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Edgar Wallace
Dr. Beechington knew how difficult it was to live in genteel poverty. He was determined his daughter Mary should marry a wealthy man but Mary wasnt so sure. Should she obey her father or follow her heart? Best remembered for penning the screenplay for the classic film King Kong, author Edgar Wallace was an astoundingly popular luminary in the action-adventure genre in the early twentieth century. The Price a Woman Pays is a story packed with great fun and Wallace keeps the action moving along swiftly, as he always did, and it highlights Wallaces unmatched skill in setting a pulse-pounding pace. Wonderful entertainment and highly entertaining.
Fred M. White
Sir Wilton Oakes was a man of about five and forty years of age, although he looked younger, he didnt feel like it. He had all the attributes of his ancient race the face of a hawk, a short upper lip, and the easy manner of one who was born to be the commander of people. He recently took over the beautiful Elizabethan house that was his legacy. And now the old baronet was dead, and the man sitting at the library table reigned in his stead.
Niccol Machiavelli
The Prince is a treatise by statesman Niccolo Machiavelli. It was written in the Middle Ages, and published only after the death of the author. In it, Niccolo Machiavelli combines all the experience of managing the state, sharing his thoughts with readers. Although this book is largely instructive, it is not perceived as such. When you read, there is no feeling of boredom or the fact that an opinion is imposed on you with which you do not agree. The author enables readers to draw conclusions themselves. In the book you can see discussions about power and how to achieve it; these thoughts are concise and simple. In just a few theses, the author provides arguments confirming his point of view, drawing on the experience of past years.
Mark Twain
Tom Canty is a poor boy in the London slums. His birth only brings more poverty to his already dirt poor family. Edward VI is the long awaited heir to the English throne. They are born on the same day and look so alike they cant believe it. They exchange clothes and Edward VI ends up being thrown out of the palace by guards who think he is the poor boy he looks to be. Both boys have difficulty fitting into the others lives. After many adventures, matters are set right again, with one of the boys resuming his rightful, royal position and the other boy accepting a position that recognizes his innate intelligence and good heartedness.The bulk of the books is the mad life of the poor boy during which Edward VI learns how many of his subjects live. He resolves to change things if he can get back to the palace and be restored to his rightful place.
The Prince of India. Or Why Constantinople Fell
Lewis Wallace
On the pages of the works of Lewis Wallace characters lived, fell in love, fought and died, influencing the structure of public affairs. This novel tells about the events that led to the fall of Constantinople. Legendary wandering Jew under the guise of the Prince of India helps save the city. A wandering Jew served as the basis for several stories, and this is one of the best.
Otis Adelbert Kline
The second of the three Grandon of Venus novels. When the man who was Harry Thorne on Earth offered to swap bodies with a native of Venus, it was because he was bored with comfort and security, and craved excitement. And that was what he got more than he would have bargained for when he found that he had taken over the assassin-haunted role of a prince of a beleaguered throne in a land of ferocious beasts and inhuman foemen. With the help of the fellow interplanetary traveler Vorn Vangal he got to know the planet and the rules of it. Otis Adelbert Kline, whose work is often compared to that of Edgar Rice Burroughs, has created in The Prince of Peril another interplanetary swordplay and fantastic adventure to stand alongside his fast-selling The Planet of Peril and The Swordsman of Mars.
The Prison Healer. Próby żywiołów
Lynette Noni
Napisane po mistrzowsku powieści Lynette Noni to lektura obowiązkowa dla wszystkich wielbicieli fantasy! Sarah J. Maas Siedemnastoletnia Kiva Meridan od dziesięciu lat walczy o przetrwanie w owianym złą sławą ciężkim więzieniu Zalindov, gdzie pracuje jako uzdrowicielka. Kiva podtrzymuje przy życiu umierającą Zbuntowaną Królową, która musi wziąć udział w próbie przetrwania przeznaczonej dla najbardziej niebezpiecznych przestępców serii wyzwań związanych z czterema żywiołami: powietrzem, ogniem, wodą i ziemią. Pewnego dnia Kiva otrzymuje zaszyfrowaną wiadomość od bliskich, a w niej krótkie polecenie: Nie daj jej umrzeć. Przybywamy. Kiva wie, że śmiertelnie chora królowa nie ma szansy sprostać wyzwaniom, więc zgłasza się na jej miejsce. Jeśli jej się powiedzie, obie odzyskają wolność. Problem w tym, że nikt jeszcze nie przeżył próby przetrwania.
The Prison Healer. Tom 2. Złota klatka
Lynette Noni
Lynette Noni to mistrzyni opowieści. Must read dla wszystkich, którzy kochają fantasy! Sarah J. Maas Mroczny i zagadkowy drugi tom trylogii The Prison Healer. Kiva Meridan zamienia jedną klatkę na drugą, gdy z ciężkiego więzienia trafia do najeżonego niebezpieczeństwami pałacu. Wyszła z opresji obronną ręką. Przetrwała pobyt w Zalindovie, a do tego sprostała wyzwaniom, którym nie miała prawa podołać. Teraz musi nie tylko przeżyć, ale i dokonać zemsty. Przez dziesięć lat pragnęła tylko wrócić do rodziny i ukarać ludzi odpowiedzialnych za jej nieszczęście. Gdy jednak uciekła z Zalindovu, jej misja ogromnie się skomplikowała. Kiva rozpoczyna nowe życie w stolicy, gdzie się dowiaduje, ilu cierpień doświadczyli jej bliscy i jak bardzo zmieniły się ich przekonania. Wkrótce wychodzi na jaw, że nie tylko wrogowie, ale i członkowie rodziny mają przed nią tajemnice.