Global Fiction

The World Is Curved reveals how today's risky environment came to be - and why the mortgage mess is a symptom of potentially far more devastating trouble. He wrestles with the two questions on everyone's mind: How bad could things really get in today's volatile economy? And what can we do about it?

Light of the North Star is a mixed-media epic poem comprised that tells the tale of two empires from Ancient Greece and India following the Trojan War and the flood that submerged the city of Dwaraka.

Em O burrinho pedrês, narrativa que abre um clássico de Guimarães Rosa, Sagarana, acompanhamos a movimentada jornada de um grupo de vaqueiros a tocar uma extensa boiada do sítio do Major Saulo até o arraial, num dia de névoa e chuva. Ao longo do percurso, "causos" são contados pelos homens que integram a viagem. Também faz parte da comitiva o burrinho Sete-de-Ouros, animal já idoso que, à primeira vista, não teria muita serventia. Os acontecimentos que compõem a travessia, contudo, acabariam reservando ao animal um papel transformador.

Shuler's epic tale follows powerful warriors Jade Flower, aka the Tigress, and General Yu Luan as they battle an elusive organization determined to sink the empire. As Jade and Luan navigate a complex network of enemies and fight to protect their love, listeners will find themselves captivated by Wilkinson's engaging performance, which breathes life into the well-developed characters.

Shadows of Dominion is a dark and intense dystopian tale set in a not-so-distant future. In a world dominated by an oppressive imperial regime led by an AI emperor, two unlikely heroes, Sarah and David, navigate a treacherous terrain where morality blurs and the pursuit of freedom comes at a haunting price. As they strive to topple the empire, they grapple with the consequences of their choices, ultimately reshaping their world in a tumultuous aftermath. This gripping narrative explores the depths of human nature and the relentless quest for liberation.

In the 1970s, a single night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director and his leading lady causes an international scandal that wrecks Astrid's glittering stage career and rips apart her marriage. Her ex-husband, Scottish actor Magnus Fellowes, finds global fame, while Astrid retreats to a Sussex windmill. Now 82, she lives there still, with a troupe of dachshunds and her loyal friend, Mrs Baker, who came to clean over twenty years ago, and never left. But Mrs Baker has a troubled past too. There has been an 'Awful Incident' at the windmill; police are sniffing around.

Paramedic Chris and the Runaway Chicken is the fourth book in the Paramedic Chris series. In this book, Chris and Zara experience a very different kind of call which ends up with the local community working together. Author Tim Parsons was inspired to create the series during the time he worked as an ambulance chaplain.

O convívio familiar, o cultivo das amizades, a dura vida no sertão e a necessidade incontornável de encarar os desafios que a condição humana apresenta são elementos centrais desta narrativa. Neste livro, tem-se o privilégio de captar o âmago da vida no sertão através do olhar de uma criança, uma escolha que revela a grandeza literária de Guimarães Rosa.

Die Geschichte handelt von einem schönen, jungen Indianermädchen namens Pocahontas und ihrer Liebe zu einem jungen, weißen Mann namens John Smith, zu der Zeit, als die ersten weißen Seefahrer Amerika entdeckten. Die Indianer galten zur damaligen Zeit als gefährliche Wilde. Doch John Smith lernt durch Pocahontas die wahre Seele der Indianer kennen und schätzen. Pocahontas und John Smith geraten zwischen die Fronten der Indianer und der Weißen. Sie kämpfen für ihre Liebe, denn echte, wahre Liebe kennt keine Grenzen.

Are you dreaming of taking a family vacation to a place you've never been to before? You and your whole family are invited to join us on a tour to experience, learn, feel, and imagine what life in countries around the world is like. In this audiobook, Santiago and Alejandra take us on an exciting adventure around the unique South American country of Ecuador. Are you ready to take a walk through icy volcanic glaciers and visit tropical white sand beaches all in the same small country?

What if your past came back to haunt you and stalked the present until it became your worst nightmare? J.J. Hughes explores the lengths to which we'll go to keep the past from overshadowing the present and destroying the future.

The terrifying future of our world after climate change - as predicted by a leading geochemist. As his health begins to fail, a historian in the year 2084 sets out to document the irreparable damage climate change has wrought on the planet over the course of his life. He interviews scientists, political leaders and ordinary people all around the world who have suffered its catastrophic effects, from devastating floods and mass droughts to war and famine.

Il nuovo romanzo di Ken Follett costituirà una sorpresa per i suoi milioni di lettori. Per niente al mondo segna un cambio di rotta rispetto ai suoi romanzi storici. Ambientato ai giorni nostri narra di una crisi globale che minaccia di sfociare nella terza guerra mondiale, lasciando il lettore nell'incertezza fino all'ultima pagina. Più di un thriller, Per niente al mondo è un romanzo ricco di dettagli reali che si muove tra il cuore rovente del deserto del Sahara e le stanze inaccessibili del potere delle grandi capitali del mondo.

When the Whisperwings deliver a rather unexpected (and extremely fluffy) message—via blinking ball of yarn and a talking snowglobe—Ivy, Willow, Thistle, Blake, and Cinder know their next mission isn’t going to be anything close to normal. Their destination? Antarctica. Their objective? Stop a delightfully eccentric but slightly unhinged genius known only as Dr. Meowington, who’s using enchanted science and magical satellites to turn the entire world into cats. Yes. Actual cats. Whiskers, tails, furballs and all.

An Imperfect Woman transports you back into historical eras seemly different from ours, yet familiar with human foibles. In this novel, you will meet Mary, an unforgettable woman with a lifetime of chasing perfection but challenged with unexpected turns of fate and complex relationships. From dirt floors and crude wooden plates of a dismal Missouri childhood to velvet curtains and imported porcelain china settings in early Denver society - . . will Mary's single-minded pursuit for perfection be her salvation or downfall?

Still a Lady takes the listener on an introspective journey of self-love, romance, overcoming hardship, and self-empowerment. Through Monica El’s poetic advocacy, she offers support, encouragement, and inspiration with the power of the written word. Moreover, these poems serve as an affirmation of one’s true self and a reminder that authenticity and vulnerability are not to be avoided, but embraced.

A civilization experiencing global cooling that will herald in a new ice, age follows in the path of denial that plagued a long extinct civilization.

Kaur constantly embraces growth, and in Home Body, she walks listeners through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and the potential of the self. Home Body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself - reminding listeners to fill up on love, acceptance, community, family, and embrace change. Themes of nature and nurture, light and dark, rest here.

In honor of being banned, a special price. Now in paperback too. The 4th installment in the continuing adventures of the Angry Brothers, including James Angry's first encounter with Naltrexone. Check out the revenge of the week in the book, which is a fan favorite. We have James Grey, who was missing for 30 years to return to become a UFO investigator, his uncle John, who is at least 700 years old, two un-dead monks Jack and James Angry. So if you like magic murder, mystery, gratuitous sex, violence, revenge, drugs, and so on, this you should like this series. If you haven’t read the ...

Federico Castilla es director de Responsabilidad Corporativa y Desarrollo Sostenible de Oilgas International, multinacional del sector petroquímico con implantación en Europa, África y Oriente Medio. Una mañana recibe una llamada desde Oilgas Ibérica, su planta de distribución de refino en España, y le comunican que se acaba de producir un accidente laboral en dicha planta; un empleado, que ha caído desde varios metros de altura mientras realizaba trabajos de reposición de luminarias, se encuentra en estado crítico.