Henry Carter Hull

"Wendy just wants to be a poet. So how comes she's on the run after an art heist? An aspiring writer from the Southside of Glasgow, Wendy is in a rut. She tries to brighten her call-center job by shoehorning as many long words as possible into conversations with customers. But her manager isn't amused by that and, after a public dressing-down, Wendy walks out. Jobless and depressed, she finds consolation in a surprise friendship with another disgruntled...

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 1987. Thirty-year old Leo Johnstone is at a crossroads in hislife. After suriviving a vicious assault from a drug dealer,Leo turns to God for guidance and inspiration.

Classic tales of changing lives and loves from one of Russia's greatest playwrights, a master of the modern short story. Morality, philosophy, and science merge in "The Duel," the classic tale of transformation in which educated Russian aristocrat Ivan Andreitch Laevsky falls in love with the married Nadya Fyodorovna and runs off to the Black Sea with her. As their passion wanes, Nadya turns to other men for comfort, while Ivan indulges in heavy...

Fathers and Sons, by Ivan Turgenev, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: • New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars • Biographies of the authors • Chronologies of contemporary...

Meet Lenny Bird. He's in his mid-twenties, big and burly, with a ravenous appetite. He's a larger-than-life, eccentric, impetuous, exuberant photographer who has recently relocated from Oklahoma to Los Angeles. Travel with him through various jobs, relationships and experiences as he confronts life head-on. In his job as a photojournalist, Lenny is obsessed with getting perfect, unique photographs. He is an unconventional employee who dislikes bureaucrats...

Between the years of 2003 and 2018, the number of working women in India fell from 42.7% to a staggering 23.3%. When novice journalist Neha learns of this mind-boggling statistic, she is determined to do something about it. Neha knows how best to communicate the issue at hand - through her first article series with Arkaa magazine. But when Neha's assignment on Artificial Intelligence proves more than she bargained for, she finds herself trapped...

¿Cuál es el precio de la amistad? Bogotá, año 2006. El afán de pertenecer y la sensación de soledad que le deja la poca atención que le prestan sus padres, llevan a Eduardo a unirse a una pandilla del norte de la ciudad. En ella, conoce a personas en las que cree que puede confiar ciegamente, y que le hacen ver la realidad de manera distinta. Entonces, su adolescencia se sumerge en las calles, el alcohol, las drogas, la violencia y un extraño...

Han pasado muchos años desde que el protagonista de este relato, que escribe desde una mazmorra en la que, sin saber cómo ni por quién, ha sido confinado, observaba desde su ventana el deprimente espectáculo de la existencia en el Barrio Viejo, e imaginaba una vida emocionante en los extramuros, alejado de sus hermanos, de su abnegada e inexpresiva madre y de una niñera sumida en la desesperanza. La llegada intempestiva de una extraña joven...

New York City is unique, vibrant, exciting and a melting pot of cultures and values. But sometimes, living in the Big Apple can lead to twists, turns, and unexpected outcomes. The Big Apple Bites Back portrays life in NYC-the people, neighborhoods, the workplace, dashed dreams, and life on the street. The stories attempt to capture the city's spirit, with tales about how things occasionally go awry and how even the unexpected can enliven...

"Un ir y venir (las vueltas de la vida)" es una novela autobiográfica, con una narración sencilla, pero significativa. A lo largo de la vida del personaje, se desarrolla la historia del país donde habita, cuyos hechos nos impactan a todos. Los lectores lo acompañamos desde su infancia en el campo, pasando por su etapa de conscripto y, luego, durante sus años como carabinero y, ahora, en su rol de guardia de banco. Conocemos de su amor por su...