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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

      • 736 pages
      • 26 hours of reading

      A compelling story of a brutal double murder and its aftermath. An impoverished ex-student, Raskolikov, kills a pawnbroker and her sister, apparently for financial gain. But as he encounters friends and family, strangers and adversaries, Raskolnikov is compelled to face the true forces that have led him to murder. His struggle with himself and those around him becomes a battle of the individual against society, radicalism against tradition and ultimately the will of man against the mysteries of divine providence. A sensation in its day, Crime and Punishment has left an indelible stamp on literature. From front flap

      Crime and Punishment
      4.7
    • Schindler's list

      • 109 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Contemporary / British English Thomas Keneally's famous novel tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a businessman who risked his life every day during the Second World War to save as many Jews as possible. Steven Spielberg's film of Schindler's List won seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

      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
    • I had two elder brothers one of which was lieutenant-colonel to an English regiment of foot in Flanders formerly commanded by the famous Colonel Lockhart and was killed at the battle near Dunkirk against the Spaniards. What became of my second brother I never knew any more than my father or mother did know what was become of me.

      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.

      L. A. Confidential
      4.1
    • The hunchback of Notre Dame

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugoʹs powerful historical romance The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in 1837. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedralʹs tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misunderstanding Quasimodoʹs motives, attacks the church in an attempt to liberate her, the story ends in tragedy.

      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

      • 231 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Elderly amusement park maintenance worker Eddie dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart. In Heaven he meets five people who were unexpectedly instrumental in his life, discovering with each what he was supposed to have learned and what his purpose on Earth was.

      The Five People You Meet in Heaven
      3.9
    • Northanger Abbey

      • 258 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      While enjoying a stay in fashionable Bath, the young and callow Catherine Morland is introduced to the delights of high society. A satire on the gothic mode typified by the novels of Ann Radcliffe, 'Northanger Abbey' is a witty comedy of manners in the style of Jane Austen's later novels.

      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
    • Heart of darkness

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Heart of Darkness has been considered for most of this century as a literary classic, and also as a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism. It reflects the savage repressions carried out in the Congo by the Belgians in one of the largest acts of genocide committed up to that time. Conrad's narrator encounters at the end of the story a man named Kurtz, dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities.

      Heart of darkness
      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
    • The Brethren

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Trumble is a minimum security federal prison, home to the usual assortment of relatively harmless criminals - drug dealers, bank robbers, swindlers, embezzlers, tax evaders, and three former judges who call themselves The Brethren. They meet each day in t

      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