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The journey: the Overlanders' quest for gold
Par William Samples, Bill Gallaher. 2002
Dozens of "Overlanders" left their wives and families behind as they set out toward a brighter future. As well as…
facing extreme natural dangers, the travellers were torn by religious arguments and personal rivalries, and it took the talents of the leaders to keep the fractious parties working cooperatively. 2002.Né à Québec
Par Alain Grandbois. 2004
"Dans sa toute première œuvre qu'il fait paraître à Paris en 1933, Alain Grandbois a voulu rappeler les grandes réalisations…
et les principales explorations de Louis Jolliet, l'une des figures les plus marquantes de la Nouvelle-France. L'auteur le suit à la trace dans ses expéditions sur le Mississippi en compagnie du père Jacques Marquette. Si Jolliet incarne les visées économiques et politiques de l'époque, Marquette représente bien sûr les aspirations religieuses de son temps. Grandbois accompagne aussi l'explorateur dans son expédition à la baie James et au Labrador où Jolliet entend conclure une alliance avec les Amérindiens. Tout en faisant œuvre d'historien, Granbois laisse libre cours à son imagination pour rendre encore plus vivante l'image héroïque et légendaire de l'un des grands personnages de l'histoire québécoise." -- 4e de couvAmati, amami
Par Shirin Klaus, Erika Cecchetto. 2016
Cristina deve comprare un vestito per il matrimonio di sua sorella, ma ha un problema: a causa del suo sovrappeso,…
odia l'abbigliamento e, soprattutto, i camerini dei negozi. Tuttavia, non può fare altro che continuare a provarsi vestiti... o no? Con la scusa di perdere qualche chilo, decide di liberarsi della tortura che per lei rappresenta lo shopping, senza immaginare che sua sorella la prenderà sul serio e la obbligherà a seguire una dieta e, orrore!, a fare sport. Ma come può una ragazza come lei, dalle ossa grandi, buongustaia e allergica allo sport, riuscire a dimagrire? Non ci crede nessuno... Nessuno tranne sua sorella e Sergio, l'ex di un'amica, che a sorpresa si offre di aiutarla a raggiungere il suo obiettivo. Per compassione, sicuramente, altrimenti perchè dovrebbe darle una mano una persona così... così... fuori dalla sua portata? Cristina dovrà imparare a volersi bene, anche se il cammino non sarà affatto facile.Writing the Okanagan
Par George Bowering. 2015
George Bowering was born in Penticton, where his great-grandfather Willis Brinson lived, and Bowering has never been all that far…
from the Okanagan Valley in his heart and imagination. Early in the twenty-first century, he was made a permanent citizen of Oliver. Bowering has family up and down the Valley, and he goes there as often as he can. He has been asked during his many visits to Okanagan bookstores over the years to publish a collection of his writing about the Valley.Writing the Okanagan draws on forty books Bowering has published since 1960 - poetry, fiction, history, and some forms he may have invented. Selections from Delsing (1961) and Sticks & Stones (1962) are here, as is "Driving to Kelowna" from The Silver Wire (1966). Other Okanagan towns, among them Rock Creek, Peachland, Vernon, Kamloops, Princeton, and Osoyoos, inspire selections from work published through the 1970s and on to 2013. Fairview, the old mining site near Oliver, is the focus of an excerpt from Caprice (1987, 2010), one volume in Bowering's trilogy of historical novels. "Desert Elm" takes as its two main subjects the Okanagan Valley and his father, who, as Bowering did, grew up there. With the addition of some previously unpublished works, the reader will find the wonder of the Okanagan here, in both prose and poetry.The Postman's Fiancée
Par Denis Thériault. 2017
Twenty-two-year-old Tania has moved to Montreal to study, fine-tune her French and fall in love. Finding work as a waitress…
in an unpretentious down-town restaurant, she meets Bilodo, a shy postman who spends his days perfecting his calligraphy and writing haiku. The two hit it off. But then one stormy day their lives take a dramatic turn, and as their destinies become entwined Tania and Bilodo are led into a world where nothing is as it seems. A charming standalone work that reunites readers with the touching and much-loved characters first found in The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman, The Postman&’s Fiancée is an enchanting, poignant and bittersweet love story that will move readers, young and old alike.The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman
Par Denis Thériault. 2017
*Selected for Simon Mayo&’s BBC Radio 2 Book Club* Secretly steaming open envelopes and reading the letters inside, Bilodo has…
found an escape from his lonely and routine life as a postman. When one day he comes across a mysterious letter containing a single haiku, he finds himself avidly caught up in the relationship between a long-distance couple who write to each other using only beautiful poetry. He feasts on their words, vicariously living a life for which he longs. But it will only be a matter of time before his world comes crashing down around him.Dirty Bastard: Roughneck Billionaires 3 (Roughneck Billionaires)
Par Jessica Clare. 2018
The third novel in New York Times bestseller Jessica Clare's sensational, sexy Roughneck Billionaires series. Fans of J.S. Scott, Louise…
