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¿Cómo afrontar la vida cuando no se mide más de un palmo? Lo averiguaremos en Las aventuras de Menguamán. Danny Marin piensa que Maguamán su superhéroe favorito, es lo máximo. Menguamán puede encogerse hasta el tamaño de un insecto y acceder a lugares vedados a las personaras normales. Pero...

Camp is supposed to be fun, but Sarah hates Camp Cold Lake. The lake is gross and slimy. And she's having a little trouble with her bunkmates. They hate her. So Sarah comes up with a plan. She'll pretend to drown -- then everyone will feel sorry for her. But things don't go exactly the...

The fish are biting . . . everyone! Billy Deep and his sister Sheena are spending another summer in the Caribbean on their uncle's totally cool floating lab. The weather is beautiful. And there are lots of neat places to go swimming and snorkeling. Billy and Sheena are great swimmers....

Tad’s family vacation at Club Lagoona, a wet and wild water resort, seems like it will be nothing but fun in the sun. But not for Tad. He’s afraid of the water—and he should be. Because there’s something lurking beneath the surface of the club’s tremendous Atlantis pool. It’s big. It’s green. And it loves slow swimmers—for lunch!

Our Second Civil War was over in minutes - while the conflict took decades. As in all wars, both sides lost heavily and then proclaimed victory. I knew this all too well, serving as a paramedic to patch up their wounded and dying. I'd gotten myself into 'Cagga to solve my nightmares....

This is a clean Western Historical Mail Order Bride Romance book that does not contain any foul language or sexual situations. Abigail's Swedish-born grandfather wrote asking her to come to Sacramento, in the new Territory of California and she couldn’t resist going.  He was always her favorite...

This is a clean Western Historical Mail Order Bride Romance book that does not contain any foul language or sexual situations. Winifred Scott's father brokered an agreement for her to marry Frank Crawford, a long-time friend of his, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Frank had recently lost his wife...

The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message...

This book explains and illustrates as many varieties of Ming ceramics as possible. The text is based primarily on information obtained from Chinese sources and the occasional notes made by Europeans who visited China in Ming times. To these, Mr. Hobson has added his own penetrating deductions, made...

A comprehensive and critical A-Z guide to the main terms and concepts used in the study of language and linguistics, definitions featured include: terms used in grammatical analysis branches of linguistics from semantics to neurolinguistics approaches used in studying language from critical discourse...

Taha is sharing his story with you because he wants you to see the healthy light that now shines within him. And he wants you to understand and experience the journey and healing process that made him cancer free. His story is merely a roadmap, providing a living example for all who want and need...

What makes human language unique? Do women speak differently from men? Just what is the meaning of "meaning"? Language: The Basics provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging and entertaining style, it encourages the reader to think about the way...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This book examines the social transformation wrought by the abolition of slavery in 1834 in South Africa's Cape Colony. It pays particular attention to the effects of socioeconomic and cultural changes in the way both freed slaves and dominant whites adjusted to the new world. It compares South Africa's...