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In the Shade of the Shady Tree is a collection of stories set in the Western Australian wheatbelt, a vast grain-growing area that ranges across the southwestern end of the immense Australian interior. Kinsella’s stories offer glimpses into the lives of the people who call this area home, as the reader journeys from just north of the town of Geraldton to the far eastern and southern shires of the region. Cast against a backdrop of indigenous dispossession, settler migration, and the destructive...
| Автор | John Kinsella |
Have you wondered about people in conservative religions who do not want to leave them? Do they struggle with life choices, children, marriage, careers, hobbies, and friends? Do they live and die like the rest of us? In the ways that matter, they do. This book follows one who might be our neighbor, our friend, our coworker. He has faith of the heart. He is a sinful person. He struggles with questions of the Bible, which for him has the answers to the questions about who we are, about how we...
| Автор | Alexandra Glynn |
Albert Simmel lives in the Age of the Descent. Roads and other infrastructure have fallen into utter disrepair. The petroleum supply has basically petered out. The constituents hold all political and economic power. Beneath them struggle the subs, of which Al is one. Al has lost the love of his life, Valerie, in a terrible accident. He passes his days with his work as a tutor to constituents, and in the dull pain of his loss. Then comes shocking news that changes his life and leads him on a...
| Автор | Rodney Clapp |
Seekord minnakse teatrisse vaatama etendust Preili Julie. Ka Vistrik ja Rita on kohale kutsutud, kuid mitte just kultuurisündmusest osa saama. Peagi aga tundub, et keerulised inimsuhted ja üleloomulikud nähtused ei piirdu ainult lavaga…
| Автор | Mihkel Ulman |
Krimiosakonna vaneminspektor Andres Västrik ehk Vistrik (nagu teda semud kutsuvad) on jõudnud punkti, kus kõik ta ümber laguneb: naine tõstab majast välja, tütar ignoreerib, tööl juhtub üks apsakas teise otsa, sest tema moraal ja intuitsioon on lihtsalt nii tugevad selle jama jaoks. Tagatipuks pagendatakse ta Pärnu kriminaaltalitusse, kus tema paarimeheks määratakse kena operatiivtöötaja Rita Leidpalu. Algab uus elu.
| Автор | Mihkel Ulman |
Moll Flanders, tuntud eelkõige oma osavalt läbi viidud varguste tõttu, sündis Newgate'i vanglas ja oli oma väga vaheldusrikkas elus, mis kestis lisaks ta lapsepõlvele kolm korda kakskümmend aastat, kaksteist aastat hoor, viis korda abielus (millest üks kord oma vennaga), kaksteist aastat varas ja kaheksa aastat sunnitööline Virginias. Siiski sai ta viimaks rikkaks, elas ausat elu ja suri pattu kahetsedes.
| Автор | Daniel Defoe |
Think of the most memorable week of your life. Was it tragic? Joyous? Heartbreaking? Inspiring? A combination of emotions swirled together and splattered across your heart, soul, and mind? Reverend James Wheeler writes and reflects on such a monumental week. In the pages of his journal, he searches for peace in the shadows of the past and struggles with his current challenges. A man of tested faith, he hopes in the unseen and wrestles with paradox. As a Moravian pastor, husband, and father,...
| Автор | Andrew Taylor-Troutman |
Wind-Borne Sister narrates the story of a young woman's journey from grief and an uncertain future into a sense of purpose, hope, and identity. Along Brie's travels, the people and resources she encounters contribute to her unfolding sense of call and her growing, vibrant faith. As she is drawn deeper into a risk-filled mystery, she is blessed by the aid of Susannah, a wise, blind artist; precocious seven-year-old Lily Mae; and the tender and resourceful Toby Graham. Despite conflict...
| Автор | Melinda Holland |
Jon Mote–grad school dropout and serial failure–has been hired to investigate the murder of his erstwhile mentor, Richard Pratt, a star in the firmament of literary theory. Feeling unequal to the task, Mote skitters on the edge of madness, trying to stifle the increasingly threatening voices in his head. His only source of hope is the dogged love of his developmentally disabled sister, Judy, who serves as cheerleader, critic, and moral compass. Death Comes for the Deconstructionist follows Mote...
| Автор | Daniel Taylor |
With I'm Not from Here, popular writer Will Willimon returns to fiction with a story of spiritual discovery set in a Southern town. Will takes us on a Don Quixote-like journey during which young Felix Goforth Luckie learns a great deal about the world, about other people, and about a God who shows up in the oddest places, in the strangest times, and among the unlikeliest people. On a quest to discover himself, Felix is discovered by the grace of God. In homage to Dostoevsky, Cervantes, and...
| Автор | Will Willimon |
Jaan Kaplinski esseistlikus raamatus «Isale» on kaks poolust. Ühelt poolt püüab ta avastadaoma Poola päritolu isa elu ja suguvõsa ning taastada isa kunagiste tuttavate mälestuste abiltema elu Tartus enne Venemaale vangilaagrisse saatmist. Teiselt poolt on raamat pöördumineisa poole, keda ta õieti ei mäletagi. Kaplinski kirjeldab isale oma elatud elu, arusaamistmaailmast ja suhteid lähedastega.
| Автор | Jaan Kaplinski |
Raamatu 1. osa. Kättemaks iga hinna eest! Noor meremees pöördub ohtlikult reisilt tagasi koju. Tema isa ja kallim ootavad teda. Ent armukade reetmine muudab tema elu alatiseks! Ootamatu kohtumine aga toob ta ellu uue muutuse ning tundmatust meremehest saab KRAHV MONTE CRISTO – salapärane, rikas ja piisavalt võimas, et oma vaenlastele viimaks kätte maksta.