Bay and Melody Anne - prepare to be dazzled. Underneath the layer of dirt and bad manners is a prince in shining armor waiting to sweep his woman off her feet in Dirty Bastard.Knox Price has always fallen short in comparison to his brothers. Boone is the ambitious one. Clay is the nice one. Gage is the handsome one. And Knox? Well, he's the cynical one. The odd man out in the ultra-wealthy but rather unique Price family. It's not that Knox hates people - it's that humanity always disappoints him. When you become an oil-rich, Texan billionaire overnight, people treat you a certain way. Just once he'd like to meet someone that isn't dazzled by his wallet.Then, he meets struggling yoga teacher Lexi Brandon. She's weird. She's unpredictable and tends to say strange things. She lurks in the bushes and dresses in all black. She loves when people cross the street to get away from her. Lexi's definitely not his type, but she's also the first one to ever truly see him and not just another rich, dirty Price.And that's...fascinating. But how do you catch the interest of a woman who goes out of her way to be odd? When an unexpected surprise throws them both for a loop, Knox decides it's time to get down and dirty, abandon the rules, and be who he truly is - a bastard.Want more irresistible romance? Look for Jessica's Billionaire Boys Club titles, starting with Stranded With A Billionaire, as well as the sizzling spinoff series, Billionaires and Bridesmaids, starting with The Billionaire And The Virgin.1917. Traición y revolución
Par Juan Miguel Zunzunegui. 2017
Una historia del amor separado por las ideolog as y la nica revoluci n que nunca…
ha triunfado Europa se desangra en la Primera Guerra Mundial millones de cad veres rusos y alemanes yacen en el frente oriental mientras los poderosos se reparten el mundo Desde Londres hasta Constantinopla y de San Petersburgo a Berl n los ej rcitos esp as revolucionarios y agentes secretos destruyen los antiguos imperios y forjan los cimientos de un nuevo mundo En medio de la guerra de Europa y de la revoluci n sovi tica el misterioso agente norteamericano John Mann investiga la trama de toda una conspiraci n que involucra la muerte del misterioso Rasput n la ca da del Zar las maquinaciones de Stalin y las estrategias de Trotsky el reparto de Medio Oriente a los rabes y turcos a los bolcheviques y alemanes y al arma m s poderosa del Kaiser en su guerra contra el Imperio Ruso Vladimir Lenin La historia quecomienza en 1917 termina el 9 de noviembre de 1989 con la ca da del Muro de Berl n Anastasia y Konstantin dos sobrevivientes de la revoluci n sovi tica separados por el muro narran su versi n de los hechos mientras buscan reencontrarse Una historia del amor separado por las ideolog as de los eternos sue os frustrados de la humanidad y de la nica revoluci n que nunca ha triunfadoBem me quer, mal me quer
Par Shirin Klaus, Caroline Engelmann. 2016
Cristina tem que comprar um vestido para o casamento da sua irmã, mas tem um problema: devido a seu sobrepeso…
odeia a roupa e, muito especialmente, os provadores das lojas. No entanto, não tem alternativa a seguir experimentando vestidos… ou não? Com a desculpa de perder uns quilos, decide se livrar da tortura que para ela são as compras, sem esperar que sua irmã vá levar a sério e obrigá-la a fazer dieta e, que horror!, exercício. Mas como uma garota como ela, de ossos grandes, boa de garfo e alérgica ao exercício, vai emagrecer? Ninguém consegue acreditar… Ninguém além da sua irmã e Sergio, o ex de uma amiga, que surpreendentemente se oferece para ajudá-la em seu objetivo. Por caridade, claro, o senão por que iria querer ajudar alguém tão… tão… distante do seu nivel? Cristina terá que aprender a gostar de si mesma, mesmo que o caminho não seja nada fácil.Lottie's School of Dance
Par Annette Hannah. 2023
Lottie Daniels is dancing up the altar in Canada when she realises her whirlwind wedding is a big mistake. Chad…
isn't the right person for her at all! And, in that moment, Lottie goes from dancing bride to runaway bride.Much to her brother's relief, Lottie decides to return to Bramblewood in the UK. But life has more surprises in store for her. After rescuing both a donkey and a little old lady called Doris - all with the help of a handsome stranger! - Lottie suddenly becomes a big part of Doris's life. From broken dreams to second chances, Lottie finally has a chance to rebuild her life. When her friends suggest she takes part in a dance audition she refuses point blank but it soon becomes clear that destiny has other plans.You are guaranteed to fall head over heels with this sweet and charming romance.Lottie's School of Dance
Par Annette Hannah. 2023
Lottie Daniels is dancing up the altar in Canada when she realises her whirlwind wedding is a big mistake. Chad…
isn't the right person for her at all! And, in that moment, Lottie goes from dancing bride to runaway bride.Much to her brother's relief, Lottie decides to return to Bramblewood in the UK. But life has more surprises in store for her. After rescuing both a donkey and a little old lady called Doris - all with the help of a handsome stranger! - Lottie suddenly becomes a big part of Doris's life. From broken dreams to second chances, Lottie finally has a chance to rebuild her life. When her friends suggest she takes part in a dance audition she refuses point blank but it soon becomes clear that destiny has other plans.You are guaranteed to fall head over heels with this sweet and charming romance.The perfect summer read from the internationally bestselling author. For fans of THE 24-HOUR CAFE and THE CHILBURY LADIES CHOIR…
. . . PRAISE FOR SOPHIE GREEN: 'Heart-warming' Hello 'Wonderfully atmospheric' Sunday Mirror 'A heart-warming tale' Woman & Home (Best Escapist Reads)'Will have you laughing and crying' YoursAustralia, 1993At 74, former cane farmer Grace Maud is feeling her age, and her isolation, and thinks the best of life may be behind her. Elsewhere in town, high school teacher Patricia has given up on her dreams of travel and adventure and has moved back home to look after her ageing parents, while cafe owner Dorothy is struggling to accept that she may never have the baby she and her husband so desperately want.Each woman has an unspoken need: reconnection. And that's how they find themselves at Orange Blossom House, surrounded by perfumed rainforest, being encouraged by their yoga teacher, the lively Sandrine. Together, they will find courage and strength - and discover that life has much more to offer than they ever expected . . .Set amid the lush beauty of tropical Queensland, Thursdays at Orange Blossom House is a heartwarming story of friendship and family, of chances missed and taken, and the eternal power of love.