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A new novel—and new direction—from the bestselling author of A Dog Named Christmas Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance meets Life of Pi meets On the Road meets Travels with Charley in this quirky spiritual journey across the wild highways and byways of America. Free spirit Angel Two...

At nine years old, Frankie Presto is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings. But Frankie's talent is unique, and his amazing journey weaves him through the musical landscape of the twentieth century, from classical to jazz to rock...

It's a normal night in August. Literature professor Arne and artist Tove are with their children at the resort in Sørlandet. Their friend, Egil, a driver by day, is staying in a cabin nearby. Kathrine, a priest, is on her way home from a seminar; the journalist Jostein is out on the town; and his wife, Turid, who is an assistant nurse, has a night shift. Above them all, a huge star suddenly appears in the sky. No one, not even the astronomers, knows for sure what kind of phenomenon it is. 

In this magical debut, a couple's lives are changed forever by the arrival of a little girl, wild and secretive, on their snowy doorstep. Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart—he breaking under the...

The Star Rover is a 1914 collection of science fiction short stories with the theme of reincarnation. It tells the story of Darrell Standing, an inmate of San Quentin’s death row. The narrator escapes the horror of prison life by withdrawing into altered states and the memory of past lives. Forming the body of the work, the accounts of these past lives are vivid but disconnected. They include a desert island survival story, one which involves a Roman perspective on Christ, a tale of medieval Korea, and one which takes place in a prehistoric era.

‘I cried real heartfelt tears' ***** 5 star reader review Lisa and Elliot have been best friends ever since the day they met as children. Popular, bright and sporty, Lisa was Elliot’s biggest supporter when the school bullies made his life a misery, and for that, he will always be grateful...

Author and philosopher Sydney Banks once again brings to life his wise and simple gardener as a voice through which Banks presents more implications of the Three Principles that create human reality, calling on us to realize that to fully understand the Principles is to liberate one's spirit. In this sequel to Sydney Banks’ book The Enlightened Gardener, two colleagues return to England to meet once again with the remarkable gardener whose simple yet profound philosophy made such a difference to their lives.

Am glücklichsten war Wilbur mit Maggie, der großen Liebe seines Lebens. Damals, in ihren Flitterwochen in Venedig. Bevor er alles aufs Spiel setzte. Nichts wünscht er sich sehnlicher, als die Zeit zurückzudrehen und einen anderen Weg einzuschlagen. Aber damit könnte er alles zerstören, was ihm je etwas bedeutet hat.

Neste conto de fadas moderno, melancólico e sensual, Paulo Coelho narra a transformação de Maria, uma brasileira que sai de casa ainda jovem determinada a entender o papel do sexo nas relações amorosas e, principalmente, em sua própria vida. Desiludida com o amor, ela decide ir à Suíça em busca de sucesso e acaba por se tornar prostituta, a mais requisitada de um cabaré de luxo. Nesta odisseia de autoconhecimento, Maria faz profundas descobertas sobre a natureza humana e a liberdade, colocando à prova sua visão do amor.

Nel cuore di San Pietroburgo, lungo la celebre Prospettiva Nevskij, si incrociano destini, illusioni e apparenze che ingannano. Tra caffè affollati, strade eleganti e inquietanti contrasti sociali, la città diventa il palcoscenico di una realtà mutevole, dove ciò che appare raramente coincide con ciò che è. Con "La prospettiva Nevskij", Nikolaj Gogol' offre un ritratto brillante e tagliente della vita urbana russa: una narrazione sospesa tra ironia e disincanto, in cui la città stessa sembra trasformarsi in un organismo vivo, capace di sedurre e ingannare chi la attraversa.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Al Centro dell’Universo Batte il Cuore è un romanzo filosofico e introspettivo che attraversa alcune delle domande più profonde dell’esistenza: perché siamo qui? Che cosa significa essere coscienti? Quanto delle nostre scelte nasce davvero da noi?...

Hierdie verhaal, skitterend in sy eenvoud, gaan oor ’n Andalusiese skaapwagter genaamd Santiago wat uit sy vaderland Spanje vertrek en deur Egipte se woestyn reis op soek na ’n skat wat by die piramides begrawe is. Langs die pad ontmoet hy ’n sigeunerin, ’n man wat homself ’n koning noem, en ’n alchemis. Hulle almal help Santiago om tydens sy soektog op koers te bly. Niemand weet wat die skat is en of Santiago die struikelblokke langs die pad sal oorkom nie.

Shortlisted for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlisted for the 2019 CBC Canada Reads Longlisted for the 2019 Sunburst Award An unforgettable love story of two people who are at once mere weeks and many years apart, for readers of Station Eleven. America is in the grip of a deadly flu...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A gorgeous reminder of what really matters. Prepare to be astounded.” —People “One of the best, most moving books I have read in years.” —Scott Detrow, NPR “This is one of the most affecting, original, and unforgettable novels I have ever read...

Exiled for 2,000 years God must retake the Earth from the clutches of his nemesis using a man caught between life and death as His vessel. God is in exile. The only man who can help is clinically dead. Herb Asher, an audio engineer by trade, is in suspended animation following a car accident...

Tre amici, che erano stati una piccola famiglia gallese, e vivevano in un cottage di una modesta fattoria sulla collina a Brecon nella loro ultima vita, ritornano dall`Annwn ( antico termine gallese che significa Paradiso) per aiutare il popolo gallese nella lotta mondiale contro la piaga...

A pair of monastic siblings struggle to help a sentient spaceship suffering through an existential crisis in this philosophical novel about what constitutes life, love, humanity, and death for fans of Martha Wells’s The Murderbot Diaries and The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei. Unable to forgive...

Four inhabitants of the Jewel Empire find themselves summoned for an audience with the empress. Each one knows why: Kane, the ambassador of the Jewel Empire, who is surely being blamed for some of the chaos that has plagued his home. Captain Yasira, who's certainly in trouble for her crew losing...

Alexey Mechnikov is used to treating disease. But now he'll have to learn to treat more than illness. Curses need a healer, too. His pet Tox has been infected with necrotic energy, and the Oath of the Healer demands that the animal be put down. But that's not an option. Time to find a cure! In...

Alexey Mechnikov is a doctor who just wasn't fated to die. Instead, he awoke in the body of a stranger: a young healer who'd run afoul of his own family. He's in a new world, in the nineteenth century, with magic as the foundation of civilization—and not a single privilege to his name: his...