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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！】Stormchild【電子書籍】[ Bernard Cornwell ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The gripping thriller about one man's perilous journey through the high seas . . . FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ＜em＞SHARPE＜/em＞ SERIES＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'A classic Bernard Cornwell tale - fast and furious. Couldn't put it down but didn't want it to finish'＜/strong＞ 5***** Reader Review＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'I was hooked from the start . . . One of Cornwell's best. Explosive'＜/strong＞ 5***** Reader Review＜br /＞ ________＜/p＞ ＜p＞Tim Blackburn's wife died in a ball of flame in the Channel, victim of a mystery bomber. His son had died years earlier in Northern Ireland, killed in a terrorist attack. And his daughter Nicole had vanished in the North Pacific after joining an outlawed organisation called Genesis dedicated to saving the planet, by violence if necessary.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The police think Nicole might have been involved in the death of her mother, but Tim won't believe it. And he means to prove it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With nothing else to live for, Tim goes in search of Nicole in his yacht ＜em＞Stormchild＜/em＞. He hopes to rescue her from the clutches of Genesis.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But where would a secretive organization of ruthless environmentalists hide?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞And even if he does find Nicole, will he be a welcome visitor? . . .＜/strong＞＜/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！】Visitors【電子書籍】[ Anita Brookner ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞'Fiction taught her all she knew of life, taught her to interpret the lives of others.'＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dorothea May has had a reclusive life, particularly since the death of her husband Henry some fifteen years ago. Genteel, faint-hearted and solitary, her closest relatives are Henry's cousin, the imperious Kitty, and her husband Austin.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Kitty's granddaughter comes to London to marry, Dorothea is bullied into providing a room for Steve, the best man, thus plunging her into a world of youth that she finds both puzzling and transforming.＜/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！】Incidents in the Rue Laugier【電子書籍】[ Anita Brookner ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞'I have reached the age when a woman begins to perceive that she is growing into the person whom she least plans to resemble: her mother.'＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Nadine has always wanted her daughter Maud to be married and off her hands. When the two women are staying at Nadine's sister's house near Meaux, they become part of a sophisticated, wordly group into which neither Maud nor Edward Harrison, a young visitor from England, seem to fit.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Maud is swept off her feet by David Tyler, a stylish, irresponsible young man who robs her of her innocence and disappears. Edward, forced into adulthood by his inheritance of a bookshop, and thus a career, takes Maud into his care. But for both of them the shadow of Tyler is always there, illuminating their feelings of inadequacy, disappointment and loss.＜/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！】9/11 Memorial Visions Innovative Concepts from the 2003 World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition【電子書籍】[ Lester J. Levine ]

＜p＞More than a billion people watched the 9/11 World Trade Center destruction unfold on television, making it the greatest shared event in world history. Reflecting this fact, the 2003 World Trade Center Memorial Design Competition was open to anyone, drawing 5,201 entries from 60 countries, all of which were posted online.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Most designs were the greyscale hardscape of typical memorials. A few were radically imaginative. Some engaged memory with sound, color, movement, technology or visitor participation. Others reached across the globe, cyberspace, even outer space.＜/p＞ ＜p＞These imaginings stirred questions about their creators. Who were they? What were they thinking and feeling? How did the concept develop? This book, based on a first ever review of the entries, tells the personal stories of more than 180 designers whose creative perspective translated an horrific event, giving deeper thought to the relation of memorial spaces to history, geography, technology and cultural diversity.＜/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！】Road-Tripping the South Atlantic League A Guide to the Teams, Ballparks and Cities【電子書籍】[ Walter Triebel ]

＜p＞This comprehensive visitor's guide to the teams of baseball's South Atlantic League lays out the methods needed to plan efficient, cost-effective and rewarding road trips to see home games at ballparks throughout the league. It provides carefully planned travel routes, including lists of interesting eateries and attractions (both baseball-related and otherwise) in or near each team's city.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The text traces the history of the league, profiles each current team in detail, describes each ballpark and identifies players who have led the league in batting or pitching. Team profiles list more than 300 players who played with a South Atlantic League team and went on to have a successful major league career. Information about nearby teams outside the SAL is also included for travelers wanting to broaden their baseball road trip experience.＜/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！】Out Of The Shadows【電子書籍】[ Mary Jane Staples ]

