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Calvin Wiggins, the fifth son of a London blacksmith grew up with another boy destined to be a pirate, Condo Martin. Condo Martin's mother had died when he was young, and his father, once a master swordsman, drowned his sorrows in a bottle. As these two unlikely friends grew their paths went in separate...

Posdnyschew, Mörder seiner Frau, wegen Handelns aus Eifersucht freigesprochen, frühzeitig ergraut, mit blitzenden Augen und nervösem Gebaren, hört auf einer längeren Zugfahrt, wie die Reisenden über Liebe als Grundbedingung für eine glückliche Ehe diskutieren - eine Ansicht, die vor allem...

A proud first century Jew, Judah Ben Hur is wrongly sent to the galleys through a bizarre quirk of fate and betrayal by his best friend, the Roman noble Messala. Miraculously, Judah Ben Hur returns to Palestine an honored Roman citizen, bringing with him a ravenous appetite for settling old scores and...

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century". It became a best-selling American novel and remained at the top of the bestseller lists until the publication of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind.The story recounts in descriptive detail...

It became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in sales. The book also inspired other novels with biblical settings and was adapted for the stage and motion picture productions. Ben-Hur remained at the top of the US all-time bestseller list until the...

In the noon of a September day in the year of our dear Lord 1395, a merchant vessel nodded sleepily upon the gentle swells of warm water flowing in upon the Syrian coast. A modern seafarer, looking from the deck of one of the Messagerie steamers now plying the same line of trade, would regard her...

Fernando De Alva, a noble Tezcucan, flourished, we are told, in the beginning of the sixteenth century. He was a man of great learning, familiar with the Mexican and Spanish languages, and the hieroglyphics of Anahuac. Ambitious to rescue his race from oblivion, and inspired by love of learning, he...

In Roman times, a man wrongly accused of crimes he did not commit rises to compete for his life.

In 1908, seeking to capitalize on the famous copyright case against Kalem Studios, Harper & Brothers compiled and illustrated the most famous part of the epic novel "Ben - Hur".  Now, for the first time on ebook, enjoy this battle of wits among Ben Hur and his foe Messala.

Imagine the world that is interesting, fun and a great desire to appreciate. Every day should be experienced in a positive way. This book entertains, it shows the positive side of living in a complicated world. Enjoy life. Don't sweat the small stuff. Take your actions and apply them accordingly with a new outlook on life. Start every day with Aha, Really?

This collection of poetry is more than a compilation of poems around the dance of Argentine Tango. It represents the author's early experience of learning the dance - from the depths of humiliation to later moments of ecstasy - and of the important lessons of life learned through this experience....

The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that prescription painkillers are one of the most commonly abused drugs by teens, after tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Readers get the facts about narcotics, including opioids and opiates, the class of chemicals that includes oxycodone. The misuse of...

In this compelling book, readers learn what hurricanes are, where they get their energy, and how they are named and classified. They discover the anatomy of a hurricane or typhoon, the eye, and the eyewall, and they'll learn about a hurricane's dangerous effects. Readers will explore how climate change...

Pinterest, a visually driven social network, allows users to save images, videos, and infographics to themed pages, called boards. It is a fabulous way to ignite individual creativity and to tap into the collective imagination of people with similar interests. In this resource, teens learn how to...