Twelve inmates, one chamber. It's time to face justice, live!Saturday night - primetime. The nation settles down to watch a special edition of Justice Live - the most popular, and sadistic, reality show ever made. Twelve of the country's most notorious criminals are paraded in front of the cameras as the public vote to decide which one will face the horrors of the justice chamber. But correctional officer Cal Roberts has bigger things on his mind. Tonight, he plans to bring down celebrity guard Dax Miller, for good. Tonight is his chance to put things right, once and for all.Correctional is a near-future dystopian novel that examines themes of inequality, poverty and the cycle of criminality, whilst simultaneously shining an uncomfortable light on our obsession with the macabre and sadistic.'Smart, fast-paced and disturbingly possible' Joelle Charbonneau'A propulsive dystopian thriller' Marcus LowNJ Crosskey lives with her husband and two children in Worthing, West Sussex. She worked in the care sector for almost 20 years and now is a full-time writer.

1793, Vendée. Découvrez les destins tragiques des victimes de la Révolution à travers des récits historiques poignants et des archives inédites. Ce livre éclaire une page sombre de l’Histoire, entre foi, résistance et répression.

1793, Vendée : découvrez les destins tragiques des victimes oubliées de la Révolution française. Ce livre restitue, archives à l’appui, les parcours de prêtres, paysans et nobles guillotinés ou fusillés pour leur foi ou leur résistance.

L'originalité de ce travail est sans doute de livrer au grand public quelques documents précieux et passionnants. Certains, encore inédits, sont du plus grand intérêt historique, comme l'imposante correspondance de Mgr de Mercy, évêque de Luçon, émigré en 1792, et qui reste alors en relation suivie avec son clergé pour le guider en ces temps de tourmente. Le lecteur appréciera la documentation riche, minutieuse et précise de l'ouvrage. Aussi cette étude n'est « pas seulement celle d'un archiviste mais bien d'un historien soucieux de ne pas s'éloigner des hommes et des événements qu'ils ont traversés ». Sans doute intéressera-t-elle au premier chef les compatriotes de l'auteur, mais « l'enquête réalisée a une portée qui dépasse largement la Vendée ».

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d'un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d'origine.

Un millénaire s'est écoulé entre la mise en chantier de l'Abbatiale de Maillezais et la construction - il y a 2 ans - de l'église Sainte-Bernadette à La Roche-sur-Yon, en béton armé. Dix siècles d'architecture religieuse, à travers dix siècles d'Histoire. Telle est l'aventure passionnante que l'abbé Delhommeau, conservateur des Antiquités et objets d'art de la Vendée, retrace dans ce livre. Les églises, en Vendée, ont poussé à toutes les époques, en périodes de paix comme en périodes de guerres ; invasions des Normands, luttes entre Capétiens et Plantagenets, Guerre de cent ans, mais aussi XVe siècle, Renaissance, etc, ont laissé des traces. Églises de Vendée, un visage nouveau et particulièrement riche de notre province.....

Samotna Helen Georgesson w ósmym miesiacu ciazy jedzie pociagiem do San Francisco. Podczas podrózy kobieta poznaje nowoze´nców Hugh i Patrice Hazzard. Brzemienna Patrice jest podekscytowana podróza - wybiera sie, by pozna´c swych te´sciów. Wkrótce pociag rozbija sie, a Hazzardowie gina na miejscu. Helen udaje sie przezy´c i urodzi´c zdrowe dziecko, co wiecej okazuje sie, ze zostala pomylona z Patrice. Mloda matka wykorzystuje sytuacje i wraz z synem staje sie rodzina dla bardzo zamoznych starszych Hazzardów. Jej idylle przerywa tajemniczy list z zapytaniem ,,Kim jeste´s?" ,,Niewinna" to pelna napiecia powie´s´c kryminalna z 1948 r. wydana pod pseudonimem William Irish. Na postawie utworu w 1950 r. powstal film pt. ,,No Man of Her Own" w rezyserii Mitchella Leisena. Ksiazka przypadnie do gustu fanom suspensu M. Higgins Clark i zagadek kryminalnych z motywem falszywej tozsamo´sci. Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (ur. 4 grudnia 1903 w Nowym Jorku - zm. 25 wrze´snia 1968 tamze) to ameryka´nski pisarz zydowskiego pochodzenia znany bardziej jako Cornell Woolrich lub pod pseudonimami William Irish i George Hopley. Studiowal dziennikarstwo w Columbia University, gdzie w 1926 r. napisal swoja pierwsza powie´s´c pt."Cover Charge" porównywana do dziel F. S. Fitzgeralda. Krytycy literatury uznali Woolricha za czolowego twórce powie´sci suspensowej, za´s wielbiciele jego twórczo´sci mawiali, ze to ,,Hitchcock slowa pisanego" lub ,,Edgar Allan Poe XX wieku". Wiele jego opowiada´n kryminalnych i powie´sci z gatunku noire fiction lub mystery thriller doczekalo sie ekranizacji. Na mocy testamentu Woolricha jego majatek szacowany na 850 tysiecy dolarów przeznaczono na stypendia dla mlodych pisarzy oraz studentów dziennikarstwa w Columbia University.

