Best of Polish Fairy Tales: 52 Fairy Tales by Lingvo Bureau (167 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

This book comprises of 52 Polish folk fairy tales. You won't find the tales in other books since they were first compiled and translated into English in 2016. This compilation presents the FOLK VERSIONS of the tales. The variety of tales included in the compilation is wide: charming and scary, kind and warm, fascinating and edifying. Reading fairy tales to your child is a step towards a relationship of trust. The book has active table of contents for readers to access each chapter of the following titles: Wise People Live in ...

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El Diablo: Max Reeves Book 5: Classic Western and Frontier Adventure (Max Reeves, Classic Western and Frontier Adventure) by Robert Harvey (1,919 Review)    Price verified 12 minutes ago

Max Reeves was continuing his exploration of the frontier territories. The wild towns, meeting pilgrims who had travelled from the East to make better lives for themselves by carving out farms and homesteads from the wilderness. In some respects the gunfighter had mellowed over the years and found chatting with folk not such a burden, although he'd never much to say. All the hard fighting and chasing down outlaws had taken their toll. He had scars all over his body in testament to his physical toughness in a fight. His solitary ...

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Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Open Road Media Teen & Tween) (4,404 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

The first and greatest adventure of Tarzan and the inspiration for a new feature film starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, and Samuel L. Jackson. Born to English aristocrats marooned in the dense West African wilderness, John Clayton, only heir to the Greystoke estate, is orphaned soon after his first birthday. Adopted by the she-ape Kala, he is given the name Tarzan, or White-Skin, and grows up among the apes, swinging from tree to tree and fighting the great beasts of the jungle. He has no memory of civilization, but ...

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Pomodoro Books) (45,207 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Brave New World is a dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley, first written in 1931 and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State, inhabited by genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society which is challenged by only a single individual: the story's protagonist.

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The Pilgrim's Progress: The Unabridged and Complete Edition (John Bunyan Classics) by John Bunyan (558 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and a progenitor of the narrative aspect of Christian media. It has been translated into more than 200 languages and never been out of print. It appeared in Dutch in 1681, in German in 1703 and in Swedish in 1727. The first North American edition was issued in 1681. It has also been cited as the first novel written in ...

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Dracula by Bram Stoker (Aeons Editions) (33 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

In the dimly lit corridors of a forgotten era, Bram Stoker's timeless masterpiece, "Dracula," weaves a chilling tale of horror, obsession, and undying evil. Embark on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human psyche as this Gothic classic unveils the terrifying story of Count Dracula, the seductive vampire who haunts the imaginations of generations. Set in the late 19th century, "Dracula" introduces readers to Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor who travels to Transylvania to finalize a real estate deal with the enigmatic ...

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The Great Gatsby: (Original Classic Edition) by F. Scott Fitzgerald (175 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Step into the glitz and glamour of the Roaring Twenties with F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterful novel, "The Great Gatsby." Immerse yourself in a world of opulence, passion, and shattered dreams as you follow the captivating journey of Jay Gatsby, a man driven by an unrelenting desire to reclaim a lost love. Set against the backdrop of vibrant New York City, this literary classic takes you on a seductive exploration of the American Dream and the illusions it weaves. Experience the intoxicating allure of Gatsby's legendary parties, where ...

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzergald (168 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald stands as a timeless masterpiece of American literature, capturing the essence of the Jazz Age and the elusive pursuit of the American Dream. Set against the backdrop of the vibrant 1920s, this iconic novel delves into themes of love, wealth, ambition, and the tragic consequences of a society driven by materialism. Narrated by Nick Carraway, a young and impressionable Midwesterner, the story unfolds in the affluent neighborhoods of Long Island, New York. Nick finds himself drawn into the ...

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The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (Aeons Classics) (13,702 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley ...

