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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】By Pain of Death【電子書籍】[ Suzanne Clay ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Can the winter in his heart be thawed?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Hades has lost track of the passage of time beyond sorting the deceased into their eternal homes. With each arrival of another soul, the agony they experienced in their final moments seeps into his ichor. It is a painful, isolated existence within Hades's palace, but far safer than returning to the Underworld beyond its doors.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Hades's predictable days are interrupted by the arrival of Hermes with a stranger of a deity that Hades can barely recall. When the god introduces himself as Seph and explains that he needs a safe place where his life-entwined mother can't follow, Hades is forced to confront the loneliness that dwells deep within himーand his personal belief that he deserves little more than death as well.＜/p＞ ＜p＞**By Pain of Death is a 9,500-word low heat M/M retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth with a disabled protagonist and a trans man love interest.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This book is intended only for adult audiences. Content notes may be found in the book's front matter and on the author's website.**＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Ever Fae【電子書籍】[ Tiffany Shand ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Everlight Academy＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Magic can be a blessing or a curse.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Seventeen-year-old Silvana Eldry, a faeling, lives in fear. Shunned by society, bullied by her classmates, and ignored by her foster parents, she's an outcast in a world ruled by the fae. When she's offered a prestigious placement at Everlight Academy, she finds herself in a strange, new world. One filled with magic, gorgeous fae beings, and the chance to learn about her powers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But there's a catch! There are trials and challenges ahead because Everlight doesn't just let students survive. They must earn their survival. And Silvy must tear herself from the unwavering connection she feels to a handsome fae prince. Will her quest for a new life cost her everything or will she get the new life she craves?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Elfhame Academy＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞I lost my slayer heritage the day my mum was murdered.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I'm Cassie Morgan. I've carried a feeling of emptiness with me since I was twelve. When they took my mother's life, a part of me went with her. Now, thanks to a caring aunt and the passage of time, I'm ready for answers about where I came from and the mother I lost.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I can't deny who I am any longer. The lure of the Elven realm beckons.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Surprises were expected, but I never imagined my journey would introduce me to a baby dragon or reunite me with an old friend. For the time being, all is well… until it's not.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Danger lies ahead.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When my aunt is arrested, it's up to me to help. The question is ? at what cost?＜/p＞ ＜p＞I don't know where this trail will lead, but I have no doubt, more trouble lies ahead.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dying for answers isn't part of the plan.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Mystic Passage A Paranormal Fantasy Saga【電子書籍】[ C.L. Carhart ]

＜p＞＜strong＞“You fool. You have known the glory of the Teuton priest. For the rest of your life, you will want a priest. There is no hope for you now.”＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Can’t say I expected this. All I wanted was to take a quick trip to medieval Europe to witness the fall of the Teutons, but a band of warriors attacked me and my travel buddies minutes after we got here. One of them murdered my cousin, and now her boyfriend Joel is heartbroken. And if that wasn’t bad enough, we’ve lost the power to open time’s gateway. That means we’re trapped here, a thousand years in the past.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Now Joel and I have to assimilate with people who sneer at outsiders. They’re suspicious of me, too. Well, most of them are. The city archivist, Augustin von Bayern, has offered to teach me the darker side of magic. Of course he’s the handsomest man in townーand his intelligence tantalizes me in ways I’ve never known. I guess if I’m stuck in the past, I might as well go all in, right?＜/p＞ ＜p＞But it just so happens that Augustin worships a demon in his spare time . . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞*If you like dark paranormal fantasies with secret societies, forbidden love, tough choices, and unexpected twists, this is for you. MYSTIC PASSAGE is full length (150K words), is book two of six in His Name Was Augustin series, and ends on a cliffhanger. The series is sequential, but each book can be read and enjoyed on its own.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞**Reader Discretion: This book is recommended for 18+ due to profanity, sexual situations, graphic violence, and mature themes.＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Time and Punishment Black Ocean: Passage of Time, #4【電子書籍】[ J.S. Morin ]

＜p＞＜em＞The rules to Hide & Seek just got a whole lot deadlier.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The astral drop took out all the tech on the shipーmaybe for good. They're so far down that rescue seems unlikely. If they had it to do over again, maybe Eric and Jessie would have found some other way to escape their pursuers. But unless Eric figures out reverse time travel, they're going to have to live with the decision.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Or die with it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a gaggle of refugees and a strange, alien vessel, the options for survival seem grim. Jessie assigns search parties to scavenge the vessel for essential supplies. Teams of refugees fan out in pairs. Eric, who both saved and possibly doomed them all, sulks and refrains from using magic and making things even worse.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Things get worse without his help.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Inquisitors from the Convocation manage to get aboard, and none of the crew are ready to defend themselves against magic. All be lost, except an old friend stops by to lend a handーand a little bit of magic.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Time and Punishment＜/em＞ is the third mission of ＜em＞Black Ocean: Passage of Time＜/em＞, a science fantasy series set in the late 26th century. What if ＜em＞Futurama＜/em＞ jumped 5 years ahead instead of 1000? What if Doc and Marty lost the car keys? What if Bonnie and Clyde were siblings instead of lovers? ＜em＞Passage of Time＜/em＞ jolts the ＜em＞Black Ocean＜/em＞ universe forward into new adventures and new perils with a new cast of zany misfits trying to outsmart the galaxy just to get by.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Strap in and hold on tight. ＜em＞Passage of Time＜/em＞ is the latest series in the ＜em＞Black Ocean＜/em＞ universe, and it's going to be an action-packed, mystery-filled, madcap ride across the galaxy!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Ryte of Passage【電子書籍】[ Karen Wrighton ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Rose is being hunted.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Her escape has taken her to the lair of an ancient and powerful witch, a woman whose fate is linked with her own in a way she could never have imagined.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞“The truth, my dear Rose, is only ever an opinion, never a fact. Whereas a lie... A lie can make speaking the truth a terrorist act.”＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞After uncovering a deceit of epic proportions, Rose must decide who she can trust. She has already lost one friend. Now, as she journeys through an eerie, snow-covered wasteland of dragons and Fae, can she avoid losing more?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞“A labyrinth of magical adventure, I got totally caught up in this amazing world.”＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞“This book was even better than the first. Really looking forward to reading the next one!!”＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Get the first book in the series free from www.karenwrightonbooks.com＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Book 3 - Ice and Fyre OUT SOON!＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞If you loved Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Percy Jackson or Game of Thrones series, then you should enjoy this magical, roller coaster ride of fear, tenacity, and courage. Read a sample or buy now!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Totem【電子書籍】[ J. L. Roy ]