| Автор | Alexandre Dumas |
Raamatu 4. osa. Alexandre Dumas' (1802–1870) tuntumaid ajaloolise taustaga põnevusromaane. Teatud klassides kohustuslik kirjandus.
| Автор | Alexandre Dumas |
When we enter the temple, we enter heaven (Orthodox idea). When we go to church, we enter the kingdom of heaven. Heaven and earth are made one. It is the marriage of heaven and earth. At Christ's incarnation and at his death and resurrection, the cosmos was redeemed. The fall unraveling. We still must carry our cross and die daily, eventually physically. But there is great hope. When we follow Christ, we are transformed in this life and at the resurrection. Grace has become incarnate in...
| Автор | C. N. Dudek |
Doggo ist der wahrscheinlich hässlichste Hund der Welt. Und er gehört jetzt, mehr so aus Versehen, Daniel. Doggo stellt Daniels Alltag völlig auf den Kopf – und wird sein ganz spezieller Freund. Und den kann Daniel gut gebrauchen, denn er hat nicht nur einen Großvater mit Alzheimer und eine Mutter, die viele Jahre ein ziemlich großes Geheimnis mit sich herumgetragen hat, sondern auch Probleme an der Liebesfront. Und dann müssen beide eine schicksalhafte Begegnung mit ihrer Vergangenheit meistern...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Eine spannende Kurzgeschichte vom Horror-Experten John Ajvide Lindqvist – exklusiv als E-Book und Audio-Download! Plötzlich ist es wieder da. Beobachtet sie. Nimmt sie ins Visier. Schickt seine Vorboten aus. Kommt immer näher, um sie zu holen. Seit ihrer Kindheit wird Vera von einem unheimlichen Geräusch verfolgt. Jahrelang konnte sie es erfolgreich ausblenden, aber plötzlich ist es lauter und präsenter als je zuvor. Veras Leben entgleitet ihr immer mehr, bis auch das Leben ihrer Familie in...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
When an unexpected snow storm forces Thomas Fontane–a chain-smoking, scotch-drinking, stubborn old man–to open his cramped San Fernando Valley apartment to porn star Kitty St. Clare, he is surprised to find himself empathizing with her experiences of suffering, loss, guilt, and grief. Out of the Storm revolves around the lives of two people who seem to have little in common. But though they come from very different worlds–Fontane is a widower, sensitive, and well-read, St. Clare is a popular...
| Автор | M. Saverio Clemente |
A young woman is dead. A man with diminished capacity is accused. His friends, also wounded, try to help him. In the process, they teach Jon Mote a thing or two he desperately needs to learn. Jon no longer hears voices, but he's not convinced a silent universe is much better than a haunted one. He's returned his sister Judy to her group home and taken a staff job there that puts him in the company of six folks who, a bit rebelliously, he calls Specials. Jon thinks his job is to...
| Автор | Daniel Taylor |
Raamatu sündmused toimuvad muistses Babülonis ning allegooriline seiklusterohke lugu pajatab voorusliku Zadigi õnneotsingutest. Voltaire vihjab Zadigi teekonna kaudu, et maailm on täis kurjust, tühiseid kirgi ja väiklust ning et inimesed ise pole muud kui «üksteist õgivad putukad väikesel porikübemel». Täiuslik kord valitseb ehk kusagil kõrgemate olendite seas, kuid siin maailmas peab inimene leppima oma saatusega, mis inimesest endast sõltub vähe.
| Автор | Voltaire |
Edukal ärimehel Leho Kuuslal näib kõik olevat omal kohal – ta on suutnud rajada hästitöötava ettevõtte, tal on piltilus naine ja üheteistaastane teadmishimuline poeg. Tundub, et täiuslikuks perekonnaõnneks puudub vaid korralik eramu, tõeline kodumaja, sest Kuuslad asuvad seni tavalise korruselamu kolmetoalises korteris.
| Автор | Erik Tohvri |
Alfred Perkins was an ordinary young man who grew up in the small English village of Carlisle. When he was a boy his godfather, old Oliver Cyning, used to tell him stories about Elfland, the place where all the fairies, elves, gnomes, goblins, and more lived. Alfred grew up believing in those stories. One day, Mr. Cyning told Alfred they had to stop spending time together. Eventually, Alfred stopped believing. Now Alfred has returned home from university and has made the startling discovery that...
| Автор | David Mosley |
Where Drowned Things Live describes the struggles of an untenured professor, Kristin Ginelli, as she tries to counsel a young woman student at her university and get her to reveal who is abusing her. Kristin fails, and the student is found drowned. As a former Chicago cop who quit the force over sexual harassment and the death of her detective husband in the line of duty, Kristin doggedly investigates this mysterious death, pushing back on foot-dragging by the university and obstruction by the...
| Автор | Susan Thistlethwaite |
Blackfire: The Rise of the Creeping Moors (Volume II of the trilogy) continues the story of four unlikely teenagers who are summoned by a mysterious stranger to save another world being destroyed by evil. Elli Adams and her friends Beatriz, Jamie, and Alex must overcome challenges of blindness, self-confidence, and Down syndrome as they struggle together to fulfill their mysterious calling as Bairnmoor's last prophetic hope. Join them as they adventure through singing forests and stardust...
| Автор | James Daniel Eckblad |
Blackfire: The Girl with the Diamond Key (Volume III of the trilogy) concludes the story of four unlikely teenagers who are summoned by a mysterious stranger to save another world being destroyed by evil. Elli Adams and her friends Beatriz, Jamie, and Alex must overcome challenges of blindness, self-confidence, and Down syndrome as they struggle together to fulfill their mysterious calling as Bairnmoor's last prophetic hope. Join them as they adventure through singing forests and stardust...
| Автор | James Daniel Eckblad |