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1803. The Napoleonic Wars. A Royal Navy warship is ordered to pursue an enemy frigate to the icy waters far south in the Indian Ocean. There, it must capture the enemy ship and retrieve a mysterious sea chest, contents unknown, failure not permitted. For the determined young captain and his eager crew, this already dangerous mission turns into a battle with a mysterious vessel that appears not in the sea, but unbelievably, impossibly, in the sky above. But nothing could prepare the crew for what lay beyond the 50th latitude of south.

As King David’s reign nears its end, his eldest son, Joseph, is destined to inherit the throne, while his younger brother, Raymond, devotes himself to understanding the villagers—walking among them, listening to their struggles and hopes, and earning their trust. When a black raven appears before the king, he takes it as an omen of death and decides to divide his kingdom between his two sons. Aware that such a decision may cause conflict, Raymond—though wiser and more suited to rule—humbly asks that Joseph reign alone.

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If you like Downton Abbey you will love Barbara Cartland. Beautiful Jasmina Winfield is a thoroughly modern American girl who likes to make her own decisions. A skilled and daring horsewoman, she is used to taking care of herself and takes orders from no one - especially not a man. Arriving in Yorkshire from Missouri to visit her relations, the Duke and Duchess of Harley, Jasmina is captivated by the sad romantic tale of her near neighbour the reclusive Earl of Somerton.

What do you do when you love your farm...but it doesn’t love you? After 15 years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it’s not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last 90 years. But just as Catherine thinks it’s time to hang up her shepherd’s crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny, thoughtful romp through the history of our woolly friends, why small farms are important, and how each one of us - and the planet - would benefit from being very sheepish, indeed.

Winchester Remington Smith is a crack shot. Problem is, surrounded by roller coasters and merry-go-rounds, his talent is going to waste, knocking down ducks in a carnival shooting gallery. Win wants some real action, and he’s running off to join the US Marines to fight a guerilla insurgency south of the border. In the jungles of Central America, Win takes a different kind of roller-coaster ride. Quick and quiet, he’s now a runner. It’s a vital role, but he feels like a messenger boy, unable to put his rifle to good use.

In The Big Fifty, another name for the famous Sharps rifle, reality of frontier life becomes brutally clear to 12-year-old Coady McIlvain. He falls in with a buffalo sharpshooter, and the two must survive the unforgiving terrain and hostile enemies.

Living to be righteous born into a cult Maxwell White believed, in his youthful vigor, that he undoubtedly lived a fully righteous life. In his early twenties, however, Max found himself excommunicated and abandon in an evil world. Like a caged bird released to the wild and with no rule book to guide him Max was compelled to learn experientially what it meant to live a righteous life pleasing to God and to be part of his church.

In 1942, George Panko is drafted into the US Army and volunteers to be a forward observer conducting covert operations behind German lines during the Battle of the Bulge. In his combat jacket pocket, he carries a small prayer book, My Military Missal. The little missal provides solace as well as a running commentary on the battle and the deeds that earned George two Bronze Stars.

El Duque de Warminster no conseguia controlar su ira. Primero, aquella tonta jovencita se había introducido en su carruaje con engaños, obligándolo a cruzar media Escócia con ella. Luego, cuando el vehículo se volcó y él salió herido, volvió a mentir, diciendole a la pareja escocesa, que les había brindado hospitalidad, que ella y el Duque estaban casados. Sin embargo, su anfitriona había adivinado la verdad al instante.

Eine wunderbare Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten aus vielen Jahrhunderten - vom 14. Jahrhundert bis in die Moderne! Mit dabei Meisterwerke von Boccaccio, Balzac, Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bret Harte, Mark Twain, de Maupassant, Tschechow, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack London, Joachim Ringelnatz und Wolfgang Borchert!

Após o falecimento de seu pai, Ilita Darrington-Coombe se muda da belíssima Capri para a Inglaterra. Órfã e solitária, ela vive sob o controle de uma tia amarga que a exila no Castelo de Lyss, onde deve trabalhar sem revelar sua verdadeira identidade. Mas essa tarefa se torna cada vez mais difícil, pois sua beleza e excelente educação cativaram o interesse do Marquês! Quando os dois trocam um intenso beijo de amor, Ilita se sente desamparada: ela deve deixar o castelo, pois não pode continuar a esconder sua identidade... Seria possível contar esse segredo sem arruinar o seu grande amor?

Jonas Madigan is dying. He spent his life taming towns and upholding justice across the west with no regrets. Along the way, Madigan took the measure of good men like Smoke Jensen, who has traveled to Salt Lick, Texas to pay his respects to the lawman. But when bandits gun down the small town’s current marshal—and Smoke sends the killers to Boot Hill—Madigan asks his friend to wear the badge and keep the peace until a permanent replacement is sworn in. Turns out the bandits were members of Bishop’s Mauraders, a twenty-man gang of trigger-happy thieves led by the vicious Snake Bishop.

銭形の親分。ガラッ八。聞いたことないという日本人はおられまいと思えます。かの司馬遼太郎が、吉田茂が、夢中になった銭形を、絶品の語り口でお楽しみください。——外神田の三分の一も持っているだろうという河内屋又兵衛の跡取りが殺された。一番儲かるのは代わって相続する者だろう。が、夕方から夜通し、碁を打っていたというのです。　　監督/吉田純子・編集/三好達也_林岳史

Mehr als 3000 Jahre vor Christus wird die mächtige Stadt Uruk von dem unübertrefflich scheinenden König Gilgamesch beherrscht. In seinem Streben nach Ruhm und Größe schreckt er weder vor Göttern noch Ungeheuern zurück, bis er schließlich einen Gegner findet, dem auch er nicht gewachsen scheint: Den Tod. Das Gilgamesch-Epos gilt als die älteste Erzählung, die der Menschheit erhalten ist.

Practical Grace Dickinson thought she had her life all planned, including picking out the perfect husband. But she couldn't have predicted the disaster that changed everything, leaving her no choice but to become a mail-order bride to a most imperfect man.