Foliage: An International Banking Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 1) by Lorraine Evanoff (230 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALIST, HISTORICAL FICTION NEW APPLE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE SHELF UNBOUND BEST INDIE BOOK, NOTABLE INDIE AWARD READERS' FAVORITE BOOK AWARD FINALIST Investment banker Louise Moscow is sexy, brazen and fearless in business and in love. With a high-profile dream job wooing rich clientele in late 1980s Paris, she enjoys a lavish lifestyle in a glamorous city. When she stumbles upon criminal activity at her company, the FBI and CIA force her to cooperate and bring down the underhanded bankers in what turns out to be one of the greatest scandals of the twentieth century. Perfect for fans of Erik Larson, Jack Slater and Kathy Reichs, Foliage: An International Banking Spy Thriller (A Louise Moscow Novel Book 1) is the first installment in this highly addictive, suspenseful thriller series by award-winning author Lorraine Evanoff. Buy Foliage today and discover an exciting new mystery you won't be able to put down. What readers are saying about Foliage: - "Great read, beautifully written, I highly recommend." ~ Matthew J. Dowd, Chief Political Analyst, ABC News - "It starts off fast and keeps you hooked." ~ Nelle L'Amour, New York Times Bestselling Author - Evanoff does her homework, and is able to deliver complex material in a light and readable fashion." ~ Patrick "Ubercritic" McDonald, Hollywood Chicago Magazine

Genre: World Literature

I Am Vietnamese by Huy Pham (11 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Think Pho Ga for the Vietnamese soul. This is an edgy collection of 70+ English short stories from Vietnamese people across the world about our struggles with cultural identity, failure, parents, expectations, and life itself. Contributing authors include best-sellers Madeline Truong, Andrew Pham, Andrew Lam, and MasterChef Christine Ha, and many talented amateurs. Author proceeds go to charity! Within these 300 pages, you will find 70+ English short stories of a Vietnamese generation full of optimism and angst. These edgy stories run the gamut from quirky parents, cultural confusion, child abuse, bi-cultural marriage, and sexuality. This book will make you laugh and cry. The Vietnamese living overseas are a special group of people. We are a people without a land. But, that doesn't mean we don't have a culture. Regardless of our varying grasps of the Vietnamese language and our cultural heritage, we are bounded by our struggles, our values, and our parents' quirkiness. In our hearts, if nowhere else, we are Vietnamese. The I Am Vietnamese anthology aims to inspire and connect those like us to provide a sense of community while we struggle on own personal journeys, and to remind to us that we are not alone. We share the same hardships -- overprotective parents, the inability to communicate, the struggle to incorporate western and eastern ideals, and the fear of disappointing others. As we read personal accounts of those like us, we feel inspired, connected, and like we belong. DISCLAIMER: Media content will be available only on restricted kindle devices/applications.

Genre: World Literature

Duke Prince of Hearts (Yadili Book 1) by Kiru Taye (Love Africa Press) (33 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Duke's life is about honour, loyalty and respect for the business. Nothing else. Yet... One look at Carla across a crowded nightclub, and he breaks his own rules. One night with the seductive woman who calls to him like no other, and he wants to keep her. But... His troubled angel is a mafia princess who lives dangerously on the edge. She plays a desperate prank and sparks a cartel war. Now... Duke is in a high-stakes battle to keep everything he loves. And he intends to win, come Hell or high water. Content Warning: contains depictions of drug use and depictions of torture.

Genre: World Literature

The Lonely Tree (My Israeli Books) by Yael Politis (392 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

So everyone knows about the barbaric attack Hamas recently launched against the civilian population of Israel. What the horrific nature of that attack makes perfectly clear, is that Israel's War of Independence is far from over. The Lonely Tree is not a history book. It is a compelling love story. But it's backdrop (1934-1967) will give you insight and perspective on how this ongoing war began. Awards Book of the Year Award, YouWriteOn, London Arts Council, 2009 Eric Hoffer Award, General Fiction, Honorable Mention, 2012 Readers respond to The Lonely Tree "A thoughtful and intriguing story that transported me in time... I highly recommend this book for its powerful and descriptive writing style." Marilou "I have read many survivor stories relating to WWII, however not anything like this. Though the author declares the people are not real... I was so engrossed throughout the entire novel, it certainly FELT as though each and every character was sitting in the room with me and telling me their story, word for word! What an amazing debut novel." Holly J. Mulrooney "What a splendid writer, what a story... If you have read her tales of Olivia and Mourning Free, she will not disappoint you with this (I think earlier) book. I was spellbound for four days. Still am." HannahHinchman "... incredibly deep and moving. Her characters are so well developed, I feel as though I know them." CJfblo "This book is very well-written, well-paced, and a terrific read. The first few pages are a bit slow-going but then it pulls you in for a unique glimpse of the life of a Jewish girl in the 1930s and 1940s.I am familiar with this period but learned a lot that I didn't know. I did a little fact checking (though I agree with other reviewers that this is a hard book to put down) without finding any inaccuracies. And the love story is great. Every woman should have an Amos. I can't recommend this book highly enough." Lynn "Politis does a very good job bringing the raw drama of the times ...

