What is Christianity? A religion of goodness and mercy - or a ‘religion of losers’ that ties the hands of a strong personality and entangles believers with a guilt complex? How should one deal with one’s ‘inner demons’? Should we suppress them, driving them deeper and deeper - or, on the contrary, learn to accept them - is this the best way to manage them? And, finally, what is more important -...

Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her.

Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend-the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been...

Following a shocking turn of events, Serilda finds herself ensnared in a deadly game of make-believe with the Erlking, who is determined to propel her deeper into the castle’s lies. Meanwhile, Serilda is determined to work with Gild to help him solve the mystery of his forgotten name and past.

In this second installment of the Renegades trilogy, Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew – Ruby, Oscar, and Danna -- are faced with escalating crime in Gatlon City, while covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also the feelings they have for each other.

A gorgeous story about friendship and working together from a star picture-book partnership, the inimitable Julia Donaldson and award-winning Catherine Rayner. ‘The Go-Away bird sat up in her nest, With her fine grey wings and her fine grey crest.’ One by one, the other birds fly into her tree, wanting to talk or to play, but the Go-Away bird just shakes her head and sends them all away. But...

When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands. It's a dream come true for the snail, who has never left home before. But when the whale swims too close to shore, will the snail be able to save her new friend?

Tabby McTat loves his life on the streets with his owner, Fred, singing (and caterwauling) for coins that people throw in Fred's hat. But one day, Fred is in an accident, and the two are separated! Will Tabby and Fred find their way back to each other?From the creators of A Gold Star for Zog and Stick Man, Tabby McTat is a touching story of friendship, loyalty, singing - and kittens!

When you're little, almost everything seems very simple. Even the idea of ??going around the globe and returning to the point from which you started seems incredibly interesting and easily feasible. This is exactly what Lelya and Minka, together with their friend Styopka, have in mind. Having quickly discussed the details of the upcoming journey, the boys set off. Ahead of them are endless...

Veresaev's literary debut. An autobiographical book that was first published in 1901 - and immediately brought wide fame to the young author. The first steps of a freshly minted aesculapian starting his journey in the medical field. Good luck and bad luck. A painful fear of a mistake that could kill an innocent patient. Stress. Despair. Pride of success. Dangerous and morally questionable, but...

In 1904, doctor Vikenty Veresaev was called up for military service, assigned to a mobile field hospital and sent to the east. He saw the battle on the Shah River, the Battle of Mukden and peace negotiations. From the first days, Veresaev plunged into the bloody chaos of military operations, witnessed the incompetence and indifference of commanders and officers, as well as the heroism of...