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A Catholic priest fresh out of the seminary. A mysterious young woman running from her past with a secret that could destroy the Church.Christiano finds himself obliged to act as the temporary minister of a small town convent. There he meets the captivating Angelica who, unknown to him, has been seeking refuge at the convent under the supervision of the abbess. Within a month, sparks ignite between them, but the abbess intervenes demanding that Christiano leave the...

An illuminating new collection from the latest winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, selected by Germán Guerra and granted by the National Poetry Series; published in both English and SpanishMARÍA AUXILIADORA ÁLVAREZ'S winning entry of the Paz Prize for Poetry is in many ways a loving memoriam to her father, Oswaldo Álvarez Rojas, and a celebration of the long embrace that still warms María, her seven siblings, and their mother. Her poems ex...

Christine has settled into life at Castello Santa Maria. She has become accustomed to the castle's regimented life and strict rules. She has embraced the tight discipline and regards her occasional punishments as the price of belonging to the proud sisterhood of Santa Maria. Best of all, she delights in the sensual pleasures of the more than seventy other promiscuous young women with whom she shares her life in the castle.No sooner has she settled in the castle however, than events...

When Christine Berner responds to an offer of work from, Signora LaFranchi, an old friend of her mother's, at the Castello Santa Maria in the southern Swiss Alps she has no idea of what she is letting herself in for. In the old castle, set in a secluded alpine valley, Christine discovers, to her horror, a community of young women living regimented and cloistered lives, presided over by their formidable Mistress and subjected to Draconian discipline.Trapped within the castle, Christ...

All I wanted for Christmas was for my boyfriend to be ready to start a family with me. Instead, I found myself alone on Christmas Eve, my hopes of losing my innocence and starting a family dashed.One wish on a shooting star, though, and I suddenly found my wildest fantasy being fulfilled. Because good girls can ask Santa for anything, including their desire to be taken hard and unprotected. When Santa's done with me, my fertile womb will be filled to overflowing and my belly will b...

An authoritative and fully illustrated study of the German military vehicles that fought in the Spanish Civil War—from motorcycles to Panzer Tanks.This comprehensive volume examines the combat and logistics vehicles that formed a vital part of the German contingent fighting in the Spanish Civil War alongside Francisco Franco's Nationalist forces. The Panzer I, which so surprised the world in the Polish campaign of World War II, was first seen in the Spanish Civil W...

In order to describe the miracles of the Virgin Mary, Alfonso X el Sabios Cantigas de Santa Maria show life at its worst, and this often includes violence, which may disconcert a modern audience even more than its original medieval one. This essay examines the lyrics and the miniatures of these songs in order to show how they illustrate the balance of power in thirteenth-century Spain. The role of Mary herself illustrates the role of gender and the divine in giving social meaning to acts o...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

Although their milieu bore striking similarities to the Wild West, the people of medieval Spain were preoccupied with constructing valid laws and learning how best to abide by them. This obsession with legality comes out in epics, songs, stories, and even in miracles of the Virgin Mary. Scholars have largely failed to see the usefulness of considering the different types of text produced under Alfonso X together, preferring to look at them in isolation or in conjunction with later literatu...

300+ Dialogues Could Change the Way You Learn German.Learn German for Beginners takes you beyond disconnected vocabulary and turns German into an adventure you can follow. Across 17 chapters, you’ll join Jack and Rose through different situations while discovering commonly used words, practical phrases, and essential language skills along the way.Designed to help you learn German for adult beginners, the book combines enter...

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!

Sometimes you want to read in German. Sometimes you want to read in English.There’s a great option: bilingual books!Bilingual, or dual-language books, are books in which text appears side-by-side in both the target language and English. These are some of the German books to enjoy since you can practice your German without being in over your head.Plus, there are plenty of different types of bilingual books, so there’s something out there for any learner at any level. Yo...