Golden Shards, The Beginning. Life is a Story - story.one

Golden Shards, The Beginning. Life is a Story - story.one
Author: Igor Wahl
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2023-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3710827663

A Story about the Rise and Fall of a Kingdom, Forged in the fight between the embodiement of light and and ancient darkness. This chronicle marks the genesis of an era shrouded in despair and everlasting hope.

A Single Shard

A Single Shard
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2001-04-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 054735004X

The Newbery Medal-winning tale of an orphan boy whose dream of becoming a master potter leads to unforeseen adventure in ancient Korea. Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean village renowned for its ceramics. When he accidentally breaks a delicate piece of pottery, he volunteers to work to pay for the damage. Putting aside his own dreams, Tree-ear resolves to serve the master potter by embarking on a difficult and dangerous journey, little knowing that it will change his life forever. "Despite the odds against him, Tree-ear becomes courageous, brave and selfless, a hero as enduring as the porcelain Park so lovingly describes." (New York Times) “Intrigues, danger, and a strong focus on doing what is right turn a simple story into a compelling read. A timeless jewel.” (Kirkus starred review) *A broken piece of pottery sets events in motion as an orphan struggles to pay off his debt to a master potter. This finely crafted novel brings 12th-century Korea and these indelible characters to life." (School Library Journal starred review) "Tree-ear's determination and bravery in pursuing his dream of becoming a potter takes readers on a literary journey that demonstrates how courage, honor and perseverance can overcome great odds and bring great happiness. Park effectively conveys 12th century Korea in this masterful piece of historical fiction." (Kathleen Odean, chair of the Newbery Award Selection Committee)

A Gentleman in Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow
Author: Amor Towles
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2017-01-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1448135508

The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers Soon to be a Showtime/Paramount+ series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the number one New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Rules of Civility, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel 'A wonderful book' - Tana French 'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' - Chris Cleave 'No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original' - Sunday Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' - Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' - The Times, Books of the Year On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? A BOOK OF THE DECADE, 2010-2020 (INDEPENDENT) THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD

Our Garden. Life is a Story - story.one

Our Garden. Life is a Story - story.one
Author: Zoé Glodt
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2023-08-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3710859158

This poetry collection follows a journey through self-doubt, love that shouldn't be, and learning to accept life the way it is.

Soulcatcher. Life is a Story - story.one

Soulcatcher. Life is a Story - story.one
Author: Svenja Margraf
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2024-09-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3711553311

What remains when we lose ourselves? Over the course of billions of years, our planet has been inhabited by an equally large amount of living beings. Corals and shellfish, flowers and trees, lizards and birds and insects and humans... countless different creatures have lived their life on the very same earth we are still living on today. Each creature and each life so special that no life has ever been like another. Some lives have been longer, some have been shorter. But ultimately, every single life must come to an end, no matter for how long it lasted. We are made from stardust, our existence enabled only by the death of an ancient star. And to the stars we must return.

If He Had Been with Me

If He Had Been with Me
Author: Laura Nowlin
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1402277849

If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

Ahriman: Unchanged

Ahriman: Unchanged
Author: John French
Publisher: Games Workshop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781784960452

The final installment in the Ahriman trilogy It has taken many long years and countless sacrifices, but finally Ahriman, former Chief Librarian of the Thousand Sons, now exile and sorcerer, is ready to attempt the most audacious and daring feat of his long life. His quest for knowledge and power has all been for one purpose, and he would now see that purpose fulfilled. His goal? Nothing less than undoing his greatest failure and reversing the Rubric that damned his Legion…

The Star Shard

The Star Shard
Author: Frederic S. Durbin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547370253

A 12-year-old slave on a gigantic, traveling "wagon city" joins forces with a new--and magical--slave, and as they plan their escape they encounter mystery, enchantment, and deadly monsters while their one chance for freedom draws ever nearer.