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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Royal Pawn of Venice: A Romance of Cyprus【電子書籍】[ Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull ]

＜p＞Among the day-dreams of the Rulers of Venice the island of Cyprus had long loomed large and fairーCyprus, the happy isle of romance, l'isola fortunata, sea-girdled, clothed with dense forests of precious woods, veined with inexhaustible mines of rich metals; a very garden of luscious fruits, garlanded with ever-blooming flowersーa land flowing with milk and honey and steeped in the fragrance of wines that a god might covet. KyprosーPaphosーa theme for poets, where Aphrodite rose from the foam of the sea, and the fabled groves of the mysteries of Venus gave place to primitive shrines of Christian worship, while innumerable Grecian legends were merged in early Christian traditions, imparting some of their own tint of fable, yet baptizing anew the groves and hillsides to sanctity. Beautiful hillsides, rippling down to the sea-coasts; and plains, nestling among the mountain slopes, littered with remnants of vast temples of superb pagan workmanship and with priceless pre-historic remains: wonderful, ancient marbles, time-mellowed and crumbling, inwrought rather with barbaric symbols of splendor than with the tender grace of poetic suggestion. And this land of many races and dynasties, of conflicting ideals and religions, as of many tonguesーwhere domination was largely a matter of the stronger handーstill held among the nations her ancient soubriquet of the happy isle. But less for her romance and beauty than because this notissima fam? insul? was a possession to be envied by a diplomatic nation, since its position lent it importance, the Republic had looked upon it with longing eyesーand because of its commerce, which equalled that of Venice, long ago the far-seeing Senate had sought to purchase it from the Greek Emperor, but the agreement had come to naught by treachery of the Emperor's son. Nevertheless, Cyprus had not been forgotten; and the time for Venice to make good this remembrance had now come uppermost on the calendar of the years. So they were ready to give rapt attention to the flattering proposals of the young Cyprian Monarch, as presented by his dignified ambassador, the Signor Filippo Mastachelli, when he appeared before the Signoria with the retinue and splendor of an Eastern Prince, bearing gifts of jewels meet for a royal bride, to claim the hand of a patrician maid of Venice, to make her Queen of Cyprus. Janus the Second was young and brave, the idol of a party of his peopleーand where was the kingdom in which there were known to be no discontents? He was upheld by the great Sultan of Egypt to whom he owed suzerainty and, if in disfavor of the Holy Father for this allegiance, Venice had always permitted Rome to question her own supremacy and was not disconcerted thereby. He was beautiful as a young god, with a face full of laughing appeal, and not less charming than the miniature set in crystals which Mastachelli bore among the wedding gifts; and the grace of him could not be matched, for his power of winning, when he had set his heart to the task. In whatever deed of skill and daring his prowess went before his knights and noblesーas, from childhood up, in whatever teaching from books or men, he had distanced all his comradesーwith that strange facility and fascination with which the Genius of Cyprus might have endowed her favorite in that lavish land, beloved of the gods, where her great sea-bound plains were billows of flowers under a long summer sky, and Nature's gifts came crowding, each upon each, in bewildering redundancy.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Letters to an Unknown【電子書籍】[ Prosper M?rim?e ]

＜p＞I MET M?rim?e frequently in society. He was a tall man, erect in his bearing, pale, and, excepting his smile, had the appearance of an Englishman; he had, at all events, that cold, distant manner which forbids in advance any attempt at familiarity. Merely to see him one was impressed by his callousness, either natural or acquired, by his self-control, by his determined self-repression. On ceremonious occasions, especially, the immobility of his countenance was conspicuously manifest. Even in the society of his intimate friends, and when relating a witty anecdote, his voice retained its habitual calmness and tranquillity, with never an outburst, never a sign of enthusiasm. The drollest details he described in the most precise language, in the tone of a man asking for a cup of tea. All evidences of sensibility he had mastered until it seemed a quality absent from his nature. Not that it was soーquite the contrary; but race-horses there are so well trained that, once under their master’s hand, they never so much as make a sudden start. His training, it must be said, had begun early. When ten or eleven years old, I imagine, having committed some impropriety, he was scolded severely and sent from the room. Weeping and in great distress, he was just closing the door when he heard laughter within the room, and some one said: “Poor child! he believes we are really angry with him!” Intolerable to him was the idea of being a dupe, and he resolved thereupon to overcome a sensitiveness which had caused him such humiliation. He kept his word. “Remember to mistrust,” such was his motto. To guard against every manifestation of pleasure, never to abandon himself unreservedly to the expression of emotion, to be tricked neither by others nor by himself, in his conduct and his writings to have in view the constant presence of an unsympathetic, mocking spectator; to be himself that spectatorーthese are the most distinguishing characteristics of his nature, of which every phase of his life, of his work, and of his talent bears the imprint. His attitude was always that of an amateur; it can hardly be otherwise with one who is endowed with the critical temperament. From turning the tapestry around and around, one ends by seeing nothing but the wrong side; and thus, instead of lovely figures, gracefully posed, one sees only the rough bits of embroidery silk. To such a one, it is irksome with forbearance to engage in any public work; to cast in his lot even with the party of his choice, with the school of his preference, the science which he pursues, the art in which he excels; and if, at times, he descends voluntarily into the contest, more frequently he regards it from afar. At an early age he was placed in comfortable circumstances, then in an employment which was both congenial and interesting, that of Inspector of Historic Monuments. He then succeeded to a seat in the Senate Chamber, and later to a post at court. As Inspector of Historic Monuments, he was capable, painstaking, and valuable; in the Senate he had the good taste to be usually absent or silent; at court, he enjoyed perfect freedom of action and of speech. To travel, to study, to mingle with men and affairs, such was his real occupation, and his official claims proved no restraint to the indulgence of his tastes. We must remember, too, that a man of such genius compels respect, even in the face of obstacles. His irony pierces the best case-hardened armour. Let us see with what ease and grace he handles it, even to the point of directing it against himself, thus making a double shot.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Nat Tate An American Artist 1928-1960【電子書籍】[ William Boyd ]

