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Denna bok är två böcker som omfamnar varandra. Första delen berättar Tystingens väg från svår barndom till räddare för nödställda i Bolivia. Andra delen är en berättelse om ett äkta par som sörjde sin son som dykt bland hajar och försvunnit. Glädjen kom tillbaka genom ett barn som såldes ihop med en hund.

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Living in a city on the constant brink of war is about to cost Colette everything she holds dear. When the vampires are tired of being tolerated instead of accepted, tensions between the two races begin to boil over. With her life at stake, Colette has to decide if staying in Mayfield is worth the toll it will take on her family, and her heart. Escaping the violence of Mayfield seems to be the only option, but there is no telling if all ...

Living in a city on the constant brink of war is about to cost Colette everything she holds dear. When the vampires are tired of being tolerated instead of accepted, tensions between the two races begin to boil over. With her life at stake, Colette has to decide if staying in Mayfield is worth the toll it will take on her family, and her heart. Escaping the violence of Mayfield seems to be the only option, but there is no telling if all sh...

The iconic masks of the Italian commedia dell'arte--Harlequin, Pierrot, Colombina, Pulcinella, and others--have been vagabonding the roads of Russian cultural history for more than three centuries. This book explores how these masks, and the artistic principles of the commedia dell'arte that they embody, have profoundly affected the Russian artistic imagination, providing a source of inspiration for leading Russian artists as diverse as ninete...

This literary guide leads students with advanced knowledge of Russian as well as experienced scholars through the text of Nikolai Gogol's absurdist masterpiece "The Nose." Part I focuses on numerous instances of the writer's wordplay, which is meant to surprise and delight the reader, but which often is lost in English translations. It traces Gogol's descriptions of everyday life in St. Petersburg, familiar to the writer's contemporaries and f...

Planes, rockets and a missing giraffe! Astro Fiasco is packed full of mystery, fun and adventure. After winning the young scientist competition, Finn and his friends are invited to the space centre to watch the launch of the rocket he designed! His friends watch the rocket launch.... but where is Finn? With trouble at the space station, it becomes a total Astro Fiasco!

An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck.A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love which will look different to each reader. Kalei...

Are you discouraged? It's easy to get focused on your problems and difficulties. When you do, your focus is no longer on God. You forget how God has been faithful in your life, and you become filled with anxiety. The remedy is to get your focus back on God and the ways He has been faithful. An ordinary stone can be a powerful reminder of God's faithfulness. The Bible calls it an Ebenezer stone, which means "stone of the help." The sight of t...

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In this highly original interdisciplinary study incorporating close readings of literary texts and philosophical argumentation, Henry W. Pickford develops a theory of meaning and expression in art intended to counter the meaning skepticism most commonly associated with the theories of Jacques Derrida. Pickford arrives at his theory by drawing on the writings of Wittgenstein to develop and modify the insights of Tolstoy's philosophy of art. Pic...

Catherine Evtuhov resurrects the brilliant and contradictory currents of turn-of-the-century Kiev, Moscow, and St. Petersburg through an intellectual biography of Sergei Bulgakov (1871-1944), one of the central figures of the Silver Age. The son of a provincial priest, Bulgakov served first as one of Russia's most original and influential interpreters of Marx, and then went on to become the century's most important theologian of the Orthodox f...

In Rescue on the River, the third book in a three-part story arc focusing on the US Civil War era, cousins Patrick and Beth attend Abraham Lincoln's inauguration and discover that their friend's brother Kitch is a slave in South Carolina. The cousins search for Kitch as they travel down the Combahee River with Harriet Tubman. They help with the secret mission of the Second South Carolina Volunteers, an African American unit. Will they be able ...

Reflect & Relate represents the finest new and classic scholarship in the field of interpersonal communication. In this text, students learn how to systematically reason through interpersonal challenges, reflect on their communication, and develop skills for better relationships"--

Reflect & Relate represents the finest new and classic scholarship in the field of interpersonal communication. In this text, students learn how to systematically reason through interpersonal challenges, reflect on their communication, and develop skills for better relationships"--

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A crown meant for a princess. A medieval castle. And a one-way ticket to an unforgettable romance. A life-changing diagnosis sends Avery Stuart on a last-chance Christmas road trip. The cheery bed-and-breakfast offers a festive way to spend the holidays alone. But when she finds her name listed on an ancient family tree next to an English baron, her trip suddenly takes a startling turn-no fairy godmother included. She might have gotten the C...

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