Genre: World Literature

Coffee is my Calling: A short prequel (Barrington Series Book 1) by Susan Mackie (Small Town Publishing) (86 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Before Rose Gordon came home to Barrington in Book One - Charlie's Will - there was Debbie Webb and Jamie Tait. Despite being High School sweethearts, Debbie left Barrington for university in Sydney, then further study and work in London. She hasn't been home for five years. Jamie stayed to work his family property, but he still has feelings for his first love. Now Debbie is back. For a visit? Or will she stay?

Genre: World Literature

Love Thy Roommate by H. S. Volfson (Roosk & Son) (99 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Miriam just wants to start over. She's fresh out of a relationship that ended badly, and all she wants to do now is find a new place to live, finish college, and move on with her life. Jake is a surly bar manager and student who lives with his closest friends and doesn't particularly like change. A new female roommate definitely counts as "change." Fink, Damian, and Libby don't have much in common - except for their friends, Miriam and Jake. Set in and around Denton, Texas, Love Thy Roommate is a tale of five unlikely friends coming together to create an unconventional family unit over time. What does the post-graduate future hold for these individuals? Read Love Thy Roommate to find out.

Genre: World Literature

Children of Arnhem's Kaleidoscope by Graham Wilson (BeyondBeyond Books) (16 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

It was hot. A sudden stillness was in the late afternoon air. The waterhole's surface shone with unnatural smoothness. Fresh pig tracks at it's edge told of pigs just gone. Two bubbles popped up, their spreading ripples fracturing the tree and sky reflections; just decaying vegetation, said my mind. I should have known better, I should have smelt crocodile!! What is it about the Northern Territory that fascinates? I have only to mention it's name in conversation and people stop and turn to listen. Why, for 190 years, has it drawn people from all over to come, stay longer than they imagined and, often, never leave? This book is a memoir of a family's life in a remote aboriginal community, in Australia's Northern Territory, something the equivalent of remote Canada or Alaska, where few people go. For half a century it was our home - this place called Oenpelli,(now Gunbalanya) at the very top of Australia, place of dark skinned people, crocodiles, buffalo and much more, a place where we built our lives. It tells of changing world as a missionary family and an aboriginal community become part of modern Australia This our family's story, growing amongst the people, animals and places and colours of this this strange land, alongside an aboriginal community going through its own changes; citizenship, alcohol, uranium mining, land rights, outstation development, and community self management. It is a memoir of living in one of the most isolated parts of Australia - a small aboriginal missionary community in the Northern Territory, something the equivalent of the remote Canada or Alaska. It is the landscape featured in the tourist brochures for Kakadu and the movie Crocodile Dundee. It is a chronicle of change in the last half century with land rights and aboriginal self determination at the centre of which are my mother and father with Christian beliefs which motivated their contribution to this change. It is a story of memories and love for this remote and ...

Genre: World Literature

Little Lost Girl (Old Balmain House Book 1) by Graham Wilson (94 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A little girl vanished 100 years ago. Her name was Sophie. Where did she go? An old house in Balmain. A portrait and perfume bottle hidden in a chimney. Unknown and untouched, while a century passed, their memory slowly fading. Glimpses of an eight year old girl and her school friend, missing, never found. The grief of those left behind, those who searched, those who yearned. So begins a journey to discover an Australian family, five generations, from 1840 to today. Buried in their past is the story of a long lost girl and the pain her vanishing left behind. Fragments slowly emerge from within the walls, stories of those who built and lived in this place. Her identity is revealed but her disappearance remains a mystery A chance discovery gives a vital clue. Set around beautiful Sydney Harbour, this is the story of people and place, from early colonisation to the present day. This book is the first in the Old Balmain House Series.

