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>Winesburg, Ohio< wird vom Autor bescheiden »eine Reihe Erzählungen aus dem Kleinstadtleben Ohios« genannt, doch in Wirklichkeit handelt es sich um den Roman einer Kleinstadt, und da Kleinstädte sich in der ganzen Welt und zu allen Zeiten, was Atmosphäre und seelische Struktur betrifft, ähnlich sind, könnte man sogar sagen: um den Roman der Kleinstadt. Hans Erich Nossack

Thunderbirds - bitte kommen!" Wenn diese Meldung auf Tracy Island eingeht, ist es wieder einmal Zeit für Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) und seine vier älteren Söhne, die Welt vor einer Katastrophe zu bewahren. Die Tracy-Familie gehört zur "International Rescue"-Organisation und die Thunderbirds sind ihre fünf unglaublichen Fahrzeuge: eine Rakete, ein Rettungs- und Transportshuttle, ein U-Boot, ein Raumschiff und eine Weltraumstation. Als ein Meteori...

New discoveries of ancient vertebrates, filling in gaps in the fossilrecord, are quickly eroding the traditionally recognized differences between theprincipal groups of vertebrates -- for example, between dinosaurs and birds -- andradically changing our understanding of the evolutionary history of the major groupof animals to which our species belongs. This book describes this changingscientific landscape and contributes to the revolution in o...

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Danish poet and novelist Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is best known for the dozens of fairy tales he wrote, including "The Little Mermaid, " "The Ugly Duckling, " and "The Snow Queen." Andersen's sense of fantasy, power of description, and acute sensitivity are strikingly evident in his autobiography. Andersen masterfully depicts the extreme poverty of his provincial childhood and the international celebrity of his later years, and also...

Excerpt from Wonderful Stories for Children Oh, no! Cried the poor little crooked letters, but for all that they straightened themselves, till it was quite a pleasure to see them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstru...

Tiny Thumbelina travels the forest, meeting lots of inquisitive creatures along the way. Will she ever find a place to call her home?TreeTops Greatest Stories is a series of timeless classics for children aged 711. Its much-loved stories, beautiful artwork and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

A gorgeous, graphically compelling retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story of love and fate by award-winning printmaker JooHee Yoon.

Excerpt from Food and CookeryIn presenting Food and Cookery to the public, it is not to add another cookbook to the many now in the hands of the perplexed housewives of America. This is the fourth and enlarged edition of a little work which has already made its way, and for this edition, hundreds of orders are already filed.There is a demand for the book from those who know the first editions. There is a moral demand for the ih formation it co...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This early work is a collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. These fantastic and timeless children's tales are ideal for bedtime reading, and are sure to be enjoyed by children today as they were when first published. Contents include: "The Fir Tree", "Little Tuk", "The Ugly Duckling", "Little Ida's Flowers", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "Little Thumbelina", "Sunshine Shoes", "The Darning-Needle", "The Little Match Girl", "The Lov...

Designed to be used in cooking classes and demonstrations, Hans Anderson's 1911 "Food and Cookery" provides information and recipes in support of a natural foods and vegetarian diet.