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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May1859 – 7 July 1930)was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about thedetective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered amajorinnovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventuresofProfessor Challenger.The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the best collection ofSherlock Holmes short stories. It consists of 12 different parts(adventures):I. A Scandal in BohemiaII. The Red-headed LeagueIII. A Case of IdentityIV. The Boscombe Valley MysteryV. The Five Orange PipsVI. The Man with the Twisted LipVII. The Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleVIII. The Adventure of the Speckled BandIX. The Adventure of the Engineer's ThumbX. The Adventure of the Noble BachelorXI. The Adventure of the Beryl CoronetXII. The Adventure of the Copper BeechesSir Arthur Conan Doyle has created a great detective book, so youhave to read The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ASAP :).Enjoy!

Of all the contenders for the title of TheGreat American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventuresof Huckleberry Finn.Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in theMississippi Valley - a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - thebook grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work ofimmeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after itspublication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance ofHuck's and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major workthat can be enjoyed at many levels: as an incomparable adventurestory and as a classic of American humor.Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book youshould read!

Die Geschichte des ersten Weltkrieges, erzähltaus der Sicht eines einfachen Soldaten: Der neunzehnjährige PaulBäumer kommt als ahnungsloser Kriegsfreiwilliger von der Schulbankan die Front – und erlebt statt der erwarteten Kriegsbegeisterungund Abenteuer die ganze Brutalität des Gemetzels und das sinnloseSterben seiner Kameraden.In diesem langjährigen literarischen Bestseller beschwört Remarquedie Schrecken des Ersten Weltkrieges mit zupackender Lebendigkeitund einer Sprache, die für jede Generation wieder neuspricht.The history of the firstworld war, told from the perspective of an ordinary soldier:Nineteen-year-old Paul is as clueless a volunteer from theclassroom to the front - and experienced instead of the expectedenthusiasm for war and adventure all the brutality of the massacreand the unnecessary deaths of his comrades.In this long-standing literary bestseller Remarque evokes thehorrors of the First World War with hands-liveliness and a languagethat speaks again for each new generation.

The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf hasthrilled readers through the ages — and now it is reinvented for anew generation with Gareth Hinds’s masterful illustrations.Grendel’s black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster andhis hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero’s final,fatal battle against a raging dragon. Speeches filled with courageand sadness, lightning-paced contests of muscle and will, andfuneral boats burning on the fjords are all rendered in gloriousand gruesome detail. Told for more than a thousand years, Beowulf’sheroic saga finds a true home in this graphic-novel edition.The Epic Story about Beowulf - the story you must read!

This Book - Grimms' Fairy Tales - was createdby The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859).They were bornin Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse.Throughouttheir lives they remained close friends, and both studied law atMarburgUniversity. Jacob was a pioneer in the study of Germanphilology,and although Wilhelm's work was hampered by poor health thebrotherscollaborated in the creation of a German dictionary, not completeduntila century after their deaths. But they were best (and universally)knownfor the collection of over two hundred folk tales they made fromoralsources and published in two volumes of 'Nursery and HouseholdTales' in1812 and 1814. Although their intention was to preserve suchmaterial aspart of German cultural and literary history, and their collectionwasfirst published with scholarly notes and no illustration, the talessooncame into the possession of young readers.Grimms' Fairy Tales is the best fairy tale collection in the world.This was in part due to Edgar Taylor, who made the first Englishtranslation in 1823, selecting aboutfifty stories 'with the amusement of some young friends principallyinview.' They have been an essential ingredient of children's readingeversince.

THE PRINCE was written by Niccolo' Machiavelliin the 1500s. It has continued to be a best seller in manylanguages. Presently, it is translated into modern English, withillustrations by Benjamin Martinez and an Introduction by AdolphCso.The Prince is a classic book that explores the attainment,maintenance, and utilization of political power in the westernworld. Machiavelli wrote The Prince to demonstrate his skill in theart of the state, presenting advice on how a prince might acquireand hold power. Machiavelli defended the notion of rule by forcerather than by law. Accordingly, The Prince seems to rationalize anumber of actions done solely to perpetuate power. It is anexamination of power-its attainment, development, and successfuluse.

Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hessethat deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a mannamed Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book,Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyricalstyle. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influentialduring the 1960s. Hesse dedicated Siddhartha to Romain Rolland andWilhelm Gundert.The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskritlanguage, siddha (achieved) + artha (what was searched for), whichtogether means "he who has found meaning (of existence)" or "he whohas attained his goals".[2] In fact, the Buddha's own name, beforehis renunciation, was Siddhartha Gautama, Prince of Kapilvastu. Inthis book, the Buddha is referred to as "Gotama".

Buddenbrooks ist die Geschichte von vierGenerationen einer Lübecker Kaufmannsfamilie, deren Aufstieg undNiedergang sich zwischen den dreißiger und den späten siebzigerJahren des 19. Jahrhunderts abspielt. Der Ahnherr JohannBuddenbrook setzt vier Kinder in die Welt, von denen nur eines,nämlich Thomas, das Zeug zum Kaufmann hat. Sein Bruder Christianversäuft, verspielt und verhurt sein Erbteil, die eine Schwesterstirbt bald nach ihrer Heirat, die andere, Tony, geht zweiunglückliche Ehen ein, beide belasten das Familienvermögenerheblich.Die Zeichen des Verfalls sind bereits überdeutlich zu sehen,doch Thomas Buddenbrook gelingt es, für kurze Zeit, Firma undFamilie zu neuem Ansehen zu führen. Er geht die Ehe mit derwohlhabenden, holländischen Geigenspielerin Gerda ein. Doch mit demfrühen Tod seines kränklichen, Musik liebenden Sohnes Hanno sterbendie Buddenbrooks aus.Buddenbrooks is the storyof four generations of a Lübeck merchant family, whose rise andfall is happening between the thirties and the late seventies ofthe 19th century. The ancestor Johann Buddenbrooks sets fourchildren in the world, of which only one, namely Thomas, the stuffhas to the merchant. His brother Christian versäuft, playful andwhorish his inheritance, a sister who dies soon after theirmarriage, the other, Tony, is a two unhappy marriages, both burdenthe family fortunes considerably.The signs of decay are already clearly visible, but ThomasBuddenbrooks succeeds, for a short time, company and family to leadto new reputation. He goes to a marriage with the wealthy, Dutchviolinist Gerda. However, with the early death of his sickly,music-loving son Hanno die from the Buddenbrooks.

Die Wahlverwandtschaften ist ein RomanvonJohann Wolfgang von Goethe aus dem Jahr 1809. Er beschreibtdieGeschichte zweier Paare, die sich ‚über Kreuz‘ verlieben.DerKonflikt zwischen Leidenschaft und Vernunft führt ins Chaosundschließlich zu einem tragischen Ende.Der Roman, der oft als Goethes bester und zugleich alsseinrätselhaftester bezeichnet wird, ist keiner literarischenEpochezuzuordnen. Einerseits findet man Elemente, die ihn zu einemWerkder Weimarer Klassik machen, wie beispielsweise die AnlagederHandlung als naturwissenschaftliches Gleichnis. Aberauchgegenläufige Tendenzen sind vorhanden, denkt man an die Figurderchristlichen Märtyrerin am Ende des Romans. DerBegriff„Wahlverwandtschaft“ stammt aus der Chemie, wo er dasanziehendeund abstoßende Verhalten von chemischen Verbindungenbeschreibt,indem die stärkere Säure die schwächere aus ihren Salzenverdrängt.Diese Gesetzmäßigkeit wird von Goethe den Schicksalen derbeidenPaare unterlegt.The Elective Affinitiesisa novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1809. He describesthestory of two couples who fall in love, cross'. The conflictbetweenpassion and reason leads to chaos and eventually to a tragicend.The novel, which is often referred to as Goethe's best and atthesame time as his enigmatic ester is not attributable to anyliteraryperiod. On one hand, one finds elements that make it awork ofWeimar Classicism, such as the system of action as ascientificparable. But even opposing tendencies are present, onethinks of thefigure of the Christian martyr at the end of thenovel. The term"elective affinity" comes from chemistry, where hedescribes theattractive and repulsive behavior of chemicalcompounds by thestronger acid displaces the weaker from theirsalts. This law isbacked by Goethe the fates of the two pairs.