＜p＞Times move on for the Adams family in south London, and as business prospers, there are new worries to deal with. A young woman arrives who is intent on ruining Sammy Adams' winter fashion show, and Sammy must deal with her unwelcome attention. Boots has to find a solution when one of his female employees tells him about a sinister visitor, but he doesn't realize that his family are being observed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Out of the shadows come dark and mysterious figures from the past who intrude on Boots, Polly and the twins, and his adopted daughter Rosie.Meanwhile Rosie has her hands full as her daughter Emily continues to rebel against everything around her.＜/p＞ ＜p＞How will the Adams family cope, as trouble seems to lurk around every corner?＜/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！】Great Glasgow Characters【電子書籍】[ John Burrowes ]

＜p＞There are few cities in the world to rival Glasgow and the extraordinary happenings that have occurred there, and in this engrossing sequel to ＜em＞Great Glasgow Stories＜/em＞, more of the finest of these are recounted.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From the story of the biggest youth movement the world has ever known to the life and crimes of Scotland's most colourful criminal, Johnny Ramensky, whom even the police dubbed 'Gentle Johnny', a vivid picture of the city's eventful history emerges.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Elsewhere, the hilarious scenes that greeted the most sensational visitor Glasgow ever had - Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess - are recounted, and the shocking case of one of BBC radio drama's best-known personalities, who was found brutally murdered in his flat in Govan, is explored.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Read, too, about doomed pugilist Jackie Peterson, dubbed 'the second Benny Lynch', and about the accidental death in 1931 of Celtic's 'Prince of Goalkeepers', John Thomson, which shocked the city and remains the saddest event in the club's history.＜/p＞ ＜p＞These are just some of the highlights to be found in this compelling collection of stories about the great city of Glasgow and its myriad entertaining characters.＜/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！】Lauren Semmer’s The Night Before Christmas【電子書籍】[ Clement C. Moore ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A fresh and contemporary adaptation of a beloved Christmas classic that features a jolly Black Santa from＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞New York Times＜/strong＞＜/em＞ ＜strong＞bestselling children's book creator Lauren Semmer.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞All are cozy on this Christmas Eve night. This modern retelling starts with a family dressing the Christmas tree and setting out cookies and milk for a special visitor, while a delightful winter cityscape dazzles outside. Though the city never quite sleeps, the family insideーincluding the catーare all snuggled up tight. But when a clatter wakes up one child and they glimpse St. Nick’s sleigh and eight reindeer from the window, a magical meeting occurs.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestselling illustrator Lauren Semmer reimagines a holiday classic with her signature vibrant and playful art. This gift-worthy, foil-stamped book edition celebrates the holiday with a jolly Black Santa, perfect for families to read on repeat during the Christmas season.＜/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 Complete Short Stories of Saki【電子書籍】[ Saki ]

＜p＞The buttoned-up world of the British upper classes is exploded by the brilliance, wit and audacity of Saki's bomb-like stories. In 'The Open Window' an imaginative teenager gives a visitor the fright of his life. In 'The Unrest Cure' the ordered home of a respectable country gent is rocked to its core. And 'Laura' expresses the hope of revenge via reincarnation. For punchlines, twists, satire and pure mirth, Saki's stories are second-to-none.＜/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！】Wicked: The Graphic Novel Part II【電子書籍】[ Gregory Maguire ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Return to Oz for the concluding volume of this stunning graphic novel adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s masterpiece ＜em＞Wicked,＜/em＞ the inspiration for the Broadway show and the smash hit movie seriesーfeaturing gorgeous full-color illustrations by Scott Hampton.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A storm tears through Munchkinland, carrying with it a farmhouse and an unexpected visitor: a young girl named Dorothy Gale. But Dorothy’s appearance in Oz sets off more than just a rippleーit reignites old rivalries and awakens long-buried magic.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Elphaba reunites with Glinda after years apart, she is furious to learn that Glinda has gifted Dorothy a pair of enchanted shoesーshoes that rightfully belong to Elphaba by birthright, and that reawaken in Elphaba the sting of her father’s disappointment.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Determined to stop the Wizard from tightening his grip on power, Elphaba takes up the Grimmerie. She begins a perilous journeyーnot just of vengeance, but of reckoning. Yet as she delves deeper into the secrets of Oz, she discovers that the Wizard may not be her greatest threat. Crossing paths with Dorothy proves more dangerous than expected, and the just governance of Oz hangs in the balanced.＜/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！】Bradford Street Buddies: Backyard Camp-Out【電子書籍】[ Jerdine Nolen ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Camping is going to be so much fun. Or is it?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The backyard campout is tonight. Jada and Jamal Perkins have never slept in a tent before. Neither have their best friends, Carlita Garcia and Josh Cornell. It’s really dark in the backyard. And what’s that noise? It’s coming from the bushes. ＜em＞Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Scrunch! Scrunch! Scrunch!＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will an unexpected visitor ruin the Bradford Street Buddies campout under the stars? Grab a flashlight and find out in this neighborhood adventure.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This is a Level 3 reader. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level Three books are written for early independent readers. They include some challenging words and more complex themes and stories.＜/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 Full Moon at the Napping House【電子書籍】[ Audrey Wood ]

