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IrisHeerdegen It's not going to change a thing

Part one - Circle of time

Fantasy
Englisch
2 Wörter
Ab 14 Jahren
428
4

Three students at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow have found a way to travel through time. One of the three - Neil Sutherland - wants to take his fiancée Andrea on a short trip 200 years back into Scotland's past. But things do not work out as he had planned and Neil is killed when they reach their destinatiuon. Now Andrea is left alone in a strange world which she knows only from her reading. The reality of life in the Highlands of Scotland of the 18th century is very hard. This "short trip" has become for her a journey of no return. In her attempts to make ends meet in this hard and strange world Andrea becomes involved in one of the greatest mysteries of the Highlands of that time - a riddle which has still not been solved - who ,killed Colin Campbell of Glenure, the king's factor, in Appin? Andrea's wanderings bring her into contact with one of the main suspects, Alan Breck Stewart. She tries to change the fate of all of those involved - only to discover that history cannot be altered. She becomes so deeply entangled in the story and begins an affair with Alan, fleeing with him to France. She knows that this romance is against all reason but she knows too that she has to survive in these hard times. [mehr]

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Keith A. Owens The Mayonnaise Murders Part 1

Fantasy
Englisch
1529 Wörter
Ab 14 Jahren
344
2

On Planet 10, pork is fine but mayonnaise is illegal. Used as an essential ingredient in the highly addictive drug MayoMadd, mayonnaise has long been banned for the safety of the colonies which has been free of the MayoMadd craze for years. So then where did the mayonnaise come from? And who has enough pull to get it delivered to Planet 10? Or is somebody manufacturing it, and if so where are they getting the ingredients? Is sandwich spread really that important to a critter, and where does a dead rock star fit into all this? That’s what Vid has to find out, with more than a little help from Vee, a shapely news reporter with no shortage of attitude and an arsenal of quick comebacks wrapped in as much barbed wire as humor. What they eventually uncover is the biggest story of Vee’s career, but it could also pose one of the biggest threats to Earth’s teenagers – especially those with a taste for chemical thrills. The whole twisted affair could turn both Vid and Vee into wanted criminals just for playing too close to the fire. [mehr]

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Johnnie Mitchell 88 Ways to Die

Krimi
Englisch
38195 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
317
0

In the year 1988, black private detective Ellis Mason finds himself swept into a wave of big time trouble. What started as a routine case of tailing an ex-con's wayward girlfriend turns into something much more sinister. When the girl friend is murdered, and the ex-con is charged, Ellis reluctantly sets out to clear him. Ellis soon finds himself investigating a young and sexy executive secretary that's having an affair with a married congressman running for re-election, and is living far beyond her means. He creates an uneasy alliance with Brad Royce, the son of the owner of a top flight detective agency. Ellis targets Andrea Newsome, a clever and alluring political consultant that knows a lot more about shady business deals and political corruption than she'll ever admit. Ellis and Royce must sniff out the right clues, and dodge the last bullets before the case is solved. 88 Ways to Die is a complex case, steamy sexuality, and sudden violence that brings things to a boil. [mehr]

Stichwörter: urban fiction, african american fiction, noir fiction

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Raven West Red Wine for Breakfast

Belletristik
Englisch
79621 Wörter
Ab 16 Jahren
353
0

Red Wine for Breakfast stars Jenny Reed, a 34 year old Californian from New York, who plays macho Monopoly by her own rules. Winner take all. And she had it all: the number one morning radio show on KKTM FM in Los Angeles, a wonderful best friend, and a nice noncommittal affair with the station owner, Brian Allen. Her career was all she needed. Success was all she ever wanted. Until Johnny King became her on air partner and challenged her to play his own game. The day she beat him was the day she gained his respect. It was also the day she lost her best friend in an apparent suicide ... or was it murder? Real life radio personalities and a front page drug scandal bring realism to a fictional novel set in Los Angeles where radio stations change formats like socks, and jobs are as secure as houses built on the San Andreas Fault. In a business drowning in testosterone, Red Wine for Breakfast is the story of strong, determined New Yorker who has to shake off the laid back attitude of LA to overcome the challenges of an industry that threatens to turn her off and a man who only wants to turn her on. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Romance, Fiction, Mystery