The USA Health Insurance Law is huge.Forexample, the new health care reform bill consists of 2300pages!How to understand all the policies and know your rights?We created a Quick Health Insurance Guide. It's aboutgeneralrules and FAQ, such as:- How your insurance coverage works?- What steps to reduce, eliminate, or better manage yourhighmedical bills.- Your right to obtain medical records, and tips on how togetthem.- Important laws and make your health insurance benefits workforyou.- What's in store of the new health care law?- How to fight a denial of coverage or incorrect bill fromyourhealth insurance company?- All about Tax-advantaged accounts -- such as FSAs, HRAs, HSAs,andMSAs.- How a health savings account (HSA) lets you payformedicalexpenses with tax-free dollars.We hope our Health Insurance Guide will help you.

Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis beginsunexpected:"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams hefoundhimself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. Hewaslaying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and whenhelifted his head a little he could see his domelike brownbellydivided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bedquiltcould hardly keep in position and was about to slideoffcompletely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thincomparedto the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes."With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funnyfirstopening, Kafka begins his masterpiece, TheMetamorphosis.It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight intoagiant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace tohisfamily, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentiallyalienatedman. A harrowing -- though absurdly comic -- meditation onhumanfeelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, TheMetamorphosis hastaken its place as one of the most widely read andinfluentialworks of twentieth-century fiction.As W.H. Auden wrote, "Kafka is important to us becausehispredicament is the predicament of modern man."

The chief part of the stories, however,turnedupon the favorite specter of Sleepy Hollow, the HeadlessHorseman,who had been heard several times of late, patrolling thecountry;and, it was said, tethered his horse nightly among thegraves inthe churchyard. The story was immediately matched by athricemarvelous adventure of Brom Bones, who made light of theGallopingHessian as an arrant jockey. He affirmed that on returningonenight from the neighboring village of Sing Sing, he hadbeenovertaken by this midnight trooper; that he had offered toracewith him for a bowl of punch, and should have won it too,forDaredevil beat the goblin horse all hollow, but just as theycameto the church bridge, the Hessian bolted, and vanished in aflashof fire. All these tales, told in that drowsy undertone withwhichmen talk in the dark, the countenances of the listeners onlynowand then receiving a casual gleam from the glare of a pipe,sankdeep in the mind of Ichabod. . .

The Halloween Parts is a timed threeroundmatching game, featuringHalloween cards.This is a link-match game with spooky Halloween creatures.The first round in the Halloween Parts is 100 seconds and eachafterthat is10 seconds less, so will have the time to improve each round.Another thrilling feature to the Halloween Parts that makes itevenmore awesome then just a matching game - you must findtheiconsthat link together in some way! That’s not so easy.Pick 2 similar linked icons and they will disappear. You alsogetsome help along the way. You can use the REFRESH button 3times, this mixes up the game cards so it is easier to findlinkingmatches. You canalso use the FINDbutton 3 times, and this will find the matching links for you.Halloween Parts is an addictive race to find the matchinglinks,that gets harder each round. Have Fun!!!

The Aliens Match is a timed threeroundmatching game, featuringAliens and UFO on different small cards.The first round in the Aliens Match is 100 seconds and eachafterthat is10 seconds less, so will have the time to improve each round.Another thrilling feature to the Aliens Match cards that makesiteven more awesome then just a matching game - you must findtheiconsthat link together in some way! That’s not so easy.Pick 2 similar linked cards and they will disappear. You alsogetsome help along the way. You can use the REFRESH button 3times, this mixes up the game cards so it is easier to findlinkingmatches. You canalso use the FINDbutton 3 times, and this will find the matching links for you.Aliens Match is an addictive race to find the matchinglinks,that gets harder each round. Have Fun!!!

