After reading the first paragraph, you may conclude that this is a book about pirates. This is not a book about pirates. Okay, there are a few pirates in the book. (Okay, there are quite a few pirates in the book.) But this is not a book that is just about pirates. It provides intimate familiarity with strong characters and a sense of sharing in their lives and adventures.

Hyytävä halloween-herkku pohjautuu tositapahtumiin Vainooja vai vainottu? Kreivitär Elizabeth Báthory hallitsee valtakuntaansa rautaisella otteella ja oveluudella. Valta ja vauraus virtaavat hänen suonissaan. Elizabeth Báthory on harras uskossaan ja jopa hoitaa itse sairaita linnassaan. Mutta miksi nuoria palvelijattaria kuolee kaikkialla, missä kreivitär kulkee? Onko hän noita, onko hän kirottu? Teoilla ei ole silminnäkijöitä. Huhut julmuudesta ja murhista leviävät, ja ruumiit lisääntyvät...

Countess Elizabeth Bathory has power and wealth running through her veins. She rules her vast estates with an iron fist and fierce intelligence, protecting her family and the people who depend on her. She is devout in her faith and even tends to the sick herself. But rumours are spreading... and bodies are mounting up. Why do young servant girls die wherever the Countess goes? Is she a witch? Is she cursed? No one has seen anything with their own eyes, but tales of cruelty and murder persi...

This final volume in the ANNALEA trilogy brings the saga to an exciting and surprising conclusion. Old friends, familiar enemies and intriguing new characters undertake incredible adventures as the journey nears completion and the mystery of Annalea is resolved.

Have you read ANNALEA, PRINCESS OF NEMUSMAR? Then prepare to continue the journey, as old friends, familiar enemies and intriguing new characters bring to life the hardships and adventures of the child who came to womanhood while living among slaves, former slaves, slavers, merchants, colonists, American Indians, seamen, harlots and pirates. The saga expands in volume 2 of the Annalea series.

It's 1984. Winston Smith lives alone in London. He is a secret rebel plotting his escape from the Party: the deadly dictatorship led by Big Brother. Winston dreams of finding freedom, love and peace: everything that is outlawed. His act of defiance will get him killed - but his courage is unshaken. He risks everything in his desperate search for truth and humanity as he once knew them. The story of Winston's rebellion, and his need to love others, reveals the strength of the human spirit a...

During the time of the draft imposed after the Korean War, Pete and Suzanne met each other and fell in love. Pete wanted to serve a mission for his church before marriage but couldn't apply because the government's quota had already been met in the local congregation. The couple decided to get married before Pete went off to boot camp. A week before the marriage, an unexpected offer to serve a mission came. The couple counseled with church leaders and then under their guidance proceeded wi...

Anna Lea Merritt, American Pre-Raphaelite painter, stayed in England painting after the death of her husband. This is a series of essays about her life in the country.

What if the oldest trees on Earth could teach us about the deepest kind of friendship?High atop the ancient mountain peaks, a tiny bristlecone pine named Bristle dreams of sunlight, growth-and companionship. For 40 years, she waits in silence, until one day a clever and loyal Clark's nutcracker jay named Clarky tumbles into her rocky alcove, and everything changes.Through the seasons, the unlikely friendship between a young tree destined to live for millennia and a bird wit...

“His presence makes me forget about my earlier thoughts. There’s no way I can give him up. That would make what I’m facing so much worse.” Lily Evans, a forty-year old, divorced, workaholic, receives life-changing news. What else could possibly alter her life? Alone in a bar, she sits and considers all her options for decisions she soon will have to face. Unable to clear her mind, she focuses on others patrons when she senses someone looking at her. She glances across the b...

Lea er en fantasifuld pige, der bor i et lille rødt hus sammen med sin mor og far. Lea oplever sjove, hyggelige og skøre ting. Hun klæder sig ud, laver mad, tager i zoo og til frisøren.Lea er en serie letlæsningsbøger. Her er alle historierne om Lea samlet i én.Anna Beckmann er en dansk digter og forfatter, der står bag et væld af børnebøger. Hun har både skrevet de sjove og letlæselige serier om Lea og om Leo og en samling af haikudigte til børn.

El clásico de George Orwell, más vigente que nunca, en las voces de Irene Azuela, Joaquín Cossio y Adrian Ladron. Es 1984. Winston Smith vive sólo en Londres. Es un rebelde encubierto conspirando su fuga del Partido: una dictadura mortal liderada por El Gran Hermano. Winston sueña con encontrar la libertad, el amor y la paz: todo lo que está prohibido. Su resistencia podría matarlo, pero su valentía es impasible. Arriesga todo en una búsqueda desesperada por la verdad y la humanidad tal y ...