＜p＞Totem's historical timeframe begins on the morning of April 29 1792, when a special Mass was being held inside a small Gothic church near the waterfront. For God and country and a stipend, they were to set sail aboard the HMS Discovery, under the command of George Vancouver.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After navigating the Galleon infested waters around South America, Discovery was to rendezvous with the HMS Chatham, a Brigantine, and proceed north in the wakes of Captain James Cook, who had gone in search of the Nortwest Passage before his ill fated expedition to the Sandwich Islands, where he'd stared death in the face and lost.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sailing the Inside Passage proved spectacular and when they came upon a village comprised of large cedar longhouses where totems stood akin to sentinels, they dropped anchors. To add panache, flags were raised in a regalia of colours.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For the Natives, the sight of two vessels with tall ascending masts was one to behold. Since weakness defies naught, they dressed into their ceremonial costumes as a way to impart the traits of the characters upon the wearers. For those who wore the imagery, hoped to become one.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With theatrics that imbued no fear, the Natives closed the circle around the ships, and as the crew listened to their sonorous chanting, they watched the aquiline figure of the lead canoe flap its wings with great force against the bow as they crossed each quadrant. The sound resonated like a thunderclap.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The water lapped at the ships like a cat to milk, thus facilitating the encounter. As the Harbinger, the Thunderbird was the first to come aboard and as he put a foot on each rung, he shook his feathers while opening and closing his beak. His coloured eyes opened and then shut to display a gleaming copper sheath before reopening to reveal the wearer's eyes.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The enigmatic figure proceeded to dance in a ritualistic fashion, sometimes clapping its wings on the wooden deck as if to cause thunder. Then as suddenly as he'd started he stopped. Standing with its wings tucked in, he proceeded to let out a cathartic cry as the Chief climbed aboard.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The man was enrobed with animal skins embellished with bas-reliefs on thin red cedar boards. The pictures were carved and painted, denoting a variety of figures. His headdress was that of the Raven, while the front of his ?paulettes depicted the Thunderbird and the Eagle. His shins were protected with wooden strips, while skulls that portrayed the victims of his clan hung upside down from his waist. Vancouver thought of him as a living pictograph.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Unknown to Vancouver, a dastardly deed was perpetrated by Fire Iron, the ship's friar and his cohorts prior to their leaving the region. He turned a religious excursion into a bloody crusade. The repercussion of that event unleashed the tentacles of fate to reach far into the future, because of a symbiotic event that took place presently.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The West Coast Natives are portrayed as being more than Indian villages. They were a Nation with a pantheon of Gods, art, and architecture that was larger than life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Totem" is set on Haida Gwaii, the Charlotte Islands, in British Columbia. Although it delves into the supernatural, it's as a function of their past. It is what guided them then, and what makes them wonder now.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Enjoy.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Land that Time Forgot【電子書籍】[ Edgar Rice Burroughs ]

The Land That Time Forgot is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel that starts out as a nerve-wracking wartime naval adventure but develops into the story of a unique and mysterious prehistoric lost world, as a submarine enters a subterranean passage under the sea and emerges into a tropical world sustained by volcanic heat. The first novel in the Caspak trilogy, The Land That Time Forgot is followed by The People That Time Forgot and Out of Time's Abyss.画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Toy World 'The Land Where Lost Children Live【電子書籍】[ Albert Allen III ]

＜p＞Toy World: The Land Where Lost Children Live follows the journey of children who, after their untimely deaths, find themselves in a magical realm called Toy World. In this enchanting land, they have the chance to live out their childhood dreams and experiences fully. In Toy World, the children meet Mr. Wiskers, a wise and animated teddy bear who guides them through this whimsical place. They encounter the Playground of Dreams, the School of Wonders, and the Town of Laughter, each offering unique experiences and lessons. As they grow older, they learn about the importance of joy, friendship, and the passage of time. Throughout their journey, the children explore the Forest of Reflection, celebrate the Festival of Seasons, and visit the House of Memories. They face the challenges of growing up in the Adventure of Growth and come to terms with the inevitability of aging in the Mystery of the Aging Clock.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Room in the Attic【電子書籍】[ Vivian E. Moore ]