Genre: World Literature

Smoke & Shadows: A short story - Romantic Intrigue by Reet Singh (23 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A story of love, loss, acceptance, and intrigue. Meet Fatehbir Singh, fearless ex-footballer from thirty years ago, who was once the darling of women wherever he played. Feted as much for his prowess with the ball as for his dashing physique and good looks, he has managed to cruise through life - but then a catastrophic event upends everything. He is just about begining to settle, when his son declares he has met the woman he wants to marry. Who is this woman who has ensnared his son's heart? More importantly, what does she have to do with the mysterious - and alluring - stranger who turns up at Fatehbir's favorite coffee bar in Kolkota? Why does he feel that he knows her from somewhere?

Genre: World Literature

Intellectuals in the Modern Islamic World: Transmission, Transformation and Communication (New Horizons in Islamic Studies) by Stephane Dudoignon (Routledge) (10 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Incorporating a rich series of case-studies covering a range of geographical areas, this collection of essays examines the history of modern intellectuals in the Islamic world throughout the twentieth century. The contributors reassess the typology and history of various scholars, providing significant diachronic analysis of the different forms of communication, learning, and authority. While each chapter presents a separate regional case, with an historically and geographically different background, the volume discloses commonalities, similarities and intellectual echoes through its comparative approach. Consisting of two parts, the volume focuses first on al-Manar, the influential journal published between 1898 and 1935 that inspired much imagination and arguments among local intelligentsias all over the Islamic world. The second part discusses the formation, transmission and transformation of learning and authority, from the Middle East to Central and Southeast Asia. Constituting a milestone in comparative studies of the modern Islamic world, this book highlights the range of and transformation in the role of intellectuals in Islamic societies.

Genre: World Literature

100 Books You Must Read Before You Die [volume 1] by Alexandre Dumas (Presbourg Press) (1,352 Review)    Price verified 13 hours ago

This 1st volume of contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors' last names: Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane: Emma Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Apes Butler, Samuel: The Way of All Flesh Carroll, Lewis: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Cather, Willa: My Ántonia Cervantes, Miguel de: Don Quixote Chopin, Kate: The Awakening Cleland, John: Fanny Hill Collins, Wilkie: The Moonstone Conrad, Joseph: Heart of Darkness Conrad, Joseph: Nostromo Cooper, James Fenimore: The Last of the Mohicans Crane, Stephen: The Red Badge of Courage Cummings, E. E.: The Enormous Room Defoe, Daniel: Robinson Crusoe Defoe, Daniel: Moll Flanders Dickens, Charles: Bleak House Dickens, Charles: Great Expectations Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: Crime and Punishment Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: The Idiot Doyle, Arthur Conan: The Hound of the Baskervilles Dreiser, Theodore: Sister Carrie Dumas, Alexandre: The Three Musketeers Dumas, Alexandre: The Count of Monte Cristo Eliot, George: Middlemarch Fielding, Henry: Tom Jones Flaubert, Gustave: Madame Bovary Flaubert, Gustave: Sentimental Education Ford, Ford Madox: The Good Soldier Forster, E. M.: A Room With a View Forster, E. M.: Howards End Gaskell, Elizabeth: North and South Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: The Sorrows of Young Werther Gogol, Nikolai: Dead Souls Gorky, Maxim: The Mother Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon's Mines Hardy, Thomas: Tess of the D'Urbervilles Hawthorne, Nathaniel: The Scarlet Letter Homer: The Odyssey Hugo, Victor: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Hugo, Victor: Les Misérables Huxley, Aldous: Crome Yellow James, Henry: The Portrait of a Lady

Genre: World Literature

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (AB Books) (13,716 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.

Genre: World Literature

The Old Balmain House by Graham Wilson (426 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

8 year old Sophie vanished - where did she go? For 100 years nobody knows. Who was Sophie and what happened to her? On buying an old weatherboard house in Balmain, Sydney, we discover her photo, dated 1900-1908. It has been hidden, along with a small perfume bottle in an old fireplace for a century. We find out Sophie disappeared with a childhood friend in 1908 and was never seem again, leaving a trail of sadness through generations of her family. This book tracks the journey of the discovery of Sophie and her family, from their first arrival in Sydney, over five generations of the family, until the mystery is finally laid to rest. It is a story of loss and grief, mixed with joy, which passes through the successive generations of a family. How the family deals with an unresolved tragedy and finally the way their love transcends time is the story from which the real Sophie emerges. Set around beautiful Sydney Harbor this is a story of people and place, starting in early Australia and running through to the present day. Graham Wilson, the author, lived in the house in Balmain on which this story is based for seven years. This is his first novel.