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1984 (Essential Orwell Classics) by George Orwell (Cedro Classics) (529 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The lexicon of 1984, which includes terms like Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, and the Thought Police, has entered the English language as a representation of the horrors of dictatorship. Not least due to its logical consistency, George Orwell's account of Winston Smith's struggle against the all-pervasive Party has become a classic. It was first published in 1949, yet its importance hasn't diminished.

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The eNotated Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll (eNotated Classics) (594 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Though most ebooks are simple conversions of paper books, "The eNotated Hunting of the Snark" is a completely new approach that takes advantage of ebook technology by providing comprehensive eNotations (electronic annotations), essays, and background information conveniently accessible through links and a active table of contents. Written by Pam Sowers, researcher, journalist, and long-time "Snark" fan, this background biographical, historical, and interpretive information reveals a "Hunting of the Snark" not visible to most ...

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Masterpieces of Adventure: Oriental Stories by Nella Braddy (Bottom Ground Publishing) Price verified 12 hours ago

This collection of short adventure stories includes: 1. THE INLET OF PEACH BLOSSOMS by Nathan Parker Willis 2. IN THE PASHA'S GARDEN by H. G. Dwight 3. THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE by Sir Hugh Clifford 4. LEGEND OF COUNT JULIAN AND HIS FAMILY by Washington Irving 5. A GOBOTO NIGHT by Jack London 6. THE TWO SAMURAI by Byron E. Veatch Editor's Note: In these volumes the word adventure has been used in its broadest sense to cover not only strange happenings in strange places but also love and life and death--all things that have to ...

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The Black God's War: A Novella Introducing a new Epic Fantasy by Moses Siregar III (Cup of Gold) (75 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

"Moses is a fine writer and is deserving of success, and I think that it will follow... maybe his project will turn him into the next Amanda Hocking. Personally, I really enjoyed Moses's work." --David Farland, NY Times Bestselling Author of The Runelords _______ Her father-king wants war. Her messianic brother wants peace. The black god wants his due. She suffers all the consequences. King Vieri's war against the lands of Pawelon rages into its tenth year, and with the kingdom's holy savior, his son Caio, en route to the ...

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Not Giving Up: (Book 1) by Posey Parks (Posey Parks Publishing) (272 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

I'm staking my claim on the hot southern goddess. Women were always in abundance. Zoey is the only woman who can make the other women disappear. One problem. She's not looking for a man. Zoey is sassy, hot and has curves that never stop. One touch of those soft lips and I knew I had to claim every inch of her. I have one night. I'll prove to her that I'm the only man who can satisfy her. She'll be clutching the sheets and seeing stars when I'm done with her. I don't care about her dark past. I'm her future. Whoever caused ...

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Middlemarch (Grapevine Press) by George Eliot (7,263 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life by George Eliot examines a fictitious Midlands town in the nineteenth century that is going through modern developments. New scientific approaches to medicine cause public debate; the projected Reform Bill promises political transformation; the construction of railroads transforms both the physical and cultural landscape; and scandal lurks behind respectability. The novel's intricately drawn main characters -- the idealistic Dorothea Brooke, the ambitious Dr. Lydgate, the wasteful Fred Vincy, ...

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La doublure (French Edition) by Raymond Roussel (Bibebook) (4 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Raymond Roussel a 20 ans lorsque son premier livre, «la Doublure», sort en librairie. Mais son insuccès marque à jamais l'auteur orgueilleux qui ne trouvera la gloire tant recherchée qu'à titre posthume. Raymond Roussel est ce qu'on appelle un auteur "difficile". Délibérément ou non, il heurte les habitudes de lecture et les idées reçues. « Quand le volume parut, quand le jeune homme, avec une grand émotion, sortit dans la rue et s'aperçut qu'on ne se retournait pas sur son passage, le sentiment de gloire et la ...