＜p＞Cori Matheson has just lost the only man she has ever loved. With two small children and another on the way, Cori is left with a house she cannot afford; she places an ad in the local paper to rent out the attic room in her Franklin, Texas, home. But Cori has no idea that when her ad is answered, her life will change forever. College student Will Williams plans to spend his summer hiatus exploring the country, but when car problems strand him in Franklin, he has no choice but to find a temporary room to rent. Cori welcomes Will into her home while he waits for his car to be repaired, and they unwittingly ignite racial tension in their bigoted townfor Cori is white and Will is black. As a burning desire ignites the couple, the room becomes more than just a refuge for Will, who is anxious to begin his rite of passage into manhood. Meanwhile, Cori is about to discover that her vengeful ex-husband will stop at nothing to ruin her happiness. ＜em＞Room in the Attic＜/em＞ is a poignant romantic tale that reaches across racial lines and limitless boundaries and teaches that through humility and unconditional love, nothing is ever impossible.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Clock Tower Confession【電子書籍】[ A.Z Ravenshadow ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The Clock Tower Confession＜/strong＞ by A.Z. Ravenshadow is a spellbinding historical fiction novel that weaves mystery, art, and the passage of time into an atmospheric literary experience.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When historian ＜strong＞Dr. Edmund Harris＜/strong＞ is tasked with overseeing the restoration of Tidehaven's iconic ＜strong＞clock tower＜/strong＞, he is determined to preserve its centuries-old integrity. But the arrival of ＜strong＞Lily Bennett＜/strong＞, a visionary muralist commissioned to reimagine the tower's interior, threatens more than just the structureーher presence begins to unravel long-buried secrets hidden within its walls.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As scaffolding rises and restoration begins, a ＜strong＞sealed chamber＜/strong＞ is discovered within the limestoneーa time capsule left by the tower's original builder, concealing letters and artifacts that could change the town's history. Edmund and Lily, despite their clashing perspectives, must work together to decipher the past before it is lost forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rich in ＜strong＞historical intrigue, poetic prose, and slow-burning tension＜/strong＞, ＜em＞The Clock Tower Confession＜/em＞ is a story about ＜strong＞preservation and transformation, memory and mystery＜/strong＞, and the delicate balance between what must be protected and what is meant to change.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Beloved Vows, Book 4 The Lost MacGreagor Books, #4【電子書籍】[ Marti Talbott ]

＜p＞Discovered in the ruins of a Castle in the early 1900s, ＜em＞The Lost MacGreagor Books＜/em＞ are sequels to the Marblestone Mansion Scandalous Duchess Series.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The year was 1912, but rumors of a war in Europe was the last thing on Blair MacGreagor's mind. Engaged and hopelessly in love, she returned to America from the United Kingdom on the HMS Mauretania thinking only of planning her wedding. Yet, by the end of her first day on dry land, her whole world was turned upside down.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 1713, in order to secure his passage to America, Scotland's Rory MacGreagor happily signed an indentured servant contract and boarded a tall ship. It wasn't long before he suspected it was a decision he would come to regret.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Sailors' Yarns & Tavern Tales: Vanishings, Ghosts and Spooky Ships【電子書籍】[ Vicki Rutherford ]

＜p＞Ships found drifting with no crew aboard. Lighthouse keepers haunted by the Grey Lady, searching for her lost babe. A wooden ship trapped in Arctic ice for 13 years traveling the Northwest Passage with a frozen crew. The ghosts of drowned sailors photographed swimming alongside a ship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞These are some of the stories told in Sailors' Yarns & Tavern Tales. For most of the long history of humans at sea, thousands of primitive and not so primitive vessels must have gone missing, succumbing to the perils of the sea. We have no knowledge of those events as, for the most part, history was an oral tradition. Seafarers of those times doubtlessly talked of missing ships and other happenings at sea. And, being humans, seafarers embellished those stories as they were told and retold in port taverns.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Today, we build all manner of ships, equipped with modern navigation and communication aids. Yet, ships still run aground and are buffeted by hurricanes and other forces of nature. Yes, some have disappeared, too. Between 1984 and 2004, 200 large cargo ships, over 656 feet (200 meters) in length, were lost for various reasons, often unknown. Science is beginning to discover the natural forces behind some of these mysteries.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The mystery yarns of the sea in this book are from the past four centuries and from many sources. Some are fact, others based on fact but embroidered in the telling, and still others may only be figments of storytellers' imaginations. Whatever their authenticity, sailors' yarns are entertaining. Such tales also give those who live on land a glimpse into the world of those who follow the sea as a career. In a world of satellites and GPS, the oceans are still mysterious with secrets yet to be unraveled.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This entertaining book tells twenty strange stories of mysterious disappearances and weird happenings at sea. It also presents some of the natural causes behind such stories, which today's scientists and investigators are discovering.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Ghosts of the Presidential Library【電子書籍】[ A. A. Randazzo ]

＜p＞In this mystery thriller, a determined writer sets out to prove that the Resolute desk in the Oval Office in Washington D.C. is a fake. Annabelle knows where the genuine desk is and not only that. She believes lost souls haunt the desk.＜br /＞ The Resolute desk was made from the timbers of a nineteenth century British ship that sailed into the Arctic on a quest to find the Northwest Passage and the lost explorer, Sir John Franklin. Hopelessly trapped in the ice, her crew abandoned the ship. The HMS Resolute eventually broke free, sailing 1,200 miles in the treacherous icy waters.＜br /＞ Did the ship navigate by chance or did a ghost crew guide her?＜br /＞ Annabelle is a docent at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. The museum exhibits highlight the life and times of President Reagan including a replica room of the Oval Office containing a replica Resolute desk.＜br /＞ When unexplained and even dangerous events happen in the museum, Annabelle searches for clues within the desk's secret drawers and within its very timbers.＜br /＞ The curator, Rusty, overworked and nervous, brings together rare artifacts for an exhibit on the HMS Resolute and lost Arctic explorers. A prize relic of the Inuit is a mystical Wind-Maker Spirit mask whose powerful magic awakens spirits forgotten and forlorn.＜br /＞ Annabelle's feisty daughter, Whitney, a security guard at the museum, struggles with post-traumatic stress after her military service. She doesn't believe in ghosts until she becomes the target of a malevolent entity. Whitney's erratic mood swings threatens her sanity and her rocky romance with another guard, the handsome Alex, adds to the drama.＜br /＞ As Annabelle strives to solve the mystery of the Resolute desk, spirits evil and primitive arise endangering those she loves. Hidden within a long-lost world is the answer, if only the seekers can survive to find it.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Day the Music Died【電子書籍】[ Les MacDonald ]

