D.O - Fiction & Literature 78

In a place no man's eye can see, a decision has been made, and the countdown has begun: Apocalypse. The close of civilization and the end of the world. Which, of course, calls for major re-org and a……続きを見る

"And over the years, in other loves, more real and longer lasting, he never experienced a feeling like that of that Sunday on Rua da Lapa, when he was fifteen years old." Fifteen-year-ol……続きを見る

The sexual politics of a faculty wives dinner. The psychological gamesmanship of an inappropriate therapist. The emotional minefield of an extended family wedding . . . Whatever the subject, Emily F……続きを見る

'You are a wronged woman and shall have justice. Do not bring police. If you do, all will be in vain. Your unknown friend.' When a beautiful young woman is sent a letter inviting her to a sinister a……続きを見る

"'Now, you’ve played cards with so many people, but only once, a long time ago, have you played with me, écarté. Isn’t écarté the name of that game you taught me? Let’s play a game.' Xavier started ……続きを見る

Der große Klassiker der brasilianischen Literatur in einer Neuübersetzung Machado de Assis ist der unumstrittene Leitstern unter den Klassikern Brasiliens, sein literarisches Vermächtnis ein Feuerwe……続きを見る

Darren Hopkins, a young, naïve international businessman without government experiences is hired as a research analyst with the President’s National Security Committee and suddenly finds himself emb……続きを見る

Aine is a willful young woman, determined to travel the world and become a bard of great renown. But first she has to have stories to tell. So one night she sneaks away from home and sets out on a j……続きを見る

Only a teen herself, Galetia is sworn to protect a desperately hidden group of youngsters fighting for survival in a world unfriendly to their differences. First published in the DAW anthology UNDER……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of and struggles with alcoholism. It was published in 1913. The title is taken from the British folksong "John ……続きを見る

White Fang is the titular character and a novel by American author Jack London. First serialized in Outing magazine, it was published in 1906. The story takes place in Yukon Territory, Canada, durin……続きを見る

Auf den Bergen Tschi-lis, in den Ebenen, unter dem alles duldenden Himmel saßen die, gegen welche die Panzer und Pfeile des Kaisers Khien-lung gerüstet wurden. Die durch die Städte zogen, sich über ……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

5 Werke von August Freiherr von Seckendorff Deutscher Dichter (unbekannt–1849) Dieser Band enthält eine Sammlung von 5 Werken von August Freiherr von Seckendorff. Ein dynamisches Inhaltsverzei……続きを見る

Once upon a time, a handsome and eligible Portuguese duke- Duke Francisco Duarte das Santas Aguas(aka Frank)-returned to his fairy-tale villa, the same magical villa where he found true love as a te……続きを見る

In Queen of Sheba, Roberta Kells Dorr has woven historical and archaeological research with age-old legend to create a riveting tale of ancient plots and passions. This stirring and epic account of ……続きを見る

Richard Adams is a father, in more ways than one. Once a man of the cloth, he gave it all up to live the family life, but acts of God took his wife and then his daughter away from him. Richard dies ……続きを見る

A catastrophe ーApaixonado por uma cantora... por uma mulher do theatro... eu?!... Ora adeus!... não pode ser!... Hei de ver isso! Assim monologava o visconde Antonino de Bizeux, acabando de vestir-……続きを見る

With their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevsky's early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major no……続きを見る

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Douglas F. Birch's book continues his exploration of Christianity from the perspective of mankind's biological endowment. In this book, the author shows that the biological paradigm releases Jesus o……続きを見る

This volume collects two works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The title work The Doings of Raffles Haw (1891) is scientific romance about a disenchanted gold maker who has discovered a way to turn lead ……続きを見る

Love on the Marsh a long poem in 100 stanzas is described by Lochhead as an extension of High Marsh Road and brother and sister to it. The diary-like entries a form to which Lochhead has frequently ……続きを見る

In "Our Little Canadian Cousin," my intention has been to tell, in a general way, although with a defined local setting, the story of Canadian home life. To Canadians, home life means not merely sit……続きを見る

Mystery writer Jessica Fletcher takes a three-night train trip with her friend and his railroad association through scenic British Columbia. But when a member of the entourage takes a sip of a Blood……続きを見る

Physicians are not always successful establishing a diagnosis. An eighteen-year-old girl develops bizarre symptoms puzzling one doctor after another. The family watches in helpless despair as the yo……続きを見る

The Star Rover is a novel by American writer Jack London published in 1915 (published in the United Kingdom as The Jacket). It is a story of reincarnation. A framing story is told in the first perso……続きを見る

THE STABLE YARD It was one of those exquisite days that come in every winter, in which it seems no longer the dead body, but the lovely ghost of summer. Such a day bears to its sister of the happier……続きを見る

The term Physiology, or the science of the functions of the body, has come to include Anatomy, or the science of its structure, and Hygiene, or the laws of health; the one being essential to the pro……続きを見る