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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice. The stories were well received, and boosted the subscriptions figures of The Strand Magazine, prompting Doyle to be able to demand more money for his next set of stories. The first story, "A Scandal in Bohemia", includes the character of Irene Adler, who, despite being featured only within this one story by Doyle, is a prominent character in modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations, generally as a love interest for Holmes. Doyle included four of the twelve stories from this collection in his twelve favourite Sherlock Holmes stories, picking "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" as his overall favourite.
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A Senate Journal 1943–1945
“December 2, 1943. Today I was assigned to the Senate staff of the United Press and moved into the Senate Press Gallery; I hope to stay. Nothing could be a better break for a newspaperman and nothing could please me more. It is exactly what I wanted.”—Allen Drury, from A Senate Journal
Allen Drury is perhaps the greatest political novelist of the 20th century. His masterpiece Advise and Consent won the Pulitzer Prize and became one of the best-selling novels of the century. His other works, such as Decision, A Shade of Difference, A God Against the Gods, and That Summer showcase human politics from an intimate scale to a grand panorama.
In his seminal years, a young and idealistic Allen Drury was assigned as a reporter to the U.S. Senate for three years that were some of the most turbulent in our history. He was there as an eyewitness to World War II, FDR’s New Deal, vicious political in-fighting, attempts to pack the Supreme Court, and bitter partisan divides in the face of global war.
Drury’s astute observations, insights, and perspectives bring history and politics to life in this truly remarkable account, which has great relevance to today’s headlines.
“a panorama of 20th century US history.”—Paul Moreno, from his Foreword
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Bad Boy Shifter
Can I give him my body but save my heart?I'm not usually a one-night stand kind of girl.But Kade is too sexy to resist. He's the alpha wolf and biggest bad boy in Red Oak Den."Love them and leave them" is the motto he lives by.He shouldn't be my type.But then he keeps a creep's hands off me at a bar.Something within me melts. His dark eyes are on mine,letting me know I'm his conquest for the night. My mind wants to say no- it's a terrible idea.But my body says it wants to be taken by him.Every touch of this bad boy shifter makes me tremble.Every kiss makes me yearn for his mouth all over me. I can't resist letting him have his way with me.Even though I know he won't be there in the morning. Or will one night with me not be enough for him? Could we be destined to be each other's mate?Bad Boy Shifter is a standalone paranormal wolf shifter romance (PNR) with steam and a happy ever after and with no cliffhangers or cheating. It is in Skylar Mason's standalone but connected Red Oak Shifters series which can be read and understood on their own or are best enjoyed altogether.
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Cyn and the Peanut Butter Cup
Love, laughter, and short-term memory loss. When a sweet old lady’s mysterious past draws her young caretaker into a wild ride, they drag a hot FBI agent along with them. Cyn didn’t know caring for Maddy would require car chases, and Rhys never thought an old lady could steal his gun.
Cynthia loves being Maddy’s caregiver. Watching over a slightly senile senior is a piece of cake after Cyn’s brutal divorce. It’s not wrong to hide away from life for a few weeks, er, months. Right?!
Rhys (“like the peanut butter cup but not spelled the same”) is pretty sure he’s going to get fired from his job at the FBI. When Maddy steals his gun at the grocery store and shoots at a random stranger, Rhys figures that’s it for his career. Everything’s gone wrong…
…except for meeting Cyn. How will Rhys and Cyn find love while keeping Maddy safe from the (possibly imaginary) hordes who are (maybe) out to get her?
A laugh-out-loud, sexy romantic comedy that includes a heroine with self-confidence problems, an absolutely delicious screw-up of a hero, and the strong-willed, slightly addled old lady who leads them both astray.
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Ashes in the Snow
A beautiful, moving detective story set in Auschwitz in the Christmas of 1943.
A young Jewish prisoner...
Auschwitz, 1943. It's snowing outside and Block 10 looks even bleaker than usual. Gioele Errera, a young Jewish boy imprisoned in the camp, finds the body of an SS officer.
A detective with everything to prove...