＜p＞＜strong＞The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞On January 8 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life's work. Four days later he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan launch party attended by David Bowie and Gore Vidal.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But Nat Tate never existed. The book was a hoax.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Will Boyd's biography of a fake artist is a brilliant probe into the politics of authenticity and reputation in the modern art scene. It is a playful and intelligent insight into the fascinating, often cryptic world of modern art.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The One Thing【電子書籍】[ Marci Lyn Curtis ]

＜p＞Maggie Sanders might be blind, but she won't invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her sight six months ago, Maggie's rebellious streak has taken on a life of its own, culminating with an elaborate school prank. Maggie called it genius. The judge called it illegal. Now Maggie has a probation officer. But she isn't interested in rehabilitation, not when she's still mourning the loss of her professional-soccer dreams, and furious at her so-called friends, who lost interest in her as soon as she could no longer lead the team to victory. Then Maggie's whole world is turned upside down. Somehow, incredibly, she can see again. But only one person: Ben, a precocious ten-year-old unlike anyone she's ever met.Ben's life isn't easy, but he doesn't see limits, only possibilities. After awhile, Maggie starts to realize that losing her sight doesn't have to mean losing everything she dreamed of. Even if what she's currently dreaming of is Mason Milton, the magnetic lead singer of Maggie's new favorite band, who just happens to be Ben's brother. But when she learns the real reason she can see Ben, Maggie must find the courage to face a once-unimaginable future...before she loses everything she has grown to love.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Just Us An American Conversation【電子書籍】[ Claudia Rankine ]

＜p＞**A ＜em＞TLS＜/em＞, ＜em＞FINANCIAL TIMES＜/em＞, ＜em＞NEW STATESMAN＜/em＞, ＜em＞GUARDIAN＜/em＞, ＜em＞OBSERVER＜/em＞ AND ＜em＞WHITE REVIEW＜/em＞ BOOK OF THE YEAR＜br /＞ FINALIST FOR THE 2021 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION＜/p＞ ＜p＞From award-winning writer Claudia Rankine, the stunning follow-up to ＜em＞Citizen＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Don't Let Me Be Lonely＜/em＞**＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Riveting'＜/strong＞ Bernardine Evaristo, ＜em＞TLS＜/em＞ (Books of the Year)＜br /＞ ＜strong＞'Brilliant'＜/strong＞ Gary Younge, ＜em＞New Statesman＜/em＞ (Books of the Year)＜br /＞ ＜strong＞'Timely and powerful'＜/strong＞ Fatima Bhutto, ＜em＞Financial Times＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞'One of our time's most incisive, brilliant and necessary intellectuals'＜/strong＞ Se?n Hewitt, ＜em＞Irish Times＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞'Ranking is a writer of genius'＜/strong＞ Jeremy Noel-Tod, ＜em＞Sunday Times＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞At home and in government, contemporary America finds itself riven by a culture war in which aggression and defensiveness alike are on the rise. It is not alone. In such partisan conditions, how can humans best approach one another across our differences?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Taking the study of whiteness and white supremacy as a guiding light, Claudia Rankine explores a series of real encounters with friends and strangers - each disrupting the false comfort of spaces where our public and private lives intersect, like the airport, the theatre, the dinner party and the voting booth - and urges us to enter into the conversations which could offer the only humane pathways through this moment of division.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Just Us＜/em＞ is an invitation to discover what it takes to stay in the room together, and to breach the silence, guilt and violence that surround whiteness. Brilliantly arranging essays, images and poems along with the voices and rebuttals of others, it counterpoints Rankine's own text with facing-page notes and commentary, and closes with a bravura study of women confronting the political and cultural implications of dyeing their hair blonde.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Wry, vulnerable and prescient, this is Rankine's most intimate work, less interested in being right than in being true, and being together.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Darkscan Company Justice, #2【電子書籍】[ Dean Kenyon ]

＜p＞＜strong＞So much for what you see is what you get.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞New Year's Eve is the perfect time to demonstrate the sweet new features of your new futuristic smart-materials building. Maybe even at the stroke of midnight. But then the lights go out, the security systems go into overdrive, and every method of communication in and out of the building cuts off.＜/p＞ ＜p＞What's going on inside? Nobody knows.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But private detective Frank Mallory has been hired to find out. Or rather to find someone inside the building and bring them out.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Not the Templeton brothers, who own building as well as the second-biggest construction company in Minnesota. Not the genius savant wife of one of the brothers. But the wife's estranged sister, a historian who only went to the New Year's Eve party to try to patch things up. Lexie.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Who just happens to be married to the owner of the biggest construction company in Minnesota, Ed Rosnow.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Who just happens to have all the specs for the new smart building.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And has downloaded them to a pair of smart lenses produced by the Templeton brother and designed by Lexie's sister Lorna, the genius.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Wonder how Ed got those…＜/p＞ ＜p＞Or the location of the secret underground entrance to the building.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But Frank really doesn't need to know.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Get in. Find Lexie using the Darkscan lenses as an overlay map. Get her out.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It should be a simple job.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Right.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Book 2 in the Company Justice series, starring Frank Mallory.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Brimstone Huntress【電子書籍】[ Clair McIntyre ]

