検索キーワード： 著者 "Charles" すべてのカテゴリー

The Old Curiosity Shop follows the story of Little Nell who lives with her grandfather in his magical shop of curiosities in London. Her grandfather's attempts to secure an inheritance for Nell lead them into financial trouble with the evil dwarf Quilp. Nell manages to flee and lead her grandfather to safety, but with considerable cost to her health.

Born from Bukowski's columns, the LA underground press of the 1960s, Bukowski defined his early alter ego, Hank Chinaski, as a self-described dirty old man who eyes his defeatist attitude about himself with his clarity to see humor and holiness in others. Addictive and instructive listening, Bukowski delivers the humanity and intelligence of all the unseen. Filled with his usual obsessions - sex, booze, gambling - Notes features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics and literature, and his tortured, violent relationships.

In the decades since his execution by the Nazis in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor, theologian, and anti-Hitler conspirator, has become one of the most widely read and inspiring Christian thinkers of our time. Now, drawing on extensive new research, Strange Glory offers a definitive account, by turns majestic and intimate, of this modern icon.

"Success is defined by a continuing desire to be the person God called you to be and to achieve those goals that God helps you to set," says Charles Stanley. In Success God's Way, Stanley teaches God's principles for success, including ten steps to help you reach God's goals in your life, and...

The ancient Babylonians were the first people to discover the universal laws of prosperity. In The Richest Man in Babylon, George S. Clason reveals their secrets for creating, growing, and retaining wealth. Through these entertaining tales of merchants, tradesmen, and herdsmen, you'll learn how to save more out what you earn, get out of debt, put your money to work, attract good luck, choose wise investments, and safeguard a lasting fortune.

En este clásico cuento de hadas, una joven maltratada recibe una rica recompensa por su amabilidad.

In this classic tale, a young girl is tricked by a cunning wolf.

Everywhere we hear talk of decline, of a world that was better once, maybe fifty years ago, maybe centuries ago, but certainly before modernity drew us along its dubious path. While some lament the slide of Western culture into relativism and nihilism and others celebrate the trend as a liberating sort of progress, Charles Taylor calls on us to face the moral and political crises of our time, and to make the most of modernity’s challenges.

He never believed his nemesis perished in the Unity Fleet assault on his base. Now, he's about to be proven right in the worst possible way and at the worst possible cost... The Unity Sphere celebrated when the Unity Fleet destroyed Master Chaotist Hetz and his destructive organization, the Black Diamond, in a surprise assault. Despite the overwhelming evidence, Tac-team Captain Axel Fargo—his wife and friends victims of Hetz’s predations—never accepted his enemy death, not without a body.

In The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity, the Raw Egg Nationalist himself, Dr. Charles Cornish-Dale, delivers a provocative examination of the various biological and cultural forces eroding masculinity in contemporary society.

In the 50 years following the First Crusade, the Latin states in the East were consolidated, but there were also growing tensions and new challenges. Against this backdrop, the fall of the County of Edessa in December 1144 at the hands of Zengi, the atabeg of Aleppo and Mosul, was a catastrophic event. Founded in 1098 by the future King Baldwin of Boulogne, Edessa was the first Crusader state, as well as the northernmost, weakest, and least populated.

Ben bereut nichts. Aus seiner Provinz verbannt, findet er sich in der Stadt Foxcastle wieder, in der Händler, Piraten und Adlige um die Vorherrschaft kämpfen. In die Intrigen der Mächtigen hineingerissen, wartet ein ganzes Bündel an Quests auf ihn und verlangt sein äußerstes Können. Brachiale Gewalt ist keine Option, und so sieht Ben seine einzige Chance darin, die neuen Feinde gegeneinander auszuspielen. In diesem riskanten Spiel winken große Belohnungen, aber das Scheitern ist immer nur eine Haaresbreite entfernt. Wird Ben seinen Verbündeten trauen können?

Dieses zweisprachige Hörbuch bietet eine lebendige und praxisorientierte Methode für Deutschsprachige, Italienisch zu lernen und das Hörverständnis zu vertiefen. Die ausgewählten Texte stammen aus dem echten Leben – aus Gesprächen, Nachrichten, Reiseberichten, medizinischen Erklärungen, kulturellen Kommentaren und persönlichen Erzählungen – und zeigen, wie Italienisch heute wirklich gesprochen und verstanden wird.

Of the many campaigns during the Middle Ages, few are as remarkable or seemingly impossible to win at the start as the First Crusade (1095-99), and the true crowning achievement of that crusade, which resulted in two centuries of Western European Christian states in the Middle East and the permanent firing of the European imagination, was the conquest of Jerusalem on July 15, 1099 after three weeks of siege.

In a snow covered house in the mountains of Montana, Amy Johansen stares out the window of her new home. She feels so far away from everything she has ever known. How will Santa Claus ever find her when she is hidden away in the woods of this beautiful new land? There has to be something that she and Josh can do to make sure the reindeer team doesn't fly past them on Christmas Eve.

Dieses zweisprachige Hörbuch bietet eine lebendige und praxisnahe Methode für Deutschsprachige, Französisch zu lernen und das Hörverständnis zu verbessern. Die ausgewählten Texte stammen aus dem echten Leben – aus Gesprächen, Medien, Reisen, Arbeit und Alltag – und zeigen, wie Französisch wirklich gesprochen und verstanden wird. Jeder Abschnitt präsentiert den französischen Originaltext zusammen mit der deutschen Übersetzung. So können Lernende Wortschatz und Grammatik im Zusammenhang erfassen, anstatt isolierte Vokabeln zu pauken.

What happens when you unearth boxes of old letters, dog-eared essays, rebellious cartoons, and forgotten report cards from a dusty storage unit? You get SCRIBBLINGS FROM STORAGE, The Confessions of an English Major—a candid, witty, and deeply human memoir by Charles Francis Guittard, Baylor class of 1964. Told through the artifacts of his so-called “permanent record,” this unconventional memoir traces Charles’s winding journey as an earnest but often insecure teenager stumbling reluctantly toward adulthood.

Master Your Minutes: 7 Systems to Take Control of Your Time is the ultimate handbook for anyone ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start working with purpose. Time is your most valuable resource, but without a plan, it easily slips away. This book introduces seven powerful systems including the 80/20 Rule, Eat the Frog, Pomodoro Technique, and Deep Work, which will help you focus on high-value tasks, eliminate distractions, and gain back hours in your day.

Dickens wrote into life some of the most beloved and well-known characters in the history of English literature, introducing us to Pip, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Scrooge, Nicholas Nickleby, Miss Haversham, and many more who have lived in the imagination of generations. In this definitive and beautifully curated collection, you'll discover some of Dickens's most beloved classics and walk the streets of London, Paris...

Barbe Bleue est un homme très laid à cause de sa barbe, bleue, et personne ne veut l’épouser. Un jour pourtant, alors qu’il donne une fête somptueuse dans son château, la fille de sa voisine trouve ce grand Monsieur étrange, à la barbe bleue, très séduisant. Ils se marient, et peu de temps après, Barbe bleue part en voyage en confiant à sa jeune épouse toutes les clés de son château. Elle peut inviter toutes ses amies, aller partout, ouvrir toutes les portes, sauf une qu’il lui interdit…