When Kailey Hewett is called to her ancient foster father's deathbed, she is alarmed to find a huge, menacing figure looming over him. He is Simon de Marchand, the king's sheriff, and he has just...
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Auteur: Needham, LindaSommaire:Genre: Romance fiction -
Auteur: Keay, JohnSommaire:Many nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John...
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Auteur: Boggs, Johnny D.Sommaire:The South Carolina backcountry is no place for a young girl to grow up in the 1760s, but sixteen-year-old Emily Stewart wouldn't have it any other way. She loves the settlement of Ninety Six where...
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Auteur: Rappaport, HelenSommaire:Helen Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day account of the last fourteen days of the Russian Imperial family, in this first of two books about...
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Auteur: Hancock, Peter A.Sommaire:Since Tudor times Richard III has been painted as the "black legend," the murderous uncle-however, the truth is much more complicated and interesting. Richard III is accused of murdering his...
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Auteur: Sinclair, MicheleSommaire:Not a McTiernay by blood, but a brother nonetheless, Hamish will choose honor over all, until his world is shaken by one impetuous kiss. Contains mature themes.
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Auteur: Plaidy, JeanSommaire:The marriage of Katharine of Aragon and King Henry VIII was a right royal match. England loved the young lovers, but hardly were they wed when powerful people in Henry's court were spinning...
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Auteur: Plaidy, JeanSommaire:The twelve-year marriage of Henry and Katharine has declined from an idyllic union into an uneasy stalemate. The king's love for his aging queen has grown cold, and he is angry with her...
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Auteur: Duncan, Elizabeth J.Sommaire:Artist and spa owner Penny Brannigan has been asked to organize a formal dinner to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended World War One. After dinner, the guests adjourn to the library for...
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Auteur: Favereau, MarieSommaire:
In the first comprehensive history of the Horde, Marie Favereau shows that the accomplishments of the Mongols extended far beyond war. Favereau takes us inside one of the most powerful sources of...
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Auteur: Kearsley, Susanna, Huber, Anna Lee., Trent, Christine, Harris, C. S.Sommaire:
From Italy in 1733 to Edinburgh in 1831 to a series of chilling murders in London in 1870 and a lethal game of revenge decades later, a watch touches lives with misfortune-until it comes into the...
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Auteur: Ronald, SusanSommaire:
The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich...
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Auteur: Coulter, CatherineSommaire:
Barnaby should have been killed but instead was left on the steps of the church, supposedly an orphan. A decade later, Grayson Sherbrooke discovers Barnaby's father, but their reunion is...
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Auteur: Poulton, RachelSommaire:
If you want to know your Socrates from your Sartre and your Confucius from your Kant, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of philosophy. Including accessible primers on: - The early...
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Auteur: Duncan, Elizabeth J.Sommaire:
With a picturesque black and white lighthouse, pebble beaches, and stunning views of sea and mountains, the island of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales is the perfect place for an idyllic mid-...