＜p＞In the wide-awake bed in the full-moon house, everyone is restless! The moonlight is pouring in and no one can get to sleep: not Granny, her grandchild, the dog, the cat, or even a mouse. It's not until a tiny musical visitor offers up a soothing song does the menagerie settle down, and finally everyone is off to dreamland.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a perfectly crafted text and stunning paintings, Audrey and Don Wood reveal once again why they are picture book creators of the highest order. ＜em＞The Full Moon at the Napping House＜/em＞, the highly anticipated follow-up to their beloved classic ＜em＞The Napping House＜/em＞, is the ideal book to share at bedtime or anytime.＜/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！】Petal and Poppy and the Penguin【電子書籍】[ Lisa Clough ]

＜p＞Petal and Poppy discover an uninvited visitor in their gardenーa penguin! At first, Petal's too afraid to let him in. But eventually not even Petal can resist this cute, friendly, and very talented little guy!＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Petal and Poppy and the Penguin＜/em＞ is the second Petal and Poppy book, told in graphic form. Word repetition, picture clues, and a simple plotline facilitate young readers in their development into lifelong lovers of reading.＜/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！】Danny and the Dinosaur Mind Their Manners【電子書籍】[ Syd Hoff ]

＜p＞＜strong＞When the museum is expecting a royal visitor, Danny and the dinosaur need to brush up on their manners! From saying “please” to holding doors, can Danny and the dinosaur work on behavior fit for a king?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Everyone knows it can be hard learning good manners, but that doesn’t stop Danny and the dinosaur when they learn a king is coming to visit the museum! This dynamic duo will show young readers and parents alike that nothing is impossible if you try your best.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic ＜em＞Danny and the Dinosaur＜/em＞, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair is together again in a hilarious Level One I Can Read adventure sure to win over a new generation of beginning readers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Danny and the Dinosaur Mind Their Manners＜/em＞ is a Level One I Can Read, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.＜/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 Complete Guide to Indiana State Parks【電子書籍】[ Nathan D. Strange ]

＜p＞Whether you are looking for a weekend hike in the woods, a family outing, or great locations to study the local flora and fauna, Indiana state parks provide something for everyone. Visiting all 25 state parks in Indiana, Nathan Strange and Matt Williams profile and photograph the features that make Indiana parks beautiful and unique. Each park profile includes an engaging history of the park's origins and interviews with dedicated staff members about their favorite landscapes, wildlife, and adventures available in each park. This complete guidebook also offers extensive descriptions of the best park trails, along with the authors' hiking experiences, helpful maps, and directions. Featuring 109 exquisite full-color photographs and inside facts, ＜em＞The Complete Guide to Indiana State＜/em＞ Parks is a must-have for every Hoosier and visitor to the state.＜/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 Best Chef in Second Grade【電子書籍】[ Katharine Kenah ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A famous chef is coming to school! Will Ollie figure out what to cook in time to share with the class and the special visitor?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ollie is not the best at ＜em＞anything＜/em＞ in second grade, but he does love to cook. When the famous Chef Antonia comes to visit, he can't wait! It's his chance to shine, if only he can settle on the right dish.＜/p＞ ＜p＞All young chefs will enjoy this story and relate to the kids in Room 75. Just as Ollie builds self-confidence, second graders will increase their reading success as they enjoy ＜em＞The Best Chef in Second Grade＜/em＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“The episode’s mouthwatering climax and resolution will guarantee smiles of contentment all around,” says ＜em＞Kirkus.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Best Chef in Second Grade＜/em＞ is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.＜/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！】Biscuit Meets the Class Pet【電子書籍】[ Alyssa Satin Capucilli ]

