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In the fall of 1839, “Grizzly Killer” Zach Connors is still recovering from a Gros Ventre arrow. When his arrival at Rendezvous proves disappointing, both in the meager supplies available and the lack of game throughout the area of Horse Creek and the Green River, a powerful earthquake drives him and his companions away. With a call for help from friends and family, Zach goes to the Shoshone village of Chief Spotted Elk. But danger lies in wait, and the Shoshone are forced to face off against their most hated enemy—the Blackfeet.

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) wrote over 100 ‘rags-to-riches’ novels, often about teenage boys forced by circumstances to earn their own living selling newspapers, blacking boots, carrying luggage, or tending store.

Вокруг света за восемьдесят дней (фр. Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) — приключенческий роман французского писателя Жюля Верна (1828-1905), повествующий о путешествии эксцентричного и флегматичного англичанина Филеаса Фогга и его слуги-француза Жана Паспарту вокруг света, предпринятом в результате одного делового пари на крупную сумму денег. Роман написан в 1872 году, и 6 ноября того же года на страницах ежедневной французской газеты Le Temps появились первые главы романа Жюля Верна Вокруг света за 80 дней.

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) wrote over 100 ‘rags-to-riches’ novels, often about teenage boys forced by circumstances to earn their own living selling newspapers, blacking boots, carrying luggage, or tending store. Alger’s heroes are honest, temperate, generous, and brave, good in a fight and ready to protect a weaker boy from a bully. Alger stresses work, study, and thrift as ways to escape poverty. Alger’s villains, on the other hand, are usually dishonest, sometimes alcoholic or brutal.

Escrito en 1952, este thriller nos transporta a una época dorada, donde el núcleo familiar era el pilar de la sociedad. En una era donde la unidad y el apoyo mutuo eran esenciales, Perla, con su inquebrantable apoyo a Joe, juega un papel crucial en la lucha contra el mal. Juntos, logran someter al mismísimo Diablo, atrapándolo en su sótano y desencadenando una serie de eventos que provocan grandes cambios en la humanidad.

TIME AND THE GODS is the second book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others. It is a collection of short stories linked by Dunsany's invented pantheon of deities who dwell in Pegāna. It was preceded by his earlier collection The Gods of Pegāna and followed by some stories in The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories. Dunsany included a brief preface in the original edition and added a new introduction to the 1922 edition.

Zorro, is the debut edition of Literature's Greatest Heroes, a deluxe collection of novels spanning Western literature's most daring protagonists. Originally published in 1924 as The Curse of Capistrano, this is the debut novel featuring the legendary Zorro. This special audiobook edition, commissioned by the Royal Atlantic Library for this series, is narrated by Martin Osborne in a delightfully campy--yet thoroughly compelling--style reminiscent of the pulp era of the novel's debut.

Kitapsever arkadaşım, sana bir yeni masal sunuyorum, adı Güldüren Uçurtma... Uçurtma insanı nasıl güldürür, diyeceksin. Elbette gıdıklayarak güldürmez. Ama hiç uçurtma uçuran arkadaşını inceledin mi, hiç onun yüzüne baktın mı? Uçurtma gökyüzünde iri bir papatya gibi süzülürken, arkadaşının yüzündeki gülücüğü gördün mü? Peki, ya o sıra bir yel çıkarsa.

When a group of young boys gather together on a yacht for what was supposed to be a simple holiday trip, one of the group makes a horrible mistake that sends them drifting out onto the open and stormy ocean. They are blown onto a deserted island where they are forced to survive and build a civilization over the course of two years; but not all goes as planned as jealousy, rivalries, and betrayal threaten to destroy their little band of friends, and doom them to being lost forever.

Die verlorene Welt (im Original: The Lost World) ist ein 1912 erschienener Roman des britischen Schriftstellers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Im Zentrum der Erzählung steht die Erkundung eines geheimnisvollen südamerikanischen Plateaus im Dschungel (siehe Tepui), das von Urtieren bewohnt sein soll. Diese erste Folge der Challenger Stories gehört zu den früheren Science-Fiction-Romanen in englischer Sprache, greift jedoch zugleich auch Elemente des Abenteuerromans auf. Der Roman basiert in Teilen auf sorgfältigen wissenschaftlichen und historischen Recherchen.

