his last duchess

His Last Duchess

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kimm, Gabrielle, PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks Landmark, That's my last duchess painted on the wall... Seduced by the hot sun and blinding passions of Renaissance Italy, sixteen-year-old Lucrezia de' Medici sees a gilded life stretching ahead. Her wealthy new husband handpicked her to be his bride, and his great castle in Ferrara will be her playground. But Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara quickly proves to be just as dangerous and mysterious as he is dark and handsome, and the stone walls of the castle seem to trap Lucrezia like a prison. Only the duke's lover Francesca seems able to tame his increasing fury, as his desperate need to produce an heir drives him deep into precarious obsession. With her head full of heartbroken dreams, Lucrezia flees from him down a dangerous path that may cost her everything. Step into the elegant world of the Robert Browning poem "My Last Duchess," as imagined by Gabrielle Kimm, where she brings to life the passions and people of sixteenth-century Tuscany and Ferrara. It is a chilling story of forbidden love and dark decadence that will haunt you.

The Duchess War (The Brothers Sinister) (Volume 1)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Milan, Courtney, PUBLISHER: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Miss Minerva Lane is a quiet, bespectacled wallflower, and she wants to keep it that way. After all, the last time she was the center of attention, it ended badly -- so badly that she changed her name to escape her scandalous past. Wallflowers may not be the prettiest of blooms, but at least they don't get trampled. So when a handsome duke comes to town, the last thing she wants is his attention. But that is precisely what she gets. Because Robert Blaisdell, the Duke of Clermont, is not fooled. When Minnie figures out what he's up to, he realizes there is more to her than her spectacles and her quiet ways. And he's determined to lay her every secret bare before she can discover his. But this time, one shy miss may prove to be more than his match... The Duchess War is the first full-length book ( words) in the Brothers Sinister series. It is preceded by The Governess Affair, a prequel novella. Each book stands alone, but those who prefer to read in order might want to read that book first.

Walter the Baker

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carle, Eric, PUBLISHER: Little Simon, Walter the Baker is famous for his breads, rolls, cookies, tarts, and pies. The Duke and Duchess especially love his warm sweet rolls, delivered fresh to their castle every morning. But one day the cat spills the milk, and Walter is forced to serve the Duke and Duchess rolls made with water. After one bite the Duke throws down his roll in disgust and summons Walter to the castle. He threatens to banish the baker unless he can take the same dough and make a good-tasting roll that the rising sun can shine through three times. Will Walter succeed in his task, or will he have to leave his town forever? With good humor and the vibrantly colored paper collages that are known and loved the world over, Eric Carle has concocted a delicious book that kids will savor as much as they love eating..."shhh."..pretzels

How to Capture a Countess

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hawkins, Karen, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, BESTSELLING AUTHOR KAREN HAWKINS ONCE MORE SETS SCOTTISH HEARTS AFIRE WITH A SCINTILLATING NEW SERIES FEATURING THE UNCONVENTIONAL BALFOUR FAMILY. "Urged by her favorite nephew, the intimidating Duchess of Roxburghe agrees to transform a thorny Scottish rose into a lovely bloom. But even she isn't prepared for fiery Rose Balfour. "At seventeen, Rose fell wildly in love with Lord Alton Sinclair, known as Lord Sin for his wicked ways. Stung by his indifference, the starry-eyed girl tried to win an illicit kiss, but then panicked and pushed the notorious rakehell into a fountain. Leaving Lord Sin floating among the lily pads to the mocking laughter of his peers, Rose escaped back to the obscurity of the Scottish countryside. Six years later, Sin convinces his aunt, the Duchess of Roxburghe, to invite Rose to her annual house party, where he plans to get revenge by making Rose the laughingstock of polite society. To his astonishment, he finds she has become an alluring woman who threatens to turn the tables on his nefarious plans. Thus Sin and Rose begin an epic battle of the sexes that becomes more passionate at every turn. Eventually, one will have to surrender... but to vengeance? Or to love's deepest passion? "Includes an excerpt from the next novel in The Duchess Diaries"

The Life and Ministry of William Booth: Founder of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Green, Roger Joseph, PUBLISHER: Abingdon Press, Throughout his life, William Booth sought to minister to the least, the last, and the lost. Booth, together with his wife Catherine, founded and organized the world-wide mission still known as The Salvation Army. Booth's focus on the poor and marginalized comes directly from his theological convictions and his relationship with the Methodist movement in Great Britain, Particularly his understanding of John Wesley's doctrine of sanctification and emphasis on social activism. This grounding was the matrix from which Booth transformed his world.