＜p＞Happy accidents can actually work out for the best...＜/p＞ ＜p＞Penny Hawksley is an elite Hellhound who tries to hide many things: her love of the colour pink, her dream of earning a PhD in pure Mathematics and Quantum Physics and her super crush on Lenox Moregan. Luckily, after accidentally outing all three of her biggest secrets in one fell swoop, Penny gets the chance of a lifetime to not only get a chance to earn her PhD at a top notch school but she'll be directly working with Lenox Moregan himself. The man who just so happens to harbour his own crush on Penny.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Happily ever after?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Life couldn't get better for Lenox Moregan, a shy half Vampyr/half Ritana, who has always dreamed of the day when he could finally court Penny Hawksley openly. This chance comes with a lot of strings. Namely learning how to properly go out on a modern date; try to avoid the meddling of well meaning yet very temperamental family members; not to mention, also defeat the darkest most evil beings ever known... you know the usual.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There's a thin line between genius and insanity...＜/p＞ ＜p＞While those closest to them fear the very worst, Lenox and Penny will need to step out of the layers of shadows that they've both been hiding and take on leading roles in the Wild Hunt. This demon hunting party is led by the toughest warrior of them all, the Brimstone Huntress. However, after spending years hiding from the world, being front and centre may very well be their undoing... or maybe, just maybe, the Wild Hunt and the Brimstone Huntress will win their greatest battle yet.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Merry and Bright Fall in love three times this Christmas...【電子書籍】[ Jill Shalvis ]

＜p＞＜strong＞'＜strong＞＜strong＞Perfect, feel-good fiction＜/strong＞＜/strong＞'＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞Sarah Morgan on ＜em＞The Lemon Sisters＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞If you love Holly Martin, Jill Mansell and Debbie Macomber, you'll LOVE Jill Shalvis and＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞her irresistible＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞trademark gift for humour, warmth and romance!＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Jill's books are guaranteed to make you smile:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'You can't go wrong with a Jill Shalvis book' 5* reader review＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'A heartwarming read with all the feels' 5* reader review＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Another winner... I cannot wait for more' 5* reader review＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'A riveting and comforting romance' 5* reader review＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Finding Mr. Right＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Brilliant chemist Maggie Bell has a knack for choosing Mr. Wrong, and with yet another lonely Christmas looming, she decides it's time to alter the equation - and seek out someone who seems totally wrong for her. Eureka! The heart is a genius...＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Bah Handsome!＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Behind on her bills, B&B owner Hope receives an unlikely guest--stranded solicitor Danny, who's been threatening to put her out of business. Funny how the holidays can bring people together no matter how much they resist...＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Ms. Humbug＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Born rebel or overgrown man child, Matt is the kind of man no woman can tame - until an unexpected encounter with his nemesis, Cami, at the office holiday party proves there's an exception to every rule...＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Want more warm, funny romance? Check out the Heartbreaker Bay novels starting with ＜em＞Sweet Little Lies＜/em＞, visit stunning Wildstone, gorgeous Cedar Ridge, spellbinding Lucky Harbor or experience some Animal Magnetism in Sunshine, Idaho in Jill's other unforgettable series.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Notorious Life of Ned Buntline A Tale of Murder, Betrayal, and the Creation of Buffalo Bill【電子書籍】[ Julia Bricklin ]

＜p＞Edward Zane Carroll Judson aka Ned Buntline (1821?1886) was responsible for creating a highly romantic and often misleading image of the American West, albeit one that the masses found irresistible in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Some scholars estimate that he wrote at least four hundred dime novels over his lifetime, and perhaps as many as six hundred. While he is best known for discovering William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill) and making the irrepressible scout a star, Judsonーby that timeーhad already lived five lifetimes himself: he had fought Seminole Indians in Florida; started and bankrupted three newspapers; published dozens of successful novels; agitated for the Know-Nothing party; and fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. Along the way, the fiery redheaded, gray-eyed writer lectured extensively about temperance between drinking bouts. He married eight women, seduced at least one other, and cavorted with prostitutes, one of whom beat him physically and legally.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It wasn’t until 1869 that, en route home from a temperance speaking tour in California, he met Cody in Nebraska, while trying to make contact with another Western star, “Wild Bill” Hickok. Judson’s time with his last three wives overlapped his time with Cody. Their subsequent fight over Judson’s Civil War pension provides not only a unique glimpse into the mind of a narcissistic genius, but also a panoramic view of America’s past forcibly displayed by white, Protestant manhood.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Notorious Life of Ned Buntline＜/em＞ captures the likeness of a man whose life was a landscape littered with contradictions--a man whose readers often forgave his Jekyll-and-Hyde behavior because of his inventive portrayal of a country trying to subdue the last of its natural landscapes and make sense of its teeming cities. It will be, at last, an open-eyed look at the man who sparked an American legend but whose own scandalous life somehow escaped history's limelight.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】William Pitt the Younger: A Biography【電子書籍】[ William Hague ]