Genre: World Literature

Cinq bougies pour un Fleuve (French Edition) by Charlye MÉNÉTRIER MCGRATH (12-21) (18 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

À l'occasion des 70 ans de Fleuve Éditions, des auteurs phares du catalogue ont signés 5 nouvelles originales. Ensemble. Tous ensemble de Charlye Ménétrier McGrath À sa place (conte d'anniversaire) de Anne-Laure Bondoux Comme une évidence de Sophie Loubière À quarante pas du bout de ma vie de Hervé Commère

Genre: World Literature

People Speak 3: Real Life Stories (People talk about themselves) by Chaim Walder (189 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Collection of true stories Written by real people People Speak is a collection of true stories written by real people about their own lives, collected by popular writer and editor Rabbi Chaim Walder, bestselling author of the series Kids Speak. Rabbi Walder's storytelling prowess continues to take us on a journey into people's live, painting for us a vivid picture of their hardship as well as their triumphs. These real life stories have been hand selected from the multitude of letters that fill Rabbi Walder's post-office box, each for the meaningful message it conveys and the life lessons to be learned from it. The People Speak series has been translated into six languages and has captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people the world over for its unique ability to retell people's life stories in an incredibly touching manner. This is the 3rd book in the series. Scroll up and get your copy today!

Genre: World Literature

A Light Beyond the Trenches: Sneak Peek by Alan Hlad (A John Scognamiglio Book) (24 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition of a thrilling historical adventure based on the true story of the first school to train guide dogs for the blind, USA Today bestselling author Alan Hlad's latest novel is a fascinating, poignant, and life- affirming tale of heroism and resilience in World War I... By April 1916, the fervor that accompanied war's outbreak has faded. In its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiancé, Bruno, is fighting on the western front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr. Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of optimism: as a German shepherd guides a battle-blinded soldier over a garden path, Dr. Stalling is inspired with an idea -- to train dogs as companions for sightless veterans. Anna convinces Dr. Stalling to let her work at his new guide dog training school. Some of the dogs that arrive are themselves veterans of war, including Nia, a German shepherd with trench-damaged paws. Anna brings the ailing Nia home and secretly tends and trains her, convinced she may yet be the perfect guide for the right soldier. In Max Benesch, a Jewish soldier blinded by chlorine gas at the front, Nia finds her person. War has taken Max's sight, his fiancée, and his hopes of being a composer. Yet despite all he's given for his country, the tide of anti-Semitism at home is rising, and Max encounters it first-hand in one of the school's trainers, who is determined to make Max fail. Still, through Anna's prompting, he rediscovers his passion for music. But as Anna discovers more about the conflict's escalating brutality -- and Bruno's role in it -- she realizes how impossible it will be for any of them to escape the war unscathed...

Genre: World Literature

The Story of Han Xiangzi: The Alchemical Adventures of a Daoist Immortal (China Program Books) by Erzeng Yang (University of Washington Press) (4 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

In this seventeenth-century Chinese novel, Han Xiangzi, best known as one of the Eight Immortals, seeks and achieves immortality and then devotes himself to converting his materialistic, politically ambitious Confucian uncle -- Han Yu, a real historical figure -- to Daoism. Written in lively vernacular prose interspersed with poems and songs, the novel takes its readers across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. Readers listen to debates among Confucians, Daoists, and Buddhists and witness trials of faith and the performance of magical feats. In the mode of the famous religious novel Journey to the West, The Story of Han Xiangzi uses colorful characters, twists of plot, witty dialogue, and action suitable for a superhero comic book to convey its religious message -- that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. This is the first translation into any Western language of Han Xiangzi quanzhuan (literally, The Complete Story of Han Xiangzi). On one level, the novel is a delightful adventure; on another, it is serious theology. Although The Story of Han Xiangzi's irreverent attitude toward the Confucian establishment prevented its acceptance by literary critics in imperial China, it has remained popular among Chinese readers for four centuries. Philip Clart's introduction outlines the Han Xiangzi story cycle, presents Yang Erzeng in his social context, assesses the literary merits and religious significance of the text, and explores the theory and practice of inner alchemy. This unabridged translation will appeal to students of Chinese literature and to general readers who enjoy international fiction, as well as to readers with an interest in Daoism.

