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In 1959, in the state of New Essex, a witch was on trial. Or so she seemed to many of the jurors who would ultimately decide her fate, and to the people who thronged the crowded courtroom, many of them friends of the murdered woman. On trial for poisoning her former lover's wife, she would--if found guilty--be executed. Callista Blake is nineteen years old at the time of her trial. She has a very slight physical deformity, and the much greater mental ones of apparent aloofness, fierce independence of mind, a laconic and sometimes sarcastic wit, marked but unconventional artistic talent, avowed atheism, and a complete inability to compromise. Added to all this, although she is not beautiful by any of the usual criteria, men find her overwhelmingly attractive. No wonder the good people of Winchester and Shanesville dislike her, fear her, and, subconsciously, at least, think she is a witch. No wonder they do not believe Callista's story that she had mixed the deadly potion of Monkshood and brandy for herself at a moment of suicidal depression, and had been prevented by a miscarriage from saving Nancy Doherty, who had drunk the stuff ac...

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Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house. Her musician father suddenly dies, telling her he will send her an angel of music to look after her. She grows up and discovers that she is hearing a voice, telling her and teaching her to sing. She believes he is the angel of music but he is known in the Opera House simply as The Phantom. Although she is fascinated and drawn towards the phantom, she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, The Vicomte de Chagny - or Raoul - but the Phantom won't take this lightly... (Summary by Ralph Snelson)...

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Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg student who formulates and executes a plan to kill a hated, unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money, thereby solving his financial problems and at the same time, he argues, ridding the world of evil. Crime and Punishment is considered by many as the first of Dostoevsky's cycle of great novels, which would culminate with his last completed work, The Brothers Karamazov, shortly before his death. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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Jerusha Abbott was brought up at the John Grier Home, an old-fashioned orphanage. The children were wholly dependent on charity and had to wear other people's cast-off clothes. Jerusha's unusual first name was selected by the matron off a grave stone, while her surname was selected out of the phone book. At the age of 18, she has finished her education and is at loose ends, still working in the dormitories at the institution where she was brought up. One day, after the asylum's trustees have made their monthly visit, Jerusha is informed by the asylum's dour matron that one of the trustees has offered to pay her way through college. He has spoken to her former teachers and thinks she has potential to become an excellent writer. He will pay her tuition and also give her a generous monthly allowance. Jerusha must write him a monthly letter, because he believes that letter-writing is important to the development of a writer. However, she will never know his identity; she must address the letters to Mr. John Smith, and he will never reply. Jerusha catches a glimpse of the shadow of her benefactor from the back, and knows he is a tall lon...

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Questo libro parla dell'uomo e dell'artista che, inizialmente racchiusi nella stessa persona, si scindono per poi partire ognuno alla ricerca dell'altro. Il treno Š il mezzo immaginario per esplorare l'interiorit… del protagonista. E' la celebrazione del sentimento superiore a tutto, l'arte ed il talento che cambiano il mondo. (www.elisabettabenedetti.com)...

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Stanley G. Weinbaum is best known for his short story “A Martian Odyssey” which has been influencing Science Fiction since it was first published in 1934. Weinbaum is considered the first writer to contrive an alien who thought as well as a human, but not like a human. A Martian Odyssey and its sequel are presented here as well as other Weinbaum gems including 3 stories featuring the egomaniacal physicist Haskel van Manderpootz and his former student, playboy Dixon Wells. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)...

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Rainbow Valley, the seventh book in the Anne of Green Gables series explores the world of Anne & Gilbert’s six children along with the exploits of the Merediths, the children of the town’s new minister. With no mother and an absent-minded father, the Meredith children are not being properly brought up. This leads to their many adventures causing the ladies of the town to gossip, risking their father's job. These kind-hearted, but misguided children fumble their way through bringing themselves up, and learn about life and love along the way. Summary by Robin Cotter...

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Children

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An expedition to Mars discovers the remains of an advanced civilization, which died out many thousands of years ago. They recovered books and documents left behind, and are puzzled by their contents. Would the team find their “Rosetta Stone” that would allow them to unlock the Martian language, and learn the secrets of this long-dead race? (Summary by Mark Nelson)...

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The Planet Strappers started out as The Bunch, a group of student-astronauts in the back room of a store in Jarviston, Minnesota. They wanted off Earth, and they begged, borrowed and built what they needed to make it. They got what they wanted--a start on the road to the stars--but no one brought up on Earth could have imagined what was waiting for them Out There! (Summary from the text)...

