... One of the teachers announced, "First years, wait here. In a moment, we'll enter the Great Hall where you'll be sorted into houses." As we waited to enter, all the talk seemed to be about was how much they didn't want to be in a house called Slipperen. "What house are you hoping to be sorted into, Austin?" Colin asked me. "Ummm." I looked at the age and general condi...

...– Lost and Found Chapter 5 – The Boy Who Lived Chapter 6 – Stood Up Chapter 7 – The Darkest Dungeon Chapter 8 – The Wand Chapter 9 – Quitlage or Die! Chapter 10 – The Plotter Posse Chapter 11 – Bubbles and the Unbreakable Vow Chapter 12 – Bubbles of Trouble Chapter 13 – The Swelling Scandal Chapter 14 – Dueling Dilemma Chapter 15 – Secret Favors Chapter 16 – Ch...

... A revolution replaces the Queensland government with a coalition of religious fundamentalists who have strong ideas on how their subjects ought to live, and how to enforce compliance with their draconian laws. Readers have asked what happened to Robert and Bart, the heroes of Rough Justice. They thought I had left them in a bad place…and so I had. Others wanted t...

...1 Fidel Fidel was scared. Shit scared. He felt like throwing up and probably would have if he'd had any breakfast. He had to stop thinking about it or he’d chicken out. His whole life had been one long worry that he’d done something wrong and would be punished…but this was sharper, more urgent, more exciting too if he could only stop thinking ab...

...Contents 1 Fidel 2 City Centre 3 The Karims 4 What to do? 5 Bart’s enterprise 6 Arnold Jurgenz 7 Bart and Robert 8 Lance 9 Luck 10 Arnold’s Gym 11 Natural Fitness 12 Hylas 13 Brothers in Brisbane 14 Hylas Meets Natural Fitness 15 And Hylas Makes Fiv...

... Odyssey that the author used are from the renowned translation from Greek to Italian done by Rosa Calzecchi Onesti, Published by Einaudi. I have tr... ...ted these passages, instead of utilizing a renowned translation from Greek to English, because there seems to be no translation from Greek into Engl... ......6 FURTHER REFLECTIONS: Ulysses in search of lost beauty and of beauty to create................................................................... ... of the Sirens, and offers a promise of happiness and satisfaction that is hard to refuse: the satisfaction of revenge. Just as Ulysses tied himself... ...is why in his “Divine Comedy” Dante condemns him to hell, after having him die during at a storm at sea, while passing through the columns of Hercule... ... of life and death into a form of life that never ends, and no longer must die. Artists create immortal works of life within the space-time of thi... ... than Eros, and Thanatos will end up living because we are all destined to die. Sophia-Analysis, Sophia-Art and Cosmo-Art, instead, think that we ...

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...thor’s imagination, or are used in a fictitious situation. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, organizations, incidents or persons – living... ... 4 Dedication To my mother for being my most devoted cheerleader, my father for being ... ...steps when Julia arrived. She pressed a hand beneath her cashmere overcoat to ease the knot forming in her stomach. Reporters were always the hard... ...vercoat to ease the knot forming in her stomach. Reporters were always the hardest part of her job. Drawing a deep breath, she walked around the co... ...late to run now. She had been recognized. She stood her ground and fought hard to regain her composure. “Miss Campbell! Miss Campbell!” They vie... ...hing. He probably gets a big kick out of making me nervous. After all the hard work I put into getting over my introversion, Cade reduces me into t... ...her cheeks and she craved his lips on hers so desperately she thought she’d die. Just this one last time, she begged. “Please,” she said aloud. ... ...nsane for years. He needed to be inside her so badly Cade thought he would die. He ran his hands up her skirt and clutched her bare thighs, guiding... ...gain, calm and coolly collected, beside her and waited for the commotion to die down. “What does this all mean?” Congressman Turner finally asked. ...

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... place. William Dean Ritter had left his small Montana farm two years earlier to become a cowboy. Having learned his craft on a large Wyoming ranch... ...me a cowboy. Having learned his craft on a large Wyoming ranch, he was about to head out again. This time on an even more difficult quest -- that t... ... that to become a man. This first novel follows him from his Montana farm to a Texas cattle drive. Along the way, he en- counters a big slice of ... ...land farm that bordered Bighorn Lake where the soil was rich and the winters hard. We grew potatoes, wheat and barley, but mostly potatoes. Seems t... ...ed back, “WAY STATION IN FIFTEEN MINUTES!” It would be good to get off these hard seats for even a few minutes, thought Sarah -- a sentiment no do... ... like the Captain and Whitey might share that same trait. This looked to be a hard group to warm up to. As Daggot spoke his name, “Whitey” looked ... ... the fire crackling, though by that time it seemed the smoke was beginning to die down. We got to a clearing we saw what had been a pretty good si... ... added Daggot. "Very Call Me Montana – The Beginning 89 sad to see folks die this way. When the cinders cool, we'll bury them." While we were... ..., I am the resurrection, and I am the life; he who believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall ne...