＜p＞The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞William Pitt the Younger was one of the most extraordinary figures in British history. Prime minister at the age of twenty-four, he went on to dominate British politics for two decades, presiding over such complex and treacherous national crises as the madness of King George III, the beleaguered union with Ireland, the fallout from the French Revolution and the trauma of the Napoleonic Wars.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With the keen eye of an experienced politician, William Hague examines the enigmatic life and tumultuous times of a man capable of both wit and arrogance, economic genius and financial mismanagement. A rich cast of characters and a vivid backdrop of global conflict make this riveting biography of Pitt the Younger compulsive reading.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A MISTLETOE KISS WITH THE BOSS Mills&Boon comics【電子書籍】[ Susan Meier ]

＜p＞As the princess of Grannady’s assistant, Kristin invites large companies to help manage the princess’s finances. When she talks to businessman Dean Suminski in a Paris hotel, he’s cold to her, befitting his reputation as a difficult, moody genius. He tells her that he’ll listen if they can talk in the car on the way to the airport. He’s on his way to New York and making her an outrageous offer: he’ll pay her one hundred thousand dollars if she goes with him to a party that night!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】A MISTLETOE KISS WITH THE BOSS Harlequin Comics【電子書籍】[ Susan Meier ]

＜p＞As the princess of Grannady’s assistant, Kristin invites large companies to help manage the princess’s finances. When she talks to businessman Dean Suminski in a Paris hotel, he’s cold to her, befitting his reputation as a difficult, moody genius. He tells her that he’ll listen if they can talk in the car on the way to the airport. He’s on his way to New York and making her an outrageous offer: he’ll pay her one hundred thousand dollars if she goes with him to a party that night!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Merry and Bright【電子書籍】[ Jill Shalvis ]

＜p＞**“**＜strong＞Shalvis makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me sigh with pure pleasure.”＜/strong＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞ーSusan Andersen＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Finding Mr. Right＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Brilliant chemist Maggie Bell has a knack for choosing Mr. Wrong, and with yet another lonely Christmas looming, she decides it’s time to alter the equationーand seek out someone who seems totally wrong for her. Eureka! The heart is a genius . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Bah Handsome!＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Behind on her bills, B&B owner Hope receives an unlikely guestーstranded solicitor Danny, who’s been threatening to put her out of business. Funny how the holidays can bring people together no matter how much they resist . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Ms. Humbug＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Born rebel or overgrown man child, Matt is the kind of man no woman can tameーuntil an unexpected encounter with his nemesis, Cami, at the office holiday party proves there’s an exception to every rule . . .＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Don Quixote's Delusions Travels in Castilian Spain【電子書籍】[ Miranda France ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A humorous and affectionate look at modern Spain, and a celebration of the country's greatest book, from the pen of a brilliant young writer.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When in 1987 Miranda France spent a year living in Madrid, the post-dictatorship ebullience was at its height. Pornography and soft drugs were legalised alongside more basic freedoms, such as divorce, party-affiliation and kissing in the street. In 1998 she returned to make a journey through the great cities and towns of central Spain - Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca and others. With the new prosperity, much has changed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But much has also endured, as she learns from the people she meets, who include a private detective, a shepherd, various nuns, two belly dancers and a Castilian separatist. She also discovers that Cervantes' DON QUIXOTE' published in 1605 and the most translated book after the Bible - is a work of genius which still helps to explain the Spanish character: today's Spaniards still suffer from Don Quixote's delusions, and are as stubborn, inflexible and unrealistic as they have always been.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Soul Chance【電子書籍】[ Nichelle Gregory ]

＜p＞＜em＞Willful and spirited, aspiring songstress Ari Dax discovers it will take more than beauty and talent to hit the right notes in her professional and personal life.＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ari Dax loves to sing, party and gamble. She’s comfortable using her beauty and talent to get what she wants and is accustomed to things going her way. When a bad bet puts Ari and her loved ones in danger, she knows it’s time to get her life together. She’s determined to make a go of her music career, ready to put her all in pursuing her dream.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ryder Stevens sees the potential in Ari’s musical abilities and his attraction to her makes it an easy decision to help her out of a bind. He makes Ari an offer to help and protect her, but her outrageous counteroffer throws him for a loop. Ryder accepts Ari’s terms, determined to teach her a lesson about gambling. He soon wonders if he’s the one being schooled when his heart gets twisted up in their wicked game.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Initially, Ari thinks her risqu? offer to Ryder is a genius idea, until she realizes her deal isn’t getting her any closer to the man she loves. She can’t back out of their new agreement and is heartbroken by the realization it may be too late to fix the mess she’s created.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Is there a chance for their love?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Mystery of the Missing Taxicabs【電子書籍】[ Elizabeth Bent ]

＜p＞Canadian super spies Agent Diamond and Charming Guy are back, this time to try to save New Year's Day. The evil genius Dr. Sinister has stolen the Psycho-Cab-O-Meter, a device for psychically summoning taxicabs, and has re-engineered it so the cabs will never come. It's up to Diamond, Guy, eccentric inventor Ardrich Tentgong and Vancouver detective Lt. Hui to infiltrate the New Year's Eve cocktail party where the device will be tested and put a stop to Dr. Sinister's nefarious plans. Will they be able to blend in with the regular guests? Will they be able to foil the plans of enemy agents? And most importantly of all, will Dr. Sinister's online 'Biology for Artists' course allow him to create giant telekinetic, telepathic jellyfish that will float about the city in bubbles of water, terrorizing the locals?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The 95% Solution Ghost Hunters Mystery Parables【電子書籍】[ S. H. Marpel ]

