Winston: 758 books

Cornovaglia, 1783. Ross Poldark, figlio di un piccolo possidente morto da poco, torna a casa, esausto e provato, dopo aver combattuto per l’esercito inglese nella Rivoluzione americana. Ora è un uomo maturo, non più l’avventato ed estroverso ragazzo che aveva dovuto abbandonare l’Inghilterra...

Cornovaglia, 1790-1791. Il terzo volume della saga di Poldark si apre su uno dei momenti più cupi della vita di Ross e Demelza, distrutti dal lutto per la morte della figlia Julia. È in questa lugubre congiuntura che Ross viene messo sotto processo, con l’accusa di avere istigato il saccheggio...

Cornovaglia, 1794. Tra Inghilterra e Francia infuria la guerra, ma gli affari di Ross Poldark finalmente prosperano, e il suo amore per Demelza, passato attraverso prove tanto difficili, sembra ora aver ritrovato la serenità. Tanto più che Elizabeth, la vecchia fiamma di Ross andata in sposa a George...

After a brief historical survey, the doctrines of dharma and karma are discussed and key elements that appear in contrasting forms in the two religions are examined. Originally published in 1963.

Janet Bumpus takes a job as the secretary to the boss at Chippering Mills, only to have him fall in love and seduce her. But once she sees him for who he really is, she turns against him and his business practices, which mistreat the workers. Churchill offers an unvarnished look at mill life and the radicalism that rose up in defense of labor.

Teachers are expected to take responsibility for children's moral development, particularly in the primary years, but how best to go about approaching the issues? In this book, the author explores a classroom approach that uses both drama and narrative stories to explore moral issues: drama gives...

New species are discovered every day—and cataloguing all of them has grown into a nearly insurmountable task worldwide. Now, this definitive reference manual acts as a style guide for writing and filing species descriptions. New collecting techniques and new technology have led to a dramatic increase...

From its inception nearly 30 years ago, the optical subdiscipline now referred to as nonimaging optics, has experienced dramatic growth. The term nonimaging optics is concerned with applications where imaging formation is not important but where effective and efficient collection , concentration, transport...

How To Get Rid of Corns Corns are small, hardened and thickened parts of skin that are commonly formed in between or on top of the toes. They usually appear as tiny yellow circular patches with a gray-colored spot on the center. Corns are formed due to repetitive rubbing or friction of shoe...

LaTanya finished writing her memoir, her first book, in December 2013 and contacted a company in early March 2014 to discuss having it published. Prior to seeing the book published, LaTanya passed away suddenly at her home on April 2, 2014 from complications of surgery performed on March 31, 2014....