Mrs Kimble

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Haigh, Jennifer, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, A chameleon, an enigma, all things to all women--a lifeline to which powerful needs and nameless longings may be attached--Ken Kimble is revealed through the eyes of the women he seduces: Birdie, his first wife, struggling to hold herself together after his desertion; his second wife, Joan, a lonely, tragic heiress who sees her unknowable husband as her last chance for happiness; and Dinah, a beautiful but damaged woman half his age.

Marina

Carlos Ruiz Zafón Óscar Drai had fled his memories, thinking naively that if he got far away from them, the voices of his past would be silenced forever. Now he has returned to his city, Barcelona, to exorcise his demons and confront his memories. The mac

Marina

Carlos Ruiz Zafón Óscar Drai had fled his memories, thinking naively that if he got far away from them, the voices of his past would be silenced forever. Now he has returned to his city, Barcelona, to exorcise his demons and confront his memories. The mac (cod. I_)

Harry in Trouble

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porte, Barbara Ann / Abolafia, Yossi, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, Harry's dog ate his first library card. His dad washed Harry's second card with the laundry. Harry promised he would put his third card in a safe place. "I hope so, Harry, " the librarian said, "because it is the last card I am giving you this year." But he lost the card, and now Harry is in trouble

Witnesses to Calvary: Reflections on the Seven Last Words of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Antall, Richard C. / Grote, Lisa / McGovern, Robert F., PUBLISHER: Our Sunday Visitor, Father Antall brings his experience in the civil war in El Salvador to these profound and moving meditations on the Seven Last Words. Illustrated with striking woodcuts.

A clash of kings

George R. R. Martin With his estate divided and his family scattered, Lord Eddard Stark returns to his territory to fight an ancient spell that is slowly devouring what is left of his land. Reprint. (cod. I_)

The Last Chapter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, A. W., PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, This book is an optimistic message about the last days of the church and the second coming of Christ. While recording the visions, miracles, and healings that he has seen and witnessed, the author candidly relates how the Spirit of God molded his life through heartaches, testings, and breathtaking supernatural experiences.

The Fury and Dark Reunion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, L. J., PUBLISHER: Harper Teen, Elena: transformed, the golden girl has become what she once feared and desired. Stefan: tormented by losing Elena, he's determined to end his feud with Damon once and for all--whatever the cost. But slowly he begins to realize that his brother is not his only enemy. Damon: at last, he possesses Elena. But will his thirst for revenge against Stefan poison his triumph? Or can they come together to face one final battle? Collected here in one edition are the third and fourth volumes of The Vampire Diaries, a riveting conclusion to the tale of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them.

Houseboating in the Ozarks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forrester, Gary, PUBLISHER: Dufour Editions, Meet Christian Leonard Hooker, Everyman, redeemed by his weaknesses, saved by his failures. In a shuffling odyssey through the American Midwest (a mini-van road trip with his two youngest kids) he confronts his past, imagines his future, and redefines his love for his children. Or does he imagine his past, confront his future, and perplex his children? In a journey of a single week, Hooker stumbles through the epic of his own life, trying to do what seems best, choosing amongst the shades of gray, and ultimately discovering his own humanity. Sometimes a crooked trail can get you where a straight path cannot. Then again...

Directions to Servants

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swift, Jonathan / Toibin, Colm, PUBLISHER: Hesperus Press, "Directions to Servants" is one of Jonathan Swift's last completed works. It displays all his caustic skill as a satirist and his unerring eye for the little annoyances of life. Taking the form of a handbook of manners, and addressed to each servant individually, "Directions to Servant"s is the ultimate upstairs/downstairs battle. With scathing wit, Swift pits master against servant in an endless struggle for order, frugality, and the best bits of the roast. His servants are lazy, profligate, and acquisitive--always on the lookout for a shilling to be made on the sale of leftovers, or a half-bottle of wine to share with the cook. Written in Swift's final years of sanity, "Directions to Servants" is a last hilarious outpouring of cynicism at a lifetime's accumulation of poor service. Irish clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift is best remembered for his philosophical parody "Gulliver's Travels." Acquista Ora

Papa Tembo

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, Eric, PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books, For half a lifetime the poacher and the elephant have been enemies--since the shattering day when the man massacred the young animal's herd, and paid for his crime with his own blood. Now the poacher is about to wreak his revenge at last; he'll slaughter the mighty elephant that maimed him. As man and beast move toward a final, terrible encounter, only one person can prevent a tragedy: the young girl who loves the elephant more than her own life.

