Penelope: 837 books

13 auteurs stars de la romance. Une histoire torride Provinciale de vingt-deux ans fraîchement débarquée à New York, Verity Michaels est réceptionniste dans une boîte où les heures supplémentaires sont monnaie courante. Pratique pour son patron, qui ne rate pas une occasion de la reluquer....

Ha pasado un año desde que Tate sufrió acoso en el instituto... ¡y al final, ha decidido luchar! Cuando una valiente joven se enfrenta a su mejor amigo Jared, ahora atormentado, las consecuencias van más allá de lo que cualquiera de ellos hubiera imaginado… Me llamo Tate. Pero...

What on earth is happening to our planet? And who knows what to do? Certainties are few: every living thing is related to every other living thing; our actions have consequences; change is continual and inevitable. The National Theatre asked four of the country's most exciting writers to investigate....

The narrative dwells on the integrity and upright behaviour of Christian prisoners captured by the Turks. It has been asserted here that a firm belief in God and ones own abilities sustain a person through the hardest times. The work aims at inspiring the Christian youth and leading them to new ways to enlighten their soul.

She'll risk everything to save him... Agnes, a blacksmith, runs the forge while her father fights in the Continental Army. The morning after the Battle of Monmouth, she discovers a wounded British soldier in her barn. Despite the risk, she vows to heal him as she believes a good Samaritan should. Edwin,...

The Pumpkin Eater is a surreal black comedy about the wages of adulthood and the pitfalls of parenthood. A nameless woman speaks, at first from the precarious perch of a therapist’s couch, and her smart, wry, confiding, immensely sympathetic voice immediately captures and holds our attention. She...

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...

These books are the first full-length, comprehensive study written in English of French children’s literature. They provide both an overview of developments from the seventeenth century to the present day and detailed discussion of texts that are representative, innovative, or influential best-sellers...

La vida de Greta se pondrá patas arriba cuando Elec, hijo de su padrastro, se muda a vivir con ellos. Elec es un inadaptado, un engreído dispuesto a atormentarla… Greta no lo soporta. Le fastidia que la tome con ella porque no quiere estar allí, le fastidia que traiga chicas a su habitación,...

The monastic rhythm of life at St Alcuins means that all is peaceful on the surface, but beneath there are strong currents as each monk contends with his own hopes, fears, challenges, and temptations. Not every monk is settled and secure. Sadness permeates the monastery when it is discovered early...

Did you know that the largest volcano on Earth is actually beneath the Pacific Ocean? Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they explore fiery volcanoes, rumbling earthquakes, twisting tornados, and more. Find out all about the biggest eruptions and quakes and how they shape our planet. Bursting with stunning...

Does money have to change everything? Charlotte Johnson is twelve but short for her age. She has a lovely brother, Spencer and a not so lovely sister, Chelsea. When their mum wins £3.7 million on the lottery they all assume that life will change for the better. But they haven't counted on...

Milly's had enough of living in her twin's shadow What happened to Milly last summer? She can't talk about it. Instead, she's writing in her journal. About growing up in the shadow of her twin sister Lily. About the American boy who's moved in upstairs. (There's something he's not telling either.) Milly can't keep her secret forever - can she?

Did you know that the blue whale could blow up 1,250 balloons in a single breath? Or that the Earth's core is as hot as the surface of the sun? Including information about almost every scientific topic in the universe, readers will find out everything they ever wanted to know about fascinating...