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Lots of kids are planning to enter the Bike Jamboree. There will be cross-country riding, an obstacle course, and even a contest for funniest bike. School bully Zack Jackson and his buddy Brett call the...

It’s not easy playing hockey when you can barely skate. But Frank and Chet are determined to keep Joe on the team. Even after Joe accidentally slams a slap shot straight into Jamie, a star figure skater....

The Hardy Boys head to Oklahoma, where crime is spinning out of control in the wide-open spaces of tornado alley. Frank and Joe encounter a bizarre phenomenon: the aftermath of a fierce twister that defies...

Frank and Joe are learning some awesome moves in karate class. But somebody steals Brian Ludlow’s black belt signed by action-movie hero Jimmy Han. Brian even promised to bring Jimmy to class, but now...

A reenactment battle marches into Bayport in this Hardy Boys adventure—a fresh approach to a classic series.Bayport goes back in time when a Revolutionary War-era battleship is discovered, along with...

When someone pulls the fire alarm during Frank and Joe’s first day at Bayport Elementary, Joe thinks he knows who did it. But all the other kids think Joe is a snitch, and if Frank doesn’t find out who...

Mark Tate ist der Geister-Detektiv. Mit seinem magischen Amulett, dem Schavall, nimmt er es mit den Mächten der Finsternis auf und folgt ihnen in andere Welten und wenn es sein muss, bis in die Hölle....

"Il Segno Giallo" di Robert W. Chambers è una pietra miliare dell'horror weird ed una delle principali fonti di ispirazione per tutti i grandi scrittori di questo genere, primo tra tutti H. P. Lovecraft....

There was a big moon over the Bosphorus; the limpid waters off Seraglio Point glimmered; the Golden Horn was like a sheet of beaten silver inset with topaz and ruby where lanterns on rusting Turkish warships...

We live in a multicultural society. But Christians often do not know how to engage those of other faiths. As a result, many Christians hesitate to talk about Christianity with others in any kind of evangelistic...

Contos e histórias, que somente lendo para se surpreender com as grandezas exaltas do homem. Convido-vos agora a acompanhar-me meus caros, neste caminho tão grande porém tão estranho que são nossas ações...

Sparen einfach gemacht, wenn man die richtigen Seiten kennt:) Jeder von uns kennt das Problem mit den steigenden Preisen und das man nie genug Geld im Geldbeutel hat, da ist es gut, wenn man einige Seiten...

Mit dieser "Gebrauchsanweisung" werden vorrangig die Eltern der jungen Aktiven angesprochen, damit sie - sofern sie nicht früher einmal selbst Leichtathleten waren - die Welt der Leichtathletik besser...

For fans of folklore and mythology, this comprehensive volume offers the best of both worlds: an astute introduction to and overview of the common themes and motifs in Russian fairy tales, plus an eclectic...

This present handbook is intended to aid in the understanding of Egyptian art, and the illustrations and descriptions are selected for that purpose only. The history of the art would require a far greater...

It was Mr. Ricardo's habit as soon as the second week of August came round to travel to Aix-les-Bains, in Savoy, where for five or six weeks he lived pleasantly. He pretended to take the waters in the...

All divisions of history into periods are artificial in proportion as they are precise. In history there is, strictly speaking, no end and no beginning. Each event is the product of an infinite series...

I sat at the computer, a medium I have been familiar with for decades, and received the message to close my eyes and receive a set of runes from Sirius. Twelve or thirteen, it was said. I should start...

Ende Februar in einem abgelegenen Baggersee Schwimmen gehen: Ein Ritual, das die Aufbruchsstimmung einer Clique von Freunden auf den Punkt bringt. Die auf die Umwälzungen der Spätsechziger folgende Bildungsreform...

Il Karma, conosciuto anche come karman, è un termine sanscrito. La parola è traducibile grossolanamente come agire, azione, e indica presso le filosofie orientali la legge di causa-effetto. La legge del...

Das Wörterbuch enthält mehr als 7000 deutsche Begriffe mit den entsprechenden spanischen Übersetzungen ausschließlich aus dem Bereich der Speise- und Getränkekarten. Streng alphabetisch geordnet und ohne...

Das -Lernwörterbuch Juristische Abkürzungen- ist kein Nachschlagwerk im klassischen Sinne, sondern listet die in etwa 600 am häufigsten vorkommenden Abkürzungen der Behörden- und Rechtssprache zusammen...

The second volume of the book series describes in a compact form the colour canaries and the fascinating breeding of carduelid hybrids. The author gives an overview of the history of genetics and the...

Close to the focus of three great continents, where East meets West and North meets South, Asia almost touching both Africa and Europe, lies the great unknown country of Arabia, the 'Land of the Desert.'...

1921: Ein Doppelmord erschüttert ganz Deutschland. Zwei Bürgermeister kehren von einem Waldspaziergang nicht mehr zurück und noch ehe die Leichen gefunden sind, wird der vermeintliche Täter verhaftet....

"Zeitschleife auf der 8" ist ein Drama um die mehr oder weniger wissentliche Beteiligung von Personen und Familien an der Verfolgung, Vertreibung und Ermordung ihrer jüdischen Mitbürger einer Kleinstadt...

In dealing with the subject of decorative art in Egypt, it is needful to begin by setting some bounds to a study which might be made to embrace almost every example of ancient work known to us in that...

The third volume of the book series describes in a compact form 59 posture canary breeds from all over the world in words and pictures. The special body shapes or plumage of these canaries are an expression...

A história contém um exemplo de uma representação assustadora do personagem folclórico, o Homem da Areia, que, reza a lenda, joga areia nos olhos das crianças para ajudá-las a adormecer.  Os personagens...

Before dealing with the special varieties of the Egyptians' belief in gods, it is best to try to avoid a misunderstanding of their whole conception of the supernatural. The term god has come to tacitly...