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1) Drácula
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Drácula de Bram Stoker es una obra seminal de la literatura gótica. La narración se desarrolla a través de una serie de anotaciones en un diario, cartas y recortes de periódico, que proporcionan una perspectiva polifacética de los desgarradores acontecimientos que se suceden. La historia comienza con Jonathan Harker, un joven abogado inglés, que viaja al remoto castillo del Conde Drácula en Transilvania para ayudar en una transacción inmobiliaria....
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En una reunión de Alcohólicos Anónimos en Nueva York, una joven conoce a un escritor a quien le encarga la elaboración de un libro. Este encuentro es el origen de una extraña relación entre dos exiliados colombianos que nos va enseñando la cruda realidad de una nación asiática que vive en medio de un conflicto y la psicologÃa de varios personajes inmersos en luchas que parecen inacabables. Novela psicológica y de aventuras con un fuerte...
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Todos hemos pensado que el cuento de Caperucita termina cuando el lobo muere ahogado en el rÃo con la barriga llena de piedras. Pero no es asÃ. En esta historia descubrimos que Jefe Lobo, en la asamblea donde se encuentra reunida la manada, planea no uno, sino varios ataques para vengar la muerte de Cabeza Gris y además tener comida en una época de crisis en el bosque. A Jefe Lobo no le importan los consejos de Profesor Lobo y precipita un final...
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Preston Browning Jr. entered the world in 1929, a few months before the Crash and the onset of the Great Depression. In Culpeper, Virginia, Browning grew up amid the pervasive poverty of the times where he recalls being labeled by his father as the world's worst grouch, led in song by Miss Lizzy Lovell who banged on the piano at the local Episcopal church, and seated astride a cow who needed a lot of convincing to take him for a ride around the pasture...
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This book takes you on a journey from when Sammy finds out that his mom and dad are expecting a new baby. He finds the cutest way to begin welcoming her into his life. It is my hope for this book to make welcoming a baby into the family a bit more interesting. Children are so creative and loving naturally. I pray this book is a blessing in your life and think it is one the whole family can enjoy.
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This cut-to-the-quick how-to manaul offers its male audience no-bull advice on approaching the opposite sex in the dating arena. Topics discussed include: self-acceptance, hygiene, communication tips, physical contact, dancing, food &drink, money and dating strategies derived from the author's experience.
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Regardless of income, social status, or ethnicity, parents everywhere are concerned about their childrens academic performance. We all want our children to reach their academic potential. We all seek the peace of mind that comes with knowing our children are learning and mastering all the skills necessary for academic competence. In Boost Your Childs Academic Success, author Dr. Marshena McCoy-Williams offers a series of recommendations for empowering...
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Father, Papa, and Dad are synonyms of a pivotal character in homes from time immemorial. It means several things to different peoplelogical or illogical, appropriately or erroneously. However, what is its truest meaning in the heart of the one who instituted the officeAlmighty God? The True Meaning of Dad promises to take you through a revealing journey into His heart, opening up what He originally had in mind right from Creation. It enables you to...
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Families are Forever: Communication Endorsements *I have read much of the book Families are Forever: Communication and I have found useful information in each chapter! This book has really opened my eyes to the way that I communicate with those in my life. I am very aware now that how I say what I say determines what others hear. I raise my glass to better communication! Bethany, Narrows, Virginia *Families Are Forever: Communication brings together...
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I would like to thank my family and friends for believing in me and for encouraging me to see this adventure through. Thank you Duane for making the book come alive with your illustrations. This book is dedicated to my dad who always told me to BELIEVE. Thank you daddy. Finally, I want to thank GOD for giving me the ideas and words to put down on paper. SOMETIMES OUR LIVES CAN BE SCARY AND EVEN A LITTLE CONFUSING: SOME PEOPLE CAN BE CRUEL AND HATEFUL...
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For author Dr. Barry Altman, growing up in an urban atmosphere during World War II made for a frightening childhood. Children like him latched onto dreams of success but also sometimes failure as they gleaned attitudes from their parents and elders. Also, at that time, urban children, particularly those in New York grew up faster, gaining knowledge from their environment more quickly than their parents might imagine. In Anthology of Innocence, Altman...
12) Chewy's Chest
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Step into the world of Chewy, a five year old boy growing up on a farm back in the fiftys. Follow Chewy as he goes through difficult times learning to deal with the loss of a loved one and the discovery of things hidden. Watch Chewy as he goes from a boy lost in tragedy to a boy that finds long lost family secrets from the past that help to bring him out of his shell and back into the world with his dad. As Chewy struggles with the loss of his mother...
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THIS BOOK IS ABOUT HOW A WOMAN TRIED TO CONTROL AND TRICK A MANS MIND WITH HER LYING CHEATING AND STEALING, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRYING TO MAKE HIM OUT TO BE THE BAD GUY ,SHE WAS REALLY THE VILLAIN AND A VIXEN HIDDING ALL HER DIRTY TRICKS THAT WERE HIDDEN FROM THE VERY START. HOWEVER SHE SOON REALIZES HE WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO HER,YOU NEVER MISS YOUR WATER UNTIL YOUR WELL RUNS DRY!
15) The Chair
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Midnight feedings, gentle cuddles, laughs, life, and love - it all takes place in the comfort of a cozy chair. Described by some as a warm hug, The Chair provides a comforting insight of the kind of life-moments that happen when wrapped in the arms of an overstuffed piece of furniture.
The older reader is sure to recall their own "chair memories" while new memories are made with young readers, rocking back and forth.
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My mother is the closest thing to God I know. Her God concept, whether she knows it or not, is that she cannot be fully known by just one name or one single entity. Not Dahlia, Zalia, Zat, Dale, Mrs. Testa, Gale, Ma, Grammy, Mimi but someone other. Someone who serves as many beings to many people, revealing herself to each of us in ways that we can best appreciate and understand. After decades of indifference, self-indulgence, rebelliousness, embarrassment,...
18) Mama Knew Best
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV). As a young child, Edie, raised by a single mother struggling with epilepsy, was placed in a girls group home. Sad, confused, scared, and not understanding why her mother left her at the Simpson Home to live with complete strangers, Edie begins her new life not knowing if she will ever see her family...
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