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Débat de folie et d'amour (French Edition) by Louise Labé (20 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Norph-Nop. L'achat de l'édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle

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La croisade des enfants (French Edition) by Marcel Schwob (Bibebook) (14 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Schwob donna au Journal, de février à avril 1895, l'ensemble des récits constituant son livre, édité au Mercure de France, en 1896, à 500 exemplaires. Cette croisade serait issue d'une curieuse narration, de quelques phrases latines d'une chronique du temps de Saint Louis racontant de façon sibylline le passage de pèlerins ignorants, armés de leur seule naïveté. Ils voulurent gagner Jérusalem et disparurent mystérieusement dans une tempête. Mais le fait historique de cette désastreuse entreprise s'est révélé ...

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Ten Day in Mad-House by Nellie Bly (Cedro Classics) (311 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Ten Days in a Mad-House, describing New York City's most notorious mental institution, were written by journalist Nellie Bly in 1887. It was no mere armchair observation, because Bly got herself committed to Blackwell's and wrote a shocking exposé called Ten Days In A Madhouse. The series of articles became a best-selling book, launching Bly's career as a world-famous investigative reporter and also helping bring reform to the asylum.

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50 Self-Help Classics to Guide You to Financial Freedom by Napoleon Hill (Anthologis) (142 Reviews)    Price verified 9 minutes ago

Contains the following works: The Art of Money Getting: Golden Rules for Making Money [P.T. Barnum] As a Man Thinketh [James Allen] The Science of Getting Rich [Wallace D. Wattles] Morning and Evening Thoughts [James Allen] The prophet [Khalil Gibran] Dollars Want Me: The New Road To Opulence [Henry Harrison Brown] The Art Of War [Sun Tzu] The Tao Te Ching [Lao Tzu] The Way to Wealth [Benjamin Franklin] The Richest Man in Babylon [George Samuel Clason] Meditations [Marcus Aurelius] Every Man His Own University [Russell H. ...

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Poésies (French Edition) by Isidore Lucien Ducasse (Comte De Lautréamont) (Bibebook) (7 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Voici la seconde oeuvre de Lautréamont, qui connu aussi peu de succès que la première de son vivant, jusqu'à ce que cet auteur soit redécouvert par les surréalistes et en particulier André Breton. L'épigraphe placée en tête du premier fascicule présente l'oeuvre comme une palinodie: «Je remplace la mélancolie par le courage, le doute par la certitude, le désespoir par l'espoir, la méchanceté par le bien, les plaintes par le devoir, le scepticisme par la foi, les sophismes par la froideur du calme et l'orgueil par la ...

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La maîtresse (French Edition) by Jules Renard (Bibebook) (4 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Jules Renard naît en Mayenne : son père y travaillait à ce moment-là à la construction du chemin de fer. Il a vécu tout ce qu'il a écrit. Dans ses ?uvres ou son Journal, il écrit tout ce qu'il vit, pour ne pas le dire ni le laisser paraître. Il écrit aussi pour briller et ne plus douter de lui-même, car ses parents ne l'ont guère aimé. Et bientôt, à ses inquiétudes s'en joint une autre : la peur de trahir la vérité par l'emploi des mauvais mots ou de trop de mots. Pendant une grande partie de sa vie, une question ...

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The Complete Novels of H. G. Wells: Over 55 Works: The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, The ... by H G Wells (AB Books) (614 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

In this collection you will find : Novels -The Time Machine -The War of the Worlds -The Invisible Man -The Island of Doctor Moreau -The Sleeper Awakes -A Modern Utopia -The Wheels of Chance -The First Men in the Moon -The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth -In the Days of the Comet -Ann Veronica Short Stories -Tales of Space and Time -The Red Room -The Diamond Maker -Æpyornis Island -The Chronic Argonauts -The Flowering of the Strange Orchid -The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes -The History of Mr Polly The World Set ...

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100 Books You Must Read Before You Die [volume 1] by Alexandre Dumas (Presbourg Press) (1,352 Review)    Price verified 12 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 ...

