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Philip Pirrip, also known as Pip, a blacksmith’s apprentice in a country village, falls in love with Estella, the beautiful but cold-hearted daughter of eccentric Miss Havisham, a wealthy woman who lives in seclusion. He becomes motivated and aspires to become a gentleman to win her affection. His hopes are fueled when he receives a large and mysterious inheritance from a mysterious benefactor, this sets off a chain of events that will change his life.

When the King's birthday feast is ruined by an unnatural power drain, our Princeling heroes leave their scientific experiments to set out in search of answers. They encounter the enigmatic businessman Hugo, the impressive Prince of Buckmore, the wise Lady Nimrod, and the irrepressible barkeeper Victor, but find themselves threatened by those with vested interests. The scene shifts from a rural, feudal setting to the towers and heights of the curious Isle of Hattan, but where, or when, are they?

Training a puppy can look like tons of fun, but it can be a head-scratching and difficult experience if you don't know what you're doing. It can be frustrating enough to resort to using spanking, yelling, and other less-than-ideal training methods to get your puppy to behave, which often makes the problem worse. In this guide, Alexander Ward shows you everything you need to know about house-training even the most energetic and rambunctious of puppies and getting them to listen to your commands.

In a small town in southern England, a chance encounter triggers a catastrophic series of events from which no one will emerge unchanged. When Sebastian Briggs meets Ella she needs his help. The type of help required, however, is far from what he had expected; dragging him down a path of lust and violence. As a married father of three, Sebastian must fight between his loyalty to his family and the desire he feels for another woman, a woman full of secrets and with sinister intentions.

Drawing on three of the greatest works of Russian literature, this sweeping collection breathes new life into Leo Tolstoy’s legacy, providing contemporary listeners with an easy, accessible way to discover and enjoy this great Russian author’s literary talents. With gripping prose and profound philosophical insights, listeners will be transported to the battles of the Napoleonic era in War and Peace, explore the trials and tribulations of upper-class Russian life and love in Anna Karenina, and uncover a controversial reflection on Russian culture.

The arrival of a newborn baby is an experience that will not only be unforgettable but will forever change your life as an expectant parent. You will soon see and hold your baby for the first time after nine long months of waiting. It can be very new and frightening for newborn babies and their proud parents in the first few weeks after birth.

Most babies are not decent sleepers necessarily, however they can be! This practical guide contains valuable fundamental knowledge about the essence of sleep and the development of natural sleep and body cycles during infancy that all parents should know. This book is full of (personally) tested techniques that allow your child to feel calm and comfortable all nights.

The opening of The Princelings and the Pirates, the second book in the series, finds Fred and George happily pursuing their interests and enjoying the hospitality of Castle Buckmore. When Prince Lupin of Buckmore announces his unhappiness with the wine, they set off to discover what has gone wrong at the winery. Captured by pirates, shipwrecked, and in danger for their very lives, the heroes are drawn into the Battle of Dimerie, where Fred meets his true love and George gets more than he bargained for.

Thurston Ridgely has been told stories all his life of the magic that exists just around the corner, for those bold and daring and believing enough to find it. When one fateful night his friends challenge him to a bet to prove the stories true, it will start him on a journey that will change his life forever. For there may well have been some truth to his mother’s old stories, and he is teetering on the edge of a world beyond his wildest imagination.

In a world devastated by corruption, Father Darcy has lost his faith. After letting down the very people he pledged to protect, he decides to take a pilgrimage across the dangerous English countryside in an attempt to find his mission again. There, he meets men hungry for his blood. A vicious, relentless landscape. And two boys more dangerous than anything he has ever seen before. But can he save these children, or will they change his cause forever?

When Grace’s teacher asks her to write about the future, it’s the perfect opportunity to build her own time machine! Join Grace, and her pet monkey, Bobo, as they set off on a thrilling adventure to a strange land, and learn a valuable lesson from the creatures they meet.

As an Englishman moving to San Diego, I found myself facing quite a cultural shift. Firstly, and most importantly, in finding a proper place to have a proper pint.

Grae Edwards and his co-stars Chris Willoughby and Ben Clyde work together well. Maybe they even have a chemistry. Certainly, they are friends, and Grae is tempted to ask for more.... After the beautiful tart Chris has the temerity to turn him down, Grae settles into a comfortable loving relationship with the more chivalrous Ben. But the idea of Chris never quite goes away - and when Chris finally suggests the three of them spend a night together, Grae glimpses a solution he hardly dares hope for.

Phenomenally Me is the first collection from Kansas-born African American poet Sarah J. Heidelberg, and a lively and impressive compilation it is; by turns emotional and thoughtful, joyful and melancholy, blending the discipline and technique of formal lyric verse with the brashness and daring of performance poetry.

The first time Emma walked into a ball, she experienced something she never would have expected, and could not imagine this would be the new world in which she lived. The first lady to capture Derek's eye brushed him off and his interest was sparked. She seemed nothing like any other lady he had encountered in his years roaming the London Seasons and she sparked something in him he didn't even know he could feel. Could Emma be his future duchess? Or would she be the one to get away?