Hugo Fischer is sent to investigate the unexplained death of the renowned Nazi. But Hugo is hiding a secret - he is suffering from a degenerative disease. The only way for him to survive is to give his support to the Reich and hide his condition.
A confrontation with pure evil...
In Auschwitz, Hugo comes face to face not only with a complex murder, but with a truth - that of the Final Solution. And he is forced to decide what is most important to him - and who, if anyone, he should try to save...
Search for a Wife (Barbara Cartland s Pink Collection 86) (EN)
The Marquis of Milverton strides into White‘s Club in a high state of irritation as he is being pestered by his family to take a `suitable‘ girl for his wife. He is not surprised to find that his aristocratic friends are suffering the same pressure and they gather together to complain about their plight.
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Louis I Kahn
A thoroughly updated and redesigned edition of McCarter's esteemed monograph on the globally-revered modern master - includes Roosevelt Island, Four Freedoms Park, which was completed after Kahn's death
The significance of the work of Louis I Kahn, one of the greatest influences on post-WWII world architecture, has skyrocketed in the twenty-first century. Robert McCarter's bestselling and critically-acclaimed monograph explains how Kahn redefined Modern architecture and why his work remains a fundamental source for architects and designers today. Now thoughtfully updated, this comprehensive and extensively illustrated overview features both built and unbuilt projects, including Yale University Art Gallery, Kimbell Art Museum, and the Salk Institute, along with his work in India and Bangladesh, as well as a project realized forty years after Kahn's death - New York City's Four Freedoms Park.
The Cleaner 1: The List (EN)
Audiobook The Cleaner, written by Inger Gammelgaard Madsen. Bertram and his three friends; Jack, Kasper and Felix, have just finished school, and have formed a small-time gang, calling themselves The Hawks. They work for The Handler, who pays them to do break-ins and steal expensive designer furniture, at the request of The Handler’s clients. Bertram lives alone with his mum, who works as a waitress in a restaurant.
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Baseball Joe on the School Nine (EN)
"Baseball Joe" Matson's great ambition is to go to boarding school and play on the school team. Joe is a wide-awake country boy who loves playing baseball above all. He and his hometown chum Tom Davis enrol in Excelsior Hall and join the school nine. When not on the diamond, Joe is saving lives and assisting his father against the foes who are once trying to steal Mr.
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Struck In Love
One moment is all it took to ignite a love affair; neither would soon forget. Nothing and no one could tear Antonio and Sabrina apart, no matter how hard they tried. Ex-lovers, angry family members, jealous rivals, tried and failed. But they're not the only threats to this match made in passion. Antonio has secrets that could force them to sever ties forever—when the danger hits too close to home, forced to face his demons, and keep her safe from harm. With more obstacles against them than they can count, will they ever have their happily-ever-after?Warning: Antonio and Sabrina Struck Book 1 is the first installment that leaves off with cliffhanger. Four book Mafia Romantic Suspense series. Explicit Adult Language, and content, hot alpha male and female. Must be read in order for context. Order of SeriesThe Early Years-A PrequelAntonio And Sabrina Book 1 released 2017Antonio and Sabrina Book 2 released 2018Antonio and Sabrina Book 3 released 2018Janice and Carlo Captivated By His Love released 2019Antonio and Sabrina Book 4 (Enemy of My Enemy is my Friend) 2020Antonio De Luca-The Early Years-A Prequel Short released 2020Joaquin Fuertes-The Fuertes Cartel Book 1 (Antonio and Sabrina)
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Guarded by Dragons
Rick Gekoski has been traversing the rocky terrain of the rare book trade for over fifty years. The treasure he seeks is scarce, carefully buried and often jealously guarded, knowledge of its hiding place shared through word of mouth like the myths of old.
In Guarded by Dragons, Gekoski invites readers into this enchanted world as he reflects on the gems he has unearthed throughout his career. He takes us back to where his love of collecting began - perusing D.H. Lawrence first editions in a slightly suspect Birmingham carpark. What follows are dizzying encounters with literary giants as Gekoski publishes William Golding, plays ping-pong with Salman Rushdie and lunches with Graham Greene. A brilliant stroke of luck sees Sylvia Plath's personal copy of The Great Gatsby fall into Gekoski's lap, only for him to discover the perils of upsetting a Poet Laureate when Ted Hughes demands its return.