Genre: World Literature

Sins of the Father (The Frank Lucianus Mafia Series Book 1) by Frank Lucianus (Eric Reese) (14 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Sofia Bianchi A year ago today, my father died. That day, I nearly lost everything. But I'm alive and well in Sicily. It's 1947. My only desire is to continue my father's legacy by running his businesses. I've stayed away from the mob's influence. My late father, did as well. Now, one hitman's obsession to take me out has brought it to my doorsteps. Luca Giuliani I was sent to kill Sofia Bianchi. My sister was kidnapped by the Salvatores, and they will kill me and her if I don't do what they want. I want out of Sicily; now it is my mission to save my sister by any means necessary. The action, noir, suspense & secret love interests between Italy's most dangerous crime families now uncovered in the streets of Sicily where it all started. Note: this is the prequel to the Frank Lucianus Mafia Series - comes with bonus chapter from Sins of the Son (Book 1)

Genre: World Literature

Comment braquer une banque sans perdre son dentier ? - extrait (French Edition) by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg (12-21) (236 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Découvrez l'histoire merveilleuse d'une bande de malicieux retraités qui se lancent dans le grand banditisme... WANTED Ils sont cinq, trois femmes, deux hommes. Cheveux blancs, déambulateurs, ils s'apprêtent à commettre le casse du siècle. Si vous les croisez, restez prudents, et surtout ne tentez pas de vous interposer. Ils s'appellent Märtha, Stina, Anna-Greta, le Génie, le Râteau, ils chantent dans la même chorale et vivent dans la même maison de retraite. Nourriture insipide, traitement lamentable, restrictions constantes, pas étonnant que les résidents passent l'arme à gauche. Franchement, la vie ne serait pas pire en prison ! D'ailleurs, à Stockholm, elles ont plutôt bonne presse... Voilà l'idée ! Les cinq amis vont commettre un délit et faire en sorte d'être condamnés : en plus d'avoir la vie douce, ils pourraient redistribuer les bénéfices aux pauvres et aux vieux du pays. Un brin rebelles et idéalistes, un peu fous aussi, les cinq comparses se lancent dans le grand banditisme. Mais évidemment rien ne va se passer comme prévu...

Genre: World Literature

50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die vol: 2 by Lewis Carroll (KTHTK) (1,429 Review)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

This 2nd volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors' last names: Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat Joyce, James: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James: Ulysses Kingsley, Charles: The Water-Babies Kipling, Rudyard: Kim La Fayette, Madame de: The Princess of Clèves Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de: Dangerous Liaisons Lawrence, D. H.: Sons and Lovers Lawrence, D. H.: The Rainbow Le Fanu, Sheridan: In a Glass Darkly Lewis, Matthew Gregory: The Monk Lewis, Sinclair: Main Street London, Jack: The Call of the Wild Lovecraft, H.P.: At the Mountains of Madness Mann, Thomas: Royal Highness Maugham, William Somerset: Of Human Bondage Maupassant, Guy de: Bel-Ami Melville, Herman: Moby-Dick Poe, Edgar Allan: The Fall of the House of Usher Proust, Marcel: Swann's Way Radcliffe, Ann: The Mysteries of Udolpho Richardson, Samuel: Clarissa Sand, George: The Devil's Pool Scott, Walter: Ivanhoe Shelley, Mary: Frankenstein Sienkiewicz, Henryk: Quo Vadis Sinclair, May: Life and Death of Harriett Frean Sinclair, Upton: The Jungle Stendhal: The Red and the Black Stendhal: The Chartreuse of Parma Sterne, Laurence: Tristram Shandy Stevenson, Robert Louis: Treasure Island Stoker, Bram: Dracula Stowe, Harriet Beecher: Uncle Tom's Cabin Swift, Jonathan: Gulliver's Travels Tagore, Rabindranath: The Home and the World Thackeray, William Makepeace: Vanity Fair Tolstoy, Leo: War and Peace Tolstoy, Leo: Anna Karenina Trollope, Anthony: The Way We Live Now Turgenev, Ivan: Fathers and Sons Twain, Mark: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Verne, Jules: Journey to the Center of the Earth Wallace, Lew: Ben-Hur Wells, H. G.: The Time Machine West, Rebecca: The Return of the Soldier Wharton, Edith: The Age of Innocence Wilde, Oscar: The Picture of Dorian Gray Xueqin, Cao: The Dream of the Red Chamber Zola, Émile: Germinal

