Novedades

This is a collection of poems and short essays that find among their lines the questioning of the self as it is reflected in the words and concepts they seek. It is a journey into the depths of the soul and the feelings that we express as humans in our language.

This is my 3rd novel in my “Life in Old-Time Florida” series. This book continues the story of early pioneering as told in “Three Day Trip” and “Edge of Existence.” It depicts the daily life of one entrepreneur and his combined family over a period of three decades. While the story is primarily fictional, many readers will recognize some of the names and places. While the timeline is not always totally accurate, it is compatible with the tales of real-life events and people told to me by my Dad, George Betts. His life was intertwined with many of the names and places that were ...

The Austin Chronicles, Book 1: Boggy Depot Shootout is the first in a series of novels about the Austin family (Approximately 187 pages and 71,340 words). Long-time residents of Tennessee, the Austins had to cope with the unique challenges of living in the wild West just after the end of America's Civil War in 1865. The main character in this novel is young Daniel Austin. Both he and his father Henry had served in the Army of the Confederacy for just over a year when the war ended. As war-weary veterans, they returned home to Tennessee only to find their way of life destroyed by a renegade ...

Don and Judy Betts are Florida treasures. She was born in Miami and he was born and reared on Longboat Key (parallels the shores of Bradenton down to Sarasota). Each has made significant contributions to their community and their church. He is a walking-talking almanac of old-time Florida history. His father was the chief horticulturalist for John Ringling of the Ringling Brothers Circus fame. And Don grew up on a virtually deserted southern end of Longboat Key. He and his siblings spent their time fishing and/or swimming in the Gulf of Mexico on the west side of the Key or in Sarasota Bay ...

Don and Judy Betts are Florida treasures. She was born in Miami and he was born and reared on Longboat Key (parallels the shores of Bradenton down to Sarasota). Each has made significant contributions to their community and their church. She worked in a bank in Sarasota, then - with kids at home - she became a school bus driver, and then a mortgage loan officer. She also became an advocate for abused children, working with the courts, lawyers and parents. He organized a "Night Out" program where parents could bring their children to a church building and leave them for 2 or 3 hours to have ...

¿Hasta dónde puede una adivina determinar nuestro futuro ? Eso fue lo que pensó Isaac, cuando el amor de su vida decidió acatar a rajatabla los consejos que una gitana le brindó en uno de sus primeros viajes juntos. -Paulo querido, déjate de tonterías. Esa mujer solo quería sacarte dinero. -No estaría tan seguro, fue muy consistente en sus vaticinios. -A todas las parejas les debe hacer la misma historia -insistió el hombre. -No sé qué decir, pero estaré atento-asintió Paulo acomodándose al lado de su novio que sonreía incrédulamente, motivado por la inocencia del joven a ...

Prepare to be swept away on a rollercoaster of emotions as Santiago and Giselle face their toughest challenges yet. Captured by the ruthless Abernathy gang, their fate hangs in the balance. But just when all hope seems lost, Santiago's old friend Maahe comes to the rescue, setting them free and igniting a flame of hope in their hearts. As they make their escape, Santiago and Giselle realize that they have grown to depend on each other more than they ever thought possible. With danger still lurking around every corner, they set off on a journey to Santiago's father's farm, hoping to find ...

Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 - April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables . The book was an immediate success. The title character, orphan Anne Shirley, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. A Substitute Journalist: Clifford Baxter came into the sitting-room where Patty was darning stockings and listening to a book at the same time. Patty could do things like that.

The inspiring and heartbreaking story of one of India's unsung heroes. Madhuri lives with her entire family in a tiny room in the cramped slums of Chennai, India, finding joy in her family despite their poverty. When tragedy strikes and her father dies, her mother has no choice but to send her away. What remains of Madhuri's childhood is a harrowing journey that will test her incredible spirit's ability to triumph over adversity. Moving from unpaid labor in a charitable institution to servitude for a wealthy family, Madhuri's life is marked by drudgery and cruelty until news of the ...

Kisah tentang pendakian delapan anak muda—lima laki-laki dan tiga perempuan—ke Gunung Argopuro yang adalah gunung dengan trek pendakian terpanjang di Pulau Jawa. Petualangan mereka digambarkan sangat detail dari tempat ke tempat dalam rute pendakian tersebut.