... first novel in the series and introduces sixteen year old William Dean Ritter, aka "Montana." Two separate adventures take him from his Montana farm to a Wyoming cattle ranch, Dodge City, Kansas and Texas in his pursuit of the dream to become a cowboy. Along the way something unexpected happens - he becomes a man. The book also introduces Montana's famous horse "Spirit." ...

...of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or loca... ... your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, ... ...hase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the ... ...to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Author Acknowledgments This is my second novel b... ...d and contemplated the data. Outside it was starting to grow dark, but he hardly noticed, so intent on the problem in front of him. If only he could... ...ntent and purpose. With Laylah, it’s the opposite. He doesn’t even see how hard she’s trying to please him.” Naiya clucked disapprovingly. “A young l... ...close. Zina would rule them all and her enemies would cower before her or die. She grinned and the men, mistaking it for approval, cheered. “Come! L... ...t something about the voice compelled her to her feet. She didn’t want to die, but she was hurt and there was only so much she could do. “Where do I ... ... and still be standing. Her own heart was racing. She wanted to live, not die on a hilltop. “Go home, Gerard, and take your pups with you.” Gerard tr...

...Seventeen-year-old Laylah Le Croix has a rich father, mansion, and servants. Yet she is lonely and neglected. Her father would rather work than speak to her. At the academy she is bullied and mistreated. When Weres attempt to kidnap Laylah, she is saved by the mysterious Donil Silentshadow. Donil rouses feelings in Laylah that make her question her life and her father's a...

...d States of America Book Design: Rolando F. Santos This book is dedicated to my wife, my mother, Mike Wolter, Shawn McQuillan, and Milton Jackson. W... ...ellular phone. The feed showed the dark, shadowy fgure of the last person to ever address the entire world through the modern communication system. ... ...rn communication system. “ Atention citizens around the world. It is time to take a break from the activity of your daily life and look around you. ... ... which was always open to dis- play the saying on his shirt, “Live Free or Die.” It was that phrase that led people to believe he may have come from ... ...ep breaths then popped up and yelled at the top of his lungs, “ Aaaahhhh! Die you Seeker bastards!” He started fring on the helicopter-like pursuer.... ... as he stood there gawking. Vincent didn’t turn around, he just answered, “Hardly, the Hulk is green and pissed of all the damn time.” Looking inside... ...came from the prisoner would have unleashed a terror in others that would hardly be rivaled by any other sound. Zodiac, who was not known to play ga... ...ow how we’re gonna do it but we sure as hell aren’t going to lay down and die. There’s been enough death over the last few months,” Vincent stated. ... ...te, Zodiac will use the old divide and conquer technique, which won’t be hard since the divide is already there,” Vincent stated. Talbot looked over...

...logical Immortal Romance is the type of book you can’t put down. I was drawn to the spectacular way Kevin expresses his thoughts on love. Each chapter... ...is book takes you on. I will recommend this wonderful book and all its glory to all my friends and celebrities. This is a must-read! Courtenay Turner ... ...ch more. It takes you where no book has gone before. This book brings poetry to a new level. Perry Facchiano - OZ - Find Me Guilty When I read Theolog... ...y into the unknown. This was so exciting for me to read. Poetry this good is hard to find. I loved everything about the book, I highly recommend it. M... ...comes everything in all things, in all beings, eternal in them all. What can die she makes immortal for she gives the gift of life. Where the temples ... ...test star in the face of more than human beauty in her name. Living hurts to die without her blessed days of love. For she lives where stars are sewn ... ...n. Her beauty is the beauty of a Goddess. To see as mortal men see one could die of pleasure by gazing upon such magnificence. But she opened her lips...

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... Prologue It was 1886 and the American west was still a hard place. William Dean Ritter had left his small Montana farm three ... ...lace. William Dean Ritter had left his small Montana farm three years earlier to become a cowboy. Having learned his craft on a large Wyoming ranch... ... a cowboy. Having learned his craft on a large Wyoming ranch, he was now out to seek his fortune in Texas. This second novel in the Montana serie... ...hat took him there in the first place, but it wasn’t long before he came face to face with rustlers and other low types… and, of course, a girl. ... ...en and I was quick to take him up on the offer. It took almost two years of hard work to pay off the loan but when I finally did, Spirit was all m... ... it?” “Not a problem. You just open wide and grab the arms of the chair real hard.” I took a quick glance at the tool he had in his hand and close... ...toward it. Cattle aren’t very bright. They can be a mile from water and still die of thirst. And now they were scattered over fifty to a hundred squ...

...This second novel in the series follows young "Montana" to Fort Worth, Texas in 1886, where he hires on at a major cattle ranch and ultimately saves it from foreclosure. A good deal of the story involves his horse "Spirit" and his involvement in the early Texas State Fair races. T...