Yüzer okul Dafne’de öğrenim gören Yakamoz grubu, kendilerini ıssız bir adada bulur. Hiç anlaşamayan bu yedi öğrenci, hiç bilmedikleri adada koca beş gün geçirecektir. Üstelik keşifler yapacak, şifreler çözecek, yiyecek bulacak ve bir hedefe ulaşmaya çalışacaklardır. Ama önce takım olmayı başarmaları gerekmektedir. Yön bulmanın incelikleri nelerdir? Yiyeceklerimiz kısıtlıyken doğada nasıl beslenilir, enerji veren besinler hangileridir? Temiz su kaynaklarına nasıl ulaşılır? Yosunlar ve karınca yuvaları bize neler fısıldar?

Jack London's follow-up to his enormously popular debut novel "The Call of the Wild," "White Fang" once again brings the listener back into the frozen Yukon, this time following the life and adventures of a half-wolf puppy growing up in a brutal wilderness where the basic rule of survival is: kill or be killed.

Томас Эдвард Лоуренс (1888-1935) - британский археолог, путешественник, военный, шпион, писатель и дипломат. Благодаря своим действиям во время арабского восстания против Османской империи в 1916-1918 годах получил прозвище Аравийский. Автор мемуаров "Семь столпов мудрости", принесших ему всемирную славу. В своей книге Восстание в пустыне, давно признанной классикой британской приключенческой литературы, Лоуренс Аравийский в киплинговском духе освещает романтику и героику колониальной войны на Востоке и "бремени белого человека".

Jim Hawkins, babasını kaybettikten sonra annesiyle birlikte yaşarken günün birinde esrarengiz bir harita bulur. Korsanların hazinesini bulmak için haritadan süreceği izle fırtınalı denizlerde tehlikeli bir gemi yolculuğuna, oradan da iyilerle kötülerin amansız mücadelesine sahne olacak ıssız bir adaya çıkacaktır. Hayatını kaybetmek dâhil korkunç tehlikelerle karşı karşıya kalacak olan Jim, bu macerada hayal bile edemeyeceği şeyleri başarmak zorunda kalacak, çekingen bir çocuk olarak çıktığı maceradan cesur bir delikanlı olarak dönecektir.

Rose Macaulay was a fascinating and influential British writer, known for her wit and intellect. Crewe Train was published in 1926 and follows the story of Denham Dobie, a young woman in her early thirties, who lives a rather uneventful life in London. She is an independent and intelligent woman working as a scriptwriter for a film studio. Feeling dissatisfied with her mundane existence, Denham decides to embark on a journey to visit her eccentric and wealthy father in Crewe. Throughout her journey, Denham encounters a variety of intriguing characters and unexpected events.

Los tres mosqueteros es una novela de Alexandre Dumas, que narra las aventuras de un joven de 18 años, conocido como d'Artagnan, que decide irse a París para para cumplir su sueño de convertirse en mosquetero. Los verdaderos mosqueteros son Athos, Porthos y Aramis; y juntos vivirán aventuras de capa y espada en contra del Cardenal Richelieu y el mandato de Luis XIII. Amistad, honor y lealtad bajo el clásico lema “¡Uno para todos y todos para uno!”

The collection Tales of the Jazz Age includes the short stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Jelly-Bean ; May Day ; Porcelain and Pink ; Tarquin of Cheapside ; Oh Russet Witch! ; The Lees of Happiness ; Mr. Icky ; Jemina, The Mountain Girl.

The Heathen is a short story by the American writer Jack London. It was first published in Everybody's Magazine in August 1910. In the story, two people, from different cultural and racial backgrounds, are the only survivors of a ship that encounters a hurricane in the Pacific, and they remain together. The narrator, a pearl buyer named Charley, is a cabin passenger on a schooner, the Petite Jeanne, sailing from Rangiroa to Tahiti with a Kanaka crew, at the end of the pearling season in the Paumotas. The boat, having eighty-five deck passengers, is overloaded.

White Fang is a novel by American author Jack London  — and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. First serialized in Outing magazine, it was published in 1906. The story details White Fang's journey to domestication in Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. It is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which is about a kidnapped, domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive and thrive in the wild. Much of White Fang is written from the viewpoint of the titular canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans

Оповідання Джека Лондона Жага до життя написане понад сто років тому, однак і сьогодні популярне серед читачів та включене до шкільної програми як блискучий зразок американської літератури. Випробування, які припали на долю головного героя оповідання, екстремально висвітлюють, що насправді є головним у житті, як воля і гідність людини переборюють виклики природи. Герой, покинутий товаришем посеред голої канадської тундри, сильно голодував та піддавався зневодненню, але жага до життя брала верх.