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An Indian railway station in the first freshness of an autumn dawn, with a clear decision of light and shade, unknown to northern latitudes, lending a fictitious picturesqueness to the low-arched buildings festooned with purple creepers. There was a crispness in the air which seemed to belie the possibility...

A titillating romance and coming of age taking place in Italy and France. There is a good amount of Italian used in the novel, and one learns easily what it means, by context. A very interesting, unforgettable novel.

The coincident exclamations and their sequent apology were separated by a crash, followed by a pause, during which the two cyclists who had collided picked themselves out of the dust unhurt and looked quickly at their machines; finally turning to each other with a smiling bienveillance born of relief--for...

A story of competing interests, personal achievement and ambition unfolding in one of the busy stock exchanges. The banker and a wealthy speculator, both had to overcome many obstacles on their way to success and both must decide how much they are willing to compromise on their way to the top.

“Invisible helpers” are the disembodied spirits of sleeping people, who intervene to aid the awake. This 1912 work explains key points in the mystical philosophy of Theosophy. Based in part on the author’s personal experience, Leadbeater includes accounts of angels, materializations, the afterlife, and disasters averted.

THE study of the recent science of Comparative Mythology is one of the most popular and attractive of minor scientific pursuits. It deals with a subject-matter which has interested most of us at one period of our lives, and turns the delight of our childhood into a charm and recreation for maturer...

Sorority Secrets: The virgins of Beta Kappa Nu would do anything for each other. Even auction off their most valuable asset… Vivi Prescott loves Beta Kappa Nu. It’s her escape after a lifetime of living under her wealthy father’s overbearing thumb. She’ll do anything to help her sisters,...

Darry rescues people from sinking ships.  Quite a thrilling story, great for the whole family.

Way back in December 1999, when everyone else was worried about millennium bugs and the world coming to an end, Jack Stevens, renowned computer whiz kid, had other things on his mind – not least the fact that he was about to be murdered in New York as the clock ticked thirty-five seconds into the...

A young man becomes a life guard. Great responsible reading for young readers age 8 to 14

Written for younger men, an exciting tale of misfits and how to deal with them at high school.

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