＜p＞＜strong＞For fans of Clifford and Spot, welcome everybody’s favorite little yellow puppy, Biscuit, in an I Can Read adventure!＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Hop, hop!＜/p＞ ＜p＞There's someone new at Biscuit's house--Nibbles, the class pet, has come for a visit. Nibbles likes exploring Biscuit's home and wants to play with all of Biscuit's toys. Biscuit isn't sure if he is ready to share with Nibbles, but soon Biscuit realizes that he likes having a visitor after all!＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Biscuit Meets the Class Pet＜/em＞, a My First I Can Read book, is carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and sweet illustrationsーwhich means it's perfect for shared reading with emergent readers.＜/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 Stranger's Companion The perfect escapist read for the summer【電子書籍】[ Mary Horlock ]

＜p＞**'Inspired by real events, and making use of a variety of narrative techniques, ＜em＞The Stranger's Companion＜/em＞ is a compelling and unusual novel' ＜em＞The Times＜/em＞, A Top 10 Historical Fiction Book of 2024＜/p＞ ＜p＞'A mesmerising historical mystery . . . based on a fascinating real case. Delectable' Anna Mazzola, author of ＜em＞The Book of Secrets＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞October 1933**＜/p＞ ＜p＞With a population of five hundred souls, isolated Sark has a reputation for being 'the island where nothing ever happens'. Until, one day, the neatly folded clothes of an unknown man and woman are discovered abandoned at a coastal beauty spot. As the search for the missing couple widens, Sark finds itself front-page news.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When young islander Phyllis Carey returns to Sark from England she throws herself into solving the mystery. While Phyll digs through swirls of gossip and ghost stories in search of the truth, she crosses paths with Everard Hyde, a surprise visitor from her past. As press coverage builds to fever pitch, long-suppressed secrets from Phyll's and Everard's shared, shadowy history begin to surface.＜/p＞ ＜p＞**＜em＞The Stranger's Companion＜/em＞ is a beguiling historical mystery inspired by a real-life crime, which remains unsolved to this day.＜/p＞ ＜p＞'A compelling mixture of mystery, community secrets revealed and ghosts from the past disturbing the present' ＜em＞Sunday Times＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'A fascinating mystery [and] truly transporting read' ＜em＞Woman's Weekly＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Such a wonderful, distinctive cast of characters . . . I thoroughly enjoyed the wit and spark of the writing' Zo? Somerville, author of ＜em＞The Marsh House＜/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！】Momenticon a dark, offbeat adventure from the bestselling author of ROTHERWEIRD【電子書籍】[ Andrew Caldecott ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A hugely compelling, dark, offbeat adventure from the bestselling author of ROTHERWEIRD.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'A deeply strange but also deeply compelling world' ＜em＞Blue Book Balloon＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The world has become a dangerous place: the atmosphere has turned toxic, destroying almost all life, and most of humanity too.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Survivors live in domes protected by chitin shields, serving one or other of the last two great companies. A long period of uneasy collaboration between Tempestas and Genrich is about to end, and they have very different visions for mankind's future.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Far from these centres of power stands the Museum Dome, home to mankind's finest paintings and artefacts and their curator, a young man, Fogg, who has laboured for three years without a single visitor.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Then a single mysterious pill - a momenticon - appears in the Museum and triggers a series of bewildering events, embroiling Fogg and his unexpected new companions in a desperate fight against the dark forces which threaten to overwhelm all that remains.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And time is running out.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Compelling and enrapturing . . . captures the reader from the first page to the last＜/strong＞**. A five-star read' ＜em＞Grimdark Magazine＜/em＞**＜/p＞ ＜p＞**'**＜strong＞One of the UK's most intriguing imaginations. ＜em＞Momenticon＜/em＞ is whimsical science fiction at its finest' ＜em＞Geek Dad＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/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！】Abducting a General The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete【電子書籍】[ Patrick Leigh Fermor ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of ＜em＞A Time of Gifts＜/em＞ and ＜em＞The Broken Road,＜/em＞ who was once described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene'. Although a story often told, this is the first time Patrick Leigh Fermor's own account of the kidnapping of General Kriepe, has been published.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor's remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He and Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring that no reprisals were taken against the Cretan population. Dressed as German military police, they stopped and took control of Kreipe's car, drove through twenty-two German checkpoints, then succeeded in hiding from the German army before finally being picked up on a beach in the south of the island and transported to safety in Egypt on 14 May.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Abducting a General＜/em＞ is Leigh Fermor's own account of the kidnap, published for the first time. Written in his inimitable prose, and introduced by acclaimed Special Operations Executive historian Roderick Bailey, it is a glorious first-hand account of one of the great adventures of the Second World War. Also included in this book are Leigh Fermor's intelligence reports, sent from caves deep within Crete yet still retaining his remarkable prose skills, which bring the immediacy of SOE operations vividly alive, as well as the peril which the SOE and Resistance were operating under; and a guide to the journey that Kreipe was taken on, as seen in the 1957 film ＜em＞Ill Met by Moonlight＜/em＞ starring Dirk Bogarde, from the abandonment of his car to the embarkation site so that the modern visitor can relive this extraordinary event.＜/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！】I Only Killed Him Once A Novel【電子書籍】[ Adam Christopher ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A blend of science fiction and stylish mystery noir featuring a robot detective, ＜em＞I Only Killed Him Once＜/em＞, a stand-alone installment in Adam Christopher's Ray Electromatic mystery series.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Another Hollywood night, another job for electric-detective-turned-robotic-hitman Raymond Electromatic. The target is a tall man in a black hat, and while Ray completes his mission successfully, he makes a startling discoveryーone he soon forgets when his 24-hour memory tape loops to the end and is replaced with a fresh reel…＜br /＞ When a tall man in a black hat arrives in the offices of the Electromatic Detective Agency the next day, Ray has a suspicion he has met this stranger before, although Ray's computerized boss, Ada, is not saying a thing. But their visitor isn't here to hire Ray for a jobーhe's here to deliver a stark warning.＜br /＞ Because time is running out and if Ray and Ada want to survive, they need to do exactly what the man in the black hat says.＜br /＞ A man that Raymond Electromatic has already killed.＜br /＞ "Robot noir in 60s Los Angeles? You had me at 'Hello.'"ーJohn Scalzi, *New York Times?*bestselling novelist＜/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！】Container and Fragrant Gardens【電子書籍】[ Peter Loewer ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A quick-reference guide that shows gardeners with little experience and time how to enliven spaces with containers and how to make the most of scented flowers and leaves.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ One of the greatest delights of a garden is a perfume that draws the visitor to bend down to inhale the fragrance. This delightful and practical book features lovely flowers with intoxicating scents that will create an aromatic garden or an indoor haven of perfumed houseplants.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Growing plants in containers can extend your gardening horizons, allowing you to try plants you don't have the space or climate to grow in the ground, as well as bringing your garden right onto the patio, deck, or windowsill.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In addition to highlighting classic annuals, bulbs, perennials, vines, and woody plants that are fragrant and that do well in containers, this must-have guide offers straightforward garden care advice, including handling different soil types, controlling pests, designing and maintaining container gardens, and how to grow trees and shrubs in pots.＜/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 Heat of Lies【電子書籍】[ Jonathan Stone ]

