Based loosely on Louisa May Alcott's own upbringing, Little Women follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March. Each girl has a vision of what their ideal future will bring,...
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Auteur: Alcott, Louisa MaySommaire:
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Auteur: Stowe, Harriet BeecherSommaire:
Thought by many to have helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War by stirring the empathy of Northern whites for the plight of Southern slaves, this novel follows the long-suffering, deeply...
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Auteur: Wharton, EdithSommaire:
Set in the 1870s, Edith Wharton examines the American elite culture on the East Coast. Newland Archer is a lawyer and heir to one of New York City's most prominent families. He is arraigned to be...
Genre: Classic fiction, Romance fiction -
Auteur: Chopin, KateSommaire:
Unsatisfied with the expectations of Creole society and unhappy with her family life, Edna Pontellier begins to fall in love with the dapper Robert Lebrun. Lebrun's flirtations, along with the...
Genre: Classic fiction, Romance fiction -
Auteur: Alcott, Louisa May.Sommaire:
Disc one includes: Gwen's Adventure in the Snow; Rosa's Tale; What Polly Found in Her Stocking; A Hospital Christmas. Disc two includes: A Hospital Christmas (continued); A Country Christmas. Disc...
Genre: Classic fiction, Short stories -
Auteur: Montgomery, L.M.Sommaire:
The story of Anne Shirley has endured generation after generation and catapulted L.M. Montgomery into the ethos of literature. Here, Dreamscape presents a collection of holiday stories featuring...
Genre: Classic fiction, Short stories, Canadian fiction -
Auteur: Wharton, EdithSommaire:
Lily Bart enjoys an equitable standing within the New York City elite. Although she desires a comfortable life and has received generous proposals from wealthy suitors, Lily remains single with...
Genre: Classic fiction, General fiction -
Auteur: Bloch, AmySommaire:
Amy Bloch, accomplished psychiatrist, busy and fully in control of her professional and family life, was dealt what she thought was a devastating, insurmountable set-back when her daughter Emily...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Auteur: Davies, SimoneSommaire:
It's time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the pedagogical principles developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a "terrible two" into a...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Auteur: Barelli, NatalieSommaire:
When Claire sees Hannah Wilson at an exclusive Manhattan hair salon, it's like a knife slicing through barely healed scars. It may have been ten years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she...
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Auteur: Rosenstock, BarbSommaire:
Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish - fins and all! This fascinating and lively account of young Ben's earliest invention follows the...
Genre: Juvenile nonfiction, Math and science -
Auteur: Pestana, Carla GardinaSommaire:
The English settlement at Plymouth has usually been seen in isolation. Indeed, the colonists gain our admiration in part because we envision them arriving on a desolate, frozen shore, far from...
Genre: History and geography -
Auteur: Beevis, KeriSommaire:
Lizzie Kent wasn't supposed to babysit the night she was murdered. She was covering for her best friend, Nell. Nell has lived with the guilt ever since. Eighteen years later, Nell returns to the...
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Auteur: Slade, SuzanneSommaire:
Reinhardt's mixed-media artwork includes several lighthearted moments (parallel scenes featuring Edison and Ford as children highlight the explosive results of early failed experiments). It...