Samotna Helen Georgesson w ósmym miesiacu ciazy jedzie pociagiem do San Francisco. Podczas podrózy kobieta poznaje nowoze´nców Hugh i Patrice Hazzard. Brzemienna Patrice jest podekscytowana podróza - wybiera sie, by pozna´c swych te´sciów. Wkrótce pociag rozbija sie, a Hazzardowie gina na miejscu. Helen udaje sie przezy´c i urodzi´c zdrowe dziecko, co wiecej okazuje sie, ze zostala pomylona z Patrice. Mloda matka wykorzystuje sytuacje i wraz z synem staje sie rodzina dla bardzo zamoznych starszych Hazzardów. Jej idylle przerywa tajemniczy list z zapytaniem ,,Kim jeste´s?" ,,Niewinna" to pelna napiecia powie´s´c kryminalna z 1948 r. wydana pod pseudonimem William Irish. Na postawie utworu w 1950 r. powstal film pt. ,,No Man of Her Own" w rezyserii Mitchella Leisena. Ksiazka przypadnie do gustu fanom suspensu M. Higgins Clark i zagadek kryminalnych z motywem falszywej tozsamo´sci. Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (ur. 4 grudnia 1903 w Nowym Jorku - zm. 25 wrze´snia 1968 tamze) to ameryka´nski pisarz zydowskiego pochodzenia znany bardziej jako Cornell Woolrich lub pod pseudonimami William Irish i George Hopley. Studiowal dziennikarstwo w Columbia University, gdzie w 1926 r. napisal swoja pierwsza powie´s´c pt."Cover Charge" porównywana do dziel F. S. Fitzgeralda. Krytycy literatury uznali Woolricha za czolowego twórce powie´sci suspensowej, za´s wielbiciele jego twórczo´sci mawiali, ze to ,,Hitchcock slowa pisanego" lub ,,Edgar Allan Poe XX wieku". Wiele jego opowiada´n kryminalnych i powie´sci z gatunku noire fiction lub mystery thriller doczekalo sie ekranizacji. Na mocy testamentu Woolricha jego majatek szacowany na 850 tysiecy dolarów przeznaczono na stypendia dla mlodych pisarzy oraz studentów dziennikarstwa w Columbia University.

While she might be best known as the author of `The Age of Innocence' (adapted for film, and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, and Daniel Day-Lewis), Edith Wharton wrote an extensive range of novels, journals, and poetry. Containing 24 poems, `Artemis to Actaeon' muses on the themes of life, love, death, and the passing of time, with a few well-chosen words set aside for her beloved France. As the title suggests, there is plenty of classical inspiration as Wharton draws on ancient legends surrounding mythical figures, such as Orpheus, and Actaeon. Her writing is lyrical and has a yearning quality to it, particularly in poems such as `All Souls,' and `Vesalius in Zarate.' A superb collection for those familiar with Wharton's work, and those new to her. Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was an American designer and novelist. Born in an era when the highest ambition a woman could aspire to was a good marriage, Wharton went on to become one of America's most celebrated authors. During her career, she wrote over 40 books, using her wealthy upbringing to bring authenticity and detail to stories about the upper classes. She moved to France in 1923, where she continued to write until her death.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 My life has been split between two continents and two different eras. I am a creature instinctively domestic, but the age in which I was born combined with my writing talents to compel me to live deeply in home and family, as well as in the lives of many different peoples. #2 I was born in the US, but my parents decided to send me to China at the age of three months to live with my grandparents. I grew up in Asia, and my own country became the dreamworld, fantastically beautiful, inhabited by a people I believed were entirely good. #3 I grew up with the idea that America was the land of dreams, and I was shocked when I went to China and realized that the world around me was Asian. I learned about India early on, and shared the stories of its people with my friends. #4 In the secret thoughts of the Chinese, the westerners were considered foreign enemies. The Americans were good, but the Europeans were bad. The Chinese and Asian allies were constantly fighting the imperial powers of the West.

Come sarebbe la vita se pur realizzando i nostri desideri ci accorgessimo di non essere felici? Al centro della storia troviamo la famiglia Zanche: il vecchio Bakis, l'ex moglie ripudiata dopo averlo tradito, suo figlio Andrea e Mikali, il figlio non riconosciuto. Ormai in fin di vita, il patriarca Bakis desidera il matrimonio tra Andrea e la fidanzata Vittoria ma, mentre Andrea è lontano dalla Sardegna a causa del servizio militare, Vittoria si rende conto di essere innamorata del fratello. Quando i due innamorati escono allo scoperto, devono scontrarsi con la realtà e inevitabilmente si chiedono: perché bisogna soffrire per amare? Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) è stata una scrittrice italiana. Considerata una delle figure più importanti della letteratura italiana, vinse il Nobel per la letteratura nel 1926, seconda donna e prima italiana a vincere il prestigioso premio. Tra le sue opere più importanti, spesso ambientate in Sardegna, ricordiamo 'Canne al vento', 'La madre', 'La via del male', 'Cenere' e 'Elias Portolu'.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was excited and nervous about my trip to Afghanistan. I loved my family, but I had to leave them behind to serve our country. I was blessed with the life I had, and I knew I could not ignore this call. #2 I was born in 1973 in Kerala, India. My parents were born in India and committed their lives to Jesus Christ at a young age. They launched an independent church movement that included services held in various people's homes. #3 I was a social butterfly when I moved to America with my family at age 15. I made many friends, and I enjoyed immersing myself in American culture. I didn't challenge or prepare myself for college, and when I enrolled at nearby Azusa Pacific University in 1991, I found the courses far tougher. #4 I was extremely attracted to Cilicia, and after we met again in Pasadena, I admitted that I was in love with her. We began a long-distance relationship that lasted for years. I was extremely sad when my parents died in a car accident, and I had to go to the hospital to see them.