The last miscellany published by Twain, these thirty-eight tales and sketches offer a rare long view of his work, covering the forty years from his earliest success to the final years of his life
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Nights in Rodanthe is a novel by American writer, Nicholas Sparks. Set in Rodanthe, North Carolina, the story follows the romance of a divorced mother, Adrienne Willis, and a divorced father and surgeon, Paul Flanner. The novel's two main protagonists meet in an inn in Rodanthe and fall in love; however, fate falls upon them when they realize that leaving Rodanthe would mean going back to their separate lives.
One year ago, Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage like a comet. Yet even now, few Americans know who this remarkable woman really is.
As chief executive of America's largest state, Sarah Palin had built a record as a reformer who pushed through changes other politicians only talked about: Energy independence. Ethics reform. And the biggest private sector energy infrastructure project in U.S. history...
Marion’s dream is coming true. She only needs a room for one more night before she can marry Sam. Driving through the night, she’s lost and tired. Then she sees the Bates Motel. She thinks she is lucky. But there, something terrible is waiting for her.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts (1920), written and illustrated by Hugh Lofting, is the first of his Doctor Dolittle books, a series of children's novels about a man...
Почти все дети знакомы с добрым доктором Айболитом. А знаете ли вы, кто такой доктор Айболит, откуда он родом? Его настоящее имя - доктор Дулитл, и появился он на свет благодаря английскому писателю Хью Лофтингу. Вместе с ним родились и другие...