＜p＞＜strong＞For all John's genius, he had overlooked a simple clue.＜/strong＞ And the mystery would kill him if he didn't solve it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The discovery was a freak chance crossover between scammer business plans and half a dozen statistical anomalies. Completely unexpected. Accidental.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And led to a vast conspiracy hidden in plain sight. Or so he thought.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It took one of his spirit guides to make sense of it for him. By taking him on a tour thorugh time and space so he could see for himself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Her mssion: to change him forever, and cure the mistake his mind had created. One that was driving him insane.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Because his mind was the most potent weapon they had. Aimed at the wrong target, and it would destroy itself. ＜em＞She had this one chance to help him...＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Excerpt:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The next morning, I rose early and left Sal sleeping - or at least enjoying the opportunity to laze around with nothing scheduled for the day, or at least the morning. Put on some clean jeans, t shirt, and socks. Soft and comfortable without any belt or tools on my waist or in my pockets.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Starting up the coffee, and cooking my usual buckwheat omelet in ghee, the small space was soon saturated with delicious smells. Quietly laying out two table settings at the narrow desk-turned-eatery, I also laid out the butter and home-made jam, with honey and real cream for the coffee. Soon I had enough for a first helping, and was working on the second. A cup of whole milk was at each setting, as well as a cup for coffee.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sal kept trying to burrow under the comforter and enjoy the body heat, but soon her nose and my clattering wouldn't leave her alone. She rose and stretched, then had a thick, fluffy white bathrobe appear to cover everything. And some fluffy white footies to match.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The bed was made and transformed back into a couch to make more moving-around space.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sal sat down and settled in to beginning eating the thick omelet by slathering on the real butter and jam. The look on her face became a picture of delight from the first bite.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When I set the second helping down, I raised an eyebrow to question if she wanted it. But with her face full of her last bite, she just gestured with her fork in one hand to set it on her plate, while the other brought her milk glass to her lips to wash it all down so she could enjoy the full flavor of her next helping as well.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After I poured us both our coffee, I dug in. It didn't take long for me to catch up to her. And I showed her how pouring honey over jam made a great syrup. (They trick is in how the hot food thins the honey.)＜/p＞ ＜p＞At last she had cleaned her plate, washed it all down with the rest of her milk, and was sitting back in her chair, holding her coffee mug with both hands. She was thoroughly enjoying life - while looking at me with mischievous thoughts.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sharing a meal with someone can be very rewarding. And having all this time alone together was making my life feel very complete.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But something was bothering me from last night. Thinking of her brought her sister up, which brought up the graduation party, and then back to what Ben had said in answer. All rapid fire, as my mind was practiced at doing.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sal noticed the frown starting on my face, and looked concerned. "What's up with you? You looked like you were the happiest man in the world, and then you looked like you just swallowed something that wasn't supposed to be in your coffee."＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Scroll Up and Get Your Copy Now.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Green Light to Kill【電子書籍】[ Richard Leon ]

＜p＞Richard Leon presents the debut of his new series, a story ahead of the headlines. It is January 20, 2009, descendants of ex-Confederates and their neo-Nazi allies launch the Second Civil War in the United States of America. On this night of all nights President Jasper Bohannon’s inaugural party is interrupted by a sneak attack on Washington causing terror, chaos and confusion in the nation’s capital. The President unleashes his private hit squad the Eradicators led by Skeeter Macklin and Mickey Stovall under the leadership of Mad Sam Falk, they must thwart the diabolical scheme of a rogue US Senator, Robin Calhoun. After the attack the evil genius orders her SOS operatives to destroy Boston. The President’s assassins are up against the clock as they try to prevent another more horrific assault from happening. The terrorists struck America in her heart now the White House’s secret unit must prevent them from destroying her soul. The Eradicators are given the green light to kill. Will the President’s men save the United States as we know it? The situation has a short fuse and time is not their friend….＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Welcome to the Future Which Is Mine【電子書籍】[ Scott Dikkers ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Bluetooth death rays, killer Roombas, and Teslas with a secret button that will launch your car into outer space -- the future, according to Not Elon Musk, is an exciting time to neuralink and obey!＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞A landmark volume written by one of the great minds of our time, Not Elon Musk's ＜em＞Welcome to the Future＜/em＞ explores such profound questions as: How will mankind travel through tubes? When will Alexa and Siri become self-aware and convince us to fall in love with them only to break our hearts? Why is the Tesla plant built in a hollowed-out volcano on a private island? And where are the best hidden valleys on Mars to survive the coming Hair Transplant Wars? Part Stephen Hawking-like visionary, part Neil deGrasse Tyson-like evil genius, part Steve Jobs-like cornered-at-a-party creep, Not Elon Musk explains in ＜em＞Welcome to the Future＜/em＞ why Not Elon Musk is so ready to fix Earth but also, possibly, leave it.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Beethoven in China How the Great Composer Became an Icon in the People's Republic: Penguin Specials【電子書籍】[ Jindong Cai ]

