Ivan - Libros y biografía

'Well, Piotr, not in sight yet?' was the question asked on May the 20th, 1859, by a gentleman of a little over forty, in a dusty coat and checked trousers, who came out without his hat on to the low steps...

This story is about a missing thirteen-year-old schoolgirl Gillian Walters, who was presumed to have been abducted from her home in 1977. Thirteen years had passed and she was presumed dead as the 'girl's...

Vana ha quindici anni. Troppo pochi per capire perché il suo paese, la Jugoslavia, sia stato invaso dall'esercito dell'Italia fascista, ma abbastanza per comprendere che molti dei suoi sogni non potranno...

The ideas of psychoanalysis have permeated Western culture. It is the dominant paradigm through which we understand our emotional lives, and Freud still finds himself an iconic figure. Yet despite the...

A brave, original allegory of our modern world. 'It looks impossible to get out,' he says, 'But we'll get out'. Two brothers, Big and Small, are trapped at the bottom of a well. They have no food and...

From the most romantic of the Russian greats, an enthralling selection of short stories and novellas Ivan Turgenev was able to contain the narrative sweep of a novel in a single short story. His tales...

First Love is a novella by Ivan Turgenev, first published in 1860. It is one of his most popular pieces of short fiction. It tells the love story between a 21-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, but...

A primer on rational thinking... and a plan for teaching it in schools We all want to be the rational parent, the rational consumer, and the rational voter. So why is it that so few of us can readily...

Le esperienze negli ambienti naturali possono apportare alle persone molteplici benefici dal punto di vista psicofisico; nel presente volume sono prese in rassegna numerose ricerche scientifiche da tutto...

As a formidable critic of some of society's most cherished institutions, such as compulsory education and organised religion, Ivan Illich has attracted world attention. His commitment to a radical humanism...

Vladimir Petrovich Voldemar, a 16-year-old, is staying in the country with his family and meets Zinaida Alexandrovna Zasyekina, a beautiful 21-year-old woman, staying with her mother, Princess Zasyekina,...

RUDIN (1856) by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) tells the story of a character typical to Turgenev -- a "superfluous" man, weak of will, brimming with indecisive frustration -- and yet tormented...

Prose written by Ivan Turgenev, perhaps, is the most elegant. The most picturesque in Russian classical literature. The writer's landscapes are colorful, accurate and detailed, permeated with heart-touching...

Turgenev's place in modern European literature is best defined by saying that while he stands as a great classic in the ranks of the great novelists, along with Richardson, Fielding, Scott, Balzac, Dickens,...

This collection brings together six of Turgenev's best-known `long' short stories, in which he turns his skills of psychological observation and black comedy to subjects as diverse as the tyranny of serfdom,...

One su članice najdrevnijeg i najtajnijeg od svih redova. Da bi u nasilnom muškom svijetu uspješno obavile povjereni im zadatak morale su do krajnjih granica razviti sposobnosti svojih najboljih članica....

Jelica je po mnogima najbolja vidarica u Moslavini. Mirno živi u svojoj kućici u Donjoj Jelenskoj sve dok hajdučki harambaša Joco Udmanić ne zatraži njenu pomoć.

Nakon što joj u bitci s Turcima poginu braća, a gramzivi susjed joj zarobi oca i otme dom, mlada jelengradska kneginja Ana uz pomoć tajanstvenog maskiranog jahača i nekolicine prijatelja, koje usput upoznaje,...

Mongolska divlja horda je porazila ugarsku vojsku. Skupina hrvatskih gardista uspije probiti mongolski obruč i vratiti se u Budim. Da bi spasili kraljicu, blago iz riznice kralja Bele IV i svog ranjenog...

For years, I've heard youth referred to as the "Next Generation ". Though well-intentioned, this label can have unintended negative consequences.Our beliefs shape our actions, and out performance is limited...

Revenge. Everyone wants it: Ex-wives, ex-husbands, lovers, and friends, all have a score to settle. This most common of human desires is woven into a network of thoughts, which leads to lies, deceit and,...

Lorsqu’il s’agit du pire, ce sont les meilleursScandinavie, IXe siècle. Finn et Egil sont deux frères habitués aux sales combines : racket, vol et pillage en tout genre. Si l’un est mauvais, l’autre est...

2,200 words. At one time, there was a book series: Ripley's Believe Or Not. Today's equivalent on the internet would be News of the Weird or Weird News.High entertainment value.My ebook will introduce...

   While witnessing a heinous crime at a recreational park, twelve-year-old Joshua Benton is spotted by the perpetrator, and is later pursued and captured by the man, who takes him to a secluded house...

   How could an adoption turn into such a deceptive nightmare?    After years of trying to have a baby, Ken and Valerie Malcolm have decided to adopt.    Their adopted six-month-old, Chance, is the best...

   Meet Jake Tupper, former cop and current factory worker, whose job is being outsourced to China, the factory closing down, eliminating hundreds of jobs, and affecting an equal number of lives.   Now...

In this collection of dark tales, experience murder and mayhem, betrayal and suspense, revenge and deceit: In Team Concept, discover this company's chilling version of an old idea to improve productivity...

Beyond the safety of New York City's news headlines, Next Stop is a train ride into the heart of the Bronx during the late eighties and early nineties at the height of the crack epidemic, a tumultuous...

The Heart of the Serpent (originally in Latin:Cor Serpentis, Russian: Сердце Змеи) is a 1958 science fiction short story by the Soviet writer and paleontologist Ivan Yefremov (Efremov).The crew of the...

The White Peak by Ivan Efremov  is a marvel of a book, a brilliant example for anybody who is looking to understand voice, concision, humor, the passage of time, and how to convey storytelling passion...