Porter - Libros y biografía

Breathe... if you dare.English countryside, 1958. The idyllic village of Olney St. Mary has stood in its peaceful location for over 900 years.Until one day, when two teenage boys are struck by a mysterious...

Em cima da mesa do psiquiatra Robert Cavendish encontra-se um estranho conjunto de papéis. Supostamente é o diário do infame assassino de Whitechapel, cujos crimes instilaram terror nas ruas da Londres...

Respirez... si vous osez.Campagne anglaise, 1958. Le village idyllique d'Olney St. Mary s'était maintenu dans son environnement paisible pendant plus de 900 ans.Jusqu'au jour où deux adolescents sont...

A group of women gather at a fertility clinic, where Dr. Margherita Dumas offers a revolutionary treatment for their infertility problems. A year later, each of them gives birth to a healthy baby boy.Thirty...

Um esqueleto e uma mulher desaparecida. Um romance condenado. Um mistério que se estende por duas gerações.Liverpool, 1961. Um grupo de jovens rapazes se reúne em busca da fama e da fortuna, enquanto...

Every night, Alan Dexter has the same dream: his former colleague Christina is seducing him when suddenly, two of her perfectly white teeth turn into fangs and tear into his flesh.Dexter is always the...

Um serial killer está a solta na tranquila Richmond-on-Thames.Uma série de assassinatos chocantes e particularmente terríveis levam o Inspetor Detetive Sean Connor e sua equipe para dentro de uma investigação...

Olivia/Layla: My career as an escort is over, all thanks to my wonderful boyfriend Max, who couldn’t accept my life choices. It’s not only my career that’s done. My relationship with Max is also over....

“So you were f----- her, weren’t you? I knew it,” Britney said.“Just playing with her p----. But now I want to play with yours. And make her watch us.”My name is Julia, and I was addicted to sex with...

“I took his palm in my hand and brought it to my mouth. I sucked his forefinger. Matt gasped. His laidback face turned into a face of a shocked man. Point for me.”My name is Julia, and I was addicted...

Olivia/Layla: I return to my work as an expensive call girl and my first client turns out to be Ethan, the male escort who has been on my mind for the last two weeks. After what he says to me at the doorstep,...

Miss Polly Harrington entered her kitchen a little hurriedly this June morning. Miss Polly did not usually make hurried movements; she specially prided herself on her repose of manner. But today she was...

When orphaned 11-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other members of the community, somewhat to their surprise.

The first time Joe Rossi met Meg Kendall, they were both half-naked in the men's fitting rooms. She'd been mortified… and he'd been turned on. He figures his chances of running into her again...

Now beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely our conception of how prosperity is created and sustained...

Pollyanna's eternal optimism has made her one of the most beloved characters in American literature. First published in 1913, her story spawned the formation of "Glad" clubs all over the country, devoted...

"The Harvester" is a gentle love story, made up of a fondness for nature, high moral ideals and an engaging plot. It is the story of young David Langston, who lives in the countryside with his dog, growing...

A girl from a wealthy family. A boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Mahala and Jason's love is star-crossed from the beginning - not helped by the petty prejudices of people in small-town USA.In this...

Pollyanna se vê obrigada a ir morar em Boston, longe de sua amada tia. Acolhida pela triste senhora Carew, ela percebe que as pessoas da cidade grande estão sempre fechadas e não gostam muito de conversar......

"Laddie" is Gene Stratton-Porter's most autobiographical novel, and is titled after her brother, who drowned as a teenager. It is the story of Pamela Pryor and Laddie Stranton. Whilst she is rich, Laddie...

This is the story of plucky, optimistic newsboy Michael O'Halloran. Michael was orphaned at a young age and asks nothing of the world but to "Be Square!" In this a warm and joyous story, he makes life...

Gene Stratton-Porter was a naturalist and fierce conservationist as well as an author, and one of the areas she held dearest was the Limberlost swamp. Indeed, she spent her income and life endeavouring...

After the discovery of two bodies, Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities. Clues point towards the...

Whipped, beaten and abused for the first year of his life, Dylan was eventually left tied to the gates of a dog sanctuary, with a note telling of his treatment. The fates were smiling on the little Bedlington...

Pollyanna is a best-selling 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter that is now considered a classic of children's literature, with the title character's name becoming a popular term for someone with the same...

Esta é a história de Cassie: um cão resgatado que tinha um pouco mais de 2 anos quando se juntou à família de resgatados de Brian e Juliet, depois de ter passado por três donos anteriores em sua curta...

SASHA is the story of a very remarkable dog: a Staffordshire Bull Terrier abandoned close to death at the age of 6 weeks old. Rescued from a street gutter, she had the good fortune to be adopted by author...

Poliana é uma criança que passou por delicadas situações, mas isso não tirou o seu encantamento. A ingenuidade que carrega encanta a todos crianças e adultos. Até em sua transição para adolescência a...

Miss Polly Harrington entered her kitchen a little hurriedly this June morning. Miss Polly did not usually make hurried movements; she specially prided herself on her repose of manner. But today she was...

Porter’s By Ox Team to California is a moving piece of social history which documents the struggles and hopes of ordinary Americans in the mid-nineteenth century.