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**"Lush and evocative..." -Publisher's Weekly** The village of Krume is plagued by a haunted wood and a hungry witch. It's been that way for as long as Hans and Greta can remember, though they have never seen the witch themselves; no one has. When men start to disappear once again in the cover o
**From the award-winning author of For Today I Am a Boy, a gripping and deeply felt novel about a group of young girls at a remote camp --and the night that will shape their lives for decades to come** A group of young girls descends on Camp Forevermore, a sleepaway camp in the Pacific Northwest, w
**How the United States underdeveloped Appalachia** Appalachia--among the most storied and yet least understood regions in America--has long been associated with poverty and backwardness. But how did this image arise and what exactly does it mean? In _Ramp Hollow_ , Steven Stoll launches an origina
Camp is supposed to be fun, but Sarah hates Camp Cold Lake. The lake is gross and slimy. And she's having a little trouble with her bunkmates. They hate her. So Sarah comes up with a plan. She'll pretend to drown β then everyone will feel sorry for her. But things don't go exactly the way Sarah
*What do you imagine when you hear the name* . . . Bradbury? You might see rockets to Mars. Or bizarre circuses where otherworldly acts whirl in the center ring. Perhaps you travel to a dystopian future, where books are set ablaze . . . or to an out-of-the-way sideshow, where animated illustrations
Mallory Worthington has had enough of being treated like a fragile flower. She needs to get out of Dodge, as far and fast as possible. Somewhere no one knows about her childhood battle with cancer. A talented chef working at her familyβs flagship hotel, she leaps at the first job opportunity that me
"Sexy and heartfelt, this book will have you voraciously turning the pages as you swoon your way to happily-ever-after. Loved it!"--USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader Mallory Worthington has had enough of being treated like a fragile flower. She needs to get out of Dodge, as far and fast as po
A _New York Times_ Notable Book for 2011 One of _The Economist_ 's 2011 Books of the Year People speak different languages, and always have. The Ancient Greeks took no notice of anything unless it was said in Greek; the Romans made everyone speak Latin; and in India, people learn
For over a decade, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captivated the world of cricket and over a billion Indians with his incredible ingenuity as captain, wicketkeeper and batsman. Bharat Sundaresan tracks down the cricketer's closest friends in Ranchi and artfully presents the different shades of Dhoni-the R
"Jenny Blake, bestselling author of Life After College and former career development program manager at Google, shows how to move into your next career phase by leveraging what you already do well"--;"Jenny Blake, bestselling author of Life After College and former career development program manager
Together for the first time, three Amish romances from Kathleen Fuller. "A Miracle for Miriam" from _An Amish Christmas_ Miriam fell for Seth, but he broke her heart. Years later, after he's nearly killed in an accident, Miriam sees him at a Christmas party and notices something is different about
**FromΒ theΒ award-winning author ofΒ theΒ Dominion ofΒ theΒ Fallen series comes a dark retelling ofΒ BeautyΒ andΒ theΒ Beast.** *In a ruined, devastated world, whereΒ theΒ earth is poisonedΒ andΒ beings of nightmares roamΒ theΒ land...* *A woman, betrayed, terrified, sold into indenture to pay her village's de
Following her marriage break-up, radio producer and hapless amateur sleuth Veronica Pilchard moves to Wild Fern Alley behind the university in Belfast. Her only friends are Lady Margaret Beightin and some of the gay scene in the Golden Palace. Veronica discovers a young Italian imprisoned in the ba
A power struggle between a leading student at an elite institute for psychics and her jealous legendary mentor culminates in the student being forced to relive her mother's suicide during a brutal psychic attack.
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: Brian Aldiss marked the centenary year of H G Wells' birth with this ingenious novella combining comedy, terror and, intriguingly, late nineteenth-century period charm. In a sleepy East Anglian town we meet Bruce Fox and Gregory Rolles - two young men who have sworn to Think L
Sul ciglio di una strada, una donna stringe tra le mani un mazzo di fiori azzurri. Γ il giorno di San Valentino, ma ad attenderla non c'Γ¨ un appuntamento romantico. Γ trascorso un anno esatto dalla morte di suo marito, e quei fiori sono destinati al luogo in cui l'uomo ha perso la vita. Ma quando ar
Invisible aliens invade the bucolic English countryside in Brian W. Aldiss & rsquo;s Nebula Award & ndash;winning science fiction novella, plus nine other stories of the fantastic and the odd A meteor shower in the skies above the rolling English countryside late in the nineteenth century fires the
Numa manhΓ£ de votação que parecia como todas as outras, na capital de um paΓs imaginΓ‘rio, os funcionΓ‘rios de uma das seçáes eleitorais se deparam com uma situação insΓ³lita, que mais tarde, durante as apuraçáes, se confirmaria de maneira espantosa. Aquele nΓ£o seria um pleito como tantos outros, com a
After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
When Professor Humberto Ossmann and Dr. Clematis Woodley, who heartily despised each other in life, are found together in a mortal embrace, Norman de Ratour knows that evil once again stalks the hallowed precincts of the Museum of Man. It has been several years since the museum was wracked by what b
Whatβs worse than having untamed magic? Not having any magic. My magic is broken after being attacked by the magic thief. And I need it back fast, before she tries again. Iβll do anything to get it back β including private tutoring with a crazy professor and private time with the sexy billionaire t
A wolf rebellion. A newly appointed king. A Lady who is destined for more. Lady Sarah knows sheβs destined for more, but until she finds out exactly what more means for her, sheβs content to soak up all the knowledge she can about battle tactics and anything else that interests her. Unlike other yo
Sheβs a travel writer whose next assignment lands her in the middle of nowhere with snow, ice, and storms, when all she wanted was to sit on a beach drinking pina coladas. Heβs ready to take over his uncleβs company, but first heβs got to work as a travel writer to prove himself, but he doesnβt have
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civi
I married my fake fiancΓ© and nowβ¦ I want a divorce. Iβve known Mason since we were kids and next-door neighbors. Back when I was more interested in his brother. Scandalous, I know. All of that is in the past. The only thing that matters now is my dying fatherβs last wish. His dream is to wal
A rogue attack. A shocking kidnapping. A surprise fated mate. Joshua, the Crown Prince and Captain of the Guards, doesnβt want to fall in love, but fate has other plans for himβ¦ so do rogue wolf shifters. Leah enjoys the time she spends with her longtime friend and fiercest confidante, but when ti
**Mistletoe means so much more than kissing.** It's Saylor Bates' first Christmas Eve alone since her divorce. While killing time window shopping at the mall, Saylor manages to catch Santa and pleads with him to reassure her son via FaceTime he'll be coming for Christmas. What Saylor does
0At Christmas time, will Cleoβs frozen heart melt when she meets the perfect man? After the tragic loss of her husband in Afghanistan, single mom Cleo Martin moves to Pecan Grove with her young son to build a new life. Sheβs stuck in a dead-end job and struggling to make ends meet when a fateful ic
This year, Travis and Molly finally come home for Christmas. Travis Ford ALWAYS loved his neighbor Molly Gunther. From grade school to high school, she was his goddess. But he was the shy, nerdy geek and she was the brainy bombshell homecoming queen. But at a Christmas party during Senior Year, the