＜p＞Young, beautiful, police detective Julian Palmer is growing up. Just a few years out of the New York Police Academy, she's earning her stripes fast. Julian has solved high profile murder cases, and been promoted to Lieutenant upstate Troy, New York. But her latest case has her baffled. She's tracking the killer of a respected husband and father. With no suspects, a family hungry for answers, and the press breathing down her neck, Julian is desperate and in over her head.＜br /＞ That's when Julian gets an unlikely visitor: her one time mentor and the first man she arrested for murder, former police Chief Winston "The Bear" Edwards. Once famed for his physical immensity and unmatched detective skills, Edwards is now a shadow of his former self. He's managed to escape a life in prison, but emerged a beaten man with no family and nowhere to turn. The only thing he has left is his brilliant police mind.＜br /＞ Now the one time mentor has returned to his former student, looking for a shot at redemption, and a reason for living. Despite Julian's mistrust and fear of Edwards, the young Lieutenant knows he's still a gifted detective and cautiously brings him in on this seemingly unsolvable case. Working side by side with a man who once tried to kill her, Julian gets drawn deep into the murder investigation-and into the mind of the murder victim's young daughter. The girl forces Julian to confront once again the bizarre events surrounding the decade old murder of her own father.＜br /＞ Taut, edgy and utterly unpredictable, ＜em＞The Heat of Lies＜/em＞ will shock and scare you and keep you turning the pages long into the night. Jonathan Stone is widely praised as one of today's top thriller writers. Stone knows the importance of character, the significance of nuance, and folly of clich?. This is his second, and most riveting novel.＜/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！】Great Basin National Park A Guide to the Park and Surrounding Area【電子書籍】[ Gretchen M. Baker ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A guide to the attractions, natural history, and cultural history of the Great Basinーperfect for tourists, naturalists, and historians.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Great Basin National Park, Snake Valley, and Spring Valley cover more than 3,000 square miles across portions of Nevada and Utah, but few people know much about this diverse area. In her guidebook to Great Basin National Park, Gretchen Baker covers everything a potential visitor needs to know about one of the country's best-kept secrets.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The park sits in one of America's driest, least populated, and most isolated deserts. It is a place of significant geological and scenic value, offering unspoiled vistas, abundant wildlife, clean air, and natural attractions. That contrast is one facet of the diversity that characterizes this region. Within and outside the park are phenomenal landscape features, biotic wonders, unique environments, varied historic sites, and the local colors of isolated towns and ranches. Vast Snake and Spring Valleys, bracketing the national park, are also subjects of one of the West's most divisive environmental contests. At stake is what on the surface seems almost absent but underground is abundant enough for sprawling Las Vegas to covetーwater.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This guidebook not only describes the peaks, glaciers, subalpine lakes, caves, hiking trails, campgrounds, and historical sites, but also explores the cultural history of the park and surrounding area. Each chapter addresses the physical attributes and navigational issues of a specific area and includes an in-depth historical overview. The text is complemented by useful maps and historical photographs and makes ＜em＞Great Basin National Park: A Guidebook to the Park and Surrounding Area＜/em＞ the most comprehensive book on the region available.＜/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！】Merville Battery & the Dives Bridges【電子書籍】[ Carl Shilleto ]