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Semyon White Inferno! (excerpt)

Belletristik
Englisch
827 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
3
0

Three friends in New York City struggle with fidelity and other issues in their relationships with women. Dialogue driven, episodic, frank and explicit, it follows each man's choices, mistakes and explorations with the opposite sex. Seamus Gilley may be the last of the little black book carrying playboys. After decades of working out, woman watching and one night stands, he begins to want more from his relationships. Breaking one of his skirt-chaser rules, Seamus gets involved with a single mother. Derek Towns is a young newlywed with an ideal marriage. When he finds out his father had an affair he begins to doubt his own ability to remain faithful. Derek exposes himself to temptation with an attractive co-worker to prove himself the better man. Milo Bova; cheater, womanizer and would be misogynist struggles as he juggles women, his ideas about women, and his subsequent isolation and guilt. Conflicted about hurting a younger woman to spend more time with her unstable aunt, he upsets the precarious balance of his life. Each man encounters a dirty shirtless man in the city and wonders about the circumstances that led to his predicament. Like a cautionary omen, the man effects each character differently and we see the effect play out in the midst of their dilemmas. [mehr]

Stichwörter: ebook, ebooks, cosmopolitan fantasy, men's adventure, slice of life, fiction

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Mary O'Connor Life is Full of Sweet Spots: An Exploration of Joy

Ratgeber
Englisch
1868 Wörter
Ab 10 Jahren
755
20

Joy is often thought of as one of life's most elusive and seemingly unreachable goals. But the real truth is that joy is everywhere--in our backyards, our hearts, and our souls. Life Is Full of Sweet Spots shares personal reflections, insight, and quotes to help us appreciate the exploration of joy as an unending process. Including contributions from over forty artists and individuals from twenty states, Canada, and Australia, this surprising travel guide explores the niches and nuances of the earth, the sea and sky, of our bodies, minds, and souls. It offers ways to connect with our personal sweet spots and considers how their beauty and powers can make us hum, learn, love, or just simply be. While focusing on the ordinary as well as the remarkable moments in life, contributors share how each of them personally found relief, fulfillment, or simple contentment in life--and how the discovery of joy can be an everyday affair. More than a compilation of inspirational thoughts and reflections, it also provides a directory of links to ways and places in the world around us that will stretch our minds, spark our imaginations and open the doors of learning. Life Is Full of Sweet Spot offers inspiration for anyone wishing to find simple ways to live a joy-filled life. [mehr]

Stichwörter: Non-fiction, self-help, joy, life, explore, travel, spiritual, nature lover, artists, inspirational, Mary O'Connor

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Amy Ella Blanchard The Four Corners

Belletristik
Englisch
70862 Wörter
Keine Altersempfehlung
123
0

The town itself was one that stood at the foot of Virginia's blue mountains. The house where the Corners lived was on the edge of the town, facing a street which ended at the front gate. At the side of the garden another long street wound its way uphill and was called the old County Road when it began to go down grade. The house was a rambling old affair which had not been painted for some years and was, therefore, of an indescribable hue. One wing was shut up, but the remainder was made excellent use of by four lively girls, of whom the eldest was Nancy Weston. She was variously known as Nan, Nance or Nannie, though she greatly preferred Nannette and sometimes stealthily signed herself so. When she was, as her Cousin Phil expressed it, "on the bias," he often delighted to tease her by calling her Sharp Corner, but her Aunt Sarah often declared that West Corner suited her perfectly since from that quarter sprang up the briskest, as well as the most agreeable, of breezes. [mehr]

Stichwörter: The Four Corners, Amy Ella Blanchard, The Four Corners By Amy Ella Blanchard