A Moth to the Flame: The Life of the Sufi Poet Rumi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zweig, Connie, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, In A Moth to the Flame, the first novel about the life of the Sufi Poet Rumi, based on original sources in both Farsi and English, we discover the key moments that shaped his genius. Although this story happened a long time ago, during another time of war between Islam and the West, this tale of an individual life fully lived is the tale of every life. In the tradition of Siddhartha or The Last Temptation of Christ, his story is the mythic story of the human soul. We watch his faith tested, and we witness his meeting with the beloved which overturned his world and led, eventually, to his union with God. For centuries Rumi has remained alive in the hearts of millions around the world. His story, as told in this novel, burns like a torch of inspiration for us all.

Taking Sides

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Soto, Gary, PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new school--where the students are rich and mostly white--faces his old team from the barrio on the boards. How can he play his best against his friends? No matter who wins, it looks like it will be lose-lose for Lincoln.

James last - classics up to date vol.2 LP

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Chasing the Sun

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Warner, Kaki, PUBLISHER: Berkley, The stunning conclusion to the Blood Rose trilogy. Daisy Etheridge always yearned to sing. But along the way she fell in love, had her heart broken, and bore a child to a man who loved another. Now she has a second chance to realize her dreams. Jack Wilkins left his family's ranch three years ago with his childhood love, only to lose her. Now, he's back to try and win her one last time. Then a woman from his past appears...with a baby that has eyes like his own. Now, Jack and Daisy must choose what they want out of their lives-and out of each other.

Love in the Time of Cholera

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Garcia Marquez, Gabriel / Grossman, Edith, PUBLISHER: Vintage Books USA, In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.

Ashini

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Theriault / Tha(c)Riault, Yves / Th X233 Riault, Yves, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, "Ashini" is the fictionalized autobiography of a Montagnais Indian hunter and nomad; it explores his relationship with nature and his own kind, as well as his reactions to white civilization. The solution which Ashini invents for his own and his people's dilemma is as logical as it is unexpected.

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Obama, Barack, PUBLISHER: Broadway Books, In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey--first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. Pictured in lefthand photograph on cover: Habiba Akumu Hussein and Barack Obama, Sr. (President Obama's paternal grandmother and his father as a young boy). Pictured in righthand photograph on cover: Stanley Dunham and Ann Dunham (President Obama's maternal grandfather and his mother as a young girl).

Love Waits

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Broderick, Maureen E., PUBLISHER: Baxter Books, Widowed and on her own, Maddie Chase wasn't looking for love when she took on her dream job at the theatre. Love found her in the person of Bret Atkins, one of the world's most sought-after movie stars. Of course, Bret wasn't looking for love, either. Isolated by his family, still mourning the death of his wife, he concentrated all his energies on his career, and on his lonely young daughter. Maddie and Bret clash almost immediately, bashing themselves against the barriers that each has built. They are the last to see what their friends and colleagues and families notice almost from the start: that love, when it comes, will find a way, and despite all the foolish and hurtful things you can do to thwart it, love waits.

A Hole in the Universe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Mary McGarry, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Readers and critics have been enchanted by Mary McGarry Morrisas unforgettable characters and masterly use of suspense in her four earlier novels, including the bestselling "Songs in Ordinary Time." In her latest tour de force, Gordon Loomis returns to a changed world after twenty-five years in prison. His old neighborhood is blighted by drug dealers; his brother is eager to help but is too caught up in his own life; his loyal friend Delores makes him realize that heas just as afraid of relationships as he is of going back to jail; and his inherent decency draws the attention of a hungry child whose survival threatens the fragile balance that is Gordonas freedom. Compelling and taut, suspenseful and compassionate, "A Hole in the Universe" will continue to resonate long after the last page is turned.

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