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This is a true story about the Jim Crow Laws of the south and the effect they had on a young girl.

Lydia Green never had reason to worry much before. She lived in a timeless Glen on the edge of the Valleylands with her mismatched family of fairies, philosophers, and two troublemakers known as the Zs. But now, at age eleven, her world is turned upside down when rumors reach Mulberry Glen about a...

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS The Ancient Period, from the Earliest Times to the Introduction of Christianity in 988 The Ancient Period, (continued) from the Introduction of Christianity to the Tatár Dominion, 988-1224 Second Period, from the...

Bea Winters' life is going nowhere. Bullied at work she longs to follow her dream of becoming a published author. So when an advert appears in her local paper to work in the accounts department of a publishing house in Yorkshire, she jumps at the chance. Her gorgeous new boss Scott Summers...

Patagonia! who would ever think of going to such a place? "Why, you will be eaten up by cannibals!" "What on earth makes you choose such an outlandish part of the world to go to?" "What can be the attraction?" "Why, it is thousands of miles away, and no one has ever been there before, except Captain...

This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...

Christians believe the spirit survives the body. The philosopher René Descartes equated mind and spirit and tried to prove them totally separable from the body. Are they?Cocky young Professor Eric Behrens curses the world and wishes he were someone, anyone, else. He trips, is knocked out, and wakes...

Christmas is the most famous holiday of the year, and the word itself evokes images of Santa Claus, reindeer, snow, Christmas trees, egg nog and more. At the same time, it represents Christianity's most important event, the birth of the baby Jesus. Instantly, well known Christmas carols ring in your...

The name of Julius Caesar, warrior and conqueror, has been renowned through the ages, and its fame has suffered no eclipse to this day. In the earlier part of the century before the birth of Jesus Christ, Cesar reduced to submission a large part of Europe, securely established the foundations of the...

Un ouvrage magnifique retraçant l'épopée des femmes depuis 1900... - Plus de 40 ans après 1968, quel regard porter sur les droits des femmes, leur liberté, leurs combats passés et à venir ? Ce livre incontournable est illustré, année par année, par des faits marquants et par des figures féminines emblématiques. Un hommage aux femmes et à leur émancipation.

Dans un village de montagne, un homme est mort. Il est tombé depuis le Saut du Vent. C'est un accident. Mais on parle dans le village. On parle de chasse, d'adultère et de beaucoup d'autres choses et la veillée funèbre manque de sérénité.

Huit jeunes femmes partagent une en co-location idyllique jusqu'au jour où un crime est commis... Une Pièce de théâtre pour comédiens adolescents, jouant sur l'humour, les ressorts de l'enquête policière, l'intrigue et pas mal de fantaisie.

Les Timazo sont trois enfants qui vont de ville en ville pour échapper à leur destin, et donnent des représentations pour gagner leur vie. Au fil de leur voyage, ils rencontrent toutes sortes de gens, des amis, des ennemis, d’inquiétantes figures qui les suivent, d’autres qui les aident......

Pythagoras of Samos (born between 580 and 572 BC, died between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian Greek mathematician and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. He is often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist; however some have questioned the scope of his contributions...