One of Nevil Shute’s most exciting novels, Pied Piper is the gripping story of one elderly man's daring attempt to rescue a group of children during the Nazi invasion of France.
It is the spring of 1940 and John Sidney Howard wants nothing more than to enjoy his fishing holiday in southern France in peace and quiet. However, the Nazi conquest of the Low Countries puts an end to that, and he is asked by friends to take their two children back to England. Crossing France with his young charges seems simple enough at first—until the Germans invade, rendering them fugitives. As Howard struggles to sneak across France, he picks up several more helpless children of various nationalities. They walk for miles in an endless river of refugees, strafed by German planes and hiding in barns at night. By the time Howard and his flock of little ones reach the Channel, his plan of escaping on a fishing boat has become utterly impossible, and in their final confrontation with the invaders, all their lives are at stake.
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Sandra Hedley was getting sick of her horrible life in New York...until a mysterious dark-skinned man showed up with his giant black Rottweiler. Phooka is the fourth story in the Bestiary TalesOne day while rummaging around in the church attic, Pastor Butch Gregory discovers evidence that something in his beloved church's past has been covered up. Unable to get it out of his mind, he begins to try and find out what happened almost forty years ago, and what he discovers opens up the floodgates of healing. The Land Begins to Heal is a reminder that there is a spiritual dynamic to addressing the injustices of the past. Views: 797
On October 3, 1993, about a hundred U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into a teeming market in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia, to abduct two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. The action was supposed to take an hour. Instead, they spent a long and terrible night fighting thousands of armed Somalis. By morning, eighteen Americans were dead, and more than seventy badly injured. Mark Bowden's gripping narrative is one of the most exciting accounts of modern war ever written--a riveting story that captures the heroism, courage and brutality of battle. Views: 795
Pence is the story of a small boy carved out of a potato with all the wrong proportions of courage and common sense, a big ego, and an even bigger mouth.This is the story of a small boy carved out of a potato with all the wrong proportions of courage and common sense, a big ego, and an even bigger mouth. With a rock for a brain, a pair of emerald earrings for his eyes, and a rare seed pressed into his chest that beats with a pulse, Pence awakens his first morning with grandiose ambitions but he is quickly brought down to earth by the old man who made him, who sternly tasks the boy with an impossible quest and then kicks him out of the garden with little more than a splinter for a sword and a penny for a shield.Pence does not appreciate having his life charted out for him, but a boy cannot outrun his own heart. Whether he likes it or not, Pence was made for a purpose: he is the gardener’s last hope.Pence makes me laugh. He is only five inches tall and wonderfully fragile, but he approaches the world outside the garden fearlessly and never backs down from danger. Half fairy tale, half fable, half comedy, half tragedy, Pence is a brief, bittersweet tale about growing old gracefully in a world that has passed you by, about selfless loyalty, courage in the face of certain death, and undying love.The structure of the book is somewhat odd: there are only a handful of characters, only a couple settings, and the whole story takes place over a few short days; yet within Pence's whirlwind adventure there is contained a hundred years history of The Hundred Kingdoms of Man, and his own small place in that long-unfolding epic may be more important than he could ever know. Views: 794
Dylan Teague has proven Cold Fusion a reality, and someone else wants it. Can Dylan save his work, protect the woman he loves, and stop a mysterious organization from ruling the world?Travel through the centuries from ancient Japan and aliens with a breeding program, to Egypt and the Pharaoh Khufu, to the the Nazi's and die Glocke, and back to the Japan of today and a Torsion field star ship.Dylan Teague is a brilliant young physicist who has solved the greatest puzzle facing mankind – a safe, renewable, and cheap source of virtually unlimited power. The Holy Grail of the 21st Century, he has made Cold Fusion - fusion at room temperature – a reality. He has also fallen in love with the head of one of the largest international companies in the world – the beautiful Tomiko Samuelson, CEO of Samuelson LTD. When Tomiko asks Dylan to continue his work in Kagoshima, Japan he jumps at the chance, and the opportunity to stay close to Tomiko.Before he can travel to Japan, though, he must face the suicide death of his closest Friend, Robert Fuller. Fuller is a brilliant linguist and cryptanalyst working for the mysterious Donald Mason, the founder of SETLE, the Search for Extraterrestrial Life on Earth. Fuller has been working on decoding the Voynich Manuscript, a centuries old document that has been undecipherable – until Fuller cracks the code! Did he commit suicide, or was it murder to prevent the truth of the manuscript from coming to light? In Japan, Dylan and Tomiko are captured by a mysterious individual, the head of an ominous secret organization who wants cold fusion for his own purposes. Will Dylan give away his secret to protect the women he loves? Travel through the centuries from ancient Japan and aliens with a breeding program, to Egypt in the time of the Pharaoh Khufu, and back to the Japan of today. Learn the truth of the knights Templar, and die Glocke [the Bell] of Hitler's weapons general.Answer the question for yourself – if we are the result of an alien breeding program are we still aliens? Views: 793
A princess all alone. The king and queen gone. Does her only hope lie with a butterfly? Join Jazmyn on The Butterfly Quest.A young princess finds herself all alone. Her mother and father missing and relatives she hardly knows trying to help her rule the kingdom, but does something more sinister lie behind it all.Can Jazmyn trust the butterfly that calls to her in the gardens?Will she survive the dangers of The Butterfly Quest and save the kingdom....and more?The adventure begins.The first book in a trilogy, The Butterfly Quest. Views: 793
