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Rudyard Kipling American Notes
"In American Notes", the Anglo-Indian Rudyard Kipling visits the USA, and the travel-diary that came out of it offers an interesting view of the America of the 1880's. Kipling affects a wide-eyed innocence and expresses astonishment at features of American life that differ from his own, not least the freedom (and attraction) of American women. However, he scorns the political machines that make a mockery of American democracy, and whilst exhibiting the racist attitude that has made him controversial...
Engels | 2 uur 45 minuten (119 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars
Joe Matson has recently moved to Riverside with his family. The wide-awake country boy, who loves baseball, joins the Riverside's local nine and gets the position he wanted — that of pitcher. When not on the diamond, Joe is assisting his father against the foes who are trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the first volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was an American author, who wrote many books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate under various...
Engels | 4 uur 34 minuten (199 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Lester Chadwick Baseball Joe on the School Nine
"Baseball Joe" Matson's great ambition is to go to boarding school and play on the school team. Joe is a wide-awake country boy who loves playing baseball above all. He and his hometown chum Tom Davis enrol in Excelsior Hall and join the school nine. When not on the diamond, Joe is saving lives and assisting his father against the foes who are once trying to steal Mr. Matson's machinery patents. This is the second volume volume in the "Baseball Joe" series. Howard Roger Garis (1873-1962) was...
Engels | 4 uur 39 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Booth Tarkington Penrod
Eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke go on a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis. "Penrod" (1914) chronicles his life, loves, and mostly the trouble he gets into. His adventures in pre-World War I Midwest have been likened to those of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain), and this first collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington was followed by two further episodes: "Penrod and Sam" (1916) and "Penrod Jashber" (1929). Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American...
Engels | 5 uur 58 minuten (264 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Anna Hamlin Weikel Betty Baird's Ventures
"'Oh, this indigent family of ours! I certainly must bestir myself and do something to support it,' said Betty Baird, airily, to her mother, yet looking determined, and straightening herself up among the cushions piled high on the broad window-seat in her room." Betty is back home with her parents on Long Islands, when she discovers her father is struggling to pay back the mortgage. She decides to help. But can a young girl in 1907 earn enough money to make a difference? And does Betty have the...
Engels | 6 uur 34 minuten (290 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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F. Scott Fitzgerald B. J. Harrison Reads The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
“I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” When Benjamin Button is born he looks oddly like an old man. He's not interested in playing with other kids and he's too low on energy to participate anyway. When Benjamin turns 20 it dawns on his family that he is aging backwards. The younger he grows, the more he learns to...
Engels | 1 uur 5 minuten (47 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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F. Scott Fitzgerald B. J. Harrison Reads The Offshore Pirate
“You see, this is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding--it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.” Ardita, a beautiful and bored young Flapper, is hanging out on her uncle's yacht when it's suddenly captured by pirates. When Ardita meets and falls in love with the charming captain she knows she's been right to reject the boring and rich society men. But a truth lurks around the corner that will make her question everything she thinks she...
Engels | 1 uur 13 minuten (53 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Augusta Huiell Seaman The Dragon's Secret
Sixteen-year-old Leslie has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to her ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting lonely with no one her own age to talk to. But one day, her dog digs up a metal box with an engraved dragon on it. This will lead Leslie not only to a mystery but also to a new friend. Augusta Huiell Seaman (1879-1950) was a prolific American author of...
Engels | 3 uur 25 minuten (154 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Booth Tarkington Penrod and Sam
"During the daylight hours of several autumn Saturdays there had been severe outbreaks of cavalry in the Schofield neighbourhood. The sabres were of wood; the steeds were imaginary, and both were employed in a game." "Penrod and Sam" (1916) is the sequel to "Penrod" (1914). Set before World War One, it focuses on Penrod Schofield and his best friend Sam Williams as they go on hilarious adventures. Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an American novelist and dramatist. Originally from Indianapolis,...
Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (283 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Colleen S. Myers Blood Will Tell
Twilight meets Divergent. Unbeknownst to 18-year old Isabelle, her dad inserted a vital DNA sequence into her blood that made her resistant to the Immortalus virus, but unlocked other capabilities that prove to be the key to the war between the human and vampire race. Colleen S. Myers in an American writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of "The Solum" series, the "Hometown Heroes" series, and the "Blood" series. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 6 uur 27 minuten (284 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Walter Parks Jesus
The Missing Years
The Bible tells us of Jesus' birth and of His being in the temple in Jerusalem when He was a boy of 12. But then there is no further mention of Him until about 20 years later when He starts His ministry. Where was He? Why did the Bible not say? After an intensive search and study of The Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient documents, I found where God gave instructions, through His Prophets, for the preparation of a place in the wilderness for His Son Jesus. The instructions were followed. A place...
Engels | 4 uur 11 minuten (183 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Augusta Huiell Seaman The Girl Next Door
Marcia Brett tells her friend Janet that the old, broken-down house next door, which they always thought was empty and abandoned, is apparently not so. An old, veiled woman lives there, and so does a pretty, blond girl of about their age. They discover that this girl, Cicely Marlowe, came to live with old Mrs. Benedict after her mother’s death, but she doesn’t know why, or she is. All she does know is that she must remains mostly unseen, not look out the windows, or talk to anyone. Augusta Huiell...