＜p＞At the turn of the twentieth century, students returning from abroad introduced Beethoven to China. The composer's perseverance in the face of adversity and his musical genius resonated in a nation searching for a way forward. Beethoven remained a durable part of Chinese life in the decades that followed, becoming an icon to intellectuals, music fans and party cadres alike, playing a role in major historical events from the May Fourth Movement to the normalisation of US-China relations. Jindong Cai, whose love for the musician began during the Cultural Revolution, and culture journalist Sheila Melvin tell the compelling story of Beethoven and the Chinese people.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】If You Could Only Believe【電子書籍】[ M.E. Clayton ]

＜p＞What happens when life throws you an unexpected turn?＜/p＞ ＜p＞The chance to prove yourself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Michael＜br /＞ With the security of power and money, Michael Buchanan has always known that success was in his future, though he wasn’t afraid of hard work. Born into a life of endless possibilities and unimaginable riches, he was finally taking his secured place in the family business. With every Buchanan son at the top of their game, Michael is perfectly happy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Except, he’s really not.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Along with all that wealth and privilege, Michael had also been raised by a tyrannical father and a neglectful mother, so growing up, he’d had to learn how to control the most important characteristic of his personality: his temper. If it weren’t for the fact that he was the calmest of all the Buchanan sons, one might consider Michael to be a bit of a psychopath.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sophia＜br /＞ With nothing but sole determination on her side, Sophia Martella is used to being invisible and she likes it that way. With a genius IQ, she’s the best financing clerk at Buchanan Industries, and she’s perfectly fine doing all the hard work without any of the accolades. After all, hard work was its own reward, and she’s always ready for the next challenge.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Except, she’s not ready for what comes next.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Along with all her focus and commitment, Sophia also has self-esteem issues and lacks tact in the most embarrassing way. While her sister and mother are perfect (and they never let her forget it) her chubbiness, plainness, and awkwardness are enough to suspect that she’ll probably die a virgin. However, that’s a small price to pay for being left alone with her genius IQ.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When temperament and incredulousness collide…＜br /＞ When Michael meets a woman with curves for days and no filter, his soul recognizes hers immediately. It doesn’t matter that he’s her boss or that she insults him at every turn. Nothing matters, other than making Sophia his forever, regardless of her protests.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Sophia is dragged to a company party against her will, she’s not certain what to expect of being thrust into the presence of Buchanan royalty. Unsure of what’s going on, she does her best to keep her mouth shut and fade into the background, but her insane date is making it kind of hard.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As their personalities engage in battle, their connection cannot be denied, no matter how crazy a relationship between them may seem. Their souls are tied together. So, what happens when Michael finally finds the woman of his dreams? Nothing anyone ever saw coming.＜/p＞ ＜p＞NOTE: This book contains adult language, adult situations, explicit sexual encounters, sexual assault, and violence. If sensitive to any of the aforementioned issues, please do not purchase.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Perfect Guests It's an invite worth killing for...【電子書籍】[ Jenny Blackhurst ]

＜p＞＜strong＞'Addictive stuff'＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞WOMAN & HOME＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞'An addictive thriller'＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞GOOD HOUSEKEEPING＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜br /＞ **'**＜strong＞A thoroughly twisty treat'＜/strong＞ ＜em＞＜strong＞HEAT＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞You're invited to the most exclusive party of the year...＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the gated community of Severn Oaks, a party is underway.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It's an extravagant affair, and everyone in the neighbourhood is invited. But what started as an evening of lavish festivity soon takes a deadly turn when a body is found in the garden.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Everyone on the guest list has secrets to keep.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And one of them is already a ＜strong＞killer＜/strong＞...＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The explosive new thriller from＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞No.1 eBook-bestselling author＜/strong＞ ＜strong＞Jenny Blackhurst. This gripping page-turner is perfect for fans of THE BABYSITTER, CLOSE TO HOME, WHEN THEY FIND HER and Heidi Perks, and will leave you never looking at your neighbours in the same way again...＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞*Previously published as SOMEONE IS LYING*＜br /＞ ＜strong＞_________________________________＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Readers CANNOT put down THE PERFECT GUESTS:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'A compulsive, thoroughly engrossing thriller'＜/strong＞ ＜em＞RED MAGAZINE＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Dark as hell'＜/strong＞ SUSI HOLLIDAY＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Utterly gripping'＜/strong＞ ＜em＞WOMAN'S OWN＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'An ideal read for ＜em＞Desperate Housewives＜/em＞ fans'＜/strong＞ ＜em＞WOMAN'S WEEKLY＜/em＞＜br /＞ ＜strong＞_________________________________＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞PRAISE for Jenny Blackhurst:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Utterly gripping'＜/strong＞ CLARE MACKINTOSH＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Jenny is an evil genius'＜/strong＞ LISA HALL＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Hooked from the first page and kept me guessing right up until the end'＜/strong＞ CLAIRE DOUGLAS＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'This talented writer knows a thing or two about her craft'＜/strong＞ AMANDA JENNINGS＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'Compelling, disturbing and thoroughly enjoyable'＜/strong＞ SHARON BOLTON＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'An outstanding and original thriller'＜/strong＞ BA PARIS＜br /＞ ＜strong＞_________________________________＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞*Previously published as SOMEONE IS LYING*＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Black Book Russell Brothers Investigations, #1【電子書籍】[ Gabriel Perry ]