Genre: World Literature

Because I Love Him (Because Of Love Book 2) by Christina OW (79 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

RE-EDITED WITH ADDED CONTENT Rafael DeLuca and Talia McKenna fall in love when the Italian business mogul goes to Boston to visit one of his family's companies international offices and she is assigned to be his guide. But Rafe is already engaged and his marriage is also meant to merge his father's and future father-in-law's companies. He calls off the wedding and just days later, he finds Talia in bed with his brother. Months later Rafe is ready to fulfil his obligation by marrying his fiancé and commit to his family responsibility but Talia crushes his wedding. She isn't ready to let go of him just yet.

Genre: World Literature

The Nuosu Book of Origins: A Creation Epic from Southwest China (Studies on Ethnic Groups in China) by Mark Bender (University of Washington Press) (5 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

The Nuosu people, who were once overlords of vast tracts of farmland and forest in the uplands of southern Sichuan and neighboring provinces, are the largest division of the Yi ethnic group in southwest China. Their creation epic plots the origins of the cosmos, the sky and earth, and the living beings of land and water. This translation is a rare example in English of Indigenous ethnic literature from China. Transmitted in oral and written forms for centuries among the Nuosu, The Book of Origins is performed by bimo priests and other tradition-bearers. Poetic in form, the narrative provides insights into how a clan- and caste-based society organizes itself, dictates ethics, relates to other ethnic groups, and adapts to a harsh environment. A comprehensive introduction to the translation describes the land and people, summarizes the work's themes, and discusses the significance of The Book of Origins for the understanding of folk epics, ethnoecology, and ethnic relations.

Genre: World Literature

100 Eternal Masterpieces of Literature [volume 2] by Mark Twain (KTHTK) (2,170 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

This 2nd volume of contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors' last names: Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat Joyce, James: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James: Ulysses Kingsley, Charles: The Water-Babies Kipling, Rudyard: Kim La Fayette, Madame de: The Princess of Clèves Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de: Dangerous Liaisons Lawrence, D. H.: Sons and Lovers Lawrence, D. H.: The Rainbow Le Fanu, Sheridan: In a Glass Darkly Lewis, Matthew Gregory: The Monk Lewis, Sinclair: Main Street London, Jack: The Call of the Wild Lovecraft, H.P.: At the Mountains of Madness Mann, Thomas: Royal Highness Maugham, William Somerset: Of Human Bondage Maupassant, Guy de: Bel-Ami Melville, Herman: Moby-Dick Poe, Edgar Allan: The Fall of the House of Usher Proust, Marcel: Swann's Way Radcliffe, Ann: The Mysteries of Udolpho Richardson, Samuel: Clarissa Sand, George: The Devil's Pool Scott, Walter: Ivanhoe Shelley, Mary: Frankenstein Sienkiewicz, Henryk: Quo Vadis Sinclair, May: Life and Death of Harriett Frean Sinclair, Upton: The Jungle Stendhal: The Red and the Black Stendhal: The Chartreuse of Parma Sterne, Laurence: Tristram Shandy Stevenson, Robert Louis: Treasure Island Stoker, Bram: Dracula Stowe, Harriet Beecher: Uncle Tom's Cabin Swift, Jonathan: Gulliver's Travels Tagore, Rabindranath: The Home and the World Thackeray, William Makepeace: Vanity Fair Tolstoy, Leo: War and Peace Tolstoy, Leo: Anna Karenina Trollope, Anthony: The Way We Live Now Turgenev, Ivan: Fathers and Sons Twain, Mark: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Verne, Jules: Journey to the Center of the Earth Wallace, Lew: Ben-Hur Wells, H. G.: The Time Machine West, Rebecca: The Return of the Soldier Wharton, Edith: The Age of Innocence Wilde, Oscar: The Picture of Dorian Gray Xueqin, Cao: The Dream of the Red Chamber Zola, Émile: Germinal

Genre: World Literature

Turning Point: A Prequel to A Light in The Window (Love and Resistance in WW2 Germany) by Marion Kummerow (279 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