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Ubu roi (French Edition) by Alfred Jarry (Bibebook) (409 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

Le seul nom d'Ubu a fait davantage pour rendre célèbre Alfred Jarry que tout l'ensemble de son oeuvre. C'est une pièce mythique. Ubu est l'officier de confiance de Venceslas, roi de Pologne. Pleine d'ambition, la mère Ubu lui suggère de tuer le roi et de prendre le pouvoir. Ubu reçoit des invités à dîner et leur donne de la «merdre» à manger... Texte de l'édition de la Reine Blanche, 1900

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Lettres écrites d'Égypte et de Nubie en 1828 et 1829 (French Edition) by Jean-François Champollion (15 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Norph-Nop. L'achat de l'édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle

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De 'handel in blanke slavinnen'. (Dutch Edition) by Wolter Louis Albert Collard Price verified 4 hours ago

Dit boek is door vrijwilligers geconverteerd van de gedrukte editie naar een digitale editie. Het is mogelijk dat het online gratis te verkrijgen is. Als je de Kindle-editie koopt, wordt deze draadloos geleverd.

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Chiquenaude (French Edition) by Raymond Roussel (Bibebook) (3 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

« Raymond Roussel est un homme d'une imagination fantastique et débordante et d'une érudition indiscutablement grande. Ses admirateurs l'appellent un génie. D'autres disent qu'il est proche parent du génie. Le cerveau de Raymond Roussel, vu dans ses ?uvres, apparaît aux personnes non prévenues comme une antithèse, une confusion incohérente et lumineuse, comme si on le voyait à travers la lentille du premier appareil cinématographique plus la couleur. Il a franchi dix pages avant que le lecteur ordinaire ait compris la ...

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La vue (French Edition) by Raymond Roussel (Bibebook) (1 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Extrait : Quelquefois un reflet momentané s'allume - Dans la vue enchâssée au fond du porte-plume - Contre lequel mon ?il bien ouvert est collé - A très peu de distance, à peine reculé ; - La vue est mise dans une boule de verre - Petite et cependant visible qui s'enserre - Dans le haut, presque au bout du porte-plume blanc - Où l'encre rouge a fait des taches, comme en sang. - La vue est une très fine photographie - Imperceptible, sans doute, si l'on se fie - A la grosseur de son verre dont le morceau - Est dépoli sur un ...

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Le bacille (French Edition) by Arnould Galopin (Bibebook) (96 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Martial Procas est un scientifique reconnu, spécialiste des microbes pathogènes. De plus il est beau et le tout-Paris, en particulier féminin, accourt à ses conférences universitaires. Un jour, une belle Américaine attire son regard et il tombe éperdument amoureux de cette femme qui se révèle une aventurière et le quitte quelques semaines à peine après leur mariage. Quand il s'en rend compte, Procas est victime d'une crise très grave, un cas de cyanose dû à un rétrécissement de l'artère pulmonaire. Procas prend une ...

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Le Docteur Omega (Aventures fantastiques de trois Français dans la Planète Mars) (French Edition) by Arnould Galopin (Bibebook) (33 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Denis Borel, rentier mélomane, s'installe dans une petite ville de province où il fait la connaissance du Docteur Oméga, un savant excentrique. Ce dernier, à la suite de la découverte d'un métal aux propriétés étonnantes, lui propose de s'embarquer pour la planète Mars avec un de ses collaborateurs. Les trois hommes partent donc pour cette destination lointaine à bord d'un vaisseau conçu par le docteur. Ils y feront de multiples rencontres inattendues souvent dangereuses, avant de s'intégrer à une peuplade martienne ...