＜p＞Behind the roaring crowds and the billion-dollar record deals are tales of solitude, anger, and depression. Readers are about to unearth these stories as author Les MacDonald brings nostalgia to every bookshelf with The Day the Music Died, his newly released book published through Xlibris. The Day the Music Died is a well-researched documentation of the different true stories of the persons whose names are forever etched in the history of music. Throughout, readers will get an intimate look into the deaths of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Elvis Presley, Brian Jones, Bob Marley, John Lennon, George Harrison, Tupac Shakur, Nirvanas Kurt Cobain, Selena, Michael Jackson, and many more. As each of these artists permanently faded from the limelight, a new testimonial will be created to prove that their music lives on.＜/p＞ ＜p＞While some of our favorites may have lost their way at some point during their lifetimes, we must remember that there is one thing that the passage of time cannot erase . . . and that, my friends, is the music! shares the author.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】David Lean【電子書籍】[ Howard Maxford ]

＜p＞Oscar-winning director David Lean was responsible for some of the most enduring images in British cinema, including the romantic clinches between Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter and Pip's memorable dash across the marshes in Great expectations. Lean became renowned for his visual epics, painting the cinematic screen in such films as The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. Yet, despite the large canvas of these masterpieces, Lean never lost sight of the human story within them. In his study of Lean's career, Howard Maxford takes behind-the-scenes look at each of the director's films, chronicling their making and their subsequent reception by both audiences and critics. Lean's early work as a film editor, which led to his comission by Noel Coward to co-direct the landmark war drama In Which We Serve, is examined, along with Lean's self-imposed 14-year exile after a savage reception from critics to his penultimate film. His exile ended thriumphantly with the release of a Passage to India. Lean, the man away from the camera, is also revealed, including his six marriages and his strict Quaker upbringing. An informative critical guide, this David Lean companion offers a detailed examination of the work of one of cinema's true greats.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】"The Mystery of the Dark Cliff: Secrets, Sacrifice, and Redemption"【電子書籍】[ Arthur Anderson ]

＜p＞"In the depths of an ancient and mysterious castle, nestled at the highest point of the dark Cliff, lies a secret hidden for generations. Whispers of the night tell tales of redemption and sacrifice, while a dense fog envelops the dark town of Ostroford, the silent guardian of this enigmatic abode.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the tranquil village, where shadows seem to come to life, the arrival of Elsa, a young woman of light and mystery, will unleash a series of events that will change the destiny of all those who dare to venture into the mysteries of the dark Cliff.＜/p＞ ＜p＞William, the owner of the ancestral mansion, lives tormented by secrets that have haunted him since his youth. His wife, Alice, has tried to maintain peace at home, but the shadow of the unknown threatens to shatter their harmony. Meanwhile, Liam, the faithful caretaker, knows more about the dark corners of the mansion than he's willing to reveal.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Destiny intertwines strongly when Alexander, the son of William and Alice, finds love in Elsa, whose past is as enigmatic as the castle she now resides in. Emma, the mysterious housekeeper, keeps silent about dark secrets that could change everything, while Wilma, a distant relative, arrives for a visit and seems to have her own interest in the legacy of the dark Cliff.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A haunted mirror, living nightmares, and a secret passage to the unknown challenge the sanity of those who dare to confront the enigmas of the castle. Liberation or condemnation, sacrifice and ritual, are key pieces that form a macabre puzzle, whose consequences will affect not only those who reside in the castle but also all of Ostroford.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The final battle approaches, and as the thick fog penetrates the heart of the village, redemption seems as distant as it is elusive. But even in the deepest darkness, there is always a light that guides towards a new beginning.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will they unravel the secrets of the dark Cliff and find the hidden legacy that awaits in its depths? Or will the past, like lost memories, fade into eternity, letting the shadows reclaim what is theirs?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Embark on this thrilling tale of mystery and suspense, where truth is hidden in every corner, and redemption awaits in the hearts of the brave who face the enigmas of the dark Cliff."＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Lead Like a Shepherd The Secret to Leading Well【電子書籍】[ Larry Osborne ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Pastor, author, and leadership consultant unpacks instruction for church leaders found in 1 Peter 5:1-4 where they are exhorted to shepherd the flock among them.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Some instruction is timeless. Regardless of the age in which we live, certain instruction carries no expiration on its relevance. Pastor, author, and leadership consultant, Larry Osborne has discovered this to be the case with instruction on how to be a good leader. The best, most practical advice comes from the Bible, and in particular, 1 Peter 5:1-4. It's in this short passage where leaders are exhorted to ＜em＞shepherd＜/em＞ the flock among them.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Unfortunately, most modern leaders have precious little experience tending sheep, and many of the implications that were well understood when Peter penned these words are lost on today's reader. Osborne finds the parallels to be numerous, well-worth reviewing and understanding anew.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A shepherd leads them to water even when they fear it. A shepherd never allows one sick lamb to destroy the flock. A shepherd lays down his life for his sheep . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞When leaders truly understand Peter's words of exhortation to lead like a shepherd, then they will begin to see the path that leads them to ＜em＞Leading Well＜/em＞.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack (Illustrated)【電子書籍】[ Elisha Kent Kane ]

