epub |eng | 2016-07-30 | Author:H. C. Andersen [Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)]

The eagle in the great forest flew swiftly, but the Eastwind flew more swiftly still. 'Now you can see the Himalayas!' said the Eastwind. 'They are the highest mountains in ...

epub |eng | 2014-10-09 | Author:David Richards [Richards, David]

ELEVEN Fighting Battles on My Way to Kabul It was near the end of my tour as Assistant Chief of the General Staff that I was told that my next ...

epub |eng | 2015-10-27 | Author:Julie Checkoway [CHECKOWAY, JULIE]

The Coral Casino Club at the Biltmore hotel was no casino at all but an exclusive and private beach club, contemporary and sleek and opened in the summer of 1937. ...

epub |eng | 2012-04-29 | Author:Mary Harris Jones [Jones, Mary Harris]

Mother Jones with the Miners’ Children In many mines I met the trapper boys. Little chaps who open the door for the mule when it comes in for the coal ...

epub |eng | 2006-01-06 | Author:Pratchett, Terry

"Oh, I don't know, sir," said Carrot, "I think you have." DAMN. Death watched Carrot leave, ducking his head as he went down the narrow stairs of the hovel. NOW ...

epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Fox, Michael J.

Faith SALLY FANJOY--JAMES LABRENZ SALLY FANJOY--JAMES LABRENZ Hell Hath No Fury For part of our summer each year, my family rents a smal house in suburban Long Island, about a ...

epub |eng | 2003-11-27 | Author:Saint Augustine

epub |eng | 1997-07-15 | Author:James Herbert

That's what he tried to say, but it didn't come out quite that well. I couldn't have cared less anyway - I was ready to blow his brains out. 'Hoke!' ...

epub |eng | 1969-07-15 | Author:Cristóbal Colón & Christopher Columbus

CHAPTER 55 The Admiral discovers the island of Jamaica ON Saturday, 3 May, the Admiral decided to go from Cuba to Jamaica, not wanting to pass this island without discovering ...

epub |eng | 2010-12-12 | Author:Gail Herman

Chapter 9 Spring Training In early 1946, Jackie was almost twenty-seven years old. It was a time of big changes. On February 10, Jackie married Rachel. A few weeks later, ...

epub |eng | 2012-11-15 | Author:Terry Breverton [Breverton, Terry]

8 Wales, the Stuarts & Civil War 1604–1707 In 1621, John Davies wrote, ‘It is a matter of astonishment that a handful of the remaining Britons, in so confined a ...

epub |eng | 2010-02-28 | Author:June Eding

THE PLAGUE IN 1563, A DEADLY DISEASE, KNOWN AS THE PLAGUE, BROKE OUT IN LONDON. THE PLAGUE HAD STRUCK BEFORE AND STRUCK AGAIN WHILE ELIZABETH WAS QUEEN. IT WAS ALSO ...

epub |eng | 2011-09-12 | Author:Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome [Cline-Ransome, Lesa & Ransome, James E.]

Between regular practices, twelve-year-old Pelé and his teammates worked on drills Zé Leite designed—leaping, dribbling, heading, trapping, dribbling again—so much, so fast, they could do them without even thinking. Pelé ...

epub |eng | 2007-07-04 | Author:Joan Holub [Holub, Joan]

Marco had never seen coal before. He was amazed to see people burning black rocks. The Mongols had one of the very first pony express systems for sending mail. Marco ...

epub |eng | 1991-05-31 | Author:Ann M. Martin [Martin, Ann M.]

It’s Showtime! Karen’s little brother Andrew likes the TV show Captain Tornado. What are some of your favorite TV shows? 1. ______________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________ 3. ______________________________________________________________________ 4. ______________________________________________________________________ Favorite movies? ...