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Just Looking: A Sorrento Series humorous women's fiction short story by Jianna Higgins (Southern Star Publications) (96 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

If you enjoyed The Golden Girls, you will love this cast of colorful characters who live and work in a nursing home. Just Looking was a top 5 finalist in the Kindle Best Indie Book Awards in short fiction. It is now part 1 of the novel 'Just Wondering' because Alice had more to say. Alice is devastated. At age 70, she's been thrust into a nursing home after a minor stroke, and she's left her independence at the door. But she didn't leave her feistiness in her old apartment. When she meets a new, orange-haired friend, will she ...

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Adolphe ; Lettre sur Julie ; De Madame de Staël et de ses ouvrages (French Edition) by Benjamin Constant (5 Reviews)    Price verified 12 minutes ago

Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Norph-Nop. L'achat de l'édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle

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Adolphe (French Edition) by Benjamin Constant (Bibebook) (55 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Grand classique du roman d'amour, voici l'histoire malheureuse de Adolphe et Ellénore : Il l'a aimé tout de suite et avec passion... Mais, le coeur des hommes est souvent «girouette»... Elle l'a aimé trop tard, et pour son malheur... Extrait : Offerte à mes regards dans un moment où mon c?ur avait besoin d'amour, ma vanité de succès, Ellénore me parut une conquête digne de moi. Elle-même trouva du plaisir dans la société d'un homme différent de ceux qu'elle avait vus jusqu'alors. Son cercle s'était composé de ...

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Les chants de Maldoror (French Edition) by Le Comte De Lautréamont (Bibebook) (27 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Les Chants de Maldoror sont un ouvrage en prose, composé de six parties (« chants ») et publié en 1869 par Isidore Ducasse sous le pseudonyme de Comte de Lautréamont. Le livre ne raconte pas une histoire unique et cohérente, mais est constitué d'une suite d'épisodes dont le fil conducteur est la présence de Maldoror, personnage maléfique doué de pouvoirs surnaturels. Le texte est fondé sur une esthétique de la rupture : chaque strophe peut être lue comme un fragment poétique autonome et aucun fil linéaire, qu'il soit ...

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diable au corps, Le (French Edition) by Raymond Radiguet (942 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Ce livre est une oeuvre du domaine public éditée au format numérique par Norph-Nop. L'achat de l'édition Kindle inclut le téléchargement via un réseau sans fil sur votre liseuse et vos applications de lecture Kindle

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Historias perversas (Spanish Edition) by Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Biblioteca Nacional de España) (107 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Acerca de esta edición digital Esta edición digital en formato ePub forma parte de un proyecto puesto en marcha por la Biblioteca Nacional de España junto con Red.es encaminado a enriquecer la oferta de servicios de la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica y fomentar su acceso y utilización. En el proceso de digitalización de documentos, los impresos son en primer lugar digitalizados en forma de imagen. Posteriormente, el texto es extraído de manera automatizada gracias a la tecnología de reconocimiento óptico de caracteres ...

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Tirano Banderas (Spanish Edition) by Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Biblioteca Nacional de España) (120 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Acerca de esta edición digital Esta edición digital en formato ePub forma parte de un proyecto puesto en marcha por la Biblioteca Nacional de España junto con Red.es encaminado a enriquecer la oferta de servicios de la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica y fomentar su acceso y utilización. En el proceso de digitalización de documentos, los impresos son en primer lugar digitalizados en forma de imagen. Posteriormente, el texto es extraído de manera automatizada gracias a la tecnología de reconocimiento óptico de caracteres ...

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La lampara maravillosa (Spanish Edition) by Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Biblioteca Nacional de España) (76 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Acerca de esta edición digital Esta edición digital en formato ePub forma parte de un proyecto puesto en marcha por la Biblioteca Nacional de España junto con Red.es encaminado a enriquecer la oferta de servicios de la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica y fomentar su acceso y utilización. En el proceso de digitalización de documentos, los impresos son en primer lugar digitalizados en forma de imagen. Posteriormente, el texto es extraído de manera automatizada gracias a la tecnología de reconocimiento óptico de caracteres (OCR). ...