German Jewess Margarete doesn't want to die... ... but to survive she has to become the one person she hates most in this world. Destined for deportation to a labor camp, she has nowhere to hide. When a bomb hits her building, she emerges from the rubble unscathed. But there's only one way to stay alive. She needs to switch identities with a dead Nazi girl. Will Margarete betray everything she ever believed in to survive? Attention: this short story has previously been part of the anthology Pearl Harbor and more. If you own the anthology, do not buy this book. Readers who loved Turning Point: "The Marion Kummerow books are some of the best written books about World War II in Nazi Germany." - Amazon Reviewer, ????? "Marion is a talented author who has the incredible ability to weave fact and fiction together in both a heartfelt and excellent way!... [She] is also the author who has renewed my intense interest in WWII fiction." - Amazon Reviewer, ?????

Genre: World Literature

Fine Ending (Age Is No Bother Book 4) by Emem Bassey (27 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

It's the evening after Mandy and Joe's wedding. Celia is expecting the knock on the door but not the visitor on the stoop. Having courted feelings for Adebayo, who is her intern and younger, Celia held back despite knowing he reciprocated these feelings. When he upped and left before the end of his internship, she missed him terribly. However, when he stood before her that night, both of them alone in Mandy's former apartment, Celia wondered if she'd be able to let go of the hang-up of being older than him.

Genre: World Literature

Breaking Her Defenses by Bailie Hantam (47 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Johannesburg... City of Gold. City of Love? Adam Cooper can't do relationships, and has two failed engagements to prove it. His work as a lawyer, a shark in the courtroom, brings out a side of him that women don't like or understand. With his last breakup, he was left so disillusioned he not only swore off relationships but even took an extended break from the work he loves. And then Holly Monroe, arrives in Johannesburg. She has been on her own since she was fifteen. With a past she's trying to forget and a future she's afraid to hope for, Adam and his big, loving family are exactly what she cannot allow herself to trust. She is determined to maintain her defences and rely only on herself. It's safer that way. The more Adam gets to know Holly, the more he wants to break his no relationship rule. But his killer instinct that's been honed for cross-examining witnesses in the courtroom rears its head in their romance. He can't shake the feeling she's keeping secrets from him. And Adam knows that secrets in a relationship lead only to one verdict.

Genre: World Literature

Skytube: Epilogue (Alfie Goes to Thailand Book 3) by James King (Jamoroki Press) (12 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A world in chaos. A fanciful dream. Split allegiance could lead to disaster. When the World's banking system collapses, everyone is hurting. The headless chicken doesn't know which way to turn, while the wily fox sees the opportunity. Alfie's outrageous dream of a futuristic transportation system is the spark that ignites his fuse, and he acts. As he leads his team through desperate times, he streamlines the company by slashing overheads and retrenching staff. In three short months he turns it round. But little does he know the challenge that faces him in Thailand is much greater. And he may not make it with his sanity intact. Skytube is a short story that links the first two novels in the trilogy - Post-it Notes and House of Vipers -

Genre: World Literature

The Only Witness: A Short Story (Alfie Goes to Thailand Book 1) by James King (56 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

A quiet Sunday - A vicious assault - One man's resurrection is another's good luck. A prequel to the enthralling psychological thriller series Alfie Goes to Thailand, Book 1 is based on a violent true-life assault. Typical of many strange and unpalatable happenings in Thailand, THE ONLY WITNESS introduces Alfie Mynn andis a revealing insight into the central character of an absorbing series. A story of human challenge, manipulation, rejection, abuse, and a search for peace. When Alfie sets out on his morning cycle ride, the last thing he expects is to be the only witness to attempted murder. The perpetrator of the crime is the only person who knows Alfie has seen him at the scene. And Alfie is easy to find. Scared out of his wits, he keeps his head down and waits, as a weird sequence of events unfolds. If you like thought-provoking drama, romantic tragedies, and damaged characters, then you'll love the tropical sauna and wry humour of POST- IT NOTES and the gripping drama of the other books in the series. What Readers say: •... a great beginning to the series • What a great short story! I can't wait to read the others in the series. • This short teaser has me craving more adventures with Alfie...

Genre: World Literature

Catching Onix by Renee Conoulty (23 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Are all strangers dangerous? Grace is a single mother whose life revolves around her eight-year-old son, Finn. All she wants is to keep him safe and happy. She indulges his latest passion for playing Pokémon Go, stepping out of her comfort zone and into the local community. To Grace's horror, Finn strikes up a conversation with Jackson, the stranger who seems to be stalking them. Grace's instinct is to run but will she let herself be caught? If you like feel-good romantic comedy then you'll love Renee Conoulty's sweet short story. Download Catching Onix now and let Grace, Finn and Jackson catch your heart.

