Returning from the horrors of World War I James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later co authored “Mutiny on the Bounty”. This is a love story. A travelogue and an adventure...
Manners and customs
- Auteur:HALL, James NormanSommaire:
- Auteur:Goodman, JoSommaire:
The dashing young South, Earl of Southerton, is up against surprising forces as he takes on a new task. South has been assigned to a murder case, and he suspects that the stunning actress India Parr may be connected. But is India a...
- Auteur:Gavalda, AnnaSommaire:
Ils sont quatre comme l'étaient les Trois Mousquetaires. Il y a d'abord Camille, anorexique qui dessine comme pas deux et travaille la nuit comme femme de ménage ; Frank, cuisinier génial abonné à Mon-Beauf-fait-de-la-...
- Auteur:McCall Smith, AlexanderSommaire:
Emma Woodhouse's widowed father is an anxious man, obsessed with nutrition and the latest vitamins. He lives the life of a country gentleman in contemporary England, protectively raising his young daughters, Isabella and Emma. While...
- Auteur:Austen, JaneSommaire:
Emma is a literary classic by Jane Austen following the genteel women of Georgian-Regency England in their most cherished sport: matchmaking. Emma is spoiled, headstrong, and self-satisfied. After a couple she has introduced gets...
- Auteur:Ellis, DeborahSommaire:
Parvana es una chica de once años que vive en Kabul, Afganistán, durante la época del gobierno de los talibanes. Cuando su padre es detenido, su familia –sin recursos para poder vivir-, buscará una solución desesperada: Parvana, que por...
- Auteur:Morrison, RobbieSommaire:
Shortlisted for The Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2021 Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021 and the HWA Debut Crown 2021 'A mesmerizing debut. Early gangland Glasgow with the gloss...
- Auteur:Joyce, JamesSommaire:
The 15 unforgettable short stories that form this collection paint the portrait of a city through the eyes of its middle class residents. Beginning with stories of the very young and moving through adulthood into the tales of the very...
- Auteur:Burroughs, AugustenSommaire:
From the New York Times Bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes the story of one man trying to out-drink his memories, outlast his demons, and outrun his past. "I was addicted to "Bewitched" as a kid. I...
- Auteur:Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel deSommaire:
The greatest book about why you shouldn’t read books, weirdly written at a time when there weren’t that many books to read. Quest along with Don Quixote and the long-suffering Sancho Panza as they break peoples’ china, get beaten up by...
- Auteur:Thien, MadeleineSommaire:
At the centre of this epic tale are enigmatic Sparrow, a genius composer who wishes desperately to create music yet can find truth only in silence; his mother and aunt, Big Mother Knife and Swirl, survivors with captivating singing...
- Auteur:Wah, FredSommaire:
This story of family and identity, migration and integration, culture and self-discovery is told through family history, memory, and the occasional recipe. Diamond Grill is a rich banquet where Salisbury Steak shares a menu with chicken...
- Auteur:Kleypas, LisaSommaire:
"I'm Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent. I can't be celibate. Everyone knows that." Desperate to escape her scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner has sought the help of the most infamous scoundrel in London. A marriage of...
- Auteur:Kleypas, LisaSommaire:
New York Times bestseller Lisa Kleypas returns with an enthralling and steaming romance between a Scot with a mysterious past and strong-willed lady looking for adventure-and love. "The devil never tries to make people do the wrong...
- Auteur:Moore, LisaSommaire:
In Degrees of Nakedness, Lisa Moore's first story collection, the joys and distresses of love course through modern-day Newfoundland like an electric current. Lisa Moore's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks...
- Auteur:Perry, AnneSommaire:
Presents an Inspector William Monk mystery set in Victorian England.
- Auteur:Gogol, NikolaiSommaire:
The striving, vulgar Chichikov travels around the countryside collecting “dead souls” (deceased serfs still on the tax rolls) from landowners as a way to inflate his social standing. His travels give rise to bitingly satirical episodes...
- Auteur:McBride, JamesSommaire:
Oprah's Book Club Pick A New York Times Bestseller One of The New York Times Top Ten Books of the Year A Washington Post Notable Novel One of TIME Magazine's Ten Best Novels of the Year From the author of the...
- Auteur:Peters, KatieSommaire:
The Day of the Dead is a day to remember loved ones who died. Colorful photos and accessible text bring this family tradition to life for young learners.
- Auteur:Dickens, CharlesSommaire:
David Copperfield traces the eponymous hero from misery in the Salem House Academy and drudgery in his stepfather's business, to his escape to Dover and an eccentric aunt where he transforms his life.