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Le fantôme de la rue Michel-Ange (French Edition) by Henry Bordeaux (Bibebook) (15 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

En juin 1914, M. et Mme Falaise organisent un dîner pour célébrer l'entrée aux Beaux Arts de leur fils unique et invitent leurs meilleurs amis. Au cours du dîner la conversation prend la tournure d'un débat sur les apparitions après la mort d'un proche, sur la communication avec l'au-delà. Personne ne se doute alors que cette conversation sera le prologue d'un drame de famille assez bizarre. Peu de temps après la guerre éclate, avec son cortège de morts... Extrait : e vous citerai le plus probant. Ils étaient entrés en ...

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My Favorite Night (Paradise Bay) by Claudia Burgoa (325 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Claudia Burgoa pens a romantic novella that's smart, sexy, and funny enough to make you fall for the playboy. It's a girl's weekend. My last hurray before starting a new job. A well-deserved break after working my behind for twelve years. The plan is to drink all-around wine country, nothing more. That's until our last stop, Paradise Bay. The winery has everything a woman wants. Wine, and a tall enigmatic man in the tasting room. Yum. Maybe he wasn't part of the plan, but... What if I enjoy him ...

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Bonfire of the Beasts by Scott Reardon (Belden Press) (48 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Top 100 Amazon Bestseller. #1 in Political Fiction. Bonfire of the Beasts is the most searing satire of political correctness of our time. Told from the perspective of a swan named Mother Goose, it's the story of animals who rise up against mankind to create a society free of bigotry and hate. What unfolds is a depiction of how sympathy and love can pave the way for unimaginable horrors. "Animal Farm meets 1984." --The Pursuit of Bookiness

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Women of Trachis by Rachel Kitzinger (Lever Press) (2 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

This new translation of Sophokles' Women of Trachis is a living script in conversation with the past. Rachel Kitzinger, a Classicist, and Eamon Grennan, a poet, have captured the tones of ancient Greek in strong, swift English, making this translation suitable for a modern audience, whether as readers, listeners, or viewers. The unique addition of an audio recording of the text performed by Vassar College students contributes to the play's accessibility and vividness. Offering a picture both of domestic life and of the values and ...

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Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (Scribner) (307 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A famous author in his early fifties travels to Venice alone and succumbs to a deep obsession with an exquisitely beautiful adolescent boy in Thomas Mann's iconic novella. Featuring an exclusive introduction from Colm Tóibín and an excerpt from his most recent novel The Magician.

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My Forbidden Boyfriend: A YA Sweet Romance (The Young Love Series Book 1) by Susan Swoon (5 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

Ava Summers and her boyfriend, Brett Cooper, were young teens madly in love with each other. They have been together right from their childhood days and had done almost everything for each other. Their love had even waxed stronger when they discovered an old cabin along an old trail. However, Ava's mother, Martha, did not want Brett near her daughter for a reason known to Ava. What will happen to the relationship between Ava and Brett? My Forbidden Boyfriend is the first book in The Young Love YA contemporary romance series. Grab ...

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Walking with Mr. Smith by Brandon Enns (118 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Austin Smith, an aging writer, is in a rut. Outside of Reykjavik, Iceland, Mr. Smith has spent too much time alone in his loft, leaving his creativity to dry up along with his finances. In need of a spark and money to keep a roof over his head, his personal assistant Jeffrey convinces him to embark on a familiar hike into the mountains. It has been many years since Mr. Smith has completed the journey with his now departed wife, and he fears that he is too old and too uninspired to make the trek. With one last shot at redemption, Mr. ...

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Anne of Green Gables (AmazonClassics Edition) by Lucy Maud Montgomery (AmazonClassics) (20,333 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Eleven-year-old orphan Anne Shirley has just arrived at Green Gables, and already her guardians want to send her back. First, she's not the boy the Cuthberts expected. Second, she talks too much. And even with her generous spirit, the redhead's a trouble magnet. She gets the neighbor drunk and nearly poisons the pastor! Still, despite a rocky start, the fiery Anne wins over her guardians and her new community. She enjoys life at Green Gables, excels in school, and earns a coveted scholarship. But when tragedy hits, Anne must choose ...

