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#1 I left the ship with 13 other crew members and set off on foot toward Franz Josef Land, in search of an inhabited shore. We were icebound for a year and a half off Franz Josef Land, unable to advance or retreat, at the mercy of the winds and tides.
#2 I asked to leave the ship, and the crew agreed. I was only glad that the others were leaving voluntarily, and...
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Voici un recueil de nouvelles en prose qui vous permettra d'apprécier la diversité de l'œuvre de son auteur. Il contient des histoires poignantes sur la destinée humaine, l'amour et la mort, la passion et la solitude, le passé mystérieux et l'avenir fantastique. La réalité se mêle à la fiction et la frontière entre les deux est souvent ténue. Romantiques et philosophiques, gaies et inquiétantes, toutes les histoires sont écrite de la...
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Sometimes amazing people live next to us, whose existence, even before the end of their earthly days, becomes a legend. Such is a lot of the chosen. They, feeding the lofty ideas of humanity, hear, see and feel what is inaccessible to ordinary mortals, and we do not notice them, do not cherish them. Such a creator, whose name is surrounded by a halo of immortality, was Niko Pirosmani. The stories that are told about him, no one can confirm or deny....
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Here is a collection of short prose that allows you to judge the multifaceted work of the writer. Poignant stories about human destinies, love and death, passion and loneliness, the mysterious past and the fantastic future, in which, sometimes, it is difficult to draw a line between reality and fiction, found their shelter in it. Romantic and philosophical, cheerful and creepy, they are all written in the unique handwriting of a master who never ceases...
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La vida del doctor inglés Arthur Smith cambia después de un único encuentro. Su nuevo paciente, que sufre una enfermedad incurable, le suplica que le «ayude» a quitarse la vida. ¿Será capaz un médico con el corazón roto de tomar un paso así para librarle de su sufrimiento? Las hijas del paciente, la hermosa Erin y la incansable Rachel, tendrán un pape decisivo en el destino de nuestro protagonista. El libro mantiene en vilo al lector hasta...
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There had once lived a very unique man, whose name, Leonardo da Vinci is known to all. His life had been full of victories and defeats, tragedies, and love. The following engrossing novel carries us over to Renaissance epoch Italy at the end of the 15th and the start of the 16th century and its characters, Roman popes and cardinals, kings and commanders, politicians and artists appear before us as living people. This book touches upon topics that...
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This is a collection of ten fantastic stories about Russian peasant life for young children. Because life on the steppe and in the forests was so dependent on animals and farming, it is not surprising to find comical interactions of humans with animals, particularly bears, the symbol of Russia. The text is amply illustrated with pen and ink drawings throughout.
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Vivez l'un des nombreux épisodes extraordinaires des guerres de la France Révolutionnaire!
Ce livre plonge le lecteur dans un épisode fascinant du XVIIIème siècle, qui vit la rencontre de deux mondes profondément différents : la France Révolutionnaire et l'Irlande. Au cours de l'Histoire, ce fut l'une des très rares occasions durant lesquelles des troupes régulières françaises prirent pied dans l'île d'Émeraude. Cet épisode est d'autant...
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An award-winning heirloom specialist, garden historian, ethnobotanist and writer offers this wood-block illustrated, alphabetical compendium of heirloom flowers and artisanal crafts like distilling and wreath-making to help inspire gardeners to connect with the natural world.
Forti celebrates gardening as a craft, and shares the plants, lore, and traditional practices that link us with our environment and each other. Arranged alphabetically from...
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Norman Aldea, a regular kid from bucharest arrives in the mystic town of New Orleans along side his brother, Adrian. Their arrival to the city awakens an ancient threat that has layed dormant for thousands of years, now hungry for revenge and a conquest that threatens the existance of the world as we know it, as malevolent night creatures come out of the darkness to terrorize humans. The destiny of Norman is about to change as dark secrets unfold...
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Females young and old, beautiful and plain crave Valerian's touch. None can resist his blatant sensuality and potent allure, until he steals Shaye Holling from a Florida beach and holds her prisoner in his underwater kingdom. The cynical Shaye wants nothing to do with the mighty warlord, but she's inexplicably drawn to him. For underneath the warrior's arrogant beauty lies a complex and powerful man. A man whose caress is like fire. Now Valerian must...
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