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Very engaging tale of the South Seas, by the author of „Mutiny on the Bounty,” who was quite familiar with the area. This book has the same seafaring merit but is set in the pearl atolls of the southwestern Pacific. Into „The Pearl Lagoon” Charles Nordhoff wove his love and knowledge of the South Pacific islands and their people. It is his only story written through the eyes of young people. It is...

Sam Steele is now captain of a ship – an old and battered craft, but his own command. He is sailing it around South America to California. A storm forces Sam’s ship to the Panamanian coast. There, the travelers encounter the Techla Indians, descendants of the Aztecs. The Techlas are hostile to outsiders; Sam and his crew are tempted by the Indians’ abundant gold and gems. Traveling ashore in Moit’s...

Originally published in 1908, while Baum was resident in Coronado, California, „Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz” is considered one of the „darker” of the Oz tales. However, it also is enlivened by Baum’s considerable wit, penchant for puns, and dry social commentary. This fourth „Oz” novel sees Kansas farm-girl Dorothy Gale once again transported to magical lands, this time thanks to a California earthquake,...

Autorka bestsellera  Uratuj Mnie powraca z historią przepełnioną emocjami i pasją!   Danny od zawsze miał tylko jeden cel: dostać się do NHL. Kiedy przeprowadza się do zimnej Minnesoty, by zostać napastnikiem Lwów, chce dać z siebie wszystko i skupić się na hokeju. Plany jednak biorą w łeb, gdy na jego drodze staje Lizzy, aspirująca malarka. Lizzy od lat ucieka przed swoją przeszłością. Nowy obraz...