Roland Watson wasn't expecting to see things like that when he kicked a football into a condemned church. But once inside, he is taken from the slums of Manchester to the ruins of a magical kingdom. And only he can bring back the light to Elidor. With his brothers and sister, Roland has to solve ancient riddles and brave dark forces to save the mythical land. But he has to prevent those same forces destroying their own world, too.
Edinburgh is the old and charming capital of Scotland, where kilts and bagpipe music can be experienced in the streets. The sandstone buildings, die numerous exciting backyards in the old part of die city, die lulls offering breaditakmg views in and around die city and the fantastically beautiful surroundings are just a few of the thmgs you can experience when visiting the city.
A Hunger For Learning: A Story About Booker T. Washington (Creative Minds Biographies)
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What do you remember from when you were young? Probably a whole lot. Booker T. Washington had strong, long-lasting memories of his childhood. He was most likely born in 1856. But since he was born a slave, no one thought to record his birth...
The Life and Work of Marcel Proust (Audiobook, MP3)
Proust's great literary work "Remembrance of Things Past" looks back at the old social order while noting the rise of a different way of life. This biography looks at Proust's own life which provided the background for a number of his stories and sketches. Born in 1871, Marcel Proust was intent on becoming a writer from an early age. For much of his youth Proust led the life of a man-about-town, frequenting fashionable Paris drawing rooms and literary salons, which would form the background of a number of his early stories and sketches, and subsequently Proust's great work, Remembrance of Things Past, the major French literary statement of the 20th century.