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Fedor Jagor, Charles Wilkes The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes

Edited By Austin Craig

Historisches
Englisch
226041 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
0

Andreas Fedor Jagor (1816–1900) was a German ethnologist, naturalist and explorer who traveled throughout Asia in the second half of the 19th century collecting for Berlin museums. Fedor Jagor dealt with ethnography inspired by a visit to Paris. On behalf of the Museum für Naturkunde (Museum of Natural History) in Berlin, he traveled extensively to South and Southeast Asia collecting for the museum. From 1859 to 1861, he was in India, East Asia and the Pacific Islands. He stayed on the island of Java and the rest of the Indonesian archipelago from 1873 to 1876 and from 1890 to 1893. Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American naval officer and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and commanded the ship in the Trent Affair during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Although credited with several "firsts", his behavior led to two convictions at court-martial. Rudolf Carl Virchow (English /ˈvɪrkoʊ, ˈfɪrxoʊ/;[1] German: [ˈvɪɐ̯çoː];[2][3] 13 October 1821 – 5 September 1902) was a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician, known for his advancement of public health. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" because his work helped to discredit humorism, bringing more science to medicine. He is also considered one of the founders of social medicine. [mehr]

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JOHN GALSWORTHY TO LET

Belletristik
Englisch
89928 Wörter
Ab 18 Jahren
2
0

John Galsworthy OM (/ˈɡɔːlzwɜrði/; 14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906–1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. John Galsworthy was born at Kingston Hill in Surrey, England, the son of John and Blanche Bailey (née Bartleet) Galsworthy. His family was wealthy and well established, with a large estate in Kingston upon Thames that is now the site of three schools: Marymount International School, Rokeby Preparatory School, and Holy Cross Preparatory School. He attended Harrow and New College, Oxford, training as a barrister, and was called to the bar in 1890. However, he was not keen to begin practising law and instead travelled abroad to look after the family's shipping business. During these travels he met Joseph Conrad, then the first mate of a sailing-ship moored in the harbour of Adelaide, Australia, and the two future novelists became close friends. In 1895 Galsworthy began an affair with Ada Nemesis Pearson Cooper (1864–1956), the wife of his cousin Major Arthur Galsworthy. After her divorce ten years later, they married 23 September 1905 and stayed together until his death in 1933. Before their marriage, they often stayed clandestinely in a farmhouse called Wingstone in the village of Manaton on Dartmoor, Devon.[1] From 1908 he took out a long lease on part of the building and made it their regular second home until 1923.[1] [mehr]

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Luigi Savagnone We Knew That ...

Belletristik
Englisch
47190 Wörter
Ab 8 Jahren
74
0

Among rantings due to a growing daily stress a narrator tells the story of Anna and Lucia, two girls of Italian origin, who after spending a childhood and a peaceful and happy childhood in Borneo discovered a love affair between their parents, so disgusted, they decide to leave and reach Italy. Here find a very closed society, resulting in great difficulty in entering and get to know people. However, they manage to find a permanent job, but it soon proves a real torture. They are also able to find a partner, but with the help of a marriage agency. Here begin the visits to some of the most important places and monuments of Sicily, but also of Rome, Florence, Pisa and Venice, where Anna spends her honeymoon. This is illustrated by several images and accurate historical reconstructions. When for the two friends finally everything seemed to go for the best, something happens ... In this first part, which can be defined a fable with a final suspense, however, are treated different topics of scientific, philosophical, architectural and cultural heritage. But this romance stimulates the narrator in an uncontrollable desire to escape from the monotonous and meaningless life he leads. With a small boat so he faces the open sea in search of the freedom that in his squalid life has never been able to find. He finds the love of a mermaid and live an extraordinary adventure into the depths. But the misfortune is always lurking ... [mehr]

Stichwörter: Loneliness, Adventure, Friendship, Family, Culture, Deep Sea, Mermaid, Sci-Fi

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