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Known mainly for his tales of adventure, this work of science fiction by Jack London is set in a post-apocalyptic future. It's 2072, sixty years after the scarlet plague has depopulated the planet. James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of the pre-plague era left alive in the San Francisco area, and as he realizes his time grows short, he tries to impart the value of knowledge and wisdom to his grandsons. Through his narrative, we learn how the plague spread throughout the world and of the struggles of the handful of survivors it left in its wake. The Scarlet Plague was originally published in London Magazine in 1912. (Summary by Wikipedia and James Christopher)...

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Chicago engineer Jack Howland is sent to the edge of the Canadian barren lands north of Prince Albert to establish a train route through some of the most trecherous terrain in North America. He would soon learn that it was not only the terrain that was forbidding, as he begins to understand why the previous engineers sent on the same mission had been forced to give up the task and flee back to the south. Mysterious visitors, suspicious characters, strange apparent coincidences, and one particularly mysterious girl meet Howland at every turn in this suspenseful tale of adventure, excitement, danger, and romance set in the northern Canadian wilderness. (Summary by Roger Melin)...

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The Getting of Wisdom tells the story of Laura Rambotham, a 12-year-old girl who is just starting at her boarding school. This is based on Henry Handel Richardson's experiences of her own school, the Prebysterian Ladies College in central Melbourne. The story goes through her friends and enemies and all the life of a boarding school in early 20th century Australia, and all the subjects and learning too. Laura learns a lot but her education does not satisfy her, and her social life is thrown upon her as very different from her peers. - Summary by Bronwyn Kate....

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This book is a collection of humorous short stories about ordinary instances in daily life. We learn many interesting things about life, such as how to court women successfully, what it feels like to be a god, and why sometimes it would be a good idea to exchange one's own newborn baby for a better one at the hospital. (Summary by Carolin)...

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Na Kamalei—He Papahana Ho‘ona‘auao Kamali‘i ia no loko mai o kekahi hui ku i ka ‘auhau ‘ole no ka ‘oiwi Hawai‘i. Aia kekahi i loko o keia ‘ahahui he polokalamu ho‘ona‘auao makua/kamali‘i no ka lawelawe ‘ana i na ‘ohana o Ko‘olauloa ma ka mokupuni o O‘ahu. Me ke kokua kala ‘ana o ka Administration for Native Americans no ka pahana Na Kama o Ko‘olauLoa, ha‘awi keia ‘ahahui i na ‘ohana i mau lawelawe ‘ohana a me na ha‘awina ho‘ona‘auao ho‘i no ka ulu maika‘i ‘ana o ke keiki kupono ma kona mo‘omeheu a me ka pilina kanaka. ‘O ka haku ‘ana i na mo‘olelo no na ‘ohana i loa‘a na po‘e kamali‘i kekahi hana a makou. Ho‘olako ‘ia no ko makou mau ‘ohana me na mo‘olelo leo ma ko makou kaiaulu. No ia kumu, ho‘opuka ‘ia a‘ela na mo‘olelo kuhohonu no ko makou ‘ano he kanaka maoli—‘o wai kakou a mai hea mai kakou. I keia manawa, paipai aku na po‘e kupuna i ke kuka kama‘ilio ‘ana i na mo‘olelo no ka maika‘i o ka hanauna e hiki mai ana. A‘o pu ‘ia akula na mo‘olelo, ka ho‘ike honua, ka ‘olelo, na loina, a me ka mo‘omeheu i loko o keia mau puke no na po‘e kamali‘i pae makahiki 2-4. Nana nui ‘ia keia pu‘ulu puke ‘ewalu o Na Kama o K...

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Haawi ia mai la ke kala no ua papahana nei e Administration for Native Americans. O ka pahuhopu nui o ua papahana nei ka hoolako ia mai o na hana lawelawe a me na ano mea like ole nana e paipai aku i ke ao ana mai o na mea i pili loa i ka nohona Hawaii a me ka ulu maikai ana o ke keiki ola kupono (he keiki i hanai maikai ia). O wai la kakou No hea mai kakou Ua panu ia na ninau. Ua hooikaika ia iho la ka ohana a ua hoopuka ia iho la na moolelo nana e hoakaaka i ke kumu o ko kakou ola ana ma muli o ko kakou hooilina olelo o ko kakou aina. O ko makou mau hoa kokua na ano ahahui like ole o Koolauloa nana e kakoo i ka holomua o na keiki Hawaii a me ko lakou mau ohana ma o ka haku ia ana o na puke keiki....

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Olelo Hai Mua He puke keia i piha i na moolelo Hawaii no ka oukou heluhelu ana. Nui na mea i hiki ke ao ia ma na moolelo Hawaii kahiko a he nui na olelo ao. Ia oukou e heluhelu ana, e huli i keia mau mea waiwai ia kakou na Hawaii. He pili no i ko kakou noho ana i keia wa. E ulu ka hoi i ke ao a na kupuna!...

