an adult humoured story based 95% (hence the title) on real events around three characters and how they cruelly, or hilariously depending upon your point of view, interact throughout school and later work, ending with disastrous consequences. Additionally, it is a fascinating and honest insight into the reality of growing up in a northern working class town in the 1970’s and early 80’s. “Humorous cruelty, criminality and vulgarity, 95% or simply reality?” Born to a dysfunctional mother, Jo...

An adult humoured story based 95% (hence the title) on real events around three characters and how they cruelly, or hilariously depending upon your point of view, interact throughout school and later work, ending with disastrous consequences. Additionally, it is a fascinating and honest insight into the reality of growing up in a northern working class town in the 1970’s and early 80’s. “Humorous cruelty, criminality and vulgarity, 95% or simply reality?” Born to a dysfunct...

Another 95% continues where 95% left off. Still based on real events, the three main characters have now left school and are trying to survive in Thatcher’s 1980’s of high unemployment and low prospects. After getting Joey expelled from the 6th form for breaking into a hotel room and stealing jewellery, Casino and Yogi forget about him for a couple of years as they fill their time with nightclubbing, hunting loose women and generally living for the day. When Yogi completes a short stint in...

A writer returns to his college town, where he is to conduct what will be the final published interview with Thomas, his ninety-year-old mentor. But after he drops his smartphone in the hotel sink, he arrives at Thomas's house with no recording device - a fact he is mysteriously unable to confess.What unfolds from this dreamlike circumstance is both a brilliant meditation on those technologies that enrich and impoverish our connections to each other, that store and obliterate our m...

The Most Wonderful Christmas Tales Of All Time is an exquisite anthology that captures the heartwarming essence and infinite diversity of storytelling inspired by the yuletide spirit. Encompassing a range of genres from classic drama to fairy tales and transformative narratives, this collection splendidly showcases tales that explore themes of generosity, hope, and the magic of Christmas. The eclectic array of stories speaks to the classical, romantic, and even modernist literary contexts,...

In the enchanting collection, *The Santa's Great Treasure Chest: 450+ Christmas Novels, Tales, Carols & Legends,* readers are invited to embark on a literary journey through the multifaceted world of Christmas narratives. This anthology offers a kaleidoscope of stories, carols, and legends, skillfully encapsulating a range of emotions and experiences tied to the festive season. The compendium includes tales of joy, wonder, and reflection, with standout pieces that capture the essence of Ch...

De Duitse schrijver Karl May (1842-1912) werd wereldberoemd dankzij zijn reis- en avonturenromans en zijn Indianenverhalen over Winnetou en Old Shatterhand.Kara Ben Nemsi reist met zijn vriend en dienaar Hadji Halef Omar door de Arabische wereld aan het eind van de negentiende eeuw. In de woestijn vinden ze het lijk van een vermoorde man, en de achtervolging van de dader loopt als een rode draad door dit deel en de volgende delen. Onderweg leren ze vreemde volken kennen en beleven ...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

e-artnow presents to you the greatest Christmas novels, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As J...

Halef ist am Westrand des Persischen Golfs unterwegs, um sich in Basra mit seinem Sihdi und Sir David zu treffen. Auf dem Weg dorthin stößt er auf einen tödlich verletzten Mann, der ihm eine Pergamentrolle entgegenstreckt. Das geheimnisvolle Schriftstück zeigt die Ruinen der antiken Stadt Palmyra im Süden der syrischen Wüste. Damit beginnt ein weiteres großes Abenteuer mit Kara Ben Nemsi.

Kara Ben Nemsi und Hadschi Halef Omar sind den Waffenschiebern auf der Spur, die ihnen in Palästina nach dem Leben trachteten. Dabei treffen sie auf die Frau des verschollenen Sprachwissenschaftlers Walther Schmidt. Gemeinsam bricht man auf, um nach dem Verschollenen zu suchen. Der Weg führt tief in die Wüste zu den Ruinen einer vergessenen Pyramide. Wenig später muss sich der kleine Trupp gegen Verbrecher und Naturgewalten durchsetzen.

'The first, the longest and the best of modern, English detective novels.' - T. S. EliotA priceless gem, a diamond from India imbued with religious significance, is stolen on the very night it is given as an eighteenth birthday present to a captivating heiress; and so the mystery begins. The rules for the golden age of crime novels are formed in the pages of The Moonstone – an English country house, a complex cast of characters, the bungling local constabulary, a c...