Originally published pseudonymously in 1893, "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" follows the tragic tale of Maggie and her life in the harsh streets and tenements of the New York City Bowery district. Initially rejected by publishers for being viewed as too brutal and accurate in its descriptions of poverty and female sexuality, Stephen Crane published the work at his own expense. Following the success of Crane's novel "The Red Badge of Courage," this...

Revisit the debut novel of one of the "New Negroes" of the Harlem Renaissance filled with Niggerati sensibilities. Disgruntled by the treatment of Black soldiers in the military, Jake Brown heads to Harlem-the Mecca of Black creativity-to rebuild his life anew. Upon arriving, he discovers that Harlem isn't exactly the paradise of racial uplift and unity that one might read about in books; but then again, it's a far cry from the volatile streets of...

Gabriella Guerrero has been independent ever since she was a little kid doing her best to care for her drug-addicted single mom. Her world changes when her mother dies, and her aunt takes her in. She has to learn everything all over again, especially how to trust her Aunt Isabel. She has to learn how to live with her aunt and her three cousins in the little house in East Los Angeles. They don't have much except for each other. Gabi does more than...

Lorsque les gens se sentent inutiles, ils dérangent les autres. Essayez toujours de trouver une place o vous pouvez être utile.

When Agape is left to the streets to learn how to fend for her herself after the passing of her aunt and coming out of a broken foster home, Agape has to learn how to decipher friends from foes and love from envy and to stay strong even when she is tested on just how strong she can be. Will she succumb to the turntables of the streets or make her way out of her depressing small city?

Han Feng was dumped! I was dumped by my girlfriend who fell in love for six years! Misfortune fell on him, but he was lucky again. Because he won the lottery ticket, and he won 1 billion yuan. All in all, starting from this 1 billion!Han Feng is very excited and very happy today, because today is his girlfriend's birthday. He has secretly prepared for her girlfriend Dong Qian's birthday half a month ago. Since the idea of ​​celebrating Dong Qian's...

In a tight-knit and vibrant community facing displacement, four teenagers come of age and learn to survive. Gabriela, a whimsical and imaginative young girl who cannot speak, depends on her mother and community leader, Jimena, to stand up to the forces behind the plans for destruction. Seizing an opportunity, Armon, a young man caught up in a gang, grapples with his past and identity as he decides whether to break the cycle of crime. Teenage...

Tres libros en uno. Tres historias sobre Valparaíso que entrelazan la mirada de los extranjeros, el destino catastrófico y los mitos y anécdotas del "puerto principal". De la utopía a la realidad, del pasado al presente, imaginación, fantasía y verdades reveladas que abrazan cinco siglos de historia para entender, conocer y comprender mejor el Valparaíso actual.

Homicide Detective LI Yang struggles with a cold case file that is causing him much mental anguish. Not only has his failure in closing the case bruised his almost perfect track record, and inflated ego but it has also begun to affect his work ethic, and personal life. Can the districts golden boy pull himself together in time.to save potential murder victims or has he already begun to sprial out of control beyond the point of no return.

Pierre Longpré mène une existence heureuse avec sa femme Mylène, sur les bords du Richelieu. Mais à l'institut Jalbert o il travaille en tant que psychologue, l'influent psychiatre Eagle, en faveur d'un traitement exclusivement pharmacologique des maladies mentales, l'attaque et cherche à l'isoler, lui reprochant des tendances spiritualistes. Dans ce contexte tendu, le Dr Mathieu, directeur de l'institut, propose à Longpré de prendre en...