...e fastened printed placards. ("Robot's Cheapest Labor," etc.) In contrast to these wall fittings, the floor is covered with a splendid Turkish carp... ...indows SULLA is typing letters. DOMIN (dictating) Ready? SULLA Yes. DOMIN To E. M. McVicker and Co., Southampton, England. "We undertake no guarante... ...n as the consignment was taken on board we drew your captain's attention to the fact that the vessel was unsuitable for the transport of Robots, an... ...ng your own vessel, please dispatch as cargo equal quantities of soft and hard coal for R.!U.!R., the same to be credited as part payment of the amo... ... a practical point of view? HELENA Perhaps the one who is most honest and hardworking. DOMIN No; the one that is the cheapest. The one whose requirem... ...e best will live about twenty years. He rings for MARIUS. HELENA Then they die? DOMIN Yes, they get used up. (Enter MARIUS) Marius, bring in samples o... ...ere to show them a little love!–– FABRY Impossible, Miss Glory. Nothing is harder to like than a Robot. HELENA What do you make them for, then? BUSMA... ...coming superfluous; man is really a survival. But that he should begin to die out, after a paltry thirty years of competition. That's the awful part... ...ut I won't shoot. DOMIN What will you do then? ALQUIST (going out at left) Die. HALLEMEIER I'll stay here. (Rapid firing from below) Oho, Gall's at it...

...ers, places, and incidents are products of the authors’ imagination (excluding references to actual historical figures and events) or are used ficti... ... and events) or are used fictiously and should not be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely co... ...E. on the World Wide Web at: www.secretofthesands.com To the myriad of life on earth and all its mysteries and ma... ...echoed throughout the temple as torchlight flickered outside the entrance. Several battle-hardened soldiers pounded on the door, trying to force thei... ...f one of earth’s longest-lived and most accomplished civilizations. His death had hit her hard. Alex wiped away a tear, “I know you’re right, Mitch. ... ... Mitch. I shouldn’t com- plain so much. This is what we always dreamed about. It’s just so hard sometimes. I wish someone out there would give us a c... ...ten minutes ago and they were sitting quietly in the corner of the den watching the rains die down Secret of the Sands 101 when Amsara’s ears ... ...u know that our lion, Amsara, saved you today? It is because of him that you did not also die.” Odai had not considered telling her any of this, he ... ...ve to accept the fact that she is gone, too. Son, I am so sorry.” “No! I did not feel her die! It is not true!” Tramen broke free of his father’s gr...

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...in in 2011 by Elucidox Ltd ISBN: 978-1-908785-00-8 The right of Stephen Henning to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him... ...purchaser. All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Published... ..................................................... 214 Dedication Thanks to my wife Rebecca for all her help, support and professional proof... ...out, or indeed what planet he was on half the time. He was nice enough, but very hard work. He was amazingly intelligent. The cleverest pupil in the... ...ot plainer looking than Sam. Not ugly – well, not physically ugly. But she had a hardness to her that somehow made her look a lot older than 14. Wat... ...of a monkey in a cage, about to fling excrement at passing tourists. “I hope you die looking at a McDonalds, and your family feed you to the birds!”... ...dad’s cringey, un-PC comments and loud voice would make her want to curl up and die. Now she couldn’t be more grateful to hear his terrible jokes a... ...ed to be in control and when he spoke he used a hushed tone that made you listen harder and give every word your full attention. James was intrigue... ...ible claustrophobic sensation of being trapped and knowing that you are going to die! Then there was that bizarre, dreamlike moment where she felt t...

..., their lives have changed forever.The doctors are amazed at the speed with which James and Sam recover from their injuries and, when the twins begin to exhibit extraordinary powers, it is obvious that something incredible has happened.As James and Sam attempt to overcome their fears and embrace their new talents, a series of murders and disappearances start plaguing the h...

...or nearly the first half of the 20th century, French women were not allowed to vote, nor to have a bank account or passport/traveling papers without ... ...en permission of a father or husband. They had no property rights, not even to their own clothing and jewelry. They had no legal status whatsoever ... ...ual rebellion against her place in “proper society.” Everyone I have spoken to has his or her own vision of Erik, the Phantom of the Opera. My visi... ...laid my hand on Josephine’s steaming neck, listening to the black mare suck hard to get a breath of air. Her knees were bloody. All eyes were down... ...hing I seldom talked about: my fiancé, and the reason that my heart was so hardened to any advances. 10 “You see, Cesare,” I finished as I braided ... ...s away. I laid out a gown to wear for the day; I would be shopping and could hardly walk around Paris in a divided riding skirt or breeches. The gre... ...ted chit to do such a foolish thing. I was sure that she’d go in there and die. I’m just fortunate that her father’s will turned her holdings over... ...” He leaned up on one elbow and was grave in his response: “Claire, I would die for you and consider it a life well-lived.” “Don’t say that,” I whis... ...er. Claire, fortunately, is a hale and hearty soul, for I know that people die of la grippe. If my travels brought me nothing else, I have learned...

...When French equestrian Claire Delacroix loses her fiance in a tragic accident, she comes to live at the Paris Opera during its 1890s heyday. Whilst working at the opera, she meets a mysterious, masked stranger: Erik. Is it possible that the two of them will heal the pain of each other's past? Buy the the paper ba...