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"The E. Nesbit Megapack" collects 26 novels and short stories by Edith Nesbit (who wrote as E. Nesbit), including her most famous novels and series (The Bastable family stories, The Psammead series, etc.) Included are: <P> THE RAILWAY CHILDREN<BR> THE MAGIC CITY<BR> FIVE CHILDREN AND IT<BR> THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET<BR> THE STORY OF THE AMULET<BR> THE MARBLE CHILD<BR> THE ENCHANTED CASTLE<BR> THE STORY OF THE TREASURE...
| Автор | E. Nesbit |
The Second Girl Detective Megapack collects 23 more novels with girl protagonists, sleuthing for fun and justice. Here are series from Julia K. Duncan, Roy J. Snell, Dorothy Wayne, Helen Randolph, and more – nearly 3,000 pages of great girl-powered adventure!<P> DORIS FORCE AT LOCKED GATES, by Julia K. Duncan<BR> DORIS FORCE AT CLOUDY COVE, by Julia K. Duncan<BR> DORIS FORCE AT RAVEN ROCK, by Julia K. Duncan<BR> FINDING THE LOST TREASURE, by Helen M. Persons<BR>...
| Автор | Julia K. Duncan |
David Blake and his sister Sally have grown up with the legend of the Blake treasure, buried on one of the islands off Saturday Cove, a fishing village on the coast of Maine. One day, while lobstering in the bay, David and Sally seek shelter from a summer storm in an abandoned house on Blake's Island. There they find a musty chart that seems to be a definite clue. Curious and excited, they decide to solve the family mystery.<P> But Sally loses the chart, and David reckons without the...
| Автор | Barbee Oliver Carleton |
The basketball season was opening at Valley Falls High and Chip Hilton, star center of last year's varsity, had his leg in a cast. In spite of Doc Jones' encouraging words, it looked like curtains for a sports career which had started out so brilliantly under Coach Hank Rockwell’s canny tutelage. It was a bitter dose to swallow for a youngster with Chip's strong spirit and will to win. Many a kid in his shoes would have given in to self-pity and let the circumstances throw him....
| Автор | Clair Bee |
The Frances Hodgson Burnett Megapack collects 40 classic works by the author of «Little Lord Fauntleroy,» «A Little Princess,» and «The Secret Garden.» Almost 5,000 pages of great reading! <P>THE SECRET GARDEN<BR> LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY<BR> A LITTLE PRINCESS<BR> THE LOST PRINCE<BR> A LADY OF QUALITY<BR> HIS GRACE OF OSMONDE <BR> THE LAND OF THE BLUE FLOWER <BR> THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK ZIA <BR> LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH <BR> THE...
| Автор | Frances Hodgson Burnett |
The DHAMMAPADA is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the DHAMMAPADA is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community. His...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
"The Hijab Boutique is a wonderful book that will appeal to young readers age 10 and up. Black and white illustrations add to the message's impact. One of the striking attributes of The Hijab Boutique is its sensitive treatment of the topic of respecting cultural differences, and rethinking automatic responses." —The Midwest Book Review"Michelle Khan's first children's book, The Hijab Boutique, is a quick read with a deep and resounding message… I’m excited...
| Автор | Michelle Khan |
I wrote this book because after looking far and wide for a similar one which specialized in Web Design for Authors–I couldn't find any! I'm an author and have written seven books, both fiction and non-fiction. Not only did I see a deficit of material in the how-to category regarding writing a book but I knew that there was a major gap in finding a Turnkey Manual like this one which covered not only the writing aspect but how to optimize, promote and setup an Author...
| Автор | David Meade |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll – aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898) is an 1865 children's fantasy novel portraying a young girl named Alice who spots a rabbit with a pocket watch and follows him until she falls down a rabbit hole. The rabbit hole leads her to a fantasy world called "Wonderland" where she meets many anthropomorphic creatures. Illustrations within this novel are the original...
| Автор | Lewis Carroll |
Through the Looking Glass (also known as What Alice Found There) by Lewis Carroll – aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898) is an 1871 children's fantasy novel which is also the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (also known as Alice in Wonderland).<br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of classic literature to a modern era of digital reading.
| Автор | Lewis Carroll |
Major accounts are not just big little accounts – they're fundamentally different. Mastering Major Account Selling explores the skills and competencies of top performers selling in major accounts.<br><br>Three core sales performance skills are addressed in Chapter 1 â?? asking questions, active listening and positioning your capabilities. <br><br>Best practices for five business development competencies are explored in Chapter 2: identifying leads,...
| Автор | Richard Ruff |
In a time long since forgotten by human eyes and lost tomes, there once existed an untamed land. A place where wickedness and righteousness were constantly at war. A world of great beasts and tiny creatures seething with magic. Starkenshire. Join Abigail McFaoil on her quest as she battles against terrible foes, makes precious friends, and meets creatures beyond imagination. Fairy Blood takes the reader into the untamed land of Starkenshire. Abigail McFaoil is a young woman who shares...
| Автор | Shannon Mayhew |
Lucy Maud Montgomery is best known for her «Anne» series, starting with «Anne of Green Gables». A lifelong writer, Montgomery wrote her first poem at nine years old. Many of her stories, and the characters within them, were written from an autobiographical stance. «Further Chronicles of Avonlea», published in 1920, is a sequel to her «Chronicles of Avonlea». This sequel created a great deal of controversy as it was published without the consent of the author, and led to a nine-year-long legal...
