Dominic: 570 books

The Golden Lands, one of the three worlds of Terra, is supposed to be a place of peace, light, and happiness. But the Golden Lands hasn't exactly been such a place for John Hedekira, a jaded, hot-headed teenager. His parents disappear when he is thirteen, and he's left to look after his...

The train rattled and groaned again into motion. It must have been at least 2 stops later or else an indeterminate time before I risked turning over on to my other side to face her. I feigned sleep. Squinting, I saw that she was reading a large book, the title of which was indiscernible. Anyway, the book hid her face; only the hair and the top of her forehead were visible.

After a while, the barman appeared to give our quarter the floor at which the lady was about to raise her hand to draw his attention when she let out a "Oh no,..no!" What I could make out was she had caught a thumb or finger on her necklace, which had caused it to slip its pendant or whatever...

The organist sat in a small, raised cubicle just wide enough for 2 people to pass. We could only see the back of her head and shoulders. She would look a picture of beauty when framed by the rear-view mirror: dark brown eyes turned up unblinking and expectant, bottom lip being caressed by a row of perfectly white teeth.

Did I think the colour suited her? The evocative cutaway back wasn't too revealing was it? The straps were strong though and the neckline wasn't too low either? Well, yes, yes, no... was the only strangulated reply I dare let escape. I was too absorbed to trust myself with further amplification as she pressed the dress to her moulded body in imaginative poses.

In this survey Ian McEwan emerges as one of those rare writers whose works have received both popular and critical acclaim. His novels grace the bestseller lists, and he is well regarded by critics, both as a stylist and as a serious thinker about the function and capacities of narrative fiction. McEwan’s...

OFFRE GROUPÉE - 3 LIVRES EN 1 - Économisez sur le prix des romans individuels! Récipiendaire d’un PRIX AURORA pour MEILLEUR LIVRE EN FRANÇAIS - Alégracia et le Serpent d’Argent Au sein d'un univers où la magie influence le cours de puissantes dynasties, Alégracia et sa sœur Sintara vivent...

Finaliste au PRIX AURORA/BORÉAL pour MEILLEURE NOUVELLE EN FRANÇAIS. À lire immédiatement après la série Alégracia! Découvrez l’histoire de Sintara, alors qu’elle accompagnait le prince Shnar durant le récit d’Alégracia et le Serpent d’Argent, sur le fil d’une intrigue inédite. Jeune...

My father’s murder trial and appeal pitted certain elements of the AMA and the ‘Mafia’ against each other, a drama which was played out in the newspapers of the day, hurtling one hitherto obscure but proud family of immigrants from Sicily into the national spotlight.

Wer sind wir als Unternehmen? Wofür stehen wir? Wofür arbeiten wir eigentlich? Unternehmen müssen heute wieder die großen Fragen stellen. Denn nur so können sie in radikal veränderten Märkten die richtigen Antworten finden. Nur so können sie Mitarbeitern und Kunden wirklich sinnvolle Angebote...

Deutschland und der Flüchtlingsstrom – "Wir schaffen das", sagt Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel. Die mehr als 20 zumeist prominenten Autoren des Buches setzen sich in nachdenklichen, teils sehr bewegenden und mitfühlenden Texten gedanklich mit dem Neuen und Fremden, den Problemen, Sorgen...

La démarche complète pour soumettre un livre aux éditeurs. Vous venez de placer le mot « Fin », sur la dernière page de votre roman, et il est temps de le soumettre aux éditeurs. À cette étape, savez-vous au moins comment concevoir un manuscrit destiné aux maisons d’édition? Il...

The scholarly quest for the historical Jesus has a distinguished pedigree in modern Western religious and historical scholarship, with names such as Strauss, Schweitzer and Bultmann highlighting the story. Since the early 1990s, when the Jesus quest was reawakened for a third run, numerous significant...

Officer Amy Coates is up for a promotion to detective.  When she was assigned to a seemingly innocuous ‘breaking and entering’ case, she didn’t realize the dangerous, yet all-encompassing path, she would be lead on.  ​At first glance, the man she will come to know as Shaun...