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Ua pai ia ma ka Nupepa Kuokoa (Iune 8, 1906) he moolelo au moana no Molokai i like me keia moolelo no Niihau. Eia Hou Keia Moolelo Au Moana O keia moolelo au moana ma lalo iho nei, ua loaa mai ia makou mai kekahi makuahine i hilinai ia, ana i lohe ai ma muli o ka loaa ana o keia moolelo au moana o Molokai.1 Pela hoi ia e hoike ia aku nei no keia au moana. I ka makahiki 1842, ua haalele akula kekahi ohana i ka mokupuni o Niihau ma luna o ka waa, a holo aela no Kauai. He ewalu ko lakou nui. O na poe o luna o ka waa, o Lilimaikalani Kaonohilani ke kane a o Hinaaholo ka wahine. O na keiki, na hunona a me na moopuna o ia o Kaukaopuaikamakaokekai, Ululaulani, Kaopuaikamakaokekai, Hulimailani, a me elua i poina na inoa....

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"Искусство лая"-это уникальная книга, дающая ряд советов, как наилучшим образом использовать ваше любимое животное или собаку НА СЛУЖБЕ и в других жизненных ситуаци я х . РЯД таких жемчужин выросли из нашего собственного опыта, другие явнлись следствием наблюдения, ЧТО происходит вокруг нас. Наш последний совет, прежде чем вы начнёте читать эту книгу: а) следуйте этим советам на своИ страх и риск. б>управлять вашей внешней собакой гораздо легче, чем той "собакой ll или зверем, который сидит внутри вас, в) не берите с собой собаку на службу , если вы не до конца уверены, что собака на вашей стороне. собакам. “The Art of Wag” is a unique booklet comprised of advices and possible tips you can use on how to make the best out of your pet/dog in workplace and other situations. Some of these gems come from our own experience, and some come from watching these practices surrounding us. As our last advice before you jump through this book, (a) do these advices at your own risks; (b) managing the dog outside is much easier than managing ‘the dog’ inside yourself; (c) don’t take your dog to workplace/office if you are not con...

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-Если вы не ведущая собака ... ТО вам ничего не светит впереди. -Всё возможно, особенно если у вас большой Доберман. -Во время встречи легче отстаивать свою точку зрения, если рядом сидит Доберман. -Гораздо легче убеждать людей с собакой, чем без неё. Есть два способа приучить СОТРУДНИКОВ офиса к присутствию собаки: вначале принеС~lТе маленькую собачку Чао - чао или Далмацию, а уж ПОТОМ при водите боЛЬШОГО Добермана. - Если вы ведёте разговор о продвижении по службе, то делайте это в ПРИСУТСП!iИИ добермана. • If you’re not the lead dog … the view never changes. • All is really possible, especially with a big Doberman. • In a meeting, it’s easier to argue your point with a big Doberman besides you. • It’s more effective to convince people with persuasion and a big dog, rather than with persuasion alone. • There are two types of dog-approach in office: (a) first bring a small and funny dog, like Chihuahua or Dalmatian, (b) then bring a big Doberman. • It’s possible to bring your Doberman when asking for a raise. ...

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Предисловие Искусство лая CONTENTS СОДЕРЖАНИЕ 3 ЛаИ в офисе 4 ЛаИ в политике 6 Лай на улице 8 ЛаИ в школе 9 Обращение ко всем кто может внести свою лепту в искусство лая 10...

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“The Art of Wag” is a unique booklet comprised of advices and possible tips you can use on how to make the best out of your pet/dog in workplace and other situations. Some of these gems come from our own experience, and some come from watching these practices surrounding us. As our last advice before you jump through this book, (a) do these advices at your own risks; (b) managing the dog outside is much easier than managing ‘the dog’ inside yourself; (c) don’t take your dog to workplace/office if you are not confident enough that your dog is always at your side. ...

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• If you’re not the lead dog … the view never changes. • All is really possible, especially with a big Doberman. • In a meeting, it’s easier to argue your point with a big Doberman besides you. • It’s more effective to convince people with persuasion and a big dog, rather than with persuasion alone. • There are two types of dog-approach in office: (a) first bring a small and funny dog, like Chihuahua or Dalmatian, (b) then bring a big Doberman. • It’s possible to bring your Doberman when asking for a raise. ...

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Preface 4 The Art of Wag 8 Call for Contributions 16

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Twee jaar 'missiewerk' aan Kalabo Secondary School. Een terugblik op af en toe extreme ervaringen op de kostschool in Western Province.

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Distihul Paradoxist este format din dou versuri, antitetice unul altuia, dar care împreun se contopesc într'un întreg definind (sau fcând legtur cu) titlul. De regul, al doilea vers neag pe primul, conÛinând aÕadar o noÛiune/sintagm/idee opus (antinomic, antagonic)....