Robert Lucas is a up and coming poet new to the scene, but wow do his words speak truth! In this compilation Robert Lucas takes on many themes of the human experience including love, death and perseverance.Robert Lucas is a up and coming poet new to the scene, but wow do his words speak truth! In this compilation Robert Lucas takes on many themes of the human experience including love, death and perseverance. Buy now to see more from him in the future! Views: 791
The sound of screeching train brakes.Metal over metal, while those raindrops smash into the window. Slowly falling down.A pink sky burns away the street lights on a road so desolate,and no camera in my backpack.Freeform poetry and 56 selected haiku poems from 2010.There's a fine line between love and hate...~*~Meet Eleanor Fyer, a 16 year old girl. Rich. Snobby. And failing her classes. Now meet Samuel Rose, a 16-year-old boy. Fourth-smartest student in the school, a nerd with a capital N. Thrown together in a completely disastrous start, Eleanor knows for sure that their relationship is bound to become chaotic. Having Samuel Rose as her personal tutor is definitely a mistake.Throw in an obsessive friend, a quirky transfer student, finding assistance in the least likely people, and some awkward situations, who knows how it will end? As new bonds are created, secrets shared, and barriers taken down, maybe their relationship can blossom into something more. Views: 789
How badly can a simple night at the movies go? When you're freelance monster hunter Eric Margrave and his ghostly partner Lydia, well, the simplest night out can end up being downright magical. And no, that isn't a good thing.Eric Margrave, monster hunter-for-hire, and his spectral partner Lydia have faced down ghosts, zombies, dark gods, and evil sorcerors together. But there is a thing more terrifying than all of these evil beasts combined: a broken television.Eric and Lydia are in need of a break. And when Lydia's beloved TV dies an early death, Eric offers her a night at the movies to help them both unwind. But this wouldn't be Eric's life without something going horribly wrong, and the movie theater is not the relaxing night they went out in search of.It's going to be a magical night for our heroes. Views: 787
Kristine and Nate have an argument, and decide to break up in the end.Kristine and Nate have an argument, and decide to break up in the end. A story of how love changes over time. Views: 787
Need a lift in your day? Then try these short, true, funny stories from humorist Allison Hawn! They're sure to make you giggle, smirk and guffaw!Are you having a rough day? Have you spent the day wishing you could high five someone in the face with your laptop? Are you currently contemplating if it would actually be harmful to exceed the recommended daily dose of ibuprofen? Then it sounds like you might need a little dose of laughter from humorist Allison Hawn! This free collection of true stories from the human magnet of all things bizarre in the universe is sure to make your day a bit less grim. With four brand new stories and two previously published tales, you are sure to giggle, smirk and guffaw. So escape from reality for a bit and snag a copy of Free the Shorts! Views: 787
Welcome to the Stone Age! Flint Dog is the story of a ten-year-old boy, Youngest. He has just two dreams — the first is to be a Hunter like his big brother and his father, and his second is to have a dog of his own. He has many adventures on the way to do with caves, a mammoth and a menhir.Flint Dog has been carefully researched. It brings to life a period in history that's often neglected.Welcome to the Stone Age! Flint Dog is the story of a ten-year-old boy, Youngest. He has just two dreams — the first is to be a Hunter like his big brother and his father, and his second is to have a new dog of his own, after his beloved White Tail dies. Both dreams are fulfilled in the form of misshapen lump of flint — the flint dog of the story’s title. On the way Youngest has several adventures concerning baskets, caves, a mammoth and a menhir.Flint Dog, set in France, has been very carefully researched. It brings to life a period in our history that is often neglected. Suitable for 7-13 year olds - young readers who are ready to be stretched. Views: 786
A collection of all of James Welsh's poems from 2008 to 2012.Hilbert SpaceHilbert Space, a very special region of the universe, is a rather unique place. Inhabited by dozens of space faring civilizations and spanning hundreds of systems, it is home to thousands of stories worth telling. While the laws of physics, which lead to the rest of space being quite dull and boring for the most part, are acknowledged here, Hilbert Space is known to find many workarounds, loopholes, and compromises that ensure that it is a dangerous, yet also extremely entertaining domain. Pirate TheoryIn this short story, former smuggler and renowned adventurer Peppita and her crew decide to transport one last passenger, before seeking out bigger challenges. However, this one job turns out to be more involved than anyone could anticipate. In order to succeed, Captain Peppita must learn to think like a pirate, find out what true wealth really is, and discover which chemical substances are suitable for close-quarters combat. Views: 786
On December 28, 1958, the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts met under the lights of Yankee Stadium for the NFL Championship game. Played in front of sixty-four thousand fans and millions of television viewers around the country, the game would be remembered as the greatest in football history. On the field and roaming the sidelines were seventeen future Hall of Famers, including Colts stars Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, and Gino Marchetti, and Giants greats Frank Gifford, Sam Huff, and assistant coaches Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry. An estimated forty-five million viewers—at that time the largest crowd to have ever watched a football game—tuned in to see what would become the first sudden-death contest in NFL history. It was a battle of the league's best offense—the Colts—versus its best defense—the Giants. And it was a contest between the blue-collar Baltimore team versus the glamour boys of the Giants squad. *The Best Game Ever * is a brilliant portrait of how a single game changed the history of American sport. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the championship, it is destined to be a sports classic. Views: 785
