An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the Swiss Alps.

While she's not sure she trusts the young city inspector assigned to assist her, she sees right away that this is no ordinary case: buried deep in these mountains is a dark history that may endanger a group of eight-year-old children toward ...

Featuring a new Afterword, this is the spectacular story of the 1991 discovery of a Stone Age man in the Alps, a lonely frozen figure who offers clues about the world of 3000 B.C. 33 halftones.

Brought to the Swiss Alps to visit her grandfather, five year-old Heidi manages to win the hearts and souls of those around her, while growing up and facing the fears that every child faces in some form: the anxiety of being without parents ...

In a riveting narrative of daredevils and eccentrics, Fergus Fleming gives us the breathtaking story of some of history's greatest explorers as they conquer the soaring peaks of the Alps.

The classic story of the orphaned Heidi who lives with her gruff but loving grandfather on the side of a mountain in Switzerland.

The Alps are Europe's highest mountain range: their broad arc stretches right across the center of the continent, encompassing a wide range of traditions and cultures.

"On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House is Peter Handke's novel about one man's conflict with himself and his journey toward resolution.