DescriptionEsta novela muestra la desilusion de un joven idealista cuando todo lo que creia acaba siendo destruido. La ironia es que cuando entra a un convento de cartujo, en busca de paz, ni siquiera alli la logra. Es una obra de gran belleza, con una vision lirica del mundo. A compelling novel of passion and daring, of prisons and heroic escape, of political chicanery and sublime personal courage.
DescriptionDon't let the lush jungles, unspoiled beaches, and rugged cliffs fool you. Dinosaur World's newest attraction is home to the most dangerous animals in the park. Peter Wynne and his young sister Wendy win a contest and get to spend an entire weekend on the island of Pangea before it opens to the public. But getting there, and getting back safely, could present problems. First their boat breaks down as they and their guide are crossing Dinosaur Sea, and they have to find a way to escape the giant elasmosaur looking for something more filling than a few ducks to eat. And then there's the snarling pack of razor-clawed deinonychus blocking their path. There's plenty of adventure, danger, fun, and solid science, around every turn.
DescriptionThe earth trembles to thundering footsteps. Trees snap like twigs with the whoosh of a tail. A massive beast of teeth, muscles, and appetite is bearing down on you. When Timothy McDunn is accidentally left behind in the middle of Dinosaur World he has to rely on his wits, and the help of a baby duckbilled dinosaur, to escape the jaws of the most terrifying creature in the park! Along the way he pets a huge stegosaurus, dodges a herd of diplodocus, and swims with an ichthyosaur. It's an adventure filled with wild sounds, great fun, danger, and solid science.
DescriptionDick Young stays in his friend Professor Magnus Lane's house in Cornwall, on the understanding he will be a guinea-pig for a new drug that Magnus has developed. As a result of the experiment he is transported back to fourteenth century Cornwall.With each 'trip' he becomes more and more involved with medieval intrigue, adultery and murder. Is it merely hallucination; a subconscious escape from his own complicated life, or a real journey into the past? He becomes obsessed with the world he visits, and past and present eventually become inextricably and perilously mixed.
DescriptionSometimes you have to risk it all. Emma Wright has finally escaped the dangerous man who's controlled her every move for the past six years. Taking her 5-year-old son, she has fled across the country seeking freedom, safety, and a fresh start. But Max's father isn't giving them up so easily. Preston Holman understands the lengths a parent will go for his child. He's given up everything to pursue the man he believes killed his son. When Preston meets Emma, he wants nothing to do with her or the boy who reminds him so much of his own child. Yet he can't abandon them, and as he's drawn into the danger that surrounds them, Preston begins to wonder if he's finally found something to live for beyond revenge. Don't miss this dramatic new story from the author of Cold Feet !
