sight of Ximena&’s cheeky smile, Sage flees the shop, allowing someone to break into Bishop Brews and steal the tonic she&’s been tinkering with, one that wipes their high school cheer captain&’s memory.With Bishop Brews now at risk of being shut down, Sage reluctantly partners with Ximena to find the culprit. As the mystery deepens, so do pesky old feelings. Their first kiss and Ximena&’s subsequent ghosting keep replaying in Sage&’s mind. Will she be able to resist Ximena&’s charm, or will she let it work its magic for a second chance at love?
Brewed, Crude and Tattooed (A Maggy Thorsen Mystery #4)
by Sandra BalzoA torrential spring snowstorm leaves Maggy and her friendly (and not so friendly) neighboring tenants stuck in the strip mall where her coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, leases space in Brookhills, Wisconsin.Shut up in her coffeehouse with little light and no heat, Maggy looks for help from her neighbors in the plaza...but while crossing the snow-filled parking lot, Maggy nearly trips over the mall's landlord, Way Benson, who has a hatchet in his back and looks very, very dead.Since Way's plan was to evict all the tenants and sell the space to a superstore chain, the list of enemies and suspects is hardly meager. Figuring out who had the means to do it...that was going to be the tricky part.But when Way's ex-wife is also killed, the clear and obvious motive goes out the window. Then when there's another death, Maggy is scrambling to pick up the pace and solve the murder...before she's next...
Brewing Up a Bad Boy: A Spicy Small Town Second Chance Romance (WiCKed Sisters)
by Katherine GarberaA tea shop owner good girl and a reformed microbrewer bad boy reunite in this wonderfully wicked love story.Sometimes the second sip is sweetest. In the cozy town of Birch Lake, tea shop owner Poppy Kitchener thought she&’d left her mistakes, and her failed marriage, in the past. But when her ex-husband, Alistair Miller, turns up—as charming and irritatingly handsome as ever—those old feelings float to the surface. To top it off, he has a puzzling proposition: pretend they&’re still married for his cousin&’s wedding in exchange for a lucrative business deal with his family. Easy enough, right? After all, this could be Poppy&’s last chance to get closure, grow her business and use Alistair&’s knowledge of microbrewing to help her finish that winning recipe for the tea competition. But even after all this time, he still knows how to make her laugh. And he&’s changed in ways that make Poppy wonder about the man he&’s become… Can she trust this new Alistair with her heart, or will a second chance brew up disaster? From showing up to glowing up, the characters in Afterglow Books are on the path to leading their best lives and finding sizzling romance along the way. Don&’t miss any of these other fun titles…WiCKed SistersBook 1: The Bookbinder's Guide to LoveBook 2: How to Charm a NerdBook 3: Brewing Up a Bad Boy
Brewster the Rooster
by Devin ScillianWhat has gotten into Brewster the rooster? The Macintosh family can't understand why their barnyard pet is crowing at the darnedest things. "I'm worried about Brewster," Magnolia said, mixing carrot cake batter with raisins. "Something has changed. It seems so strange, but he's crowing at the oddest occasions." Whether it's the children playing catch in the yard, Zeb painting the barn red, or Grandma Pearl flipping hotcakes, Brewster can't stop himself from letting out an earsplitting cock-a-doodle-doo that sends the Macintosh family head-over-heels. When the barnyard brouhaha gets too much, even Doc Sawyer is consulted. But can he figure out how to help Brewster? Readers of all ages will be charmed by the perfect solution to Brewster's problem.
Brewster's Millions (Xist Classics Ser.)
by George Barr McCutcheonThis classic tragicomic tale from George Barr McCutcheon transforms everyone&’s favorite caviar-and-champagne dream into a soul-shaking test of mistrust and reckless spending Popular, good-looking, and enterprising, Montgomery Brewster is the toast of New York. While celebrating his twenty-fifth birthday among friends, Monty receives word that his grandfather has died. Before long, New York is abuzz with the news. When Monty inherits $1 million from his affluent grandfather, out comes a parade of would-be advisers and so-called inventors who promise the world to the skeptical millionaire. Just as Monty begins to adjust to his new situation, yet another portentous note comes out of the blue: an equally wealthy, exceedingly eccentric uncle, James T. Sedgwick, has left Monty an additional $7 million. But there&’s a catch: In order to exact revenge on Monty&’s grandfather from the grave, Sedgwick&’s will decrees that, in order to inherit the money, his nephew must fritter away every cent his grandfather toiled to save—and he can tell no one. George Barr McCutheon&’s brilliant story of fortunes squandered and gained, love lost and found, and one wild spending spree will delight contemporary readers. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.