Ring of White Roses: Two Short Stories Featuring King Richard III. PORT IN A STORM. A stranded modern-day traveller in the little town of Bridport encounters what she thinks is a film crew in action. She's wrong. The strands of time have unwoven and King Richard is in town, enjoying a relaxing banquet after dealing with the Duke of Buckingham's rebellion. MERCY JESU-- A story based on the legend that during the Scottish wars of the early 1480's, Richard Duke of Gloucester took a Scottish mistress and gave her a ring with the inscription Mercy Jesu. (The ring does in fact exist but its ...

Empat perempuan kembar yang mempunyai empat kehidupan berbeda. Empat masa depan yang membingungkan. Empat rahasia masa lalu yang menghantui. Dan satu usia biologis yang terus-menerus berdetik. Siska Yuanita, Indah Pratidina, Rosi Liliani, dan Novera Kresnawati terpaksa harus pulang untuk mendampingi ayah yang diprediksi tidak punya harapan hidup lagi. Mereka tidak pernah menyangka bahwa kesempatan berkumpul kembali ternyata mengubah segalanya.

الكتاب موسوعة أدبية، تجمع بين المختارات الشعرية والنثرية، ولمحات من التاريخ والأخبار، مع الأخذ بنظرات في البلاغة والنقد مع شيء من العروض والموسيقى، وإشارات للأخلاق والعادات.

Madeleine Apkarian has been cancelled. On the heels of a raucous public spectacle, she is terminated from professorship at a top tier university. Maddie flees Boston, determined to save her career. Traveling to Hayden’s Ridge, she hopes to gain access to one of America’s most private colonial homes and its unseen archives, much to the chagrin of the current owner, Samuel Hayden. He agrees to let her catalogue historic documents—nothing more. But when they stumble across a long-forgotten portrait of an eighteenth-century lady who may have had ties to Thomas Jefferson, he finally shares...

How long should Emily wait? Her newlywed husband never returned from the Vietnam War and his letters ceased arriving. She longed for him because he had promised to return and she had promised to wait. She went to college, taught school, retired, and then built a home on Georgian Bay in Ontario where her grandparents' old cottage had been. She enjoyed all the summers she had spent with them, even though she had experienced a near-tragic event one summer. A nightmare about the event was reoccuring. Her friend, Penny, visits often and the two friends decide to try to find George, Emily's ...

A Western Book Series and Native American fiction full of action, adventure, and romance in Book 2 of the exciting Crow Killer Series by Alfred Dennis. On the long journey to find his stepfather, the valley the old one spoke of was found. Jed also finds love in Baxter Springs and plans to bring his love, Sally Ann, back to the valley. Jedidiah’s journey is full of action and romance with many battles and great feats of heroism demonstrating Jed's love for Sally Ann and his adopted people by his willingness to give his life in their defense.

Mira Marleigh, as far as the public is concerned, is an unassuming companion. She quietly drifts through London society accompanying her dear friend and confidant, Ursula. Mira flies under the radar, which is exactly how she likes it, because unbeknownst to everyone besides her sisters and Ursula, she is the anonymous author of one of the most popular society circulars under the pseudonym Aurelius. As a purveyor of society gossip, keeping a low profile allows her to see and hear nearly everything.

Partisan de la position allongée, Oblomov ne trouve le bonheur que dans le sommeil. Ni son ami Stolz, incarnation de l'énergie et de l'esprit d'entreprise, ni la belle Olga avec qui se nouera l'embryon d'une idylle, ne parviendront à le tirer de sa léthargie. Entreprendre et aimer sont décidément choses trop fatigantes. Grand roman de mœurs, Oblomov offre une satire mordante des petits fonctionnaires et des barines russes.

Después de la extraordinaria acogida de su novela Salo solo. El patrullero del amor, vuelve Mauricio Kartun con quince relatos inolvidables que, a través de su oído delicado y experto, conmueven, divierten y nos hacen festejar a esa literatura que siempre encuentra a sus lectores.

"Les histoires comme les livres retrouvent toujours leur propriétaire." Hazel, 14 ans, et sa sœur Flora, 5 ans, sont envoyées dans la campagne anglaise pour échapper aux bombes qui pleuvent sur Londres. Afin d'oublier les horreurs de la guerre, elles inventent un royaume magique qui n'appartient qu'à elles : Whisperwood. Quand Hazel reçoit, pour le compte de la boutique de livres anciens où elle travaille, un ouvrage illustré intitulé Whisperwood et la rivière d'étoiles, sa vie est bouleversée. Car la jeune femme en est certaine, elle n'a jamais mentionné cette histoire devant qui que ce soit.