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Celeste is an airship like no other, completely automated, incredibly powerful, and hell-bent on the destruction of Washington, D.C., and the end of Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Anastasia Hawke, an agent for the newly formed Secret Service, and her young daughter are caught up in the chase to stop it. Enlisting the aid of the captain of the British Air Navy's flagship, they race across the Atlantic in a desperate attempt to prevent it from completing its function and prolonging the American Civil War.

My grandmother told me this crazy, outlandish, completely unbelievable story about the prince and princess of Stardust, and their quest for muffins. She's been telling me this story ever since I was a little girl. I know that you are really going to enjoy it - it is quite an adventure. Only, be aware that Grandma swears that this is a true story. Like I said, it is a story about a prince and princess of Stardust, and their quest for muffins. I mean of all things - a quest for muffins?

Rosie Delacroix returns to New Orleans after her mother's disappearance, is pulled into an unimagined world, and gets more than she bargained for.... Julian Quibodeaux, an old flame, reenters her life, and their love is reignited like dry tinder in a flame. However, he's been cursed and is unaware he holds a terrible secret...one that could destroy their relationship.

As children listen to Sparkly You and Me, they will learn how their spirits love to dream and create. They will learn how sharing their creations brings joy to others. Most importantly they will learn how important it is to help others, whether it is someone in their family, a friend, a neighbor, or in their community.

Saul Karza, wizard of the Empire, has been given a quest by the Empress herself: to find and slay a mythical noble dragon, said to be near invulnerable. Instead of leading a large band of soldiers, archers and spell casters, he sets out with two immigrant dock workers and a homeless dwarf.

Decisions, decisions, we are surrounded by them. Life is full of complications, and at times what we are contemplating can be life altering. I changed not only my life, but my entire outlook on family, work, and how I view myself. Somehow I found the strength within to decide what avenue was best for me.

What do you get when you mix magic with one of the most prestigious dogs in Germany? You get something special and powerful. In a time when witches were hunted down and burned, a famous alchemist devised a plan to help protect them. One particular puppy, who is predestined for someone in our time, learns all she can before heading on the journey of her life.

Silver Blackthorn is on the run. She fled Windsor Castle with 11 other teenagers, taking with her something far more valuable than even she realizes: knowledge. With the entire country searching for the missing offerings, Silver must keep them all from the vicious clutches of King Victor and the Minister Prime. Until now, no one has escaped the king and lived to tell the tale. Or have they? With expectations weighing heavily on the girl with the silver streak in her hair, will she ever find her way home?

On April 18, 1906, the residents of the city of San Francisco were sound asleep when the ground started to shake around 5:15 a.m.The roar of the earthquake unquestionably woke up residents, at least those fortunate enough not to be immediately swallowed by the cracks opening up in the ground. The earthquake lasted about a minute, but it had enough destructive force to divert the course of entire rivers and level much of what was, at the time, the ninth largest city in America.

On the morning of April 18, 1906, most of the residents of the city of San Francisco were sound asleep when the ground started to shake. But what started as fairly soft tremors turned into a violent shaking in all directions. The roar of the earthquake unquestionably woke up residents, at least those fortunate enough not to be immediately swallowed by the cracks opening up in the ground.

The Method is a lifestyle guide to getting what you want and need out of life. There's no catch, no magic product that'll change your life. Just a simple method that will help you gain what you feel is missing from your life.

On October 17, 1989, millions of Americans tuning in to watch the Oakland Athletics face the San Francisco Giants in the World Series watched the cameras suddenly start to shake violently for several seconds. The national broadcast had just caught an earthquake registering a 6.9 on the Richter scale striking the Bay Area. By the time the earthquake and the resulting fires were over and dealt with, over 60 people were dead, making it San Francisco's deadliest earthquake since the 1906 earthquake and fire.

Every version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

You are about to enter a place where all things are possible, a place where dreams come true and fantasy becomes reality. Welcome to this magical place! Enjoy these six beautiful Sleepy Time Stories: Tales of talking bears, a pink polar bear who plays the violin, a beautiful princess, dragons, a mouse, and a wizard's daughter. Enter this magical place and be entertained by these magical, mystical, amazing heartwarming stories.

Mrs. Pennington's Easter Bunny School is in the center of the small village of Floppy Ear Hollow. Bunnies from all over the forest attend her school. They learn to make jellybeans, chocolate bunnies, marshmallow eggs, and they learn how to dye eggs. If they pass every class and do well in the hopping races, they have a chance to become the Easter Bunny for that year.

"Wow, siehst du toll aus!" oder auch "Entschuldige bitte, es tut mir schrecklich leid!" klingt doch richtig nett und friedlich, oder? Ist es aber nicht, meint der Konfliktforscher und Friedensvermittler Marshall Rosenberg. Er erkennt in diesen Sätzen sogar versteckte Gewalt und provoziert damit zunächst heftiges Kopfschütteln: Ein Lob und eine Entschuldigung sollen Gewalt verursachen? Unsinn! Bei näherem Hinsehen jedoch vermag Rosenberg selbst Skeptiker zu überzeugen...

Our story takes place in the small village of Dragon Point, Maine, population 3,283--which doesn't include Mr. Nichols' dog, Shakespeare, or Tati's black cat, Whisper. You are probably wondering where the name Dragon Point came from. Well, there is a beautiful rock formation that sits high above the town, which is unmistakably in the shape of a dragon, thus the name, Dragon Point.

Spektakl' "Nenuzhnaja pobeda" po odnoimennoj povest' russkogo pisatelja Antona Pavlovicha Chehova. Ideja napisanija povesti voznikla u avtora sovershenno sluchajno. Dvadcatidvuhletnij Anton Chehov sochinil ee na spor s redaktorom "Budil'nika" A.D.Kurepinym, kotoryj utverzhdal, chto russkie belletristy ne umejut pisat' dlja shirokoj publiki legko i zanimatel'no, a Chehov zajavil, chto beretsja napisat' roman iz inostrannoj zhizni ne huzhe perevodnyh romanov togo vremeni.

In the village of Martindale, hundreds of miles north of the new English capital of Windsor, sixteen-year-old Silver Blackthorn takes the Reckoning. This coming-of-age test not only decides her place in society, Elite, Member, Inter or Trog, but also determines that Silver is to become an Offering for King Victor. But these are uncertain times and no one really knows what happens to the teenagers who disappear into Windsor Castle.

This is a heartwarming story about Leigh McKenzie, a 12-year-old city girl whose parents have decided that she will spend her summer with her Grandma Kate on the island that her Grandma calls home. However, Leigh had her summer all planned. She was going to spend it with her girlfriends, not on some old island with her Grandma! You see, it's not that Leigh doesn't love her Grandma Kate; it's just that well.... for one thing - Grandma Kate doesn't even have a T.V. or a computer.