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (AliceinWonderland) is a classic world-known novel mystical novel byLewisCarroll.Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture,Alice’sAdventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasureinprose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll’s putative useofcomplex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his allegeduseof opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through therabbithole, pursuing “The dream-child moving through a land / Ofwonderswild and new.” There they encounter the White Rabbit, theQueen ofHearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among amultitude ofother characters–extinct, fantastical, and commonplacecreatures.Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathomthemeaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out tobe“curiouser and curiouser,” seemingly without moral or sense.Formore than 130 years, children have reveled in thedelightfullynon-moralistic, non-educational virtues of thisclassic. In fact,at every turn, Alice’s new companions scoff at hertraditionaleducation. The Mock Turtle, for example, remarks that hetook the“regular course” in school: Reeling, Writhing, and branchesofArithmetic-Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, andDerision.If you haven't read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -youshould!

First published in 1892, "The YellowWallpaper"is written as the secret journal of a woman who, failingto relishthe joys of marriage and motherhood, is sentenced to acountry restcure. Though she longs to write, her husband anddoctor forbid it,prescribing instead complete passivity. In theinvoluntaryconfinement of her bedroom, the hero creates a realityof her ownbeyond the hypnotic pattern of the faded yellowwallpaper--a patternthat has come to symbolize her ownimprisonment. Narrated withsuperb psychological and dramaticprecision, "The Yellow Wallpaper"stands out not only for theimaginative authenticity with which itdepicts one woman’s descentinto insanity, but also for the power ofits testimony to theimportance of freedom and self-empowerment forwomen.

Pride and Prejudice is a novel of mannersbyJane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows themaincharacter, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues ofmanners,upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in thesociety of thelanded gentry of the British Regency. Elizabeth isthe second offive daughters of a country gentleman living near thefictionaltown of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride andPrejudicetells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarrieddaughtersafter the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and hisstatus-consciousfriend, Mr Darcy, have moved into theirneighbourhood. WhileBingley takes an immediate liking to the eldestBennet daughter,Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to localsociety and repeatedlyclashes with the second-eldest Bennetdaughter, Elizabeth.Though Austen set the story at the turn of the 19th century,itretains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near thetopof lists of "most loved books." Pride and Prejudice has becomeoneof the most popular novels in English literature, selling over20million copies, and receives considerable attention fromliteraryscholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in anumber ofdramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels andstoriesimitating Austen's memorable characters or themes.

Jim Knopf und sterben Wilde 13 - einesderberühmtesten Werke von Michael Ende.Lummerland braucht dringend einen Leuchtturm. Deshalb schicktKönigAlfons der Viertel-vor-Zwölfte Lukas und Jim in die Wüste, umdenScheinriesen Herrn Tur Tur anzuheuern. Unterwegs erleben diebeidenFreunde wieder einmal unglaubliche Abenteuer, ob tief untenamMeeresgrund oder auf den allerhöchsten Bergen. Doch dann wirdJimskleine Lokomotive Molly von der Wilden 13 entführt. Um siezubefreien, müssen die Freunde den verfluchten Piratenkerlen folgen-ins Land, das nicht sein darf ...Jim Button and dieWilde13 - one of the most famous works of Michael Ende.Lummerland urgently needs a lighthouse. Therefore, KingAlfonsosends the Quarter-to-Twelfth Luke and Jim in the desert tohire theappearance Giant Mr. Tur Tur. Move the two friends onceagainexperience incredible adventure, whether deep down on theseabed oron the highest mountains. But then Jims Tank Engine Mollyiskidnapped by the savage 13. To free them, the friends mustfollowthe cursed pirates guys - into the land which may not be...

Mary Shelley began writing Frankensteinwhenshe was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, apassionateromance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers ofscience,Frankenstein tells the story of committed science studentVictorFrankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause ofgeneration andlife and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter,Frankensteinassembles a human being from stolen body parts but;upon bringingit to life, he recoils in horror at the creature'shideousness.Tormented by isolation and loneliness, theonce-innocent creatureturns to evil and unleashes a campaign ofmurderous revenge againsthis creator, Frankenstein.Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestorofboth the horror and science fiction genres, not only tellsaterrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbingquestionsabout the very nature of life and the place of humankindwithin thecosmos: What does it mean to be human? Whatresponsibilities do wehave to each other? How far can we go intampering with Nature? Inour age, filled with news of organdonation genetic engineering,and bio-terrorism, these questions aremore relevant than ever.