＜p＞Kyle and Michael Russell are just starting out as private investigators. Their first case sends Kyle in to a Christmas party steal a hard drive while teenaged tech-genius Michael handles security. Will the brothers finish the mission or will they find that these jobs just aren't for them?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】FLUX: Pam & Oates Part One【電子書籍】[ M.J. Woods ]

＜p＞＜strong＞FLUX is Part One of a duet from Award Winning Author M.J. Woods and is a feel-good novel featuring Pam & Oates from The Amped Series. NO prior reading required!＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞I am royally screwed.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞I'm Pam Clayton, a university student with brown eyes and big thighs, the Canadian girl forever introduced as 'cute and smart'. I'm the one guys ask for tutoring help, not for a make out session at a frat party.＜/p＞ ＜p＞I'm okay with this. I'm focused on my future, and I know where I'm headed.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Or, so I thought.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Most of my fellow nerds don't believe in Fate. To them, life is a series of choices resulting in data to be analyzed into quotable stats. I strongly disagree. I've experienced tragedy. I know Fate makes house calls with no regard for my choices.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Over one summer weekend, Fate intervenes again.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞My ideal Geek Charming is hurled into my orbit. A tech genius with dark curls and muscles for days known as Daryl Oates proves the sexy brand of smart guy I fantasized about is real. Then, my academic advisor is unwittingly assigned as Fate's sidekick. The plans for my fourth year of study are falling apart.＜/p＞ ＜p＞My snow globe universe is shaken, the foreign city inside vanishing as Fate upends the souvenir like an apathetic toddler learning cause and effect.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Despite my wanderlust and best laid plans, I've been thrown off course...＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞and left in a state of FLUX.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The World's Dumbest Criminals Outrageously True Stories of Criminals Committing Stupid Crimes【電子書籍】[ HarperCollins Publishers Ltd ]

＜p＞Two men photographed each other stealing thousands of dollars from gambling machines. An armed man successfully robbed a pharmacy and was captured after he boasted about it on social media. A burglar spent time cleaning the house he was robbing and even restocked some groceries before he was discovered fast asleep in the homeowner’s bed. Two drunken louts stole a penguin from an aquarium and tried to release it into a canal once they were sober (the creature was returned to the polar enclosure, unharmed). Another man attempted to hold up a bank using a cucumber as a weapon. Two fellows tried to rob a bar where the town’s police department was holding a retirement party for one of its members.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For every Moriarty, there are a thousand stupid criminals who get caught in the act, or who boast about their success on social media, or whose plans are so foolish that the police have little difficulty tracking them down. Throughout history, these criminals have been easily captured; some have even died during an ill-fated escape. New criminals are apprehended every day thanks to their own genius, their exploits captured on YouTube and Instagram.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The World’s Dumbest Criminals＜/em＞ records more than one hundred of the most ridiculous, absurd and bizarre crimes that have landed on the police blotter in recent years. Hilarious and outrageous, this book will make you shake your head and perhaps second-guess your own plans to commit petty larceny.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】What the Heart Wants & Sealed with a Kiss【電子書籍】[ Donna Hill ]

＜p＞＜strong＞What The Heart Wants＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Genius surgeon Franklin Grant needs only three thingsーwork, work and more work. But when a family anniversary party leads to a date with Dr. Dina Hamilton, Franklin knows he’s in trouble. Dina is gorgeous, brilliant…and Franklin is her supervisor at the hospital. An affair could damage his reputation. But when their relationship is exposed, could Dina be the one behind the sabotage?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Sealed With A Kiss＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Actress Kendall Chandler is determined to succeed on her own terms. But sexy producer Tyson Blackwell sends her “no on-set romance” rule up in flames. An affair with the CEO of Blackwell Communications Group could destroy her career. Experience has taught Tyson to protect his heart, even as Kendall breaks down his walls. Can these lovers find their own Hollywood ending?＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Forty Years of 'Spy'【電子書籍】[ Leslie Ward ]

＜p＞Excerpt: "At a garden party at Lord Leven's, in Roehampton Lane, I saw Professor Owen or "Old Bones" (as he was irreverently nicknamed), and, struck with his antediluvian incongruity amidst the beautiful surroundings of the garden, and the children there, I resolved to caricature him. Impressing his strange and whimsical face upon my memory, I returned home and at once conveyed my impressions to paper. I "caught" him in his best clothes, with the tall white hat, which made a contrast to his florid face; it is hardly one's idea of a garden party "get up" as will be seen by the boots. I suppose some eccentricity must be forgiven in the light of his genius, for "Old Bones" was a man, and a scientist, of prodigious activity. There was no end to his worksーespecially their titles, of which,[93] for instance, "On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Animals," is a fair example; while "Memoir on a Gigantic Sloth," has possibilities. He belonged to innumerable societies, geological, zoological, chirurgical, and so forth; and he was, as Vanity Fair described him, "a simple-minded creature, although a bit of a dandy.""＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Last Bus to Everland【電子書籍】[ Sophie Cameron ]

＜p＞＜strong＞＜em＞Last Bus to Everland＜/em＞ is Sophie Cameron's gorgeous follow up to her acclaimed debut ＜em＞Out of the Blue＜/em＞, introducing Everland: an addictive magical place where you do you.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Brody Fair has had enough of real life. Enough of the bullies on his block, of being second best to his genius brother, and of not fitting in at school or at home. Then one day he meets Nico. Colourful, confident and flamboyant, he promises to take Brody to Everland, a diverse magical place. A place where he can be himself, where there are no rules, time doesn't pass, and the party never ends. The only catch? It's a place so good, you could lose yourself and forget what's real.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】History of the Scottish Regiments in the British Army【電子書籍】[ Archibald K. Murray ]

