**With this highly anticipated new novel, the author of the bestselling Life of Pi returns to the storytelling power and luminous wisdom of his master novel.**
*The High Mountains of Portugal* is a suspenseful, mesmerizing story of a great quest for meaning, told in three intersecting narratives touching the lives of three different people and their families, and taking us on an extraordinary journey through the last century. We begin in the early 1900s, when Tomás discovers an ancient journal and sets out from Lisbon in one of the very first motor cars in Portugal in search of the strange treasure the journal describes. Thirty-five years later, a pathologist devoted to the novels of Agatha Christie, whose wife has possibly been murdered, finds himself drawn into the consequences of Tomás's quest. Fifty years later, Senator Peter Tovy of Ottawa, grieving the death of his own beloved wife, rescues a chimpanzee from an Oklahoma research facility and takes it to live with him in his ancestral village in northern Portugal, where the strands of all three stories miraculously mesh together.
Beautiful, witty and engaging, Yann Martel's new novel offers us the same tender exploration of the impact and significance of great love and great loss, belief and unbelief, that has marked all his brilliant, unexpected novels. Views: 460
Artemis has been unleashed. Set free to investigate a derelict mining vessel named the Argent Divided. Will he prove himself to his saviors? Or will his lingering insanity consume him forever?His previous master had locked him away for years. Kept in the dark from the rest of the universe. Fed information only his master wanted him to know. He saw the bravery of man on-board the Fateful Moment, witnessing their ability to survive and their depth of compassion. He had been wronged and lied to. The creatures that hungered for humankind were the enemy, not the heroic Titans and all they fought to protect. They had saved him from more than just certain doom, they had given him the greatest gift one can give a being such as him. They had given him a reason to fight, they had given him his freedom. Artemis had forged a new body for himself, melding his artificial mind into a construct of metal and anger, capable of unleashing his mighty vengeance on the Beast. But one question still remained in the minds and on the lips of his saviors. Could they trust him? Views: 460
In the next installment of the "splendid memoir Roosevelt didn't get to write" (New York Times), Nigel Hamilton tells the astonishing story of FDR's year-long, defining battle with Churchill, as the war raged in Africa and Italy. Nigel Hamilton's Mantle of Command, long-listed for the National Book Award, drew on years of archival research and interviews to portray FDR in a tight close up, as he determined Allied strategy in the crucial initial phases of World War II. Commander in Chief reveals the astonishing sequel — suppressed by Winston Churchill in his memoirs — of Roosevelt's battles with Churchill to maintain that strategy. Roosevelt knew that the Allies should take Sicily but avoid a wider battle in southern Europe, building experience but saving strength to invade France in early 1944. Churchill seemed to agree at Casablanca — only to undermine his own generals and the Allied command, testing Roosevelt's... Views: 460
A young man who talented in hacking and programming found a portal leads to underworld. He then explore it, kill the monster, and learn many magic. He goes home and use his new learned magic to create magical softwares.A young man who talented in hacking and programming found a portal leads to underworld. He them explore it, killing monster and learn many magic. He goes home to earth and use his new learned magic to create magical softwares. Views: 459
With Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Less, spring cleaning takes on a whole new meaning. You'll read stories about people who found happiness in an unlikely way: by saying no. No to buying more stuff, no to taking on additional time-filling commitments, and no to trying to please everyone all of the time. Views: 459
Living in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies outnumber the living, Jerrica's life is turned upside down when the Werewolf Defender arrives at her settlement. Jerrica Barnes has longed to experience life outside her settlement's walls, but living in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies outnumber the living, she knows she'll never get to fulfill her dream. But the day Calan, the Werewolf Defender, comes to save her from a zombie attack, she finds her life turned upside down. Calan has never allowed anyone to get close to him since he was turned a hundred years before at age eighteen, but Jerrica makes him long for things he hadn't known were missing in his immortal life. Jerrica and Calan have to overcome those who would keep them apart, while Jerrica has to make a decision that could keep them together for all time or have Calan walking out of her life forever. Views: 459
Alyssia's animal shelter needs a boost of cash to expand its center for abused pets. When her older brother's best friend, Tate, offers her first access to his crowdfunding startup, she has a million reasons to say yes. And only one reason to say no—she's crushed on Tate forever, and he doesn't feel the same. As long as she remembers he's just eye candy, it'll be fine. She wants happily ever after, not just happy until the morning after.Tate's taking the family business to new places, adding a crowdfunding portal for small companies. He just has to ignore the fact the woman using one of his pilot sites isn't the bratty tag-along she used to be. Alyssia's grown up, filled out, and has a sexy mind on top of it all. Not that it matters. Tate never hooks up with clients, and he's certainly not going to pursue his buddy's sister.When Alyssia's shelter suffers from slanderous press, the backlash threatens both their businesses. They find stress relief in each other, and an unforgettable night of no-strings passion. The fallout will destroy families, careers, and lifelong friendships if Tate and Alyssia can't admit how they really feel. Views: 459
An original, creepy, ghost story for Christmas. When Joe buys an ornate box from a car-boot sale, a set of mysterious and creepy occurrences with the box and its contents ensues.When Joe buys an ornate box from a car-boot sale, a set of mysterious and creepy occurrences with the box and its contents ensues. An original, creepy, ghost story for Christmas. Views: 459