＜p＞I＜br /＞ T was in the summer of 1845 that Sir John Franklin undertook his fourth voyage into the Arctic regions, in search of a northwest passage, and disappeared forever in that icy waste.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Franklin’s two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, were supposed to be provisioned for three years. When this interval had passed without word of the daring navigator there was grave fear that he had met with disaster. Then began an unparalleled series of search and relief expeditions, public and private, English and American: five separate ones in 1848, three in 1849, ten in 1850, two in 1851, nine in 1852, five in 1853, two in 1854, one in 1855, and one in 1857.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among the earliest of these was one from the United States, known as the first Grinnell expedition, which left New York in May, 1848. Lady Franklin had appealed to the President of the United States to enlist his countrymen as a “kindred people, to join heart and hand in the enterprise of snatching the lost navigators from a dreary grave.” Accordingly a bill was introduced in Congress to fit out an expedition for this purpose; but the process of legislation was too slow to provide vessels and equipment in the short time that was left for such a venture.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At this juncture a New York merchant, Henry Grinnell, outfitted two of his own vessels for the service and proffered them gratuitously to our government. They were at once accepted under a joint resolution of Congress, and the President was authorized to detail officers and men from the navy to man the ships＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Tannh?user: A Story of All Time【電子書籍】[ Aleister Crowley ]

＜p＞As, after long observation and careful study, the biologist sees that what at first seemed isolated and arbitrary acts are really part of a series of regular changes, and presently has the life-history of the being that he is examining clear from Alpha to Omega in his mind; as, during a battle, the relative importance of its various incidents is lost, the more so owing to the excitement and activity of the combatant, and to the fact that he is himself involved in the vicissitudes which he may have set himself to observe; while even for the commander, though the smoke-pall may lift now and again to show some brilliant charge or desperate hand-to-hand struggle, he may fail to grasp its significance in his dispositions; or indeed find it to be quite unexpected and foreign to his calculations; yet a few years or months later the same battle may be lucidly, tersely, and connectedly described, so that a child is able to follow its varying fortunes with delight and comprehension: just so has my own observation of a life-history more subtle, a battle more terrible, been at last co-ordinated: I can view the long struggle from a standpoint altogether complete, calm, and philosophical; and the result of this review is the present story of Tannh?user, just as the isolated and often apparently contradictory incidents of the fight were recorded in that jungle of chaotic emotions which I printed under the title of “The Soul of Osiris,” calling it a history so that my readers might discover for themselves (if they chose to take the trouble) the real continuity in the apparent disjointedness. The history of any man who seriously and desperately dares to force a passage into the penetralia of nature; not with the calm philosophy of the scientist, but with the burning conviction that his immortal destiny is at stake; must be a strange one: to me at least strangely attractive. The constant illusions; the many disappointments; the bitter earnestness of the man amid the grim humour, or more often sheer cacchination of his surroundings; all the bestial mockery of the baffling fiends; the still more hideous mockery in which the Powers of Good themselves seem to indulge; doubt of the reality of that which he seeks; doubt even of the seeker; the irony of the whole strife: are fascinating to me as they are, I make no doubt, to the majority of mankind. This is the subtler form of that mental bewilderment which the Greek Tragedians were so fond of depicting; as subtle in effect, yet grosser in its determining factors. For we are thus changed from the times of Sophocles and Euripides; that the fixed ideas of morality and religion which they employed as the motives of pathos or of horror are now shattered. Ibsen, otherwise in spirit and style purely Greek, and dealing as the Greeks did with the emotions of the soul, has realised the changed and infinitely more complex conditions of life; our self-appointed spiritual guides notwithstanding, or, rather, withstanding in vain. Consequently it is impossible any more to divine whether virtue or vice (as understood of old) will cause the irreparable catastrophe which is the one element of drama which we may still (in the work of a modern dramatist) await with any degree of confidence.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Passage Of A Desolate Woman (The Winds of Misery Victorian Romance #2) (A Family Saga Novel) The Winds of Misery, #2【電子書籍】[ Dorothy Green ]

＜p＞＜em＞She needs money. He has stolen riches.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞She refuses the criminal life. But can she refuse him?＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a starving family relying on her, Jennifer must grow up… ＜em＞fast.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞She must take a chance at a hard life in London.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But along the way, danger finds her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Lost and injured in the Black Forest, she comes face to face with…＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Jacob Leary, the Black Bandit＜/p＞ ＜p＞He finds her intriguing but too young for his desires.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He will wait until she heals and sends her on her way.＜/p＞ ＜p＞His secret is too dangerous ? too dark for one so young.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞So … Jennifer arrives in London…＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The workhouse is more miserable than one could imagine.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Orphans die from overwork.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Housing is horrid.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞She must do something to change it.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞She finds solace in the rebellious Labour Party protests.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But protests turn dark and perilous.＜/p＞ ＜p＞She trusts the wrong people and that puts her in grave danger.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Imprisoned, her life is forever changed.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞But＜/em＞ … there is one who lives outside the law that could help her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Black Bandit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will he come to her aid in this crucial time?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will she accept him for who he is?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Or will the criminal life keep them forever apart?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Across Frozen Seas Northwest Passage, #4【電子書籍】[ John Wilson ]