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Around the World in Eighty Days (AmazonClassics Edition) by Jules Verne (AmazonClassics) (16,584 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Pragmatic gambler Phileas Fogg has made a gentlemanly wager to the members of his exclusive club: that he can circle the world in just eighty days, right down to the minute. Fetching his newly appointed French valet, Fogg embarks on a fabulous journey across land and sea -- by steamer, rail, and elephant -- to win the bet of a lifetime. Inspired by Jules Verne's own sea travels and his fascination with circumnavigating the globe, the avid dreamer's picaresque voyage inspired generations of adventurers who were eager to best Verne's ...

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Une Ville flottante (French Edition) by Jules Verne (329 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

" Plus qu'un vaisseau, c'est une ville flottante.Si le Great Eastem n'est pas seulement une machine nautique, si c'est un microcosme, un observateur ne s'étonnera pas d'y rencontrer tous les instincts, tous les ridicules, toutes les passions des hommes. " Les rumeurs vont bon train quand on franchit le pont du Great Eastern : des cabines jusqu'aux cales, il est question d'inquiétantes disparitions... Un des capitaines aurait péri noyé, un passager se serait égaré dans les profondeurs du navire, un mécanicien aurait même été ...

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Across the Zodiac by Percy Greg (150 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Ulysses (Prometheus Classics) by James Joyce (Prometheus Classics) (648 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 and then published in its entirety in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's 40th birthday. It is considered to be one of the most important works of modernist literature and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement". According to Declan Kiberd, "Before Joyce, no writer of fiction had so foregrounded the process of thinking

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The Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated) (Prometheus Classics) by Thomas Hardy (Prometheus Classics) (537 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This collection gathers together the works by Thomas Hardy in a single, convenient, high quality, and extremely low priced Kindle volume! This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Novels Desperate Remedies [1871] Under the Greenwood Tree [1872] A Pair of Blue Eyes [1873] Far from the Madding Crowd [1874] The Hand of Ethelberta [1876] The Return of the Native [1878] The Trumpet-Major John Loveday [1880] A Laodicean [1881] Two on a Tower [1882] The Mayor of Casterbridge [1886] The ...

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Marry Me For Money Book 1 by Ali Parker (BrixBaxter Publishing) (299 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

I need a wife. Now. It doesn't have to do with love and living the good life. This is all about getting the money my billionaire father left to me. And I'm running out of time. But who proposes to a stranger after the first date? Me. That's who. As if I have another choice. Luck is on my side though, and a beautiful model shows up in my office. Single? Gorgeous? Funny? All of the above. Our first date goes so well that I feel unsure about my decision to do this thing with her -- you know, fake it. I put it off and decide ...

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (Amazon Publishing) (12,293 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

Written by Charles Dickens in 1837 and released in 24 serialized episodes, this classic tale is now available to be read on your Kindle. It contains the original illustrations and a linked table of contents that includes episode and chapter breaks. Oliver Twist is the classic story by Charles Dickens of a young and vulnerable orphan born into Victorian London's miserable workhouses - homes for the poor and disadvantaged. Episode List This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All episodes are now available for ...

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The eNotated Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (38 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Though most ebooks are simple conversions of paper books, "The eNotated Alice in Wonderland" is a completely new approach that takes advantage of ebook technology by providing comprehensive eNotations (electronic annotations), essays, and background information conveniently accessible through links and a active table of contents. Written by Pam Sowers, researcher, journalist, and long-time "Alice" fan, this background biographical, historical, and interpretive information reveals an "Alice" not visible to most readers. Says Sowers, ...

