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The recipient of extraordinary acclaim from critics and the bookselling community, Tan Twan Eng's debut novel casts a powerful spell and has garnered comparisons to celebrated wartime storytellers Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene. Set during the tumult of World War II, on the lush Malayan island of Penang, The Gift of Rain tells a riveting and poignant tale about a young man caught in the tangle of wartime loyalties and deceits.In 1939, sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton-the half-Chinese, half-English youngest child of the head of one of Penang's great trading families-feels alienated from both the Chinese and British communities. He at last discovers a sense of belonging in his unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Phi [More..] | |
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A young boy is recruited into the Grey Knights, and must hone his fledgling psychic talents if he is to join the hallowed and mysterious ranks of the Space Marine daemon hunters. [More..] | |
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The revised, updated, and expanded edition of the classic in the category. This book outlines a unique and revolutionary program with a phenomenally high success rate in helping dyslexics learn to read and to overcome other difficulties associated with it. This new edition is expanded to include new teaching techniques and revised throughout with up-to-date information on research, studies, and contacts. [More..] | |
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Desperate Thoughts is the 40,000-word prequel to the Victoria Wilde series. While struggling to move on with her life, a young widow tumbles into a clandestine sexual encounter with a shy college freshman who reminds her all too much of her late husband. Afterward, she's re-awakened sexually and motivated to pursue her desperately unfulfilled desires. With each new encounter the risk grows along with the passion until events spiral out of control and she's forced to choose between continuing down a path of self-destruction or finally letting go of the past.READER ADVISORY:This story contains content some readers may find objectionable, including voyeurism, anal play, sex with strangers, multiple partners and explicit language. [More..] | |
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Celebrate your graduation with Dr. Seuss!Designed by Seussian experts, this collection of novelty items based on OH THE PLACES YOU WILL GO will have everyone looking forward to graduation day!Before your little graduate moves mountains, take a moment to celebrate their achievements with a graduate banner, an official Dr. Seuss diploma, magnets, a graduation photo frame, and more! [More..] | |
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In this moving and compassionate book, hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years experience tending the terminally ill. Through their stories, we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts—of wisdom, faith, and love—that the dying leave for the living to share.Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, Final Gifts shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end. [More..] | |
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“I expect you to show my friend just how grateful you are. Your willingness is everything.”With those harsh words, the hated Sasanach earl decided Bríghid's fate: Her body and her virginity were to be offered to a stranger in exchange for her brother’s life. Possessing nothing but her innocence and her fierce Irish pride, she had no choice but to comply. But the handsome man she faced in the darkened bedchamber was not at all the monster she expected. His green eyes seemed to see inside her. His tender touch calmed his fears while he swore he would protect her by merely pretending to claim her. And as the long hours of the night passed by, as her senses ignited at the heat of their naked flesh, she made a startling discovery: Sometim [More..] | |
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Blaine Graham lost his mother at the tender age of eleven. Grief over the loss drove a wedge between him and his father, and soon proved too difficult for him to deal with. At the age of sixteen, he falsified his papers and made the trip across the border into Canada with his best friend to join the Royal Canadian Air Force and enter the war in Europe as a pilot. Ten years later Captain Graham finds himself flying commercial jets in Boston – his estranged father and his past life all but forgotten, until the day he receives a telegram from his dying father asking him to come home.The persistent Mara Crawford, a live-in nurse, has experienced her fair share of loss as well. Her attachment to Blaine’s father drives her desire to bring rec [More..] | |
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Have you been wondering if you have a gift? Well, the answer to that question is yes! As a matter of fact, we all have a gift. However, not all of us are using it!In "How to Discover Your Gift and Prosper From It," Ryan Neely explains the importance of your gift and how it can bless others as well as you! The book explains your gift's importance, and the steps to finding out what your gift is. Therefore, grab your copy today begin to operate your gift! [More..] | |
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To Angela, it seems everyone is being helped by divine intervention---everyone except her. But since being diagnosed with cancer, she needs her faith now more than ever. This fast-paced family drama from beloved author Rachel Ann Nunes is sure to help you see the miracles in your own life and inspire you to be a real angel to those around you. [More..] | |
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