＜p＞＜em＞"High adventure, terrifying danger, close friendship, family troubles faced and resolved, and a dash of the mystical or supernatural: this novel for teens has it all."＜/em＞ Canada Book Review Annual.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fed by his grandfather's stories, Dave Young dreams of one day visiting the Canadian Arctic. It's a childish fascination, until the dreams become so vivid that Dave has difficulty telling them from reality. By day he is a small-town boy living in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, struggling with arguing parents and difficulties at school, but by night he is David Young, a cabin boy on HMS Erebus, one of Sir John Franklin's doomed exploration ships. When his dreams intensify, the line between Dave in Humboldt and David on the Erebus gradually disappears. As sailors fall sick, threaten mutiny and become lost in the wilderness, Dave/David and his only friend George must summon all their courage to survive the threats of starvation and exposure in a race against time and the elements. With both boys lost in a blizzard the truest test of their friendship is at hand. Will they be able to find each other in timeーand will Dave be able to find his way back to his own time?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"…the facts of the Franklin voyage are made visceral and real for a new generation of armchair historians/explorers."＜/em＞ーSusan PerrinーGlobe and Mail＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"As both lives reel toward the dream's conclusion, the desperation is palpable. The denouement, in both worlds, is an eternity of tension-filled terror that is over in a heartbeat. John Wilson's use of dream travel to explore and examine creatively the Franklin Expedition keeps the reader turning the pages right to the last."＜/em＞ Prairie Fire＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"Time travel with a twistーa fascinating glimpse into the ill-fated Franklin Expedition."＜/em＞ Julie Lawson＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞"…meticulously researched, cleverly-crafted and imaginatively too, absorbing for history lovers of all ages."＜/em＞ Marion Woodson＜/p＞ ＜p＞Honour Book, 1998 Sheila A. Egoff Award for Children's Literature and Finalist for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Claimed by the Alien Enforcer Portals to Chavirlea, #1【電子書籍】[ Christa Ann ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Some Secrets refuse to remain hidden...＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Talis' job as Lead Enforcer of the planet Chavirlea's northern ruling family is to protect his people. Sent to investigate an inter-parallel portal activation, he soon discovers that someone not only activated the doorway but has passed through the once dormant passage. His continued investigation leads him to an unexpected discoveryーan injured human woman.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Carly Williams's vacation to a remote cabin becomes a science fiction nightmare when she stumbles across a portal, gets too close, and falls through it. No longer on Earth, she is lost, alone, and terrified after being attacked by an alien-looking wolf fox. Carly quickly decides wild alien animals are the least of her worries when she is captured by Talis, the handsome alien who finds her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Now, they are on the run. Talis knows whoever is tracking them wants to ensure their secrets remain hidden. Can he and Carly put their differences aside and work together to uncover the truth, or will the ancient secrets they have discovered die with them?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Battle-fields of Ireland from 1688 to 1691: Including Limerick and Athlone, Aughrim and the Boyne【電子書籍】[ John Boyle ]

＜p＞Few monarchs ever ascended the English throne under more unfavorable auspices than James II. Though he reached it in the order of legitimate right, it was at a time when the monarchy of England was well-nigh divested of its most vital prerogatives, and when the voice of the sovereign had little more weight in the national councils than that of any ordinarily dissentient member; and to this were superadded rivalries, jealousies, and hatreds, which having their sources in remoter times, gathered strength like the rivers, and grew deeper and darker in their course. As a representative of Scottish royalty, he inherited many a bitter memory from Bannockburn to Flodden, and as a descendant of the unfortunate Mary, he was an object of hatred to the old reform families of England, with whom her persecutor, Elizabeth, was still a hallowed memory; he was a grandson of James I., whom neither the acquisition of a kingdom, nor the confiscation of Ireland,ーso grateful to every English adventurer,ーcould redeem from national contempt; a son of Charles I., whom the revolutionary elements evoked in Church and State by the pedantry of his father, had brought to the scaffold; and brother to the second Charles, one of the most indolent and dissolute monarchs that ever disgraced a throne. Through the last three reigns, the name of Stuart had been a term of distrust or hatred, both to the High Church party of England, and the fanatics of Scotland; but through some unaccountable cause, it had one, and only one, abiding-place,ーthe heart of Catholic Ireland,ーwhose people, through every phase of that dynasty, had experienced nothing but treachery, confiscation, and proscription. Other circumstances, too, though of a domestic nature, tended to establish the unpopularity of James, and to raise up difficulties in his road to royalty. In 1671, his wife, the Duchess of York, though nominally a Protestant, died in communion with the Catholic Church, and from that time forward he himself made open profession of Catholicity. Towards the beginning of 1673 he was married to Mary of Modena, a Catholic, and the daughter of a royal house then in close alliance with France. The Parliament, which met shortly after, expressed great indignation at this event, and gave practical effect to its resentment. A declaration of indulgence which had been issued by Charles in 1671, granting to dissenters from the High Church the public observance of their religion, and to Roman Catholics the right to hear Mass in private houses, was censured, and repealed in its application to the Catholics. In this session was also passed the "Test Act," which continued in full legal force down to the reign of George IV., and which, with some modifications, is virtually observed at the present day. By the passage of this act, every Catholic official in the realm was removed, and the Duke of York lost the command of the British navy, in which he had won high distinction, and which he had brought to a greater degree of efficiency than it had hitherto known. These and similar marks of disapprobation were specially meant for James, who was then heir-presumptive, and showed him the dangers that beset his way to the throne. He, however, continued on unwavering in his principles, while every exercise of conscience on his part was met by a check on the king's prerogative, or a direct censure on himself. But when it became known, after the demise of Charles, that he, too, had received the last sacraments at the hands of a Catholic priest, and that James had been instrumental in the conversion of his reprobate brother, the rage of the High Church party knew no bounds, and their denunciations were echoed through every recusant party in the land.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Feisty Ladies & Handsome Rogues: A Collection of 5 Steamy Novella Length Historical Romances【電子書籍】[ Heather Sunnydale ]

