検索キーワード： 著者 "Sylvia" すべてのカテゴリー

O Capitão Aidan Cross é uma lenda, tão hábil em criar sonhos eróticos quanto em matar seus inimigos. Muitas mulheres o veem como parte de suas fantasias, exceto Lyssa Bates. Esquiva, desejável e enigmática, Lyssa desdenha deste sedutor imortal, porque o vê como ele realmente é. Por outro lado, ele se emprenha em desvendar seus segredos, mas acaba acontecendo o impensável: Aidan Cross se apaixona.

Aryn is a lady known for killing dragons - that is, until the dragons burn her entire city. Now on the run, Aryn must decide who she can trust - and who might be more dangerous than a dragon.

Price of Fame, the concluding volume of the life of an exceptionally brilliant polymath, chronicles Luce's progress from her arrival on Capitol Hill through her career as a diplomat, prolific journalist, and magnetic public speaker, as well as a playwright, screenwriter, pioneer scuba diver, early experimenter in psychedelic drugs, and grande dame of the GOP in the Reagan era.

In her second year of studies at Merlin College, Oxford, Sophie Marshall is feeling alienated among fellow students who fail to welcome a woman to their ranks. So when her husband, Gray, is invited north as a visiting lecturer at the University in Din Edin, they leap at the chance. There, Sophie's hunger for magical knowledge can finally be nourished. But soon Sophie must put her newly learned skills to the test.

"Her technique was simple: aim for the top", an envious colleague wrote of Clare Boothe Luce. No American woman of the twentieth century aimed so accurately or rose so far as this legendary playwright, politician, and social seductress.

Three years after taking up residence at the University of Din Edin, Sophie and Gray return to London, escorting Lucia MacNeill, heiress of Alba, to meet the British prince to whom she is betrothed. Alas, sparks fail to fly between the pragmatic Lucia and the romantic Prince Roland, and the marriage alliance seems to be on shaky ground. Sophie tries to spark a connection between Roland and Lucia by enlisting them both in her latest scheme: reopening the mysterious and long-shuttered women's college at Oxford.

Mary Shelley, a young banker’s son, and William, an excessively tall man with a “lividly hued visage, watery eyes, and blackened lips within a straggling beard,” pit their wits and derring-do against Lord Byron, master of steampunk technology, and his thuggish minions.

Introducing the princess and the mage.He doesn’t do well with people. She isn’t so good with tact. But to survive an imperial invasion the wild, beautiful, fragile desert of Hethria will need them both. She knows about tactics. He understands reality. They both love Hethria. But what if, to save something you love, you have to change yourself? Some wars you just can’t win alone.

In the hallowed halls of Oxford’s Merlin College, the most talented - and highest born - sons of the Kingdom of Britain are taught the intricacies of magickal theory. But what dazzles can also destroy, as Gray Marshall is about to discover.… Gray’s deep talent for magick has won him a place at Merlin College. But when he accompanies four fellow students on a mysterious midnight errand that ends in disaster and death, he is sent away in disgrace - and without a trace of his power.

What does the dragon know? The kingdom of Everran is dying, razed by a dragon that came out of nowhere to burn its oil groves and devastate its vineyards and kill its folk. Everran was safe, prosperous, and contented, with peaceful lords, a strong king, and beautiful queen. What has it ever done to earn a curse? But legend says a dragon's coming always has a cause. If no enemy has bespelled the country, is there something wrong in Everran itself? Despite its prosperity and its peace and its royal couple who have not yet had a child?

The fountain plays. The empress dreams. The mighty realm of Assharral shelters eight provinces under her timeless rule. Asharral is peaceful, wealthy and secure. But nobody sings. And only one vagabond wizard wonders why. The sequel to Everran's Bane, the first Chronicle of Rihannar.

The poems in this book were all written by Sylvia and were taken from life in general. Things that happened to her or her friends; news on the television or radio. Sylvia was a spiritualist and many of her poems reflect this.

Young Filbert Fox listens to a story his granny tells him about how foxes are the smartest creatures and so he sets out to prove this to be true. But when tries to prove how clever he is when he meets Willie Wolf and the Crow family, things do not turn out as he expected at all.

This book tells the story of Bart and his friends as they go on a hike and learn about fire safety in a way they did not expect. Bart is very careless when dealing with matches and he does not want to listen to his friends' warning. They tell him how easily a fire can get started in a forest and the harm it can do to the animals and trees. But Bart does not care too much for what they are saying about fire safety. So he goes off by himself and starts a fire to cook something to eat.

Aiden loves adventure, his friends and listening to the tales adults tell.... But most of all he loves books. Reading allows him to set his mind free and enjoy adventures his age won't yet allow. When his friend, Jacob, brings a brand new, beautiful book to the playground, Aiden knows he must read it. But how? Jacob won't share and Aiden won't take it.... Join Aiden as he uses his mind and the skills he has learned to tackle this difficult problem! This book is about two boys and their conversation on the playground.

Brushstrokes in Time, written by Sylvia Vetta, is a memoir of fictional Chinese artist, Little Winter, written for her American daughter. It takes the story of Communist China beyond the death of Mao and for the first time in fiction shows the birth of the radical art movement, The Stars, in 1979. Her haunting love story connects us to this time of hope for freedom of expression in China, and to a man frustrated by "being kept in small shoes".

A delightful and whimsical book about good and bad manners for kids. Gordony and Bondy are two brothers. The older brother is a bully and tries to teach his baby brother how to get respect from others while he is rude and scary them. All little Gordony wants is to be gentle, polite, well-mannered, and to have many friends.

In The Diary of a Broken Father, Garrison James shares his story from his own perspective of what his life is like since he decided to go into AA in the hopes of changing his life.

He shares the accounts of his daily struggles since his daughter Sara has left his side, and what it meant for him to lose her.

He is haunted by her loss and is also haunted by the memories of his beloved wife Lila, whom he lost to cancer.

This is the first book of funny stories and lesson teaching books about Aiden's Adventures. He is a very curious boy and loves to listen to adult conversations. Books for toddlers.

Emily is feeling bad and has to stay in bed. She's fed up and bored, but something very unusual is about to happen. Suddenly a magic bird appears. She explains that she is a student in magic school for young birds and she asks Emily for help with a difficult task. This lovely children's book teaches your child how to be a friend, how to help their friends, and care for them. This book is suitable for children between 5 and 7 years of age.