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Nancy Taylor

    January 1, 1947
    Nancy Taylor
    The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
    L. A. Confidential
    Robinson Crusoe
    The gift of the magi and other stories
    Schindler's list
    Crime and Punishment
    • Crime and Punishment

      • 434 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      The story of an impoverished Russion student's murder of a miserly landlady and its repercussions on his life and his family

      Crime and Punishment
      4.7
    • Schindler's list

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      In the shadow of Auschwitz, a flamboyant German industrialist grew into a living legend to the Jews of Cracow. He was a womaniser, a heavy drinker and a bon viveur, but to them he became a saviour. This is the extraordinary story of Oskar Schindler, who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland and who was transformed by the war into a man with a mission, a compassionate angel of mercy.

      Schindler's list
      4.4
    • O. Henry's stories are very famous. He writes about New York, Texas, Oklahoma ... Money and love are often problems. But how is a story going to finish? You never know. Readers always remember his stories -- page 4 of cover

      The gift of the magi and other stories
      4.2
    • Robinson Crusoe

      • 184 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      "The young Robinson Crusoe ignores his father's advice and decides to become a sailor. But Crusoe is soon caught up in violent storms and finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island. He will have to live on this island for the next twenty-eight years"--Back cover note

      Robinson Crusoe
      4.2
    • "L.A. is a city where it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad. At Central Police Station, Christmas 1951, cops beat up six suspects. This will change the careers of the three LAPD detectives involved"--http://trove.nla.gov.au

      L. A. Confidential
      4.1
    • The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

      • 664 pages
      • 24 hours of reading

      Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This beautiful edition, featuring an afterword by John Grant, is the perfect way to experience this unforgettable tale. An emotionally stirring story, Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is rightfully considered to be one of the finest novels ever written. Rejected by fifteenth-century Parisian society, the bell-ringer Quasimodo believes he is safe under the watchful eye of his master, the Archdeacon Claude Frollo. But after Quasimodo saves the beautiful Romani girl Esmeralda from the gallows and brings her to sanctuary in the cathedral, he and Frollo's mutual desire for her puts them increasingly at odds, before compassion and cruelty clash with tragic results.

      The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
      4.0
    • The mummy returns

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Contemporary / American English This is the second exciting Mummy movie. Ten years after their last battle with Imhotep, Evelyn and Rick O'Connell are back in Egypt. It is the Year of the Scorpion and people in Egypt are afraid. Somebody has to kill the Scorpion King, or the world will end.

      The mummy returns
      4.0
    • Michael Jordan

      • 20 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Original / American English Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls' number 23, is very famous. And he can fly! Maybe he is the best basketball player of all time. But where did he come from? How did he start in basketball? Read about his life and about his love of basketball.

      Michael Jordan
      3.8
    • THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is a wonderfully moving fable that addresses the meaning of life, and life after death, in the poignant way that made TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE such an astonishing book. The novel's protagonist is an elderly amusement park maintenance worker named Eddie who, while operating a ride called the 'Free Fall', dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart that hurtles to earth. Eddie goes to heaven, where he meets five people who were unexpectedly instrumental in some way in his life. While each guide takes him through heaven, Eddie learns a little bit more about what his time on earth meant, what he was supposed to have learned, and what his true purpose on earth was. Throughout there are dramatic flashbacks where we see scenes from his troubled childhood, his years in the army in the Philippines jungle, and with his first and only love, his wife Marguerite. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is the perfect book to follow TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Its compellingly affecting themes and lyrical writing will fascinate Mitch Albom's huge readership.

      The Five People You Meet in Heaven
      3.9
    • Northanger Abbey

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Though Northanger Abbey is one of Jane Austen's earliest novels, it was not published until after her death--well after she'd established her reputation with works such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. the novel is modeled after the day's popular romances and Gothic thrillers, which it then proceeds to ridicule. The heroine is Catherine Morland, who encounters upper-crust society at Bath, falls in love, and becomes targeted by misinformed fortune-seekers. After moving to Northanger Abbey, her imagination goes to work and dreams up mysteries that lead to various social disasters.

      Northanger Abbey
      3.7
    • First Offense

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Surviving a murder attempt on her life, probation officer Ann Carlisle wonders if the unknown assailant could be the young drug dealer in her charge, an accused rapist facing trial, or her own husband. Reprint.

      First Offense
      3.6
    • Herz der Finsternis

      Und andere Erzählungen

      • 342 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Kolonialwarenhändler erschließen den Dschungel von Belgisch-Kongo im Dienste der Mächte Europas. Der berüchtigte Mr Kurtz, erfolgreichster aller Elfenbein-Lieferanten, beutet gnadenlos die Ureinwohner aus und lässt sich als Gott verehren. Zunehmend wird er Opfer seiner eigenen Allmachtsphantasien ... Der Horror lauert überall, wo der vermeintlich zivilisierte Westen glaubt, Heil bringen zu müssen.

      Herz der Finsternis
      3.6
    • Mandarin Classic: The Red Pony

      • 85 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Publisher: Mandarin Date of Publication: 1997 Binding: soft cover Edition: NEW EDITION Condition: Near Fine Description: 074931740X

      Mandarin Classic: The Red Pony
      3.5
    • Tre forhenværende dommere sender fra et fængsel i Florida afpresningsbreve til godtroende bøsser, og det er en indbringende forretning. Men en dag kontakter de den forkerte person, en magtfuld mand med farlige venner, og så er deres fredelige dage forbi

      The Brethren
      3.5
    • William Tell

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      [Penguin Readers Level 1]William Tell is a good man, but his country is a dangerous place. The Swiss people don’t like the Austrian emperor or his governor in Switzerland. Can William Tell help them in their fight with the Austrians? Or is he a man of peace?

      William Tell
      3.1
    • Building Skills for the TOEFL

      Test of English as a Foreign Language

      • 538 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      Building Skills for the TOEFL "RM" Test teaches the skills and examination techniques needed for students to score well on the TOEFL "RM" Test (paper and pencil). TOEFL "RM" tactics pages throughout the book provide useful hints on developing language skills, using the practice materials, and test-taking strategies. The course -- Clear, systematic, step-by-step preparation.-- Short, timed TOEFL "RM" practice exercises.-- Two complete TOEFL "RM" practice tests, including the Test of Written English, to thoroughly prepare students for the exam.

      Building Skills for the TOEFL
    • Ich sehe dich

      366 liebevolle Vaterworte für dein Herz

      Wünschst du dir, Gott würde hörbar zu dir sprechen? Mit seiner liebevollen Vaterstimme, ganz persönlich zu dir? Er tut das – auf jeder einzelnen Seite der Bibel. Lass dir seine Worte zusprechen, direkt zu deinem Herzen, jeden Tag aufs Neue. Mach dich auf eine einzigartige Entdeckungsreise durch das Buch der Bücher und zu unserem persönlichen Gott. Gott spricht zu dir – kannst du ihn hören?

      Ich sehe dich