＜p＞Feisty Ladies & Handsome Rogues: A Collection of 5 Steamy Novella Length Historical Romances＜/p＞ ＜p＞Please note that each of these stories can all be bought as a standalone single Novella＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Disobedient Ward＜br /＞ Miss Charlotte Wright is a grown woman fully capable of looking after her own affairs, as such she sees no reason whatsoever why should be assigned a guardian to teach her to be a lady, no matter how devilishly handsome and broody he happens to be. She remains determined, there is no way on earth that she is going to obey her warden’s every word and command no matter what he may believe!＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Lady & Rake At Sea＜br /＞ Miss Olivia Pearson would do anything to escape her current life, including it seems running away to take passage on a ship heading for America.＜br /＞ Then as if her circumstances are not dramatic enough she goes on to appeal to a wickedly handsome gentleman and rake by the name of Mr Christopher Garret.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At The Earl’s Bidding＜br /＞ Chloe has little tolerance for the Jonathan, the Earl of Chichester. She finds him insufferable in the way he acts so superior, arrogant and self-righteous, despite his handsome and charming exterior. The last thing she wants is for him to watch over her, as he becomes assigned to do at the court ruling against her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A Lost Lady＜br /＞ Ava finds herself badly hurt and alone out on the moorlands waiting for death to claim her, but it seems that this not be her cruel fate.＜br /＞ For her path is to cross with the very dashing and broody Lord Donaldson, after which point both their lives will be forever changed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Return of the Viscount＜br /＞ Lord Dulwich has never forgiven or forgotten his forced swift departure from his homeland or the reason behind it due to Alison, the comely daughter of his father’s live-in mistress. But now he is determined to get his revenge on his return to his home.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Heartfelt Romances Bundle: Forever Sweethearts¥Passions on Maui¥Love Aboard the Titanic¥Billy the Kid’s Wife¥Love at the Fair【電子書籍】[ R. Barri Flowers ]

＜p＞Heartfelt Romances Bundle contains the complete bestselling contemporary romance by author R. Barri Flowers, Forever Sweethearts, and four heartfelt romance short stories, including Passions on Maui, Love Aboard the Titanic, Billy the Kid’s Wife, and Love at the Fair.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Forever Sweethearts＜br /＞ In the time honored tradition of such beloved novels as Bridges of Madison County, The Notebook, The Lost Valentine, Summer Harbor, and Class Reunion, as well as the hit movie with Meryl Streep, Hope Springs, comes a nostalgic, poignant tale of college sweethearts, young love gone awry, second chances, and new beginnings, from bestselling author R. Barri Flowers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Taylor Holland and Vaughn Mitchell, former lovers at Michigan State University, reunite after 25 years on a reality TV show and rekindle their romance. Is love better the second time around? Or is there too much water under the bridge to find the magic again?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Forever Sweethearts will remind readers of other heartwarming relationship novels written by some of today's bestselling authors such as Kristin Hannah, Richard Paul Evans, Danielle Steel, Nicholas Sparks, Barbara Delinsky, Nicholas Evans, and Jodi Picoult.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Passions on Maui (Short Story)＜br /＞ A romance tale where a web designer and hula dancer find love and passion in Maui, Hawaii and try to hang onto it forever.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Love aboard the Titanic (Short Story)＜br /＞ A tale of an ill-fated romance aboard the Titanic. An American woman boards the luxury liner for passage back to New York, where she meets and falls for a fellow American, leading to a night of passion. When the ship runs into an iceberg, a promising future for the young couple is anything but certain.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Billy the Kid’s Wife (Short Story)＜br /＞ A time travel romance. When a modern day historical romance writer rents a cabin in Sky Creek, Colorado, a strange dog shows up, along with a handsome man and a young boy. She soon comes to realize that the man is the onetime outlaw known as Billy the Kid, and that the corridors of time have merged, offering her two very different lives.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Love at the Fair (Short Story)＜br /＞ A touching romance where a jazz singer and artist connect at the state fair. Sparks into flames, and much more.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Praise for R. Barri Flowers＜/p＞ ＜p＞"R. Barri Flowers writes with the passion and knowledge of someone who truly knows his craft." -- Allison Leotta, bestselling author＜/p＞ ＜p＞"R. Barri Flowers always relates an engrossing story." -- Robert Scott, author＜/p＞ ＜p＞“A good romance...highly recommend.” ? Amazon reader on Love Aboard the Titanic＜/p＞ ＜p＞"An exquisitely rich and masterfully constructed mystery." -- Jon Land, bestselling author on Murder in Honolulu＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Vividly written, this book holds the reader's attention and speeds along." -- Romantic Times on Justice Served＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Gripping writing, wonderfully rounded characters you really care about, and vivid locations." -- Peter James, bestselling author on Murder in Maui＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Flowers once again has written a page-turner legal thriller that begins with a bang and rapidly moves along to its final page." -- Midwest Book Review on State’s Evidence＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Bangkok Bound: The Meaning of Friendship【電子書籍】[ Shane Wiggand ]

