Some truths are never meant to be revealed. When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life pretty quickly. But Joe Spooner brought more back with him than just war stories. Movie-star handsome Peter Coleridge, a young ex-GI who served in Joe's company, shows up, and Evie finds herself falling for him, ignoring the secrets that surround him . . .…
"Betancourt’s riveting account…is an unforgettable epic of moral courage and human endurance." – Los Angeles Times In the midst of her campaign for the Colombian presidency in 2002, Ingrid Betancourt traveled into a military-controlled region, where she was abducted by the FARC, a brutal terrorist guerrilla organization in conflict with the government. She would spend the next six and …
After their mother dies, two brothers find a huge amount of money which they must spend quickly before England switches to the new European currency, but they disagree on what to do with it.
Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to joining the Euro. Suddenly finding themselves with a vast amount of cash, the boys have just one glorious, appalling dilemma - how to spend it in the few days before it becomes worthless. Torn between the vices of buying a million pizzas and the virtues of ending world poverty, the boys …
In DOG MAN: BIG JIM BEGINS, discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery prevail? Can anything happen if you truly believe?
Take a closer look into the web-filled world of one of the world's favorite Super Heroes, Spider-Man! Featuring detailed profiles of more than 200 of Spidey's friends and foes, as well as tons of facts and information on the Web-Slinger himself, Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia will test your knowledge of the world of Spider-Man. Organized alphabetically, each character profile is crammed with…
There was loud knocking on the door, like that of some angry and impatient person... A presentiment made him whisper to Sulastri, "It may be the police. Get dressed." She understood and nodded, her heart pounding. Sudarmo opened the door, and before it was fully opened a very tall Dutchman pushed his way in and sneeringly introduced himself. "Good morning, my arrival is disturbing, no? I'm f…
Lima Sekawan adalah Julian, Dick, George, Anne, dan—tentu saja—Timmy! Ke mana pun mereka pergi pasti ada petualangan yang seru dan mengasyikkan! BERKELANA Liburan berkaravan Lima Sekawan ternyata berubah menjadi petualangan yang menegangkan! Mereka mengejar rombongan sirkus! Namun beberapa orang sirkus itu punya rencana jahat… mereka menyekap Lima Sekawan di dalam perut bukit…. …
Webster’s American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758–1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language. He spent twenty years writing two thousand pages to accomplish that, and the first 100 percent American dictionary was published in 1828 when he was seventy year…