De polyglotten gaat over een excentrieke Belgisch/Engelse familie (en aanhang uit verschillende landen) die in het Verre Oosten woont tijdens de onzekere jaren na de Eerste Wereldoorlog en de Russische Revolutie. Het verhaal wordt verteld door hun droogkomische Engelse neef, legerkapitein Georges Hamlet Alexander Diabologh, die tijdens een langdurige (internationale) militaire missie bij hen komt logeren. Het boek zit vol bizarre personages - depressievelingen, obsessievelingen, hypochonde...

In the quaint town of Glenwood, two extraordinary young women, Mildred Keith and Elsie Dinsmore, embark on a captivating journey of friendship, faith, and self-discovery. Mildred, a spirited orphan, and Elsie, a wealthy heiress, find themselves drawn together despite their contrasting backgrounds. As they navigate the challenges of adolescence, they learn the true meaning of compassion, forgiveness, and the unwavering power of love. Join Mildred and Elsie on their unforgettable adventure a...

SPITFIRE WINGMAN is the whole-life memoir of USAF Col. Jim Haun, who flew nearly every US military aircraft from 1939 to 1965, including fighters, bombers, giant cargo ships, and the T-33 jet trainer. He flew Spitfires over England and France, commanded a squadron through the Berlin Airlift, was CO of th Presidential Air Fleet in Washington D.C., and became Chief Pilot of the Military Air Transport Service. As the memoir of an aerobatic master born to fling his body through cloudbanks, Spi...

This wickedly wise (and wisecracking) parody of classic fairy tales redefines happily ever after for the modern feminist era.You know what? It's super creepy to kiss a woman who is unconscious. And you know what else? The way out of poverty isn't by marrying a rich dude -- or by wearing fragile footwear, for that matter. And while we're at it, why is the only woman who lives with seven men expected to do the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?Fairytales need a ...