＜p＞This battlefield guide is the companion work to Pegasus Bridge & Horsa Bridge. Together, these two books form the fully revised and updated edition of the previous best selling Battleground Europe Series book Pegasus Bridge & Merville Battery.This book examines, in great detail, the attack by 9 Para Bn of the British 6th Airborne Division on the German gun emplacement known as the Merville Battery on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The actions of 8 Para, 12 Para, Canadian 1 Para, attached engineer and support units, and commando raids in this area of Normandy are also told. In particular, the importance of destroying the five bridges, and a drainage culvert, in the Dives valley are explained along with the importance of taking and holding the high ground to the north-east of Caen. These combined actions resulted in the protection and securing of the left flank of the greatest combined military operation in history; Operation OVERLORD.In addition to explaining how these objectives were achieved, this battlefield guide relates the battles to the area as it is today. The book contains details of the museums, memorials, cemeteries and associated organizations. All of which will unravel the history of the area to the visitor and armchair traveler alike.To further aid the battlefield tourist, GPS data is also provided for either satellite navigation by vehicle or for viewing on Google Earth.＜/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！】Cave of Stars【電子書籍】[ George Zebrowski ]

＜p＞Old Earth is gone. Humanity has been scattered to the stars. Some left their dying planet in spaceship arks, in search of new worlds to inhabit. Others, nanoengineered for near-immortality, explore the far reaches of interstellar space in gargantuan macrolife mobiles.＜br /＞ An earth-like human society endures on the environmentally volatile planet of Tau Ceti IVーa rigid community of the faithful that has declared evil the science that caused the homeworld's destruction. The Church is the absolute power here; obedience and belief the rule. But His Holiness Peter III, the New Vatican's most powerful figure, himself harbors doubts, engendered by his love for his unacknowledged and illegitimate rebel daughter Josepha. And suddenly there is another assault on his tottering faithーand on the sacred traditions he has devoted his life to uphold. For an emissary, Voss Rhazes, has arrived from one of old Earth's journeying mobilesーthe first off-planet human visitor ever to Tau Cetiーbearing remarkable hated technology that could shred the fragile emotional fabric of a family . . . and bring devastating chaos to their world.＜/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 Atlantic Wall History and Guide【電子書籍】[ J. E. Kaufmann ]