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The Holy War (Updated, Illustrated): Made by Shaddai upon Diabolus for the Regaining of the Metropolis of the World (Bunyan Updated Classics Book 2) by John Bunyan (Aneko Press) (716 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

More than 100 Original Illustrations Bonus Content: The Life of John Bunyan, by William Brock For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens. (Ephesians 6:12) What if you were able to see your life from a spiritual perspective and see the actual reality of the verse above? How does our enemy, Diabolus, plan and carry out his attacks? How do his demons help, and what are their objectives? Why ...

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Nostromo (Centaur Classics) [The 100 greatest novels of all time - #50] by Joseph Conrad (Angelo Pereira) (1,052 Review)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Joseph Conrad's 1904 adventure novel, set amid the mist-covered mountains of a fictional South American republic, spins a colorful tale of capitalist exploitation and rebellion. The story begins halfway through the revolution, employing flashbacks and glimpses of the future to depict the lure of silver and its effects on men -- corrupting and destroying some, revealing the strengths of others. Conrad's deep moral consciousness and masterful narrative technique are at their best in Nostromo, one of his greatest works.

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Women in Love (Centaur Classics) by D. H. Lawrence (664 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

"Women in Love" begins one blossoming spring day in England and ends with a terrible catastrophe in the snow of the Alps. Ursula and Gudrun are very different sisters who become entangled with two friends, Rupert and Gerald, who live in their hometown. The bonds between the couples quickly become intense and passionate, but whether this passion is creative or destructive is unclear. In this astonishing novel, widely considered to be D. H. Lawrence's best work, he explores what it means to be human in an age of conflict and confusion.

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David Copperfield (Centaur Classics) [The 100 greatest novels of all time - #64] by Charles Dickens (Angelo Pereira) (15,897 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

"David Copperfield" is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; & the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature's great comic creations.In "David Copperfield" -- the novel he described as his ...

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Himalayan Journals — Volume 1 by J. D. (Joseph Dalton) Hooker (7 Reviews)    Price verified 11 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.

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Eve's Diary by Mark Twain (Gallery Books) (110 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Mark Twain's comic short story is now available as an ebook, including an extended excerpt from Twain's End by Lynn Cullen, a fictionalized imagining of the personal life of America's most iconic writer, Mark Twain, and his close relationship with his personal secretary.

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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (Simon & Schuster) (4,891 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

The classic holiday tale of love, devotion, and the art of giving -- written by one of the world's best-known short-story authors -- will delight those both new to and familiar with this timeless narrative.

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Himalayan Journals — Complete by J. D. (Joseph Dalton) Hooker (30 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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The Golden Asse by Lucius Apuleius (47 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas (98 Reviews)    Price verified 11 hours ago

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The Captiva and the Mostellaria by Titus Maccius Plautus (1 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

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The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801) by Daniel Defoe (277 Reviews)    Price verified 12 hours ago

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Ireland In The New Century by Sir Horace Curzon Plunkett (2 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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The Iliad by Homer (1,098 Review)    Price verified 2 hours ago

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Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift (857 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

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Laws by Plato (342 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

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Paradise Lost: With bonus material from The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper by John Milton (Simon & Schuster) (3,800 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

This ebook edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost contains bonus materials by internationally acclaimed bestselling author Andrew Pyper, including: · Extended excerpt of The Demonologist (in development with Robert Zemeckis and Universal Pictures) · "Paradise Re-Read: An Essay" · Q&A with Andrew Pyper · "Demons of the World: A Selection" A chilling and spellbinding literary horror story, The Demonologist follows Columbia professor David Ullman's modern-day descent into hell. When his daughter, Tess, disappears, Professor ...

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn Series Book 1) by Mark Twain (10,181 Reviews)    Price verified 10 hours ago

Dripping with Mark Twain's iconic wit and wisdom, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer chronicles young Tom and his best friend Huckleberry Finn on a life-changing journey of mischief, intrigue, and excitement.

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