DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. How far would you go if someone offered you money in exchange for a favor? Pillar is not a boy of virtues; in school he becomes acquainted with corruption and accusation. If you want to know how this story ends, listen to "Conto de Escola" ("School Tale"), by Machado de Assis. Original Portuguese description: O que voce faria se alguem lhe oferecesse dinheiro em troca de um favor? Pilar n?o era um menino de virtudes. E sera na escola que travara seu primeiro conhecimento com a corrupc?o e com a delac?o. Quer saber como termina essa historia? Ouca "Conto de Escola", de Machado de Assis.
DescriptionFour fabulously funny stories that will invoke every family's worst Christmas nightmares, as Horrid Henry sabotages the school play, tries to do his Christmas shopping without spending his pocket money, ambushes Father Christmas with some serious accusations, and endures Christmas dinner with the guests from hell.
DescriptionAfter an unscrupulous reporter falsely accuses Boston lounge singer Lily Blake of having an affair with a newly appointed Cardinal, she's hounded by the press, fired from her job, and robbed of all public freedom. The humiliation and violation of privacy leaves her no choice but to retreat to her rural hometown of Lake Henry, New Hampshire. In search of refuge, Lily forms an uneasy alliance with John Kipling, a former Boston reporter with trust issues of his own.
DescriptionIn the early 1800s, the British Navy stands as the only bulwark against the militant fanaticism of Napoleonic France. Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post-captains for a crime he has not committed. His old friend, Stephen Maturin, usually acting as the ship's surgeon to cover his activities on behalf of British intelligence, has bought for Aubrey his old ship, the Surprise, to command as a privateer. Together they sail on a desperate mission against the French, which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace. In this 12th installment of the beloved Aubrey-Maturin series, Patrick O'Brian has created another tale of great narrative power.
DescriptionIn this classic story, first published in 1906, a false accusation places the father in jail, leaving his wife and three children on their own. Circumstances force mother and the children to leave their ideal life in London to live near a train station in a rustic cottage. As the good natured children work to rescue their father, they befriend and help others along the way.
