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In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend a boarding school. A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed firsthand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, he reflects on the hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, describing the pain of homesickness and the appalling inescapability of it all.

In southern Iraq, a crushing silence hangs over the dunes. For nearly 5,000 years, the sands of the Iraqi desert have held the remains of the oldest known civilization: the Sumerians. When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia.

Uma viúva tinha duas filhas: a mais velha era malvada e muito parecida consigo; já a mais nova era bondosa e semelhante ao falecido pai. Sempre maltratada pela mãe e sua cadete, a caçula encontra uma velha senhora perto de um poço. Mal sabe ela que essa senhora é na verdade uma fada disfarçada!

O príncipe Riquet nasceu feio, mas muito inteligente. Em outro reino, uma princesa nasceu bela, mas um pouco estúpida. Ao nascerem, ambos receberam o dom de partilhar a sua maior qualidade com a pessoa que venham a amar. Um dia, os dois se cruzam num bosque... Será que eles conseguirão enxergar as virtudes além das aparências?

Barba Azul era um conde muito feio que, curiosamente, já havia se casado diversas vezes. No entanto, ninguém sabia aonde iam parar suas ex-esposas. Quando Barba Azul decidiu por se casar mais uma vez, a família na qual estava de olho ficou aterrorizada. Mas a caçula e Barba Azul acaram se casando. Certo dia, o conde foi viajar e deixou todas as chaves com sua esposa, inclusive a chave que dava para um quarto o qual ela estava proibida de entrar. Estaria ali a resposta para as esposas do passado de Barba Azul?

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The Moors are well-known for their presence on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages and for the conflicts they fought in Europe, but the term Moor is a historical rather than an ethnic name. It is an invention of European Christians for the Islamic inhabitants of Maghreb (North Africa), Andalusia (Spain), Sicily, and Malta, and it was sometimes used to designate all Muslims.

Klasyczna powieść Charlesa Dickensa w uproszczonej adaptacji dla dzieci. Paryż czasów rewolucji nie jest najbezpieczniejszym miejscem na ziemi. Codziennie odbywają się egzekucje, a zabytkowe budynki są palone i równane z ziemią. Jednak kiedy doktor Manette wychodzi z więzienia i spotyka się z córką, wydaje się, że w końcu wszystko będzie dobrze.

Miracles are impossible. They defy explanation. They can’t be real. And yet, miracles surround us every day. Where we face something that we can’t fix and run out of options. Where the limited and finite ability of man ends and unlimited and infinite will of God begins. Where what is impossible with man is possible with God.

A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, he reflects on the hopelessness and abandonment he felt at aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the appalling inescapability of it all.

A series of personal and reflective journeys through the streets of Victorian England, The Uncommercial Traveller explores the hidden corners of cities, the forgotten lives of ordinary people, and the quirks of everyday life. Written as a collection of loosely connected essays and travel pieces, it captures the essence of Dickens’ keen observational skills, as he paints portraits of people and places often overlooked by society.

Step into the bustling streets of Victorian London with Sketches by Boz: The Complete Collection, which includes Volume 1, 2, and 3 of Sketches by Boz, where Charles Dickens brings the city’s diverse characters, neighborhoods, and daily life to vivid, unforgettable life. From the grimy alleys to the grandest ballrooms, this collection of sketches captures the essence of the people and places Dickens encountered, offering a sharp yet affectionate portrait of a society in flux.

Dickens invites listeners on a vivid journey through 19th-century Italy, offering a series of lively and insightful snapshots of the country’s landscapes, cities, and people. Written during his travels, this travelogue captures not just the beauty and history of Italy, but also its complexities, contradictions, and the vibrant life that pulses through its streets.

In Master Humphrey’s Clock, Dickens invites us into the world of an eccentric, warm-hearted bachelor, Master Humphrey, who spends his days in his cozy London study, spinning tales to entertain himself and others. The clock on his mantlepiece marks the passage of time, but it’s the stories shared around it that truly capture the essence of life—stories of love, betrayal, mystery, and the complexities of human nature.

The Mudfog Papers is a delightfully absurd collection of essays and sketches that captures the wit, satire, and sharp social commentary that made Dickens one of the greatest writers of his time. Set in the fictional town of Mudfog, the series of quirky and eccentric characters come to life in this hilarious exploration of small-town politics, public life, and human nature.

It has been fifteen Terran months since Colonel Rodger Murphy and his Lost Soldiers were dropped in the 55 Tauri binary system. Since then, they have forged an uneasy alliance with space-dwelling descendants of the Ktor, liberated the earlier human inhabitants of the planet R'bak, and driven their oppressors from the neighboring system back into a few fortified cities.

Caine Riordan and his self-styled "Crewe" have survived their first months on the planet they call Bactradgaria. They've overcome floods, dust storms, tornadoes, searing heat, bitter cold, desperate battles, and attacks by various strange species. However, their most desperate struggles have been against the wildly ferocious x'qao, for whom the pursuit and genocide of other beings is as much a sport as it is a strategy.

Caine Riordan has faced many crises in his unintended career as diplomat, soldier, and first-contact specialist, but none more challenging than the one he faces now. He and twelve of his crew are adrift in uncharted space, so far beyond Earth that the starfield is unrecognizable. Instead, trapped on a derelict alien ship, they have only forty-eight hours before its decaying orbit causes it to burn up in the atmosphere of the strange planet beneath them.

London wird von einer neuen Mordserie erschüttert. Das Opfer erhält eine schwarze Tulpe, drei Tage später ist es tot. Sherlock Holmes verfolgt, die bereits inzwischen schon fünf Morde, ausschließlich anhand der Artikel in den Zeitungen. Doch als an einem klirrend kalten Januarmorgen Dr. Watson ein Päckchen erhält, dessen Inhalt eine schwarze Tulpe ist, nimmt Holmes umgehend die Ermittlungen auf. Es beginnt ein Wettkampf gegen die Zeit...

Financial Commentary, Stock Market Updates, Educational Recordings, and 1-on-1 Interviews from CB3 Portfolio Manager Charles Brown, III (a.k.a. CB3)