＜p＞Our last chapter closed the dark record which unhappily clouds the early history of the Royal Scots Dragoons, and it is with pleasure we turn from the record of these unnatural and suicidal wars to narrate the nobler deeds of the regiment on a nobler field. The accession of William, Prince of Orange, to the throne, is not to be regarded merely as the triumph of the Protestant party, but as involving the dawn of freedom to an oppressed people; as the guarantee of liberty of conscience; and as the harbinger of peace, especially to distressed Scotland. In 1694, the Royal Scots Dragoons, accompanied by Cunningham’s Scots Dragoonsーnow the Seventh (Queen’s Own) Hussarsーand associated with the First (Royal English), the Third (King’s Own Hussars), the Fourth (Queen’s Own Hussars), and the Fifth (Royal Irish Lancers) Dragoons, were sent over to the Netherlands against the French. Here they represented the nation with credit, especially at the siege of Namur, until the conclusion of peace, four years afterwards, permitted their return. Unfortunately, the peace was not of long duration, and afforded but a short respite, during which the regiment was remounted on grey horses, as a corps ?lite. The question of the Spanish succession rousing the ambition of France, the flames of war were again rekindled. Accordingly, in 1702, the regiment was called to maintain the honour of their country on the plains of Holland. The earlier campaigns were chiefly made up with a variety of siegesーVenloo, Ruremonde, Stevenswaert, Liege, Bonn, Huy, Limburg, &c., in all of which the regiment had a part. Lord Hay, afterwards Marquis of Tweeddale, this year (1704) purchased the colonelcy of the regiment. The daring spirit and rising genius of Marlborough, who then commanded the British army, aspiring to something mightier, turning his eye towards Germany, selected a grander field of actionーplanned a campaign, which, taking Europe by surprise, fell like a thunderbolt upon the foe, and produced the most glorious results. The soldierly bearing of the Royal Scots Dragoons had already attracted the keen eye of the Commander-in-Chief, and won for them this tribute to their fidelity and worth, inasmuch as they were selected to be his own body-guard. They were, moreover, destined to lead the van, or, at all events, to assume a first place in the memorable actions of the campaign. Their firmness and valour helped their great commander to a great renown, as they were honoured to share with him the dangers and the glories of the campaign, and so “win laurels that shall never fade.” Not less brave, although not so favoured, were the gallant troops which accompanied the Royal Scots Dragoons in the marvellous march from the Netherlands to Germany, and who alike contributed to the success of the expedition. These comprised the First (King’s), the Third (Prince of Wales’), the Fifth (Princess Charlotte of Wales’), the Sixth (Carabineers), the Seventh (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards, and the Fifth (Royal Irish Lancers) Dragoons; besides the infantry which followed, including the Foot Guards, the First (Royal Scots), the Third (East Kent Buffs), the Eighth (the King’s), the Tenth (North Lincoln), the Fifteenth (York, East Riding), the Sixteenth (Bedfordshire), the Eighteenth (Royal Irish), the Twenty-first (Royal North British Fusiliers), the Twenty-third (Royal Welsh Fusiliers), the Twenty-fourth (Warwickshire), the Twenty-Sixth (Cameronians), and the Thirty-seventh (North Hampshire) regiments of Foot. Marlborough having successfully accomplished with rapidity and secrecy this masterly man?uvre, and united his army to the Imperialistsーhardly allowing the French and Bavarians time to know, far less to recover from their surpriseーimmediately prepared for action.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Dragon Dazzle【電子書籍】[ Molly Dean ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Hiding a dragon isn’t easy…＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞How do you hide a dragon from your parents? It’s a problem the three Barry childrenーeight-year old Polly, ten-year old Logan, and eleven-year old Natーmust solve. The beast in question has created havoc in a Walmart parking lot, been shot at by scared humans, is the size of a small airplane, and has an obsession for the human food “cornflakes.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Polly claims she summoned the dragon using a spell. The dragon has weird habits, glowing, changeable colors, and likes to sing. Once installed safely in the Barry’s basement, the dragon determines his real name is too difficult for the children to pronounce. They agree to call him Winkle, and soon Winkle’s love for hidden treasure has him ransacking old crates filled with Christmas and party decorations to transform the basement into a gaudy, jeweled cave.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The children succeed keeping their mother at bay with her fear of rats in the basement, but Mr. Barry and the family cat are not so easily fooled. Then there’s Rodge, the nosy boy next door and self-proclaimed scientific genius, who tries to catch Winkle and expose him to the media.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The Barry kids wrestle with parental demands, difficult teachers, and catering to Winkle’s exotic needs and growing sweet tooth. Plus, Polly doesn’t know how to reverse her spell, thereby leaving Winkle stranded…in the basement!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sparks fly when Rodge calls up his own dragonーthe greedy, bloated Podgeーand Podge has a grudge to settle with Winkle. A Dragon Duel is on the horizon, but which creature will survive? Meanwhile, will the adults find Winkleーor will the media get to him first? Will Polly find a way to send Winkle home?＜/p＞ ＜p＞And most importantly…can the children provide enough cornflakes to satisfy Winkle’s appetite!＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。