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Über Würde und Standhaftigkeit in Zeiten des Aufruhrs Mary Perrault, Anfang fünfzig, führt mit ihrem Mann und den vier Kindern ein beschauliches Leben im ländlichen Kalifornien. Aber dann bricht 1929 die New Yorker Börse zusammen: Der Kampf ums nackte Überleben bringt das Fundament der Gesellschaft ins Wanken und bedroht auch das innere Gleichgewicht der Familie Perrault. Immer wieder gerät Mary in Situationen, in denen sie entscheiden muss...

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Originally published in 1947, The Trial of Sören Qvist has been praised by a number of critics for its intriguing plot and Janet Lewis¿s powerful writing.

This historical novel is the third and final book in American poet and fiction writer Janet Lewis¿s Cases of Circumstantial Evidence series, based on legal case studies compiled in the nineteenth century.

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Everyone it seems wonders, at some point in their lives, what will happen when they eventually stand before the "Pearly Gates"?One man seems stuck somewhere between, in a groundhog effect, approaching and re-approaching the Gates in a repeatedly futile attempt to attain a bottle of white-out. In order to follow standard protocol, the clerk must annotate on the requisition form what exactly the white-out is being used for.Peter is his name, and...

In a future time, well after all the countries of the world have engaged in a global nuclear event, a select few have survived The Great War and reorganized civilization within a sealed Bubble.In this day and time, there are only a handful of people remaining who ever lived and breathed outside the Bubble, most habitants were born within its sealed plexi-interior. The Bubble is a monarchy with one ruler, Arch Sedric.He has commissioned an inti...

An aged, decrepit old woman wanders the quiet hallways of her home. She remembers a day when they were brighter…more kinetic with anticipation of life within their walls. Family was a regular occurrence and the tinkling laughter of grandchildren used to echo through the house.Oh how she missed those times as she now hobbles oh-so-slowly with her cane through the archaic old home. And as the old woman wanders reminiscing through the halls, she ...

Ein Pamphlet diffamiert Ludwig XIV. und seine Mätressenwirtschaft. Wer trägt die Vernatwortung für das Flugblatt? Und wer soll fälschlicherweise beschuldigt werden?

Was bewegt einen Menschen dazu, seine moralische Integrität über sein Leben zu stellen? - Eine wahre Begebenheit aus dem Jahr 1625, leuchtet mit seinen Fragen hell in unsere Gegenwart hinein.

A risky bike flying contest quickly turns a great adventure into disaster. When Suhcrom and Naddih, along with a few of their friends, borrow Nigel's "super" bike, they set out to spend a day full of fun. They never anticipate it would end so badly. Now the bike is ruined! Anxious to make things right, this ambitious group of kids teams up to get the bike fixed and helps Nigel prepare for his upcoming race. Their hard work saves the day, and t...

Die tragische Liebesgeschichte von Bertrande und Martin Als Martin Guerre nach langjähriger, rätselhafter Abwesenheit endlich zu seiner Frau zurückkehrt, ist Bertrande de Rols von Sinnen vor Glück. Acht Jahre lang hatte sie sich gesehnt, hatte gebangt und gezürnt, war weder Witwe noch frei gewesen, und jetzt - endlich - kann sie sich hingeben. Der Liebe, ihrer Sinnlichkeit, seinem Begehren. Welcher Dämon treibt ihr plötzlich Zweifel ins Herz? ...

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Excerpt from The Indians in the WoodsThe Grandmother picks her-way Among the stones, the stones. She passes deer.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfection...