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A surfing, boy-crazy teenager comes of age in the summer of 1957 in this classic novel that inspired movies, television, and created an American pop culture icon. This is Franzie, part Holden Caulfield, part Lolita. The guys call her Gidget—short for girl midget. Based on the experiences of his daughter, Frederick Kohner's novel became an international sensation with an irrepressible heroine whose voice still echoes every thrill, every fear, and every hope that every teenager ever had about growing up.

Told from a Grandfather's perspective, Fraidy Hole follows the unconventional life of his Granddaughter, Arlo, as she navigates the pitfalls of adolescence into adulthood, paired with the unfortunate events that unfold while she is being influenced by an unusual leader into her darkness, her best friend, Bast. Together, they are torn between hiding in and trying to escape the Fraidy Hole.

Throughout ancient Egypt was a land of hundreds of tiny villages, with constantly warring tribes, loosely divided between Upper and Lower Egypt. Then, in the space of a few extraordinary decades, the impossible happened. An incredible man, King Narmer (also known as Menes), united Upper and Lower Egypt. The First Pharaoh retells the story of Narmer and his epic journey, seen through his eyes and those of his chief scribe, the shaman Anhotek.

A remote island. Old secrets. And a cascade of unintended consequences. Long ago, four clans from earth's four corners were given magical abilities to help save humanity from oblivion. For generations, their descendants have lived in hidden communities and occasionally intermingled with regular humans—leading to whispers of unforeseen consequences. Now, in the present-day and for unknown purposes, one Clan quietly and desperately seeks the rumored, undiscovered offspring.

Whispers in Verse is a collection of subtle, gentle poems that encompass the beauty of a quiet hush; the serenity of lush calm; and the tranquility of stillness that transcends place and time. It is a journey into the heart to discover what stirs the spirit, and a vision of the memories we have unintentionally forgotten.

What’s worse than being an outlawed halfu child? Finding out that you’re actually related to the blood-sucking aliens you vowed to fight. If Chieko thinks her revelation into her parentage is finally going to save her from the constant threat of death, she is sadly mistake. Now the time of the Dark Princess Trials is not just a means to get close to Queen Ishtar but an opportunity to replace Her. Chieko will face Candidates twice as Nibiruan and with their whole lives to prepare for this moment. She will have 10 days.

Humans have lived in ignorance for thousands of years. With the rising of the Second Moon, truth is revealed. The original gods, the Annunaki of Nibiru, seeded our race here on earth for one purpose only - to mine the golden substance that keeps them immortal. Throughout history, cultures took the meaning literally, considering gold a sacred treasure. They never imagined that the life-giving substance our creators referred to resides in human blood.

Are you desperately trying to stop your unhappy marriage from ending, but don't know what to do? Maybe, there's been an affair or you may be facing separation. In any case, you don't have time to waste trying to fix your marriage problems with weak and ineffective tactics.

Zack Gurevitz has had a checkered past. A Yeshiva boy, turned Green Beret, turned junkie, excommunicated by his one-time faith and now the potential savior of people he doesn’t even like. As a white supremacist movement stealthily takes the reins of power in America, it is again the Jews who are made out as scapegoats. Stripped of wealth and citizenship, they are made to live in 21st-century ghettos that hark back to a sinister and murky past that many had thought would never return.

A homicide in Detroit usually doesn't raise many eyebrows, but a victim is found with a business card from a Department of Homeland Security enforcement cell no one's ever heard of. FBI Special Agent Amber "Corvette" Watson and Detroit Police Homicide Detective Sgt. Tracey Lexcellent catch the case. With a disgraced US Army Ranger who can forget nothing and a black-budget CIA team in tow, they must solve the murder before terrorists can parachute into open-air Comerica Park during the opening ceremonies of the World Series to blow themselves up and kill thousands on live television.

小小美容编辑沐雨瞳遭遇车祸竟然穿越到了大明朝！她现代人的思维做派，在宫中掀起一轮又一轮的风潮……小小美容編輯沐雨瞳遭遇車禍竟然穿越到了大明朝！她現代人的思維做派，在宮中掀起一輪又一輪的風潮……

这是一场空前绝后的死亡游戏，是人类命运的大较量……這是一場空前絕後的死亡遊戲，是人類命運的大較量……

老韩带领着陆钟、司徒颖一行“老千智囊团”，继续着寻找江相派秘籍的旅程……老韓帶領著陸鐘、司徒穎一行「老千智囊團」，繼續著尋找江相派秘籍的旅程……

陆钟等一行，为圆师父韩枫的秘籍之梦，继续奔走在大江南北。可最有智谋的陆钟遭人暗算被困澳门牢狱……陸鐘等一行，為圓師父韓楓的秘籍之夢，繼續奔走在大江南北。可最有智謀的陸鐘遭人暗算被困澳門牢獄……

随着一宗宗惊心动魄的绝世千局铺开，陆钟却陷入了深深的彷徨之中……隨著一宗宗驚心動魄的絕世千局鋪開，陸鐘卻陷入了深深的徬徨之中……

Strhující příběh se symbologem Robertem Langdonem se tentorkát celý odehrává v hlavním městě USA Washingtonu D. C. Svižný a napínavý děj je založený na nejednoznačném významu symbolů, termínů a hesel především z oblasti historie a výkladu víry. To vše s nečekaným překvapením v každé kapitole. Kniha byla nominovaná na literární cenu Český Bestseller 2010, Překladová beletrie pro dospělé.

Cameron Kozier never had much. She grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Portland, with hopes of making it big ever since she left her sketchy past behind, skipped town, and moved to California, the land of dreams. Determined to retire early from the escort industry, Cameron becomes a fin domme - draining the bank accounts of the 'wealthy and weak' she meets on Tinder until Parker Ellington, a renown real estate mogul, comes along and snatches her heart away. Parker's kinky profile seems like the perfect mark at first: Paypig...Power plays...Bondage - Score!

An eight-year-old boy named James, aka the wannabe Cisco Kid, nearly lost his life as he searched for precious metal in a bone dry southwest Arizona gulley. He retrieved only pyrite before a desert flood swept away his world. Over the course of half a century James acquired several additional nicknames. They were reflections of his multiple personalities. His dad called him Traveler or Trav. Some coworkers referred to him as Point Man. A few colleagues labeled him Knowledge Navigator or Nav.

岳飞，是我国宋金时代的汉民族英雄，他从小奋发努力，勤学苦练，在校场比试中一枪成名，却因为朝廷腐败而反遭追杀……岳飛，是我國宋金時代的漢民族英雄，他從小奮發努力，勤學苦練，在校場比試中一槍成名，卻因為朝廷腐敗而反遭追殺……

她的一生波澜壮阔、纵情恣意，她在至高处把持朝政呼风唤雨，太后专权自她而始，太后称谓亦始见于她。她就是千古太后第一人……她的一生波瀾壯闊、縱情恣意，她在至高處把持朝政呼風喚雨，太后專權自她而始，太后稱謂亦始見於她。她就是千古太后第一人……