＜p＞＜strong＞This WWII history and visitor's guide explores the extensive network of Nazi fortifications built to defend Fortress Europe.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Hitler's Atlantic Wall, the complex system of coastal fortifications that stretched from Norway to the Spanish border during the Second World War, was built to defend occupied Europe from Allied invasion. Many of its principal structures survive and can be visited today. This authoritative guide provides both practical information for visitors and essential historical context.＜br /＞ The wall, which was constructed on a massive scale between 1942 and 1944 by German engineers, forced laborers and troops, consisted of strong points, artillery casemates, bunkers, troop shelters, minefields, anti-tank and anti-boat obstacles. It also included the concrete U-boat and E-boat pens in the key ports and, behind the Channel coast, the V-weapon sites. This huge scheme of fortifications was one of the longest series of defensive lines in military history.＜br /＞ This comprehensive volume takes readers and visitors through the entire story of the fortifications from the fall of France to the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy that finally broke through. As a guide to some of the most impressive relics of the Second World War, this book is essential reading for travelers or anyone interested in the liberation of occupied Europe.＜/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 Somme 1916ーBeyond the First Day Beaucourt and Mametz Wood to the Butte de Warlencourt【電子書籍】[ Jon Cooksey ]

＜p＞In their second Visitor's Guide to the 1916 Battle of the Somme Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland focus on the series of secondary battles that were key stages in the five-month struggle that followed the start of the offensive on 1 July. They take the visitor ? and the reader ? across the entire battlefield, covering in graphic detail sites where actions took place that are almost as famous as the Somme itself in the history of the First World War, including Mametz Wood, High Wood, Deville Wood, Guillemont, Ginchy, Pozieres and Flers. They also provide tours of the less-well-known but equally interesting sites which played important parts in the offensive as a whole. In a sequence of routes that can be walked, biked or driven they describe what happened in each place, identify the units involved, highlight the experience and exploits of individual soldiers, and point out the notable sights, monuments and cemeteries. This highly illustrated guidebook is essential reading for visitors who wish to enhance their understanding of the Battle of the Somme and the war on the Western Front. It is also the ideal companion volume to The First Day of the Somme: Gommecourt to Maricourt by the same authors.＜/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！】Heartbreak Cove【電子書籍】[ Lily Everett ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Welcome to a place where love is in the air, fate is in the stars, and home is just a heartbeat away…＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sheriff Andie Shepard may be new to Sanctuary Island but, like everyone else who comes here, she's already fallen under its healing spell. Andie is determined to leave her mistakes behind her and make this scenic haven her home. But she just might have to change her plansーas well as open her heartーwhen an unexpected visitor shows up on her doorstep…＜br /＞ ***Heartbreak Cove***Caitlin is the ten-year-old niece Andie never knew she had. Silent, wary, and shy as can be, Caitlin only responds to the horses that run wild across the island. Andie has no idea how to deal with Caitlinーuntil Sam Brennan enters the picture. A tall, handsome loner who rehabilitates abused horses, Sam is able to help Caitlin break out of her shell. But that's not all: He finds a way to touch something deep in Andie's heart, opening her up to the healing power of love. Together, these three lost souls must face the darkness in their past to build a brighter future. Because here, on Sanctuary Island, anything is possible…＜/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 Battles of Arras: North Vimy Ridge to Oppy Wood and Gavrelle【電子書籍】[ Jon Cooksey ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A guidebook for those planning a tour of this key battleground of the First World War.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The First World War battlefields to the north of Arrasーincluding Vimy Ridgeーare among the most famous and most visited sites on the Western Front, rivaled only by those around Ypres and the Somme, and this clearly written, highly illustrated guide is the ideal introduction to them. Visitors can trace for themselves the course of each battle across the modern landscape and gain a fascinating insight into the nature of the fighting in the areaーand the wider conflict across the Western Frontーthroughout the war.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The book covers the key battles fought in the northern sector of the Arras front, including the 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge and battles at Villers au Bois, Oppy Wood, and Gavrelle. Expert guides Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland have devised a series of routes that can be walked, biked, or driven, explaining the fighting that occurred at each place in vivid detail. They record what happened, where it happened, and why, and point out the sights that remain for the visitor to see. Their guidebook is essential reading for visitors who wish to enhance their understanding of the war on the Western Front.＜/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。