Hunting for literary treasure is not without its battles and Gekoski boldly breaks the cardinal rule never to engage in a lawsuit with someone much richer than yourself, while also guarding his bookshop from the most unlikely of thieves. The result is an unparalleled insight into an almost mythical world where priceless first editions of Ulysses can vanish, and billionaires will spend as much gold as it takes to own the manuscript of J.K. Rowling's Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Engaging, funny and shrewd, Guarded by Dragons is a fascinating discussion on value and worth. At the same time, Gekoski artfully reveals how a manuscript can tell a thousand stories.
Five Nights at Freddys: Fazbear Frights 9: The Puppet Carver
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss
this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales
that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night...
Consumed by failure... Desperate to keep his kiddie pizzeria from
bankruptcy, Jack lets his animatronics tech pitch him a new invention
that might just give him some perspective. Frustrated by
an unfair arcade game, Colton throws himself into re-engineering
the device at any cost. Marley's best friend goes missing on a tour
of the Freddy's Pizza Factory; she knows what really happened
... but her guilt isn't the only thing threatening to eat her
alive.
The Boy Who Hatched Monsters
Sam's life has always been strange. After all, his family have no idea that he's half monster, half fairy.
But now he's keeping an even bigger secret. He alone has the power to bring monsters to life! (He's even got a tiny gargoyle hatchling hidden in his sock drawer.)
When Queen Maggie finds out, she's delighted. She wants Sam to create her a whole new legion of vile ogres.
When he refuses, she vows that she will destroy everything Sam holds dear. And so the stage is set for a final battle, one that will determine not just Sam's future, but that of the whole of monsterkind ...
The conclusion to T.C. Shelley's magical fantasy trilogy is perfect for fans of Jennifer Bell, Sophie Anderson and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book.
B. J. Harrison Reads The Tale of Two Viziers (EN)
After their father’s death, the two brothers, Nur al-Din and Shams al-Din, agree to marry two sisters on the same day. The main idea is that Nur wants to have a son, while Shams wants to have a daughter. And so it happens. Shams al-Din has a daughter and Nur al-Din has a son – Badr al-Din. Right before he dies, Nur tells his young boy about his uncle Shams, who is still in Cairo.
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Heather vonzásában
„Egy vérpezsdítő történet, mely ravaszul játszik az érzelmeiddel!" - Nikii könyvblog
William Keyes a chicagói rendőrség egyik legelismertebb rendőrnyomozója. Munkája tele van izgalommal, veszéllyel, rejtélyekkel és észjátékkal. Minden ügyében az igazságot kutatja. Mindemellett menyasszonyával, Joyce-szal lázasan készülnek közelgő esküvőjükre.
Tökéletesnek látszó életét azonban egy szövevényes gyilkossági eset és egy kellemetlen jogi procedúra kavarja fel. Az ügyben eljáró tüzes és leleményes Heather Reese ügyvédnőt egyszerre találja kibírhatatlannak és vonzónak. Minden akarata ellenére lassan kialakul köztük a kölcsönös vonzalom. A Heather iránt táplált érzelmei észrevétlenül befolyásolhatóvá és sebezhetővé teszik őt. Will idővel mindenben elbizonytalanodik, amiben addig hitt: Joyce-ban, a hivatásában, de legfőképpen önmagában.
A Heather vonzásában a Bűnös viszony-sorozat első része, melyben a többszörösen Aranykönyv-díjra jelölt írónő bebizonyítja, nem mindenki bűnös, akit rabságra ítélnek. A történet a Joyce csapdájában című kötetben folytatódik.