＜p＞The course of life is unexpected, with an essentially beautiful blend of friendships intertwining to bloom into unforgettable moments for a lifetime so that one can extract the cherishable connections that time can't erase.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In Shane Wiggand's book "Bangkok Bound: The Meaning of Friendship, a familiar trance revolves around Bangkok's vibrant scene and gives way to a trip of adventure, nostalgia, and second chances.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Xander and Isabella, two old friends, arrive in Thailand hoping to reconnect, but their trip takes surprising turns from the very moment they land-beginning with a lost bag that compels them into an impromptu shopping spree in the heart of the city.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Wiggand brilliantly grasps Bangkok's chaotic beauty, from bustling markets and towering malls to peaceful parks and ancient temples.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Here, readers are carried through hidden alleyways, rooftop gyms, and riverside hotels, immersing themselves in a city where past and present collide.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each encounter, whether with street vendors, lost luggage agents, or old acquaintances, intensifies Xander and Isabella's complicated relationship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The magic herein takes place with shared experiences, quiet contemplations, and lively nights of music and dancing. However, Xander and Isabella must resolve whether their friendship can withstand the passage of time or if they are merely tourists in each other's lives.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Swann's Way【電子書籍】[ Marcel Proust ]

＜p＞In "Swann's Way," the first volume of Marcel Proust's monumental work "In Search of Lost Time," the narrative unfolds through a vivid exploration of memory, love, and the complexities of time. Proust's literary style is notable for its intricate, flowing sentences and deep psychological insight, employing a stream-of-consciousness technique that immerses readers in the protagonist's introspective journey. Set against the backdrop of late 19th and early 20th-century France, the novel intricately weaves together themes of desire, social status, and the ephemeral nature of art and beauty, exemplified through the character Charles Swann's obsession with Odette de Crecy. Marcel Proust, a French novelist and essayist, was influenced by his own experiences of love, loss, and the passage of time, as well as the social dynamics of Parisian society. His aristocratic background, combined with his acute sensitivity and detail-oriented perception, allowed him to capture the nuances of human emotion and perception. Proust's own struggles with illness and the search for meaning in everyday existence further shaped his literary vision, transforming personal reflections into universal themes that resonate deeply. "Swann's Way" is a seminal work that beckons readers to engage deeply with its rich prose and profound themes. It is highly recommended for anyone seeking a transformative literary experience that not only captivates the intellect but also touches the heart, inviting thoughtful contemplation on the nature of memory and the intricacies of love.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Frequency of Magic【電子書籍】[ Anthony Joseph ]

＜p＞Raphael earns his living as a butcher in a hillside village in rural Trinidad. He is also a would-be author, but there have been so many distractions to the novel he has been writing for forty-one years that many of the characters have lost patience and gone off to do their own thing. But somehow, miraculously, the novel, as Raphael has planned it in one hundred chapters of a thousand words, seems to write itself...＜br /＞ Time in this richly ambitious and multi-levelled novel is both circular and simultaneous, but moving, as Raphael ages, towards a sense of dissolution both of persons and of the culture of the village. But if there is a tragic realism about the passage of time, there is also a constant aliveness in the novel's love affair with the language of Creole Trinidad with its poetic inventiveness and wit, with the improvisatory sounds of jazz and the undimmed urge of the villagers to create meaning in their lives. Above all, there is Raphael's belief that in the making of his fiction, however messy and disobedient its materials, art can both challenge the destructive passage of time and make us see reality afresh.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hearts On The Line【電子書籍】[ Margaret Daley ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A policewoman finds herself falling for a man whose family is targeted by a psychopath in this inspirational romantic suspense.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Officer Rebecca Hilliard knows how to deescalate a dangerous situationーher training as a negotiator makes her a much-needed asset to the Colorado Springs police department. But when she begins spending time around Quinn Montgomery, nothing can stop the tumult of her feelings for him.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Quinn Montgomery put his heart at risk onceーand lost. But being around Becca is causing his guard to slipーa situation made all the more hazardous by the madman targeting the people closest to him. Quinn is going to need to summon all his faith to get through this perilous passage . . .＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack【電子書籍】[ Elisha Kent Kane ]

＜p＞This is a history of an expedition to the Arctic in search of a lost team that was written by one of the crewmen on the subsequent searches. From the intro:＜/p＞ ＜p＞“IT was in the summer of 1845 that Sir John Franklin undertook his fourth voyage into the Arctic regions, in search of a northwest passage, and disappeared forever in that icy waste.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Franklin’s two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, were supposed to be provisioned for three years. When this interval had passed without word of the daring navigator there was grave fear that he had met with disaster. Then began an unparalleled series of search and relief expeditions, public and private, English and American: five separate ones in 1848, three in 1849, ten in 1850, two in 1851, nine in 1852, five in 1853, two in 1854, one in 1855, and one in 1857.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among the earliest of these was one from the United States, known as the first Grinnell expedition, which left New York in May, 1848. Lady Franklin had appealed to the President of the United States to ≪ 8 ≫enlist his countrymen as a “kindred people, to join heart and hand in the enterprise of snatching the lost navigators from a dreary grave.” Accordingly a bill was introduced in Congress to fit out an expedition for this purpose; but the process of legislation was too slow to provide vessels and equipment in the short time that was left for such a venture.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。