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This five session language course helps complete beginners in the Romanian language get started with simple words and phrases that can easily be put to use in daily communication. The course begins with fun opportunities to practice basic greetings and responses and then progresses to broader vocabulary. This is a quick and easy way to build a basic ability to communicate in Romanian at A1 level on the CEFR scale.

When Matt is propositioned by Jasper, a hot older guy, he’s more than down. That is until he realizes Jasper has a boyfriend, and Matt would be joining them both. He’s not into it, especially since the boyfriend is a jerk, so he ditches them both. What Matt doesn’t expect is the lingering disappointment that the handsome man who approached him wasn’t single and he didn’t get a chance to know him better.

It all started in a barn, rolling around in the hay with a hot brunette. When I hooked-up at my best friend's wedding with the bride's best friend, I had hay in places it should never be. And how my bowtie ended up around my dick was an entirely different story. I'll give you a minute to consider the possibilities. That first romp set the tone, and with each of our sexual encounters that followed they became more risque. The fact that all my fantastic orgasms were coming at the hand of one woman blew me away.

Velkolepý příběh o statečném válečníku Túrinu Turambarovi, tragickém hrdinovi, který byl za skutky svého otce proklet Temným pánem Morgothem. Nejsmutnější a nejtemnější z Tolkienových příběhů rozepsal autor už ve svých pětadvaceti letech, tedy dávno před tím, než sám tušil, že do stejného světa, byť o 6500 let staršího, jednou zasadí hobity a Pána Prstenů. Román nikdy nedokončil. Z Tolkienových poznámek sestavil Húrinovy děti do finální podoby jeho třetí a nejmladší syn Christopher. Hrdinu Túrina celý život pronásleduje kletba, před kterou se snaží skrýt, která ho však pokaždé znovu dostihne.

"The Lone Star Ranger" is a Western novel by Zane Grey. The story takes place in Texas, and numerous main characters are Texas Rangers, a famous band of highly adept law enforcement officials. Buck Duane becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law. Though an outlaw is not always a crook, if the Rangers say he is an outlaw, it's just as bad - he's a hunted man. After killing a man in self-defense, Duane is compelled to 'go on the dodge'. At an outlaw hideaway, he meets a captured, beautiful young woman and wishes to see her free.

Baz Acker and Elijah Prince have it all. They're engaged, and their wedding is guaranteed to be a spectacle no event will ever top. So why are they hunkered down in a quiet corner of the Acker mansion, restless and edgy while they wait out the holidays?

Yeah, Cody’s got a lot of rules, and I have a few of my own. But the minute Cody walked into the bar where I work - I knew I’d break every last one of them. That’s why I can’t tell him I’m his Morning Girl. I’m head over heels for that broken-down cowboy, and he only wants one version of me. I take what I can get from him: scraps of friendship and his eyes on me every morning, but soon the secrets and lies grow out of control, and the only thing I know for sure is I love him.

Alice Gerstenberg (1885-1972) was an American playwright, actress, and activist. She is best known for her many feminist plays, which often feature female lead characters and all-female casts (a rare occurrence at the time). This is a collection of ten one-act plays, which cover a wide range of topics -highlights include a lighthearted farce involving gossiping women, a satire about dinner parties, and a comedy about the pretensions of conventional theater, but some plays also touch on more serious themes such as death, war, and the effects of an unhappy marriage.

The Master of the World is a sci-fi novel by Jules Verne. A string of inexplicable occurrences take place throughout the eastern United States, triggered by objects moving with such great velocity that they are almost imperceptible. Robur, a talented inventor, has completed a new machine, which he has dubbed the Terror. It is a ten-meter long vehicle, capable of functioning as a speedboat, submarine, automobile, or aircraft. It can travel at the (then) unheard of speed of 150 miles per hour on land and at more than 200 mph when flying.

Bradley Zelder can't find his way in life. After struggling for nearly a decade, he has yet to complete his college degree. Working as a school custodian, living in blue-collar Landsbury, MA, his love life is as empty as the rest of his existence.

"Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard" is a collection of children's stories by Howard R. Garis. Uncle Wiggily Longears, an old bunny gentleman now suffering from rheumatism and walking around with a cane, is still fairly vigorous. In these 26 connected short tales, he meets a string of characters from Mother Goose's tales. Well suited to a nightly reading for smaller children!

En julio de 1965, las adolescentes Sylvia y Jenny Likens quedaron al cuidado temporal de Gertrude Baniszewski, una madre soltera de mediana edad y sus siete hijos. Lo que sucedió en los tres meses siguientes fue tan fascinante como escalofriante. En octubre de 1965, el cuerpo de Sylvia Likens fue encontrado en el sótano de la casa de los Baniszewski, donde había estado confinada. El caso conmocionó a toda la nación y más tarde sería descrito como "El peor crimen perpetuado contra un individuo en la historia de Indiana".

En 1927, Charley Braggs llegó a casa y encontró a dos de sus hijas muertas. El médico que observó a las niñas en sus últimos momentos diagnosticó que había sido a causa de una intoxicación alimentaria. No fue necesario realizar una autopsia. Su esposa, Nannie, atribuyó a los granos de avena contaminados como la causa de la intoxicación, pero Charley no estaba convencido.

I Alexandre Dumas spännande äventyrsklassiker får vi följa den unge och modige D'Artagnan som just anlänt till Paris. Hans livs största dröm är att få ingå i den ärofulla grupp av elitsoldater vars uppgift är att skydda den franske kungen. Han lär känna de tre musketörerna Athos, Porthos och Aramis och de blir snabbt oskiljaktiga vänner.

Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung is a sci-fi adventure novel by Victor Appleton. The US Government is letting Tom Swift Jr. manage the recuperation of its probe to Jupiter. But an unknown missile abruptly intercepts the probe and splashes it in the South Atlantic. Confronted with a massive search task to locate the probe on the ocean bottom, Tom soon understands that the same mysterious group that attacked the probe is racing to find it!

"Captains Courageous" is an adventure novel by Rudyard Kipling. We follow the escapades of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., pampered son of a railway magnate. Harvey is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman but can neither convince them to take him swiftly to port, nor assure them of his wealth. Disko Troop, captain of the boat We're Here, offers him temporary admission into the crew until they return to port. Eventually, he becomes accustomed to the fishing lifestyle and its rewards in comradeship. A fascinating read!

El joven y humilde Aladino es engañado por un mago para apoderarse de un valioso y mágico objeto, pero eso será solo el comienzo de esta historia repleta de aventuras y fantasía que transcurre en una ciudad de China. Aladino es una fábula deslumbrante, que emociona y deja una enseñanza acerca de los valores humanos.

Zeměmoří je fascinující svět, kde se někteří lidé rodí obdařeni magickým talentem. V obyčejném kovářském synku Dunym rozpozná jeho teta, vesnické čarodějka, velké kouzelnické schopnosti. Když pak krajem prochází mlčenlivý mág Ogion, pošeptá chlapci při obřadu průchodu jeho skutečné jméno - Ged a nabídne mu, že jej vezme do učení. Ctižádostivému a nadmíru zvědavému Gedovi však brzy Ogionova moudrost přestává stačit. Odchází tedy do Velkého přístavu a pak ještě dál, na ostrov čarodějů, aby se zde učil od devíti mistrů.

A narrative book showing the interaction of citizens in a culture preparing to expand their proprietary expertise beyond their current city state.

Egypt's geographical isolation and the unique geography of the Nile Valley are thought to have been responsible for its long existence. Because of military control, astronomical concepts in Egypt became so ingrained and inseparable from everyday concerns that they became an integral part of life. As your gaze rises to the horizons of Egypt, you can see the movement of the stars and planets: the climatic conditions never change. Besides this, Egypt also enjoys a cloudless sky almost all the time and a latitude that allows the most densely populated regions of the heavens to be viewed.