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Aurora - What Happened To The Heart? 2LP
Aurora Aksnes (narodená 15. júna 1996) známa mononymne ako Aurora, je nórska speváčka a skladateľka. Narodila sa v Stavangeri a vyrastala v mestách H?le a Os. Svoje prvé piesne začala písať a tancovať už v šiestich rokoch. Po tom, čo boli niektoré z jej piesní nahrané online a stali sa populárnymi v Nórsku, podpísala v roku 2014 nahrávaciu zmluvu s Petroleum Records, Decca a Glassnote Records. Aurora získala uznanie svojím debutovým rozšíreným hraním (EP), Running with the Wolves (2015), ktorý obsahoval spánkový hit „Runaway“. Neskôr v tom istom roku poskytla sprievodnú skladbu pre vianočnú reklamu Johna Lewisa, kde naspievala cover verziu piesne Oasis „Half the World Away“.
Aurora vydáva 7. júna nový album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’. Nórska umelkyňa si vybudovala obrovské globálne publikum a spája folkové, elektronické a popové aspekty do vzrušujúceho efektu. 7. júna vychádza jej štvrtý štúdiový album, ktorý zavedie AURORU ďaleko od jej domova, len aby sa ešte raz vrátila a našla to všetko znova.Album bol nahrávaný medzi jej rodným Nórskom, Nemeckom, Londýnom a Los Angeles, spája blízkych spolupracovníkov – napríklad Magnusa Skylstada – s novými hlasmi, ako sú Ane Brun, Matias Tellez (dievča v červenom, Maisie Peters), Tom Rowlands z The Chemical Bratia, Chris Greatti (Yungblud, , Blink-182, Pussy Riot), Dave Hamelin (Beyonce, King Princess a Zara Larsson).
Aurora - What Happened To The Heart? CD
Aurora Aksnes (narodená 15. júna 1996) známa mononymne ako Aurora, je nórska speváčka a skladateľka. Narodila sa v Stavangeri a vyrastala v mestách H?le a Os. Svoje prvé piesne začala písať a tancovať už v šiestich rokoch. Po tom, čo boli niektoré z jej piesní nahrané online a stali sa populárnymi v Nórsku, podpísala v roku 2014 nahrávaciu zmluvu s Petroleum Records, Decca a Glassnote Records. Aurora získala uznanie svojím debutovým rozšíreným hraním (EP), Running with the Wolves (2015), ktorý obsahoval spánkový hit „Runaway“. Neskôr v tom istom roku poskytla sprievodnú skladbu pre vianočnú reklamu Johna Lewisa, kde naspievala cover verziu piesne Oasis „Half the World Away“.
Aurora vydáva 7. júna nový album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’. Nórska umelkyňa si vybudovala obrovské globálne publikum a spája folkové, elektronické a popové aspekty do vzrušujúceho efektu. 7. júna vychádza jej štvrtý štúdiový album, ktorý zavedie AURORU ďaleko od jej domova, len aby sa ešte raz vrátila a našla to všetko znova.Album bol nahrávaný medzi jej rodným Nórskom, Nemeckom, Londýnom a Los Angeles, spája blízkych spolupracovníkov – napríklad Magnusa Skylstada – s novými hlasmi, ako sú Ane Brun, Matias Tellez (dievča v červenom, Maisie Peters), Tom Rowlands z The Chemical Bratia, Chris Greatti (Yungblud, , Blink-182, Pussy Riot), Dave Hamelin (Beyonce, King Princess a Zara Larsson).
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 9
As the battle against the orc Jumbo and his group Forgan descends into utter chaos, Haruhiro and the party face a crisis unlike any before: Ranta has betrayed them to join Forgan.From there, they are split up again and fight an intense retreating battle. Without knowing who among the other party members is safe, Haruhiro and his comrades realize anew what the other members of the group mean to them. Having only realized what they had now that it may be gone, will Haruhiro and the others really lose it, or...?When they encounter an enemy known as "solitude" in the misty Thousand Valley, this tale of adventure that crawled out of the ashes will begin to weave a new act.
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes
Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker and Stephen Graham Jones. Winner of the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella.
A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s—a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires.
A couple isolate themselves on a remote island in an attempt to recover from their teenage son’s death, when a mysterious young man knocks on their door during a storm…
And a man confronts his neighbour when he discovers a strange object in his back yard, only to be drawn into an ever-more dangerous game.
From Bram Stoker Award finalist Eric LaRocca, this is devastating, beautifully written horror from one of the genre’s most cutting-edge voices.
What have you done today to deserve your eyes?