Engels | 4 uur 12 minuten (188 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Brian S. Ference Purgatory of the Werewolf
What's worse than realizing you're a werewolf? Being chased by a monster hunter with a demon eye. Dorian survived being eaten alive, but time is running out to save himself and his loved ones before the full moon. He flees England and enlists with the Royal Navy hoping to escape the monster. But will his ship carry him to a new life before the full moon or plunge him into the horror of war? This is the second book in "The Wolf of Dorian Gray" series. Brian S. Ference is an American author from...
Engels | 6 uur 7 minuten (267 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Tammye Huf Een volmaakte eenheid
In 1848 ontvlucht Henry O’Toole aan het door hongersnood geteisterde Ierland en vertrekt hij naar Amerika. Als rondtrekkende smid belandt hij op Jubilee Plantation in Virginia. Daar ontmoet hij Sarah, een tot slaaf gemaakte dienstmeid die lijdt onder de gevaarlijke eisen en grillen van haar witte meesters, en haar plaats in de pikorde van de medeslaven moet vinden. De aantrekkingskracht tussen Henry en Sarah is groot, maar ook gevaarlijk. Zal hun liefde sterk genoeg zijn om de beperkingen van een...
Fictie
Nederlands | 352 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Signatuur, Amsterdam | 2022
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David Baldacci Ondergronds
Amos Decker en zijn FBI-collega Alex Jamison worden naar het plaatsje London in North-Dakota gestuurd. Daar komen ze er al spoedig achter dat het door gas- en oliewinning snel groeiende stadje een broeinest is van problemen. De enorme voorraad schaliegas in de bodem trekt een diverse groep nieuwkomers aan die stuk voor stuk van plan zijn zo snel mogelijk rijk te worden. Deze plotselinge groei levert een hoop trammelant op, van vechtpartijen en drugs tot prostitutie en… moord. Decker en Jamison zijn...
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 416 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | A.W. Bruna Uitgevers, Amsterdam | 2020
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Courtney Walsh Ik zie je bij de vuurtoren
roman
‘Ik zie je bij de vuurtoren’ van Courtney Walsh speelt zich af op het eiland Nantucket. Twaalf jaar geleden hebben jeugdvrienden Cody Boggs en Louisa Chambers een pact gesloten: op 30 juli zullen ze samen hun gedeelde dertigste verjaardag vieren bij de vuurtoren van Nantucket. Maar een verschrikkelijke gebeurtenis drijft hen uit elkaar. Jaren later kruisen hun paden weer als ze allebei ingehuurd zijn om te werken aan een inzamelingsactie voor de kustwacht van het eiland. De hereniging brengt niet...
Nederlands | 329 pagina's (ePub2, 6 MB) | KokBoekencentrum Uitgevers, Utrecht | 2023
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Charles Miner Thompson The Calico Cat
Solomon has hated the Calico Cat ever since he bought the house in Ellmington and he has tried his very best to drive her away, but with no luck. As he tries once more to get rid of the cat, he triggers a vicious series of events that ends with lies, the arrest of a boy, and a guilty conscience. Charles Miner Thompson (1864-1941) was an American author and journalist, who worked as an editor at the Youth’s Companion, a children’s magazine that ran from 1827 to 1929. Thompson is mostly remembered...
Engels | 2 uur 30 minuten (110 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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Gregg Hurwitz De lijst
Joey Morales was de laatste rekruut van het ultrageheime Orphan-project. Ze werd opgeleid tot moordenaar voor de geheime dienst, maar toen ze het programma vaarwel wilde zeggen, was ze haar leven niet meer zeker. Het was een andere voormalig geheim agent, Evan Smoak, ook wel bekend als Orphan X, die haar uiteindelijk redde. Tegenwoordig woont Joey, die nog een tiener is, op zichzelf. Ze heeft een studie opgepakt en is klaar om een gewoon leven te leiden, maar op een dag loopt ze op de universiteitscampus...
Fictie
Nederlands | 40 pagina's (ePub2) | A.W. Bruna Uitgevers, Amsterdam | 2021
E-book
S.A. Cosby Een laatste uitweg
Een man heeft de criminaliteit achter zich gelaten en leidt een eerlijk bestaan, totdat de spanning en het snelle geld opnieuw lonken.
Fictie | Psychologische roman | Thriller
Nederlands | ePub2, 4 MB | The House of Books, Amsterdam | 2022
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Robert Pobi Onder druk
Als een bomaanslag op een grote bijeenkomst in het Guggenheim museum meer dan 700 slachtoffers maakt, wordt dr. Lucas Page, ex-FBI, ingeschakeld omdat meer rekenkracht nodig is om alle informatie te verwerken.
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | 448 pagina's (ePub2, 6 MB) | Luitingh Sijthoff, Amsterdam | 2020
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