Genre: World Literature

The Consorts (Forbidden City Book 1) by Melissa Addey (Letterpress Publishing) (1,283 Review)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Lonely. Used as a pawn. One last bid for love. 18th century China. Imperial concubine Qing yearns for love and friendship. Neglected by the Emperor, passed over for more ambitious women, Qing lives a lonely existence. But when a new concubine comes to court, friendship blooms, bringing with it a taste of happiness. For the first time in her life, Qing has a friend and perhaps even a chance at loving and being loved. But when the Empress' throne suddenly becomes available, Qing finds herself being used as a pawn by the highest ranked women of the court. Caught up in their power games, on one devastating night everything she holds dear is put at risk. As the power players of the Forbidden City make their moves, can Qing find the courage to make one last bid for love? Can an insignificant pawn snatch victory from the jaws of defeat? The Consorts is the captivating prequel novella to the Forbidden City historical fiction series. If you enjoy slow-burn romance, courtly intrigues and the intricately researched legends of real women, then you'll be swept away by Melissa Addey's enchanting novella. Enter the exquisite and stifling world of China's Forbidden City. Download The Consorts for free today.

Genre: World Literature

Valentine (Challenge Series Book 1) by Kiru Taye (KT Press) (175 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

Three friends. Three challenges. Are they willing to risk everything for love? Life is good for ex-soldier turned entrepreneur Michael Ede. Or so he thinks. When his friends set him a challenge to exorcise the memory of a woman from his past, he expects it to be a walk in the park. Socialite Kasie Bosa is spitting fire at men. Her long-term boyfriend has asked for a break via text message of all things. Fuming, she's told him to go take a dive off the nearest bridge. So the next man who crosses her path is at risk of being shredded with her spa manicured nails. Bad news for Michael who has chosen her as the object of his challenge. But neither of them can deny the sizzling chemistry between them nor control their responses, it seems. It's the season of love. Will they escape unscathed?

Genre: World Literature

Walking the Line : an age gap romance (World Apart) by Nicola Marsh (Parlance Press) (53 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

She says she's not into younger guys, especially Irishmen. I'm about to prove that's not true. ?? ??? "Oh, how I love this story! I was hooked within the first chapter, and I couldn't put it down till it was over." Fic Central With a name like Finn Ahearn, my Irish luck should be guaranteed. Instead, it runs out when I travel half way around the world to Sydney. The seedier side of King's Cross catches up with me and the only way I can get back on stable footing is to accept a job as a bartender, working for the tough Aussie owner Ellie Finch. Ellie's a decade older than me and tries to resist my charms. She doesn't believe in happily-ever-after because hers imploded a long time ago, our values are worlds apart, and we have nothing in common. But I'm a smooth-talking Irishman and I'm determined to sway a hard-hearted cynic to believe in love again. ? Nicola Marsh is a Romantic Book of the Year and National Readers' Choice Award winner! ? Fans of may december romances, irish hero romance, older woman younger man romance, australian romance, older woman younger man romance books, and bar romance, will enjoy WALKING THE LINE!

Genre: World Literature

Free from the Tracks: New Zealand teens in love (Troubled Book 1) by K T Bowes (928 Reviews)    Price verified 13 hours ago

Lost and found. What if their abandonment drove her into his arms? A New Zealand teenager finds herself the victim of a cruel gang, with her school crush at the centre. Sophia's harboring a secret. She'll do anything to stop them finding out. It's her weak point. They can't know. But she's liked Dane since her first day of high school. He keeps the poisonous group in order, but unfortunately Sophia's nemesis also has him in her sights. As her world collapses, Sophia continues to admire him from afar. It's safer that way. Until he kisses her. And puts a target on her back. Awarded a 5* review from Readers' Favorite. "Talented K T Bowes once again demonstrates her versatility as a writer with Free from the Tracks. She captures their trials as she develops their characters." If you like teen books with a dose of reality, you'll love Free From the Tracks. Other books in the series: Sophia's Dilemma A Trail of Lies Gone Phishing

Genre: World Literature

Alice Sit-By-The-Fire by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie (2 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genre: World Literature

Stories of Red Hanrahan by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genre: World Literature