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Læderstrømpe, den hvide pelsjæger, der bl. a. har deltaget i den amerikanske uafhængighedskrig, er nu blevet en ældre mand. Han lever sammen med sin ven, indianerhøvdingen Chingachgook, men deres levevis trues af den vidt fremskredne kolonisation.

Life on the Oregon Trail is full of more deprivations and difficulties than Cornelia ever imagined, in spite of her research and preparations for the rough road ahead. Her feisty spirit and medical knowledge help her face challenges from unexpected sources. She summons all her ingenuity to combat the hardships, leading them to her greatest unknown.

This story tells the gripping adventure of a Viking called Borghild, and a Norwegian forest cat called Whit Freya. They sail to Scotland, the Isle of Man, and then England.

An agent of Arkane, the British agency tasked with protecting the world from supernatural crises, Morgan knows that giving up the staff could spell the end of all things. Now, the Crone has taken dozens of staff members, visitors—even children—hostage at the British Museum, demanding that Morgan turn over the staff.

Chaque mois nous nous retrouvons pour parler d’un sujet lié à des solutions de vie à forte utilité en faveur du bien commun avec le but d'améliorer notre planète et que perdure son bien être et le notre.

A runt, even by his dwarflike peoples’ standards, Pepin can't get anything right. Even his family rejects him and the one person who takes pity on him is ready to cast him out. Then an angel appears, upending all Pepin thinks he knows.

Any wish can be granted: money, power…even death itself can be beaten back. All it takes is the blood of an angel. When a woman is crucified and burned alive in the center of New York City, Jake Timber is already on his way. Tasked with locating an extremist group interested in a recently discovered relic, the Cloisters Cross, Jake expected trouble.

In 1916, the Cambridge historian, F.J. Foakes-Jackson braved the wartime Atlantic to deliver the Lowell Lectures in Boston. In these wide-ranging and engaging talks, the author describes British life between 1750-1850. There are John Wesley's horseback peregrinations over thousands of miles of English countryside. Next, Foakes-Jackson introduces the mordant rural poet, George Crabbe, who began life as a surgeon apothecary and ended up as a parish rector who made house calls.

Boudica's wrath leads her to revolt against Rome’s claim on her lands and lives. Rome’s consul—Suetonius Paulinus—must annihilate her and her uprising, however, can he? While reputations and loyalties are at stake, Rome’s newest tribune—Gnaeus Julius Agricola and Boudica’s youngest daughter—Rhianna, and her betrothed—Calgacus—are hurled into their opposing worlds intent upon destroying each other. Who will survive this furious revolt?

"Az utolsó mohikán", a Nagy Indiánkönyv időrendben második kötete nemzedékek képzeletét ejtette rabul 1826-os megjelenése óta. Az Észak-Amerika vad tájain játszódó cselekmény középpontjában egy valóságos történelmi esemény áll, 1757-ben a franciák indián szövetségesei a William Henry-erődöt feladó brit katonák és családtagjaik százait mészárolták le.

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It has been just over a year since Riki Yamamoto became the new King of Bladelheim, and all he has in his mind are fears and worries. With his brother dethroned and locked away in the dungeons, King Riki must learn to rule over a forever-changed kingdom as he constantly questions whether he is doing right by his people.

A Nagy Indiánkönyv első része az indiánok hősi korszakának állít emléket, még a rezervátum előtti időkből. Egy fiatal vadász, a Vadölő nevet kiérdemelt Natty Bumppo példamutató emberséggel, igazságosztóként áll ki indián és fehér barátaiért. Csingacsgukkal, a delavár főnökkel járja a hadiösvényt, ahol az őslakos rézbőrűek és a gyarmatosító sápadtarcúak között dúl a véres háború, a feltérképezetlen vadon meghódításáért. Cooper regényei lebilincselőek: izgalom, leleményesség, természetvédelem, barátság és árulás, minderről szól a "Vadölő".

A fast-paced apocalyptic novel with a flair of Michael Crichton.Terrance Mathison, a veteran turned bioengineer, returns from a camping trip to find that a widespread pathogen is quickly rusting important metals once they’re touched. Amid the crumbling downfall of our technological society, he assembles a team of super-nerds and elite soldiers to find and secure a lab in hopes of developing a cure. As cities collapse and food supplies dwindle, Mathison and his team navigate an increasingly savage world. He has to decide what lengths he will go to for a cure.

Cole Riker ist ein freier Mann.Oder zumindest nahe genug dran. Die Last seiner Vergangenheit, die drohte ihn für den Rest seiner Tage zu kontrollieren, lastet nicht mehr auf ihm. Dazu musste er nur eine unbekannte außerirdische Lebensform finden und sich bereit erklären, sie zu ihrer Heimatwelt zurückzubringen.

When a man in a hospital gown jumps to his death from the Western Wall in Israel, the authorities think it’s just another victim of Jerusalem Syndrome: a religious psychosis triggered by a visit to the holy city. But when a second victim ritually disembowels himself, it’s the sign of much worse to come. Thanatos — a fanatical group dedicated to the destruction of the world — is on the move again.

Ein Auftragnehmer, der außerirdisches Bergungsgut im Tausch gegen Kredite finden soll. Für einen Ex-Schmuggler wie Cole gibt es einen Haken: Er darf nicht gegen die Bewährungsauflagen verstoßen. Das bedeutet, sich an die Vorschriften zu halten. Bergungsgut finden, abliefern, bezahlt werden. Doch alles ändert sich, als er bei einem Bergungseinsatz in einem bisher unbekannten Sektor landet. Dort findet er das Material, das er bergen soll, und noch etwas anderes...

Political turmoil surrounding immigration at the federal level and the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform have provided an opening for state and local governments to become more active in setting their own immigration-related policies. States largely dictate the resources, institutions, and opportunities immigrants can access: who can get a driver’s license or attend a state university, what languages are spoken in schools and public offices, how law enforcement interacts with the public, and even what schools teach students about history.

This book draws from the successes of award-winning schools, teachers, students, and parents to help leaders understand how they can positively change the educational experience of Black students. When Black Students Excel offers real-life examples of outstanding elementary, middle, and high schools where teachers and school leaders have rejected policies and practices built upon deficit perceptions about the capacity of Black students.

Iago is an accomplished young Operator, harvesting corn in the name of the Collective – a hi-tech orphanage thousands of miles from civilization. After a chance encounter with Javier and Kraken – a pair of wayward boys who have escaped a brutal prison known as the Village – Iago is beginning to question his reality. Now, he must survive the cruelties of the Protocol, and discover the terrible secrets of the Collective: a long-dead trillionaire with a grim warning, a super-mind that controls fate, and a plague that kills only men.