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In the fictional town of Middlemarch, selflessness, social reform, and romantic love struggle to survive against human foolishness, economic missteps, and societal ideals. Young and intelligent, Dorothea Brooke hastily marries Casaubon, a middle-aged scholar working tirelessly on his “masterpiece,”...

The Sorcerer weaves the mystery of the cave paintings into the story of a youth, crippled by a bear’s attack, who had become useless to his hunter society. In his attempt to win respect he apprentices himself to the tribe’s witch doctor in order to learn the secrets of sorcery.

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.

Like the bestselling Waldorf Kindergarten Snack Book and the Waldorf School Book of Soups, this newest book in the series provides yet another a rich resource for spending time in the kitchen with young childrenthis time baking bread. What child doesnt like to feel and knead bread dough, watch it rise,...

Motivated by the desire to explain how Americans perceive and evaluate inequality and related programs and policies, the authors conducted a national survey of beliefs about social and economic inequality in America. Here they present the results of their research on the structure, determinants, and...

Probably the first thought which will occur to the reader who is acquainted with the matters treated in this work will be that the subject is too large. A history of Hinduism or Buddhism or even of both within the frontiers of India may be a profitable though arduous task, but to attempt a historical...

Eine schreckliche Nachricht verbreitet sich in Erdas wie ein Lauffeuer: Der Immerbaum stirbt! Doch wenn der Baum stirbt, ist Erdas verloren! Meilin, Conor, Rollan und Abeke machen sich mit ihren Seelentieren auf die Suche nach der Ursache und stoßen auf eine alte Legende. Sie besagt, dass ein böser...

Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in this wild, warm-hearted, and hilarious sci-fi companion to A Problematic Paradox. Nikola Kross has battled aliens and won. But her father, who was kidnapped by evil extraterrestrials, is still missing, and now it's up to...

"Hello! What's up with you?" Doctor Lewis Pryne was obviously surprised at the intrusion of a mere friend on office hours. "How did you persuade Miss Frazier to bring you in? You aren't—or are you—looking for a doctor?" Dick Wilder's smile was tinged with awed diffidence. "No, I'm not wanting...

Manchmal tut die Wahrheit nicht nur weh – sie brennt. Shan, der ehemalige Ermittler, und der Mönch Lokesh leben vogelfrei in Tibet. Als man sie verhaftet, rechnen sie mit einer Anklage wegen Widerstands gegen die chinesischen Besatzer. Dann jedoch stellt Shan fest, dass er ausgewählt worden ist,...

It’s 1997, and seventeen-year-old Donn Carhart wants to come out. There are four ways it could go: reject, tolerate, accept, or they’ll say “me too!”But his parents don’t like gay people, and he doesn’t know any other gay kids.After meeting Alex, an openly gay transfer student,...

Computing is revolutionizing the practice of biology. This book, which assumes no prior computing experience, provides students with the tools to write their own Python programs and to understand fundamental concepts in computational biology and bioinformatics. Each major part of the book begins with...

Middlemarch has been described by Martin Amis and Julian Barnes as the greatest novel in the English language. Vast and crowded, rich in irony and suspense, Middlemarch is richer still in character, with two of the era's most enduring characters, Dorothea Brooke, trapped in a loveless marriage, and Lydgate, an ambitious young doctor.