| Автор | Lucy M. Montgomery |
American author and poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), best known for the poetry that attributed to two of his three Pulitzer Prizes, also wrote histories, biographies, novels, and children's stories. Born in Illinois, Sandburg spent most of his life in the Midwest before moving to North Carolina in 1945, where he lived till his death. In the early 1920s Sandburg began writing children's stories for his three daughters, beginning with his «Rootabaga Stories», one of three collections of...
| Автор | Carl Sandburg Sandburg |
This book is a compilation of several other works, pulled together under the umbrella title of The Childen's Christmas Story MEGAPACK®. It includes the complete text of «The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories,» selected and edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner (originally published in 1913) to which we have added «The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus,» by L Frank Baum (originally published in 1902), and the poems «'Twas The Night Before Christmas,» by Clement C. Moore...
| Автор | Ганс Андерсен |
The Dick Hamilton series chronicles the adventures of a boy who struggles to keep the family fortune after his mother’s death. Fortune-seekers, a greedy uncle, and other perils await Dick around every corner.<P> Although it’s not always politically correct by current standards, the stories are rollicking adventures. Fans of the original Hardy Boys, Rover Boys, Motor Boys, and other similar series will enjoy them.<P> Included are:<P> DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE<BR> ...
| Автор | Howard R. Garis |
The Horatio Alger MEGAPACK® presents 70 Classic Works by the great 19th century author. Here are:<P> ADVENTURES OF A TELEGRAPH BOY<BR> DIGGING FOR GOLD<BR> MARK THE MATCH BOY<BR> BOB BURTON<BR> ANDY GORDON<BR> THE BACKWOODS BOY<BR> A BOY'S FORTUNE<BR> A DEBT OF HONOR<BR> BERNARD BROOKS' ADVENTURES<BR> WAIT AND HOPE<BR> MARK MASON'S VICTORY<BR> ROBERT COVERDALE'S STRUGGLE<BR> BEN, THE...
| Автор | Alger Horatio Jr. |
Harold Morrow Sherman (1898-1987) was most famous as a psychic researcher and New Thought author. His book «Your Key to Happiness» (1935) has been reprinted numerous times. But Sherman also had a career as an author of children's books, so it should come as no surprise that in the Tahara series, he blended classic New Thought elements such as mentalism, spiritualism, and the supernatural with exciting adventure stories aimed at young boys. The mix works well for the globe-trotting young...
| Автор | Harold Sherman |
The Young Adult Award-Winners MEGAPACK™ assembles seven classic YA books, from fiction to biography, written by some of the most celebrated 20th century children's authors. Included in this volume are:<P> IT'S LIKE THIS, CAT, by Emily Cheney Neville (Newbery Medal Winner, 1964)<BR> RUNNER OF THE MOUNTAIN TOPS: THE LIFE OF LOUIS AGASSIZ, by Mabel Louise Robinson (A Newbery Honor Book, 1940)<BR> THE WINDY HILL, by Cornelia Meigs (A Newbery Honor Book, 1922)<BR>...
| Автор | Cornelia Meigs |
The Liberty Boys of '76 was a weekly magazine containing stories of the American Revolution. The stories were based on actual facts and give a faithful account of the exciting adventures of a brave band of American youths who were always ready and willing to imperil their lives for the sake of helping along the gallant cause of independence. This volume reprints the lead novel from issue #504, originally published August 26, 1910.
| Автор | Harry Moore |
Jim Kjelgaard (1910-1959) was born in New York City. He was still in the pre-school age when his father decided to move the family to the Pennsylvania mountains. There young Jim grew up among some of the best hunting and fishing in the United States. He commented: «If I had pursued my scholastic duties as diligently as I did deer, trout, grouse, squirrel, etc., I might have had better report cards!» He worked at various jobs – trapper, teamster, guide, surveyor, factory worker and laborer. When...
| Автор | Jim Kjelgaard |
It’s his junior year, and although he’s still dealing with the loss of his father, Chip enthusiastically joins the varsity football team. Recognizing his natural talent, Coach Rockwell turns the young boy into his star quarterback. But when Chip is injured in a near fatal car crash, he must find inner strength to rally the team on to the state championship! <P> CLAIR BEE, one of the most famous athletes in American collegiate history – and later a winning coach – has drawn upon his own...
| Автор | Clair Bee |
The Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910 and has grown to be one of the largest youth organizations in the world, with 2.7 million members. Scouts of various types have been a standard feature of young adult literature for generations – but one of the earliest kicked off in 1913. The «Boy Scouts» series by «Herbert Carter» (a pseudonym for author St. George Rathborne, who wrote the whole series with the exception of volume 9) ran for 12 volumes. It follows scouts through adventures with...
| Автор | Herbert Raymond Carter |
Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was a popular writer and illustrator, know for creating a very distinct style that lead to an entire movement in illustration. Most noted for his fairy tales, Pyle predominately wrote and illustrated children's literature, though has always had a devoted following from adults alike. In «The Wonder Clock» Pyle gives us twenty-four stories for twenty-four hours in a day. The range of tales here is vast as we meet a colorful cast of characters—princes, ogres, ravens,...
| Автор | Говард Пайл |